diff-pdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "diff-pdf" 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 diff-pdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall diff-pdf on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "diff-pdf" 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 diff-pdf's git locally


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


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

ID: 1393083
Name: diff-pdf
PackageBaseID: 162527
PackageBase: diff-pdf
Version: 0.5.2-1
Description: A simple tool for visually comparing two PDF files
URL: http://vslavik.github.io/diff-pdf
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.068215
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1611572656
LastModified: 1706303941
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/diff-pdf.tar.gz