a2pdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "a2pdf" 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 a2pdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall a2pdf on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "a2pdf" 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 a2pdf's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/a2pdf.git 
            
                        
                ~/a2pdf
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/a2pdf folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/a2pdf
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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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