gqview on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "gqview" 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 gqview on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gqview on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 307622
Name: gqview
PackageBaseID: 62361
PackageBase: gqview
Version: 2.0.4-6
Description: An image browser and viewer
URL: http://gqview.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 55
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705243740
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: vesath
FirstSubmitted: 1346238706
LastModified: 1464591605
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gqview.tar.gz