AUR Helper
Paru is an AUR helper, which means it simplifies the process of searching, installing, and upgrading packages from the Arch User Repository.
Features Rich
Paru offers rich features including dependency resolution, conflict detection, and parallel downloads, enhancing the overall package management experience.
User-Friendly Interface
Designed with a focus on usability, Paru provides an intuitive and user-friendly command-line interface for managing packages.
Active Development
Paru is actively developed and maintained, ensuring regular updates and prompt responses to issues and feature requests.
Built-in AUR Interactive Mode
It offers an interactive mode for reviewing PKGBUILDs before installation, ensuring transparency and control over what gets installed.
But you can also choose another one (like paru which is written in Rust), or if you're really going in Arch Linux way, get familiar with the manual build process. - Source: dev.to / 7 months ago
Next compile / install the AUR package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-390xx-dkms - I'd recommend using a helper app like paru to help installing updates for it easier. Reboot and the nvidia v390 kernel module should have loaded. Source: almost 2 years ago
Many users also use an AUR helper, which makes it easier to install and upgrade packages from the AUR. Yay and paru are the most popular. Source: over 2 years ago
Paru-bin provides binaries for x86_64 and aarch64. If your device is not aarch64, you'll have to build paru from source. Source: over 2 years ago
I use paru as my aur helper. It uses the same flags pacman does with additional ones if you want to handle only aur updates instead of both pacman packages + aur. Source: almost 3 years ago
You can get an AUR helper such as yay or paru to automate the process. Source: almost 3 years ago
You can audit the PKGBUILD scripts yourself. A good AUR helper, such as paru (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/paru/), will automatically present the PKGBUILD for the user to evaluate by default before proceeding with the installation. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago
Check out this Arch Wiki website for a "translation" from apt to pacman. Idk if manjaro comes with an AUR helper but if it doesn't I recommend paru. Source: about 3 years ago
Also, you might wanna take a look at an AUR Helper like yay or paru. The AUR (with a helper) is an amazing, easy way to install almost any software and one of Arch's biggest selling points IMO. Source: over 3 years ago
To make your life easier though, you should install an AUR helper. AUR helpers are programs that basically replace pacman, the CLI package manager on Arch-based distros, and additionally handle AUR packages just like any other packages in repos. The most commonly used one is "paru" (basically "yay", the last one, rewritten in Rust by one of the yay devs). You can find it here:... Source: over 3 years ago
It's not compatible with Arch anymore, because yaourt it long time EOL. Switch to another AUR helper, like paru if you want one. Source: over 3 years ago
I probably just copy pasted the URL from https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/paru/. It doesn't matter either way. Source: over 3 years ago
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