context on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "context" 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 context on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall context on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1141578
Name: context
PackageBaseID: 175064
PackageBase: context
Version: 2022.09.11_20.44-1
Description: ConTeXt LMTX, the Lean and Mean TeX eXperience with Lua, MetaPost, TeX, and XML
URL: https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Installation
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xeruf
Submitter: xeruf
FirstSubmitted: 1642249406
LastModified: 1663586059
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/context.tar.gz