qchat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "qchat" 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 qchat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall qchat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 250705
Name: qchat
PackageBaseID: 103755
PackageBase: qchat
Version: 0.3-1
Description: QT4 Local area network (wlan) chat with or without server
URL: http://q-chat.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jgmdev
Submitter: jgmdev
FirstSubmitted: 1448377054
LastModified: 1448377533
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/qchat.tar.gz