pydflatex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "pydflatex" 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 pydflatex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pydflatex on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 666463
Name: pydflatex
PackageBaseID: 137617
PackageBase: pydflatex
Version: r1.a466693d-3
Description: A wrapper around pdflatex which produces a short, readable, coloured output
URL: https://github.com/olivierverdier/pydflatex/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: chrisjbillington
Submitter: chrisjbillington
FirstSubmitted: 1543277453
LastModified: 1573752865
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pydflatex.tar.gz