The necessary runtime requirements for Imager are pretty standard Qt 6 libraries, and Pacman takes care of these for you. Just run:

sudo pacman -S rpi-imager

This will install:

• qt6-base
• qt6-declarative
• hicolor-icon-theme
• A few other minor runtime components If you want more optional but handy things, you can also install:

sudo pacman -S qt6-wayland # to fix a blank window issue on Wayland

sudo pacman -S kvantum-qt6 # if you really want Kvantum for your Qt6 apps

sudo pacman -S qt6ct # to manage your Qt6 themes more easily

If you want to keep your global Kvantum settings but still make sure Imager launches properly:

• Copy the desktop entry to your user folder:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
cp /usr/share/applications/org.raspberrypi.rpi-imager.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/

• Then edit the new file:

nvim ~/.local/share/applications/org.raspberrypi.rpi-imager.desktop

• Change the Exec= line to:

Exec=env -u QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE -u QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE rpi-imager /usr/bin/rpi-imager %F

• You can also update the local database if you want (this part’s optional):

- update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications 2>/dev/null || true