comparepdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "comparepdf" 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 comparepdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall comparepdf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 678644
Name: comparepdf
PackageBaseID: 147526
PackageBase: comparepdf
Version: 1.0.2-1
Description: Command-line tool for diffing pdf files visually or textually
URL: http://www.qtrac.eu/comparepdf.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tschoppi
Submitter: tschoppi
FirstSubmitted: 1576785097
LastModified: 1576785097
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/comparepdf.tar.gz