Aur

Updated: September 28, 2024

“A"rch Linux “U"ser “R"epository. Community driven that used PKGBUILDs to compile packages from source.

Setup
Manual Install
Yay Install
Aurman Install

SETUP

Need to install two tools.

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

Enable parallel compiling on your system edit:
/etc/makepkg.conf
search for term “makeflags”
change:
MAKEFLAGS="-j2" to MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"
save & exit

MANUAL INSTALL OF A PACKAGE

Make a directory to store your installations. (programs)

mkdir programs

Search for package at AUR copy the packages git clone URL run it in the new directory we made (programs).

git clone <packeages clone url>
cd <package>
less PKGBUILD 		# check urls of package to look for shadiness.
makepkg -si 		# follow prompts

Sometimes a package will error out and say GPG signature can’t be verified. Just add the key.

gpg --recv-keys 234234IE323D34E34  	# or whatever the key was shown in the error

YAY INSTALL OF A PACKAGE

Install yay

Be sure to have/run sudo pacman -S base-devel --needed beforehand. Inside programs folder clone:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

Install a package with yay

yay -Ss <package> 	# search for package in both yay and sync repository.
yay <package> 		# search for package and use number to select package for install.
yay -S <package> 	# install a package if you know the name of it.
yay 				# update all packages in yay and sync repositories.
yay -Yc 			# remove dependencies no longer needed by the system.
yay -Rns			# remove a package and its dependencies from the system.

AURMAN INSTALL OF A PACKAGE

Use manual install procedure to install aurman.

aurman -Ss <package> 	# search for a package
aurman -S <package> 	# install a package
aurman -Su 				# update aurman and packages

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