tex2png on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "tex2png" 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 tex2png on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tex2png on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "tex2png" 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 tex2png's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/tex2png.git 
            
                        
                ~/tex2png
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/tex2png folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/tex2png
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tex2png package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1112544
Name: tex2png
PackageBaseID: 37294
PackageBase: tex2png
Version: 2014.12.28-5
Description: Convert TeX and LaTeX to PNG images.
URL: https://xyne.dev/projects/tex2png
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Xyne
Submitter: Xyne
FirstSubmitted: 1274302097
LastModified: 1657925820
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tex2png.tar.gz