nightpdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 04,2025

1. Install "nightpdf" 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 nightpdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nightpdf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1274911
Name: nightpdf
PackageBaseID: 194818
PackageBase: nightpdf
Version: 2.0.3-1
Description: Dark mode PDF reader
URL: https://github.com/Lunarequest/NightPDF/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: dbermond
FirstSubmitted: 1687065601
LastModified: 1687065601
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nightpdf.tar.gz