paru

A command-line AUR helper for Arch Linux that wraps pacman and builds packages from the AUR.

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About paru

Paru is an AUR helper for Arch Linux. It wraps pacman, so one command covers packages from the official repositories and from the Arch User Repository. It aims to offer many features while asking for little interaction during installs and upgrades.

It is written in Rust and ships with shell completions, man pages and a paru.conf configuration file. The usual installation is to clone its own package from the AUR and build it with base-devel.

Strengths

  • One command for official repository and AUR packages
  • Pacman-style syntax, so existing habits carry over
  • Shell completions, man pages and a config file included

Limitations

  • Only for Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions
  • AUR packages are user-submitted and need reviewing before building

Details

Pricing
FreeFree to download and use.
License
Proprietary
Developer
Morganamilo
Platforms
Linux, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Best suited for
Arch Linux users who install software from the AUR
Last verified
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Provenance
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  • yay

    A command-line AUR helper written in Go for installing and updating Arch Linux packages.

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    yay is an open-source AUR helper written in Go with the same pacman-style syntax and a large community, where paru is not listed as open source.

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