pdftxt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "pdftxt" 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 pdftxt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pdftxt on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1326806
Name: pdftxt
PackageBaseID: 60676
PackageBase: pdftxt
Version: 0.7-6
Description: Simple wrapper around libmupdf to extract text from PDF files
URL: https://litcave.rudi.ir
NumVotes: 6
Popularity: 0.002899
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: Sara
FirstSubmitted: 1341949985
LastModified: 1696045228
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdftxt.tar.gz