pnglatex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "pnglatex" 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 pnglatex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pnglatex on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 913520
Name: pnglatex
PackageBaseID: 136773
PackageBase: pnglatex
Version: r142.48cc55d-1
Description: Small script to turn LaTeX formulas into png images
URL: https://github.com/mneri/pnglatex
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Phaotee
Submitter: Phaotee
FirstSubmitted: 1539992684
LastModified: 1622248487
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pnglatex.tar.gz