sumatrapdf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "sumatrapdf" 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 sumatrapdf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sumatrapdf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1344453
Name: sumatrapdf
PackageBaseID: 198922
PackageBase: sumatrapdf
Version: 3.5.2-2
Description: PDF, eBook (epub, mobi), comic book (cbz/cbr), DjVu, XPS, CHM, image viewer for Windows. Small, fast, customizable, free.
URL: https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.057796
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: qwjyh
Submitter: qwjyh
FirstSubmitted: 1698313693
LastModified: 1698655405
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sumatrapdf.tar.gz