ghostscript-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "ghostscript-git" 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 ghostscript-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ghostscript-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ghostscript-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ghostscript-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ghostscript-git" 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 ghostscript-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 542475
Name: ghostscript-git
PackageBaseID: 102729
PackageBase: ghostscript-git
Version: 9.25.r6012.g95281026d-1
Description: An interpreter for the PostScript language
URL: https://www.ghostscript.com/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.15658
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1446293155
LastModified: 1536497021
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ghostscript-git.tar.gz