pplatex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "pplatex" 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 pplatex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pplatex on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 916393
Name: pplatex
PackageBaseID: 167606
PackageBase: pplatex
Version: 1.0-1
Description: A tool to reformat the output of latex and friends into readable messages.
URL: https://github.com/stefanhepp/pplatex
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: otreblan
Submitter: otreblan
FirstSubmitted: 1622737612
LastModified: 1622737612
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pplatex.tar.gz