ttf-font-awesome-4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "ttf-font-awesome-4" 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 ttf-font-awesome-4 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ttf-font-awesome-4
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ttf-font-awesome-4 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ttf-font-awesome-4
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ttf-font-awesome-4" 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 ttf-font-awesome-4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ttf-font-awesome-4.git 
            
                        
                ~/ttf-font-awesome-4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ttf-font-awesome-4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ttf-font-awesome-4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ttf-font-awesome-4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 477339
Name: ttf-font-awesome-4
PackageBaseID: 128465
PackageBase: ttf-font-awesome-4
Version: 4.7.0-5
Description: 100% free version of font awesome.
URL: http://fontawesome.io/
NumVotes: 43
Popularity: 6.0E-5
OutOfDate: 1698472028
Maintainer: dylan
Submitter: dylan
FirstSubmitted: 1514497499
LastModified: 1515701147
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ttf-font-awesome-4.tar.gz