Installing on Arch Linux¶
Qtile is available on the AUR as:
- qtile-git development branch of qtile.
- qtile-python3-git development branch of qtile for python3.
- qtile stable branch(release) of qtile.
Using an AUR Helper¶
The preferred way to install Qtile is with an AUR helper. For example, if you use yaourt:
# for release
yaourt -S qtile
# or for develop
yaourt -S qtile-git
# or for develop python3
yaourt -S qtile-python3-git
Using pacman¶
You can choose python3 or python2
# for python3
sudo pacman -S python pango
# or for python2
sudo pacman -S python2 pango
Also you need these packages from AUR:
For python3:
For python2:
Installing AUR packages without helper¶
To install these packages, download the .tar.gz’s from the AUR and run the following commands for each:
tar -xvzf <packagename>-<vernum>.tar.gz
cd <packagename>-<vernum>
makepkg -s
sudo pacman -U <packagename>
Please see the Arch Wiki for more information on installing packages from the AUR: