miktex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "miktex" 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 miktex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall miktex on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1376826
Name: miktex
PackageBaseID: 154362
PackageBase: miktex
Version: 23.12-1
Description: a distribution of the TeX/LaTeX typesetting system
URL: https://miktex.org
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.470592
OutOfDate: 1710280458
Maintainer: heavysink
Submitter: heavysink
FirstSubmitted: 1592100083
LastModified: 1703769205
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/miktex.tar.gz