pdf-compress on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "pdf-compress" 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 pdf-compress on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                pdf-compress
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall pdf-compress on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                pdf-compress
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "pdf-compress" 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 pdf-compress's git locally


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


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

ID: 1352024
Name: pdf-compress
PackageBaseID: 157438
PackageBase: pdf-compress
Version: 1.9.1-1
Description: Compress an overlarge pdf file
URL: https://www.timedicer.co.uk/programs/help/pdf-compress.sh.php
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.133352
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: iyanmv
Submitter: clove3am
FirstSubmitted: 1599434430
LastModified: 1699809351
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdf-compress.tar.gz