qt4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "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 qt4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall qt4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "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 qt4's git locally


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


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

ID: 1079558
Name: qt4
PackageBaseID: 141674
PackageBase: qt4
Version: 4.8.7-35
Description: A cross-platform application and UI framework
URL: https://www.qt.io
NumVotes: 74
Popularity: 0.78972
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dviktor
Submitter: arojas
FirstSubmitted: 1556711509
LastModified: 1652443398
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/qt4.tar.gz