pix2tex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "pix2tex" 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 pix2tex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pix2tex on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "pix2tex" 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 pix2tex's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pix2tex.git 
            
                        
                ~/pix2tex
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/pix2tex folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/pix2tex
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pix2tex package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1390702
Name: pix2tex
PackageBaseID: 199210
PackageBase: pix2tex
Version: 0.1.2-1
Description: Using a ViT to convert images of equations into LaTeX code
URL: https://github.com/lukas-blecher/LaTeX-OCR
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.368952
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: AlphaJack
Submitter: AlphaJack
FirstSubmitted: 1699090766
LastModified: 1705960829
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pix2tex.tar.gz