qt5.6 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "qt5.6" 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 qt5.6 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall qt5.6 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "qt5.6" 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 qt5.6's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/qt5.6.git 
            
                        
                ~/qt5.6
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/qt5.6 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/qt5.6
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the qt5.6 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 413070
Name: qt5.6
PackageBaseID: 120282
PackageBase: qt5.6
Version: 5.6.2-4
Description: A cross-platform application and UI framework
URL: http://qt-project.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1626980550
Maintainer: blakev
FirstSubmitted: 1488528591
LastModified: 1495474252
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/qt5.6.tar.gz