tectonic-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 08,2024

1. Install "tectonic-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install tectonic-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S tectonic-git

* (Optional) Uninstall tectonic-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns tectonic-git

2. Manually Install "tectonic-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone tectonic-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tectonic-git.git ~/tectonic-git

c. Go to ~/tectonic-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/tectonic-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the tectonic-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1344253
Name: tectonic-git
PackageBaseID: 167739
PackageBase: tectonic-git
Version: 1:0.0.2.r1250.41168a9f-1
Description: Modernized, complete, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine, powered by XeTeX and TeXLive
URL: https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1623078046
LastModified: 1698619513
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tectonic-git.tar.gz