ttf-ms-win8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "ttf-ms-win8" 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-ms-win8 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ttf-ms-win8
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ttf-ms-win8 on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ttf-ms-win8
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ttf-ms-win8" 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-ms-win8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ttf-ms-win8.git 
            
                        
                ~/ttf-ms-win8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/ttf-ms-win8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/ttf-ms-win8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ttf-ms-win8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 427061
Name: ttf-ms-win8
PackageBaseID: 59868
PackageBase: ttf-ms-win8
Version: 6.3.9600.17238-1
Description: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Latin and International TrueType fonts
URL: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx?PID=161
NumVotes: 62
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: reflexing
FirstSubmitted: 1339135864
LastModified: 1499929853
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ttf-ms-win8.tar.gz