ttf-gentium-basic on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 23,2024

1. Install "ttf-gentium-basic" 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-gentium-basic on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ttf-gentium-basic
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ttf-gentium-basic on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ttf-gentium-basic
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ttf-gentium-basic" 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-gentium-basic's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ttf-gentium-basic.git 
            
                        
                ~/ttf-gentium-basic
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ttf-gentium-basic folder and install it


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

ID: 936378
Name: ttf-gentium-basic
PackageBaseID: 16548
PackageBase: ttf-gentium-basic
Version: 1.102-2
Description: Fonts based on the original Gentium design with additional weights
URL: https://software.sil.org/gentium/download/previous-versions/
NumVotes: 37
Popularity: 0.327628
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: stativ
FirstSubmitted: 1208936002
LastModified: 1626706102
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ttf-gentium-basic.tar.gz