jabref on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "jabref" 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 jabref on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jabref on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1376163
Name: jabref
PackageBaseID: 59865
PackageBase: jabref
Version: 5.12-1
Description: Graphical Java application for managing BibTeX and biblatex (.bib) databases
URL: https://www.jabref.org/
NumVotes: 210
Popularity: 0.128033
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Bevan
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1339109274
LastModified: 1703625169
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jabref.tar.gz