pdfx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "pdfx" 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 pdfx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pdfx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1016470
Name: pdfx
PackageBaseID: 174886
PackageBase: pdfx
Version: 1.4.1-1
Description: Extract text, metadata and references from PDF.
URL: https://github.com/metachris/pdfx
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: swiftgeek
Submitter: swiftgeek
FirstSubmitted: 1641812245
LastModified: 1641812245
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdfx.tar.gz