info2man on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "info2man" 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 info2man on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall info2man on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "info2man" 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 info2man's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/info2man.git 
            
                        
                ~/info2man
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/info2man folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/info2man
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the info2man package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 989433
Name: info2man
PackageBaseID: 2731
PackageBase: info2man
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Converts info documentation pages to man pages
URL: http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/info2pod.html
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 2.6E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ConnorBehan
Submitter: iphitus
FirstSubmitted: 1132013717
LastModified: 1637024267
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/info2man.tar.gz