luatex-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall luatex-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "luatex-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 luatex-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 578724
Name: luatex-git
PackageBaseID: 134560
PackageBase: luatex-git
Version: 1:4340.f25f235c0-1
Description: The LuaTeX engine, current git master, standalone binary
URL: http://www.luatex.org
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.117803
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1532761305
LastModified: 1548021734
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/luatex-git.tar.gz