xftwidth-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                xftwidth-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall xftwidth-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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

ID: 706861
Name: xftwidth-git
PackageBaseID: 127127
PackageBase: xftwidth-git
Version: r26.35ff963-2
Description: Calculate the width in pixels of a string using a given Xft font
URL: http://github.com/vixus0/xftwidth
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.319732
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jokke
Submitter: jokke
FirstSubmitted: 1510242353
LastModified: 1584005249
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/xftwidth-git.tar.gz