restview on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "restview" 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 restview on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall restview on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1256727
Name: restview
PackageBaseID: 35924
PackageBase: restview
Version: 3.0.1-1
Description: A viewer for ReStructuredText documents that renders them on the fly
URL: https://mg.pov.lt/restview/
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SpotlightKid
Submitter: giniu
FirstSubmitted: 1269532084
LastModified: 1683848722
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/restview.tar.gz