pdfchain on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "pdfchain" 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 pdfchain on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pdfchain on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 649218
Name: pdfchain
PackageBaseID: 39237
PackageBase: pdfchain
Version: 0.4.4.2-5
Description: A graphical user interface for the PDF toolkit
URL: http://pdfchain.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 42
Popularity: 0.000109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1280229456
LastModified: 1569253802
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdfchain.tar.gz