latex-rail on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "latex-rail" 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 latex-rail on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall latex-rail on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "latex-rail" 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 latex-rail's git locally


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


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

ID: 412912
Name: latex-rail
PackageBaseID: 122516
PackageBase: latex-rail
Version: 1.2.1-2
Description: A C program and LaTeX packkage to draw syntax diagrams specified in EBNF.
URL: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/rail
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Holzhaus
Submitter: Holzhaus
FirstSubmitted: 1495394540
LastModified: 1495436434
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/latex-rail.tar.gz