sgi-fonts on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "sgi-fonts" 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 sgi-fonts on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sgi-fonts on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "sgi-fonts" 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 sgi-fonts's git locally


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


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

ID: 474938
Name: sgi-fonts
PackageBaseID: 5971
PackageBase: sgi-fonts
Version: 1.0.1-8
Description: Bitmapped X11 screen fonts from Silicon Graphics, Inc.
URL: http://oss.sgi.com/projects/sgi_propack/
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1604549570
Maintainer: xaver
Submitter: djscholl
FirstSubmitted: 1152702328
LastModified: 1515035647
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sgi-fonts.tar.gz