Using the AUR

The Arch User Repository contains user-contributed PKGBUILD files. An AUR helper downloads build instructions and source files, then builds a normal Arch package locally.

CatOS images include both yay and paru. Choose one for regular use.

yay -Ss keyword
yay -S package_name

or:

paru -Ss keyword
paru -S package_name

Do not run an AUR helper as root. It requests sudo only for package installation steps.

Before building, review the PKGBUILD, install scripts, source URLs, binary downloads, recent maintenance, package conflicts, and signing keys. AUR content does not receive the same review or controlled build process as Arch or CatOS repository packages.

Update repository and AUR packages with one helper:

yay -Syu

or:

paru -Syu

Download build files for manual inspection:

yay -G package_name
cd package_name
makepkg -si

After installation, AUR packages are standard pacman packages and can be removed with:

sudo pacman -Rns package_name