plastex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "plastex" 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 plastex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall plastex on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1338373
Name: plastex
PackageBaseID: 42715
PackageBase: plastex
Version: 3.0-2
Description: Python-based LaTeX document processing framework.
URL: https://github.com/plastex/plastex
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SvartaHjarta
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1289136092
LastModified: 1698011108
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/plastex.tar.gz