qbittorrent-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "qbittorrent-git" 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 qbittorrent-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                qbittorrent-git
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall qbittorrent-git on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                qbittorrent-git
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "qbittorrent-git" 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 qbittorrent-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1160673
Name: qbittorrent-git
PackageBaseID: 50252
PackageBase: qbittorrent-git
Version: 1:4.5.0beta1.r84.g3a2e73cc9-1
Description: An advanced BitTorrent client programmed in C++, based on Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar (git version)
URL: https://www.qbittorrent.org
NumVotes: 47
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yurikoles
Submitter: Sevenseven
FirstSubmitted: 1309225213
LastModified: 1667355221
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/qbittorrent-git.tar.gz