pidgin-latex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "pidgin-latex" 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 pidgin-latex on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                pidgin-latex
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall pidgin-latex on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                pidgin-latex
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "pidgin-latex" 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 pidgin-latex's git locally


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


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

ID: 896961
Name: pidgin-latex
PackageBaseID: 10845
PackageBase: pidgin-latex
Version: 1.5.0-1
Description: Small latex plugin for pidgin
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin-latex/
NumVotes: 50
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Bevan
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1178786157
LastModified: 1619210533
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pidgin-latex.tar.gz