pstotext on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "pstotext" 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 pstotext on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pstotext on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1417250
Name: pstotext
PackageBaseID: 203076
PackageBase: pstotext
Version: 1.9-7
Description: Converts Postscript to text
URL: https://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/pstotext.htm
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1709122656
LastModified: 1709122656
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pstotext.tar.gz