Installing the epdfinfo server from package managers
pdf-tools
can be directly installed from the package manager on some operating systems. Note that the packages available on these package managers are not maintained by the author and might be outdated.
- Debian: https://packages.debian.org/buster/elpa-pdf-tools-server
- Ubuntu: https://packages.ubuntu.com/impish/elpa-pdf-tools-server
- MSYS2 / MINGW (Windows): https://packages.msys2.org/package/mingw-w64-x86_64-emacs-pdf-tools-server?repo=mingw64
- FreeBSD: https://repology.org/metapackages/?search=pdf-tools&inrepo=freebsd