pdftag on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "pdftag" 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 pdftag on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pdftag on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1191627
Name: pdftag
PackageBaseID: 119578
PackageBase: pdftag
Version: 1.0.5+4+g3c1d224-1
Description: A simple metadata editor for PDFs
URL: https://github.com/arrufat/pdftag
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.001427
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: swiftscythe
Submitter: swiftscythe
FirstSubmitted: 1486549517
LastModified: 1672820953
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdftag.tar.gz