ttf-perfectdos on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "ttf-perfectdos" 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-perfectdos on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1331188
Name: ttf-perfectdos
PackageBaseID: 66191
PackageBase: ttf-perfectdos
Version: 2-2
Description: Fonts similar to what BIOS/DOS looks like
URL: https://archive.org/details/LessPerfectDOSVGA
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: inalone
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1357830018
LastModified: 1696885116
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ttf-perfectdos.tar.gz