paperboy on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "paperboy" 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 paperboy on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall paperboy on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1107582
Name: paperboy
PackageBaseID: 141417
PackageBase: paperboy
Version: 1.7.1-1
Description: A small .pdf management utility
URL: https://github.com/2mol/pboy
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aragon123
Submitter: j605
FirstSubmitted: 1555786615
LastModified: 1656943209
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/paperboy.tar.gz