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{{Short description|A user generated repository of packages}} | {{Short description|A user-generated repository of packages}} | ||
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The Arch User Repository ( | The Arch User Repository (often shortened to "AUR") is a user-created database of packages for [[Arch Linux|Arch-based]] [[Linux]] distributions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arch User Repository - ArchWiki |url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_and_upgrading_packages |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=wiki.archlinux.org}}</ref> Its purpose is to serve as an easy way to download, compile, and install packages. | ||
== Using the Arch User Repository == | == Using the Arch User Repository == | ||
The Arch User Repository can be used to easily acquire software for those using Arch-based | The Arch User Repository can be used to easily acquire software for those using Arch-based Linux [[List of Linux distributions|distros]]. (such as Arch Linux or [[EndeavourOS|Endeavour OS]]) | ||
By default, the package manager that comes with Arch systems is ''pacman''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-20 |title=How to Install and Remove Packages in Arch Linux |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-install-and-remove-packages-arch-linux/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=MUO |language=en}}</ref> Unfortunately, it | By default, the package manager that comes with Arch systems is ''pacman''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-20 |title=How to Install and Remove Packages in Arch Linux |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-install-and-remove-packages-arch-linux/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=MUO |language=en}}</ref> Unfortunately, it cannot be used to install packages directly from the Arch User Repository, like other package managers can. The most common package manager that can do this is ''yay'' (Yet Another Yogurt). Using ''yay'', any package on the Arch User Repository can be installed with a single command. | ||
''Yay'' can be installed by running the following command: | ''Yay'' can be installed by running the following command: | ||
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<code>yay -S {package name}</code> | <code>yay -S {package name}</code> | ||
For example, let's say that a user wants to install the popular game [[Minecraft]]. The first step would be to navigate to the Arch User Repository (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages), and search for the package in the search bar. After searching for Minecraft, the package "minecraft-launcher" can be found. In order to install it, the user must | For example, let's say that a user wants to install the popular game [[Minecraft]]. The first step would be to navigate to the Arch User Repository (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages), and search for the package in the search bar. After searching for Minecraft, the package "minecraft-launcher" can be found. In order to install it, the user must substitute the name of the package into the above command. This would look like the following: | ||
<code>yay -S minecraft-launcher</code> | <code>yay -S minecraft-launcher</code> | ||
Once this command is | Once this command is run, the terminal will likely ask you for your password, and possibly a confirmation, before installing the package. Once a package is installed, it can be found with the rest of your software in the various application launchers that users might have. Alternatively, installed packages can often be found in the <code>/opt</code> directory. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:10, 16 January 2026
The Arch User Repository (often shortened to "AUR") is a user-created database of packages for Arch-based Linux distributions.[1] Its purpose is to serve as an easy way to download, compile, and install packages.
Using the Arch User Repository
The Arch User Repository can be used to easily acquire software for those using Arch-based Linux distros. (such as Arch Linux or Endeavour OS)
By default, the package manager that comes with Arch systems is pacman.[2] Unfortunately, it cannot be used to install packages directly from the Arch User Repository, like other package managers can. The most common package manager that can do this is yay (Yet Another Yogurt). Using yay, any package on the Arch User Repository can be installed with a single command.
Yay can be installed by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S yay
Once yay is installed, any package on the Arch User Repository can be installed by running the following command, where {package name} is the name of the package that the user wants to install.
yay -S {package name}
For example, let's say that a user wants to install the popular game Minecraft. The first step would be to navigate to the Arch User Repository (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages), and search for the package in the search bar. After searching for Minecraft, the package "minecraft-launcher" can be found. In order to install it, the user must substitute the name of the package into the above command. This would look like the following:
yay -S minecraft-launcher
Once this command is run, the terminal will likely ask you for your password, and possibly a confirmation, before installing the package. Once a package is installed, it can be found with the rest of your software in the various application launchers that users might have. Alternatively, installed packages can often be found in the /opt directory.
References
- ↑ "Arch User Repository - ArchWiki". wiki.archlinux.org. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ↑ "How to Install and Remove Packages in Arch Linux". MUO. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
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