ghostpdl on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "ghostpdl" 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 ghostpdl on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ghostpdl on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1403264
Name: ghostpdl
PackageBaseID: 43883
PackageBase: ghostpdl
Version: 10.02.1-1
Description: Ghostscript RIP for PS, PDF, PCL-5, PCL-XL, SVG and XPS.
URL: https://www.ghostscript.com
NumVotes: 25
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: fnord0
FirstSubmitted: 1290662169
LastModified: 1706934550
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghostpdl.tar.gz