pdfbox-legacy on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "pdfbox-legacy" 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-legacy on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                pdfbox-legacy
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall pdfbox-legacy on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                pdfbox-legacy
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "pdfbox-legacy" 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-legacy's git locally


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


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

ID: 366030
Name: pdfbox-legacy
PackageBaseID: 117817
PackageBase: pdfbox-legacy
Version: 0.7.3-1
Description: An open source Java tool for working with PDF documents. (pdfbox, fontbox, jempbox)
URL: https://pdfbox.apache.org
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706560674
Maintainer: saveman71
Submitter: saveman71
FirstSubmitted: 1481986776
LastModified: 1481986776
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdfbox-legacy.tar.gz