Installing on Arch Linux¶
Qtile is available on the AUR as:
Package Name | Description |
---|---|
qtile | stable branch (release) |
qtile-python3-git | development branch |
Using an AUR Helper¶
The preferred way to install Qtile is with an AUR helper. For example, if you use yaourt:
yaourt -S <package-name>
Using makepkg¶
The latest version of either package can be obtained by downloading a snapshot or cloning its repository:
# snapshot
curl -s https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/<package-name>.tar.gz | tar -xvzf -
# or repository
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/<package-name>.git
Next makepkg has to be called in the directory where the files were saved. It installs missing dependencies using pacman, builds the package, installs it and removes obsolete build-time dependencies afterwards:
cd <package-name>
makepkg -sri
Please see the ArchWiki for more information on installing packages from the AUR.