4: AUR

AUR helper

Ask to user what AUR helper he wants to install between yay and paru.

yay

Installation

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

Configuration

Set sudoloop to true in ~/.config/yay/config.json file :

"sudoloop": true,

Adding support for updates of git packages :

yay -Y --gendb
yay -Y --devel --save

paru

Installation :

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru-bin.git
cd paru-bin
makepkg -si
cd ..
rm -rf paru-bin

Configuration

Uncomment this line in /etc/paru.conf file :

BottomUp
SudoLoop
CombinedUpgrade
UpgradeMenu
NewsOnUpgrade

Add this line in /etc/paru.conf file :

SkipReview

Adding support for updates of git packages :

paru --gendb