mupdf-bgcolor-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "mupdf-bgcolor-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 mupdf-bgcolor-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mupdf-bgcolor-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mupdf-bgcolor-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mupdf-bgcolor-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mupdf-bgcolor-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 mupdf-bgcolor-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 497251
Name: mupdf-bgcolor-git
PackageBaseID: 131061
PackageBase: mupdf-bgcolor-git
Version: 20180322.90defd07-1
Description: Lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer. Patched to allow custom background color.
URL: http://acidwords.com/posts/2016-07-26-hacking-mupdf-custom-background-colors.html
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: cmc
Submitter: cmc
FirstSubmitted: 1521930675
LastModified: 1521930675
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mupdf-bgcolor-git.tar.gz