Aura Package Manager
Aura is a package manager for Arch Linux. Its original purpose is as an AUR helper, in that it automates the process of installing packages from the Arch User Repositories. It is, however, capable of much more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
CanadaPlatforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
Features
Tags
- aura
- pacman
- haskell
- arch-linux
Aura Package Manager News & Activities
Recent activities
IamPyu added Aura Package Manager as alternative to Portage
POX added Aura Package Manager as alternative to Kelp
Aura Package Manager information
What is Aura Package Manager?
Aura is a package manager for Arch Linux. Its original purpose is as an AUR helper, in that it automates the process of installing packages from the Arch User Repositories. It is, however, capable of much more.
Aura doesn't just mimic pacman; it is pacman. All pacman operations and their sub-options are allowed. Some even hold special meaning in Aura as well.
-S yields pacman packages and only pacman packages. This agrees with the above. In Aura, the -A operation is introduced for obtaining AUR packages. -A comes with sub-options you're used to (-u, -s, -i, etc.).
PKGBUILDs from the AUR can contain anything. It's a user's responsibility to verify the contents of a PKGBUILD before building, but people can make mistakes and overlook details. Aura scans PKGBUILDs before building to detect bash misuse and other exploits. The -P command is also provided for scanning your own PKGBUILDs.