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yay

Yet Another Yogurt: A utility for Arch Linux to build and install packages from the Arch User Repository. Also see pacman.

  • Interactively search and install packages from the repos and AUR:

yay {{package_name|search_term}}

  • Synchronize and update all packages from the repos and AUR:

yay

  • Synchronize and update only AUR packages:

yay -Sua

  • Install a new package from the repos and AUR:

yay -S {{package_name}}

  • Search the package database for a keyword from the repos and AUR:

yay -Ss {{keyword}}

  • Show statistics for installed packages and system health:

yay -Ps