mkpdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 01,2025

1. Install "mkpdf" 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 mkpdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mkpdf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 605891
Name: mkpdf
PackageBaseID: 119515
PackageBase: mkpdf
Version: 0.3.2-1
Description: A simple wrapper around pandoc and latexmk
URL: https://github.com/seifferth/mkpdf
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: seifferth
FirstSubmitted: 1486329922
LastModified: 1555922796
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mkpdf.tar.gz