psautohint on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 18,2024

1. Install "psautohint" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install psautohint on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall psautohint on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "psautohint" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone psautohint's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/psautohint.git 
            
                        
                ~/psautohint
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/psautohint folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/psautohint
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the psautohint package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1252156
Name: psautohint
PackageBaseID: 146588
PackageBase: psautohint
Version: 3:2.4.0-2
Description: A standalone version of AFDKO’s autohinter
URL: https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/psautohint
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0.46118
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: yochananmarqos
FirstSubmitted: 1573580554
LastModified: 1683150958
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/psautohint.tar.gz