a2pdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 13,2024

1. Install "a2pdf" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install a2pdf on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S a2pdf

* (Optional) Uninstall a2pdf on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns a2pdf

2. Manually Install "a2pdf" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone a2pdf's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/a2pdf.git ~/a2pdf

c. Go to ~/a2pdf folder and install it

$ cd ~/a2pdf $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the a2pdf package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 387634
Name: a2pdf
PackageBaseID: 47725
PackageBase: a2pdf
Version: 1.13-6
Description: Converts ASCII text to PDF format, with optional page/line numbering
URL: http://search.cpan.org/~jonallen/a2pdf-1.13
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: venomega
Submitter: dserban
FirstSubmitted: 1301139444
LastModified: 1488132310
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/a2pdf.tar.gz