Paru Alternatives

    Paru is described as 'AUR helper written in Rust and based on the design of yay. It aims to be your standard pacman wrapping AUR helper with minimal interaction' and is a Package Manager in the Development category. There are five alternatives to Paru for Linux, Linux Mobile, Arch Linux and Ubuntu. The best alternative is Yay, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paru are yaourt (Free, Open Source), Pacstall (Free, Open Source), Trizen (Free, Open Source) and pacaur (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Oct 5, 2021

    1. Yay

      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux
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      Yay is an AUR helper written in go. Yay is based on the design of yaourt, apacman and pacaur.
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    2. pacman manager + acsess to AUR.

      Discontinued

      yaourt is listed in the "discontinued and problematic" section on the "AUR Helpers" page in the Arch Linux wiki
      https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers#Discontinued_or_problematic

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    4. Pacstall

      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux
      • Linux Mobile
      • Ubuntu
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      Pacstall will attempt to become the AUR Ubuntu wishes it had. It takes the AUR and puts a spin on it, making it easier to install programs without scouring github repos and the likes.
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    5. Trizen

      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux
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        Trizen AUR Package Manager: A lightweight wrapper for AUR.
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      • pacaur

        • Free • Open Source
        • Linux
        • Arch Linux
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        An AUR helper that minimizes user interaction.

        Discontinued

        In December 2017 its main developer announced pacaur as an "unmanteined project". https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1755144#p1755144

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