shrinkpdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "shrinkpdf" 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 shrinkpdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall shrinkpdf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1124807
Name: shrinkpdf
PackageBaseID: 79905
PackageBase: shrinkpdf
Version: 1.1-1
Description: Tiny shell script to shrink an image pdf
URL: https://github.com/aklomp/shrinkpdf
NumVotes: 30
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dlandau
Submitter: dlandau
FirstSubmitted: 1394599848
LastModified: 1660218750
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/shrinkpdf.tar.gz