Hey, I decided to attempt yet another alternative to managing KiCad’s support files. This is a single github repo that will automatically pull in all the latest official support files with one simple git clone command, instead of having to manually download stuff via the wizards etc.
It also regenerates the fp-lib-table file as needed. I dunno if its really any easier than anything else, I created it for my own use but figured I’d share in case someone else might find it useful. Anyway, check it out at: https://github.com/metacollin/kicad-library
Peace!