quaternion on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "quaternion" 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 quaternion on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall quaternion on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1415611
Name: quaternion
PackageBaseID: 115440
PackageBase: quaternion
Version: 0.0.96.1-1
Description: Qt-based IM client for the Matrix protocol
URL: https://github.com/quotient-im/Quaternion
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0.00093
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiota
Submitter: PureTryOut
FirstSubmitted: 1473700356
LastModified: 1708928253
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/quaternion.tar.gz