katex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "katex" 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 katex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall katex on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1328005
Name: katex
PackageBaseID: 155345
PackageBase: katex
Version: 0.16.9-1
Description: Fast math typesetting for the web
URL: https://katex.org
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jxir
Submitter: jxir
FirstSubmitted: 1594481126
LastModified: 1696281070
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/katex.tar.gz