paru
Feature packed AUR helper (by Morganamilo)
octopi
A powerful Pacman (Package Manager) front end using Qt libs (by aarnt)
| paru | octopi | |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | 2 | |
| 6,429 | 632 | |
| 2.4% | 3.5% | |
| 8.7 | 8.5 | |
| 25 days ago | 7 days ago | |
| Rust | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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paru
Posts with mentions or reviews of paru.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-25.
- Release Paru v2.0.0 (AUR helper)
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what do you wish you knew while starting to use arch?
I would also get a AUR helper, I'd recommend paru (don't forget to configure /etc/paru.conf). Just make sure you're checking the validity of AUR packages.
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Paru not upgrading *-git packages
as the uncommented lines. This has been the default since at least April 2022.
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Is anyone editing PKGBUILD files locally with paru (local changes without "customizepkg")?
I've just discovered that paru supports adding your own changes to PKGBUILD files if they are committed to the cached git repos and merging them with any upstream upgrades:
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Discovery gives "The PackageKit daemon has crashed" error suddenly (Arch)
If you use AUR packages, you might want to use an AUR helper that wraps pacman, like paru or yay.
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Concerns Over Arch Stability
paru is an AUR Helper, which also will perform pacman actions (install, upgrade, removal, etc)
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It’s JavaScript all the way down
maybe check out paru - it throws up the PKGBUILD whenever you’re installing a package (or upgrading one when it’s changed)
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Is there any software helps build AUR packages and update them?
paru: https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru
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Need help installing webcam drivers ipu6
Thanks. Installing intel-ipu6-dkms-git from AUR using paru is giving error, says
- Is there a way to apply a patch to an AUR package on the fly, without editing the PKGBUILD?
octopi
Posts with mentions or reviews of octopi.
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Should I use Manjaro?
This is Octopi, a powerful Pacman/AUR front.
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Pacman with GUI
Pamac is built-into Manjaro and there is also Octopi
What are some alternatives?
When comparing paru and octopi you can also consider the following projects:
yay - Yet another Yogurt - An AUR Helper written in Go
ansible-aur - Ansible module to manage packages from the AUR
aur - A multilingual package manager for Arch Linux and the AUR.
trizen - Lightweight AUR Package Manager
rua - Build tool for Arch Linux providing control, review and jailed build options
pacpush - Arch Linux utility to push a host's package and AUR caches to other hosts
pacui - Bash script providing advanced Pacman and Yay/Pikaur/Aurman/Pakku/Trizen/Pacaur/Pamac-cli functionality in a simple UI
ArchWSL - ArchLinux based WSL Distribution. Supports multiple install.
docker-archlinux-aur - The Official Arch Linux Docker image after installing an AUR helper.
baph - baph - Basic AUR Package Helper