UmbrelCore

A modern GUI frontend for the Arch Linux package manager (pacman) built with Qt6.

Dependencies

Arch Linux Dependencies

Install all required dependencies with a single command:

sudo pacman -S qt6-base qt6-wayland pacman qtermwidget6 pkg-config cmake make gcc

Required packages:

• qt6-base - Qt6 core libraries (Core, Widgets, Gui, Concurrent)
• qt6-wayland - Qt6 Wayland support (optional but recommended)
• pacman - Arch Linux Package Manager (provides ALPM library and headers)
• qtermwidget6 - Terminal widget for Qt6
• pkg-config - Package configuration utility
• cmake - Build system generator
• make - Build automation tool
• gcc - GNU C++ compiler

Installation and Usage

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ryzendew/UmbrelCore.git
cd UmbrelCore

2. Create a build directory and run CMake:

mkdir -p build && cd build
cmake ..

3. Build the application:

make -j$(nproc)

4. Run the application locally:

./umbrelcore

System-wide Installation

To install PacmanGUI system-wide (requires administrator privileges):

cd build
sudo make install

This will:

• Install the executable to /usr/local/bin/umbrelcore
• Install the desktop file to /usr/local/share/applications/umbrelcore.desktop
• Install stylesheets to /usr/local/share/pacmangui/styles/

After installation, you can:

• Run the application from the command line with umbrelcore
• Find and launch it from your desktop environment's application menu

Uninstallation

To uninstall UmbrelCore:

cd build
sudo make uninstall