tet@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoFormer distrohoppers, where did you settle down?message-squaremessage-square346fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1175arrow-down1message-squareFormer distrohoppers, where did you settle down?tet@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square346fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTurtle@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoNot sure why noone has pointed this out but if you use paru or yay instead of pacman, installing/searching the AUR is the same as if they are in the main repo. It does all the building etc for you.
minus-squarelordnikon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agohmm okay thanks I will check those out maybe that is the missing piece. so paru is the equivalent to apt-build install but unlike Debian the Repo is outside the distribution. i think I’m getting it thank you while I have no interest in leaving debian but this will be fun in distrobox.
Not sure why noone has pointed this out but if you use paru or yay instead of pacman, installing/searching the AUR is the same as if they are in the main repo. It does all the building etc for you.
hmm okay thanks I will check those out maybe that is the missing piece.
so paru is the equivalent to apt-build install
but unlike Debian the Repo is outside the distribution.
i think I’m getting it thank you while I have no interest in leaving debian but this will be fun in distrobox.