GNU/Linux Arch Installing Yay – QuickStart Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Yay Arch User Repository Package Manager in Arch GNU/Linux.
And Yay for Arch Tool make it Easy to Search and Install Software from the AUR Repo that contains more than 44000 Packages.
Moreover, Yay is an AUR Helper and Pacman Wrapper written in Go that is based on the Design of yaourt, apacman and pacaur.
The main Yay Features are:
Perform advanced dependency solving
Download PKGBUILDs from ABS or AUR
Tab-complete the AUR
Query user up-front for all input (prior to starting builds)
Narrow search terms (yay linux header will first search linux and then narrow on header)
Find matching package providers during search and allow selection
Remove make dependencies at the end of the build process
Run without sourcing PKGBUILD
Finally, this guide includes detailed instructions about How to Getting-Started Installing AUR Packages.
1. Launching Terminal
Open a Command Line Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
2. Installing Yay
Then to Install Yay on Arch
First, to Install Requirements play:sudo pacman -Sy base-devel
Confirm for “All“.
But in case of Issue then first Upgrade your System with:sudo pacman -Syy
And again:sudo pacman -Su
Then Clone the Git Repo withgit clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
Access the Target:cd yay
Then for a New System possibly first Upgrade it with:sudo pacman -Syu
And finally, to Install Yay:makepkg -si
Enter the User’s Admin Password and Confirm for Installation.
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