sharefonts on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "sharefonts" 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 sharefonts on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sharefonts on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "sharefonts" 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 sharefonts's git locally


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


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

ID: 380123
Name: sharefonts
PackageBaseID: 118889
PackageBase: sharefonts
Version: 0.10-1
Description: A set of free Type1 fonts
URL: http://www.gimp.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eworm
Submitter: eworm
FirstSubmitted: 1484751922
LastModified: 1486025252
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sharefonts.tar.gz