cantata on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "cantata" 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 cantata on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cantata on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1395631
Name: cantata
PackageBaseID: 201846
PackageBase: cantata
Version: 2.5.0-5
Description: Qt5 client for the music player daemon (MPD)
URL: https://github.com/CDrummond/cantata
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 5.666287
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: FabioLolix
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1706110308
LastModified: 1706639075
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cantata.tar.gz