fig2ps on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "fig2ps" 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 fig2ps on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fig2ps on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fig2ps" 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 fig2ps's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fig2ps.git 
            
                        
                ~/fig2ps
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/fig2ps folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/fig2ps
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fig2ps package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 407681
Name: fig2ps
PackageBaseID: 122054
PackageBase: fig2ps
Version: 1.5-1
Description: Perl script designed to convert Xfig files to postscript or PDF files, processing text using LaTeX
URL: http://fig2ps.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: j605
Submitter: j605
FirstSubmitted: 1493888832
LastModified: 1493888832
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fig2ps.tar.gz