qcost on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "qcost" 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 qcost on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall qcost on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 306891
Name: qcost
PackageBaseID: 107287
PackageBase: qcost
Version: 0.8.2-1
Description: QCost is a software to write bill of quantities in the construction world.
URL: http://ingegnerialibera.altervista.org/wiki/doku.php/qcost:indice
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705241985
Maintainer: mickele
Submitter: mickele
FirstSubmitted: 1454876962
LastModified: 1464432443
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/qcost.tar.gz