This document is a WORK IN PROGRESS.
This is just a quick personal cheat sheet: treat its contents with caution!

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Arch User Repository

The AUR, is a major part of the Arch Linux ecosystem. It’s a community driven repository for the Arch Linux system that hosts a number of packages outside the official Arch Linux package database.

Reference(s)

• https://aur.archlinux.org/
• https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/
• https://linuxhint.com/aur_arch_linux/
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository

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Table of contents

• TODO
• Config
• Use
  • Troubleshooting

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TODO

• yay?

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Config

Update your system and install the needed packages:

# pacman -Syu
# pacman -S git base-devel

Create a dedicated AUR directory:

$ mkdir -p ~/apps/aur-apps

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Use

• Search available packages here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/

• Install an AUR package:

  $ cd ~/apps/aur-apps
  $ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/<package-name>.git
  $ cd <package-name>
  $ makepkg -si # --syncdeps to auto-install deps, --install to install after building
  

• Uninstall an AUR package and it's dependencies (which are not required by any other installed package):

  # pacman -Rs <package-name>
  

• Update an AUR package:

  $ cd ~/apps/aur-apps/<package-name>
  $ git pull
  $ makepkg -si # --syncdeps to auto-install deps, --install to install after building
  

Troubleshooting

• when using $ makepkg, if the following error appears: ==> ERROR: One or more PGP signatures could not be verified!, then you can run it again like this: $ makepkg --skippgpcheck

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