new to this linux stuff sorry

  • dino@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    AUR is kind of the worst feature Arch offers and I am not actively using Arch right now anyway. Because its used for the wrong purpose: “install any app you need/want”. Thats dangerous and creates problems by itself. I’d rather rely on flatpak/appimages, but open for counter arguments.

    • JoelJ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      What problems does the AUR create? I just install using yay, and it mostly works fine

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        1 year ago

        Users not being aware of what kind of package they install on their system and how AUR packages can conflict with normal repo packages. Additionally its a big security risk if you cannot/don’t read the code.

        AUR is basically like installing software from some kind of online source which is not supervised by anyone.

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      1 year ago

      So much this! As a user of both Arch and Gentoo I say, don’t use Arch as Gentoo! It’s not Gentoo! AUR is not a standard repository and there’s a reason they make you jump through hoops just to use the thing.

      Also, it’s a total pain when normal package management is quick and easy. The building alone is weird in Arch and somehow like 60% of the crap I try to build from AUR fails hard and I just can’t be bothered to spend more than like twenty minutes tweaking on it. Gr. 😅

      (Aaalllsooo, apparently lots of people break their Arch installs using the AUR like it’s a normal repo and then wonder why Arch is so crap and leave.)