Installing packages from Arch User Repsitory(AUR)

AUR.md

Installing packages from AUR

• Search for the package here

• Acquire build files

  There are two methods:

  • Clone the git repository that is labeled as the "Git Clone URL" in the "Package Details":

     $ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/package_name.git
    

  • Download the build files with your web browser by clicking the "Download snapshot" link under "Package Actions" on the right hand side. This will download a compressed file, which must be extracted (preferably in a directory set aside for AUR builds)

     $ tar -xvf package_name.tar.gz
    

  • Similarly, you can download a tarball from the terminal (and extract it):

     $ curl -L -O https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/package_name.tar.gz
    

• Build and install the package

  • cd package_name please make sure you Carefully check all files. because they are scripts just to confirm they aint malicious

  • Make the package. After manually confirming the integrity of the files, run makepkg as a normal user:

      $ makepkg -si
    

    • -s/--syncdeps automatically resolves and install any dependencies with pacman before building. If the package depends on other AUR packages, you will need to manually install them first.

    • - -i/--install installs the package if it is built successfully. Alternatively the built package can be installed with pacman -U package.pkg.tar.xz.