Polaris is an open-source music player that aims to be simple, fast, and lightweight. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Polaris on OpenSUSE in a few simple steps.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following requirements:
Open a terminal window and run the following command to install the dependencies required for the installation of Polaris on OpenSUSE:
sudo zypper install gcc-c++ qt5-qtbase-devel qt5-linguist polkit-qt5
Next, use the following command to clone the Polaris repository:
git clone https://github.com/agersant/polaris.git
Once the repository is cloned, navigate into the directory:
cd polaris
And then, run the following commands one after another, and wait for each to complete:
mkdir build
cd build
qmake ..
make
After the build process completes successfully, run the following command to install Polaris:
sudo make install
If you prefer not to install Polaris system-wide and instead, want to run it from the local directory, you can run the following command instead:
./polaris
To launch Polaris, go to the app launcher of your desktop environment and click on Polaris or run the following command:
polaris
In this tutorial, we have provided you with a simple guide to install Polaris on OpenSUSE from its GitHub repository. You can now enjoy using this lightweight open-source music player on your desktop.
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