Polaris is a music player that supports various formats including MP3, FLAC, AAC, and Ogg. It is an open-source music player that can be installed on Arch Linux. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing Polaris on Arch Linux.
Before installing Polaris on Arch Linux, ensure that you have the following:
To download Polaris from GitHub, we need to install Git. To install Git, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git
Enter your password when prompted, and wait for the installation to complete.
Next, we need to clone the Polaris repository using Git. To do that, navigate to the directory where you want to save the repository and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/agersant/polaris.git
You should see the repository files being downloaded to your local directory.
Before installing Polaris, we need to install its dependencies. To do that, navigate to the Polaris directory and run the following command:
sudo pacman -S qt5-base qt5-svg qt5-multimedia taglib-player
Enter your password when prompted, and wait for the installation to complete.
Now that we have cloned the Polaris repository and installed its dependencies, we can build and install Polaris. To do that, navigate to the Polaris directory and run the following command:
cd polaris
mkdir build
cd build
qmake ..
make -j4
sudo make install
The above commands will build and install Polaris on your Arch Linux system.
To launch Polaris, open the terminal and run the following command:
polaris
You should see the Polaris music player window.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Polaris on Arch Linux. Polaris is a smart and open-source music player that supports multiple formats, and it's a great addition to your Arch Linux music setup.
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