txtw-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "txtw-git" 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 txtw-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall txtw-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "txtw-git" 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 txtw-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 337271
Name: txtw-git
PackageBaseID: 71337
PackageBase: txtw-git
Version: 13-1
Description: Return the pixel width of the given strings for the given font
URL: https://github.com/baskerville/txtw
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705913031
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: baskerville
FirstSubmitted: 1372245688
LastModified: 1473594555
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/txtw-git.tar.gz