qt5-webengine-widevine on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 18,2024

1. Install "qt5-webengine-widevine" 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 qt5-webengine-widevine on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                qt5-webengine-widevine
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall qt5-webengine-widevine on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                qt5-webengine-widevine
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "qt5-webengine-widevine" 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 qt5-webengine-widevine's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/qt5-webengine-widevine.git 
            
                        
                ~/qt5-webengine-widevine
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/qt5-webengine-widevine folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/qt5-webengine-widevine
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the qt5-webengine-widevine package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1241272
Name: qt5-webengine-widevine
PackageBaseID: 156593
PackageBase: qt5-webengine-widevine
Version: 112.0.5615.49-1
Description: A browser plugin designed for the viewing of premium video content (E.g. Spotify)
URL: https://www.widevine.com/
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gustawho
Submitter: gustawho
FirstSubmitted: 1597035084
LastModified: 1681453774
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/qt5-webengine-widevine.tar.gz