pdfbox on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 07,2025

1. Install "pdfbox" 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 pdfbox on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pdfbox on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1348077
Name: pdfbox
PackageBaseID: 34780
PackageBase: pdfbox
Version: 2.0.30-1
Description: An open source Java tool for working with PDF documents. (pdfbox, fontbox, jempbox)
URL: https://pdfbox.apache.org
NumVotes: 16
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate: 1706298535
Maintainer: ginkel
Submitter: chheien
FirstSubmitted: 1266481811
LastModified: 1699213823
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdfbox.tar.gz