ocrmypdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "ocrmypdf" 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 ocrmypdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ocrmypdf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1411047
Name: ocrmypdf
PackageBaseID: 78274
PackageBase: ocrmypdf
Version: 16.1.1-1
Description: A tool to add an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched
URL: https://github.com/ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF
NumVotes: 108
Popularity: 3.012855
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fbrennan
Submitter: dreuter
FirstSubmitted: 1390822592
LastModified: 1708196524
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ocrmypdf.tar.gz