betterbib on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "betterbib" 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 betterbib on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall betterbib on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1021655
Name: betterbib
PackageBaseID: 147962
PackageBase: betterbib
Version: 4.2.0-1
Description: Better BibTeX data
URL: https://github.com/nschloe/betterbib
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1648257078
Maintainer:
Submitter: jxir
FirstSubmitted: 1578481702
LastModified: 1642691353
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/betterbib.tar.gz