polkit-qt4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 29,2024

1. Install "polkit-qt4" 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 polkit-qt4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall polkit-qt4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "polkit-qt4" 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 polkit-qt4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/polkit-qt4.git 
            
                        
                ~/polkit-qt4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/polkit-qt4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/polkit-qt4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the polkit-qt4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 559103
Name: polkit-qt4
PackageBaseID: 136766
PackageBase: polkit-qt4
Version: 0.112.0+git20180107-1
Description: A library that allows developers to access PolicyKit API with a nice Qt-style API
URL: https://www.kde.org/
NumVotes: 17
Popularity: 0.001448
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: flaviut
Submitter: flaviut
FirstSubmitted: 1539967568
LastModified: 1541973731
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/polkit-qt4.tar.gz