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AUR Helper

Jeremy Pardo edited this page May 11, 2020 · 1 revision

AUR helpers automate usage of the Arch User Repository. In particular, they may automate the following tasks:

  • searching for packages published on the AUR.
  • resolving of dependencies between AUR packages.
  • retrieve and build AUR packages.
  • retrieve web content, such as user comments.
  • submission of AUR packages.

Pacman only handles updates for pre-built packages in its repositories. AUR packages are redistributed in form of PKGBUILDs and need an AUR helper to automate the re-build process. However, keep in mind that a rebuild of package may be required when its shared library dependencies are updated, not only when the package itself is updated.

archboot already supports