ttf-sil-fonts on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "ttf-sil-fonts" 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-sil-fonts on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1417112
Name: ttf-sil-fonts
PackageBaseID: 106503
PackageBase: ttf-sil-fonts
Version: 10-1
Description: Metapackage depending on all OFL-licensed font packages from SIL
URL: https://software.sil.org/fonts
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1453537150
LastModified: 1709102393
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ttf-sil-fonts.tar.gz