spotify-qt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "spotify-qt" 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 spotify-qt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall spotify-qt on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "spotify-qt" 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 spotify-qt's git locally


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


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

ID: 1378096
Name: spotify-qt
PackageBaseID: 149806
PackageBase: spotify-qt
Version: 3.11-1
Description: Lightweight Spotify client using Qt
URL: https://github.com/kraxarn/spotify-qt
NumVotes: 23
Popularity: 0.281365
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kraxarn
Submitter: kraxarn
FirstSubmitted: 1583364997
LastModified: 1704035279
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/spotify-qt.tar.gz