Build Instructions for Arch Linux

Follow the instructions below to compile Maui Manager, MauiKit, MauiKit FileBrowsing, MauiKit Calendar, Maui Core, Cask Server, and Maui Shell in Arch Linux.

Build Dependencies

sudo pacman -S \
    akonadi-contacts \
    appstream \
    calendarsupport \
    cmake \
    eventviews \
    extra-cmake-modules \
    gcc make \
    git \
    kactivities \
    kactivities-stats \
    kcoreaddons \
    kdesu \
    kdoctools \
    ki18n \
    kidletime \
    kinit \
    kio \
    knotifications \
    knotifyconfig \
    kpeople \
    krunner \
    ktexteditor \
    kunitconversion \
    kwayland \
    libakonadi \
    phonon-qt5 \
    pkgconfig \
    qt5-base \
    qt5-quickcontrols2 \
    qt5-svg \
    qt5-systems

Build and Compile Maui Manager in Arch Linux

git clone --depth 1 --branch master https://invent.kde.org/maui/mauiman.git

mkdir -p mauiman/build && cd mauiman/build

cmake \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DENABLE_BSYMBOLICFUNCTIONS=OFF \
    -DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var \
    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run "-GUnix Makefiles" \
    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib ../

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Build and Compile MauiKit in Arch Linux

git clone --depth 1 --branch master https://invent.kde.org/maui/mauikit.git

mkdir -p mauikit/build && cd mauikit/build

cmake \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DENABLE_BSYMBOLICFUNCTIONS=OFF \
    -DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var \
    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run "-GUnix Makefiles" \
    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/lib/cmake/MauiMan ../

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Build and Compile MauiKit FileBrowsing in Arch Linux

git clone --depth 1 --branch master https://invent.kde.org/maui/mauikit-filebrowsing.git

mkdir -p mauikit-filebrowsing/build && cd mauikit-filebrowsing/build

cmake \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DENABLE_BSYMBOLICFUNCTIONS=OFF \
    -DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var \
    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run "-GUnix Makefiles" \
    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/lib/cmake/MauiKit ../

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Build and Compile MauiKit Calendar in Arch Linux

git clone --depth 1 --branch master https://invent.kde.org/maui/mauikit-calendar.git

mkdir -p mauikit-calendar/build && cd mauikit-calendar/build

cmake \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DENABLE_BSYMBOLICFUNCTIONS=OFF \
    -DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var \
    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run "-GUnix Makefiles" \
    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/lib/cmake/MauiKit ../

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Build and Compile Maui Core in Arch Linux

git clone --depth 1 --branch main https://github.com/Nitrux/maui-core.git

mkdir -p maui-core/build && cd maui-core/build

cmake \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DENABLE_BSYMBOLICFUNCTIONS=OFF \
    -DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var \
    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run "-GUnix Makefiles" \
    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/lib/cmake/MauiKit ../

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Build and Compile Cask Server in Arch Linux

git clone --depth 1 --branch main https://github.com/Nitrux/cask-server.git

mkdir -p cask-server/build && cd cask-server/build

cmake \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DENABLE_BSYMBOLICFUNCTIONS=OFF \
    -DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var \
    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run "-GUnix Makefiles" \
    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/lib/cmake/MauiKit ../

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Build and Compile Maui Shell in Arch Linux

git clone --depth 1 --branch master https://github.com/Nitrux/maui-shell.git

mkdir -p maui-shell/build && cd maui-shell/build

cmake \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
    -DENABLE_BSYMBOLICFUNCTIONS=OFF \
    -DQUICK_COMPILER=ON \
    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALSTATEDIR=/var \
    -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RUNSTATEDIR=/run "-GUnix Makefiles" \
    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=/usr/lib \
    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/usr/lib/cmake/MauiMan;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiKit;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiKitFileBrowsing;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiKitCalendar;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiCore;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiCoreAudio;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiCoreNotifications;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiCorePower;/usr/lib/cmake/MauiCore;/usr/lib/cmake/CaskServer" ../

make -j$(nproc)

sudo make install

Maui Shell Runtime Dependencies

sudo pacman -S \
    bluedevil \
    bluez-qt \
    kirigami2 \
    plasma-nm \
    plasma-pa \
    qt5-quickcontrols2

Running Maui Shell

To run Maui Shell in an X11 session, run cask or cask -w for windowed mode.

To run Maui Shell in a Wayland session.

• Add the following environment variables to your shell configuration if using the Nvidia proprietary driver.

GBM_BACKEND=nvidia-drm
__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia

Then run cask or cask -w for windowed mode.