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# Yay
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Yet Another Yogurt - An AUR Helper Written in Go
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#### Packages
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[](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yay/)
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[](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yay-bin/)
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[](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yay-git/)
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[](https://github.com/Jguer/yay/blob/master/LICENSE)
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## Objectives
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There's a point in everyone's life when you feel the need to write an AUR helper because there are only about 20 of them.
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So say hi to 20+1.
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Yay is based on the design of [yaourt](https://github.com/archlinuxfr/yaourt), [apacman](https://github.com/oshazard/apacman) and [pacaur](https://github.com/rmarquis/pacaur). It is developed with these objectives in mind:
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- Provide an interface for pacman
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- Yaourt-style interactive search/install
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- Minimal dependencies
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- Minimize user input
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- Know when git packages are due for upgrades
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## Features
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- Perform advanced dependency solving
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- Download PKGBUILDs from ABS or AUR
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- Tab-complete the AUR
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- Query user up-front for all input (prior to starting builds)
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- Narrow search terms (`yay linux header` will first search `linux` and then narrow on `header`)
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- Find matching package providers during search and allow selection
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- Remove make dependencies at the end of the build process
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- Run without sourcing PKGBUILD
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## Installation
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If you are migrating from another AUR helper, you can simply install Yay with that helper.
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Alternatively, the initial installation of Yay can be done by cloning the PKGBUILD and
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building with makepkg:
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Before you begin, make sure you have the `base-devel` package group installed.
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```sh
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pacman -S --needed git base-devel
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git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
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cd yay
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makepkg -si
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```
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## Support
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All support related to Yay should be requested via GitHub issues. Since Yay is not
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officially supported by Arch Linux, support should not be sought out on the
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forums, AUR comments or other official channels.
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A broken AUR package should be reported as a comment on the package's AUR page.
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A package may only be considered broken if it fails to build with makepkg.
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Reports should be made using makepkg and include the full output as well as any
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other relevant information. Never make reports using Yay or any other external
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tools.
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## Frequently Asked Questions
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#### Yay does not display colored output. How do I fix it?
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Make sure you have the `Color` option in your `/etc/pacman.conf`
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(see issue [#123](https://github.com/Jguer/yay/issues/123)).
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#### Yay is not prompting to skip packages during system upgrade.
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The default behavior was changed after
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[v8.918](https://github.com/Jguer/yay/releases/tag/v8.918)
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(see [3bdb534](https://github.com/Jguer/yay/commit/3bdb5343218d99d40f8a449b887348611f6bdbfc)
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and issue [#554](https://github.com/Jguer/yay/issues/554)).
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To restore the package-skip behavior use `--combinedupgrade` (make
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it permanent by appending `--save`). Note: skipping packages will leave your
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system in a
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[partially-upgraded state](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/System_maintenance#Partial_upgrades_are_unsupported).
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#### Sometimes diffs are printed to the terminal, and other times they are paged via less. How do I fix this?
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Yay uses `git diff` to display diffs, which by default tells less not to
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page if the output can fit into one terminal length. This behavior can be
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overridden by exporting your own flags (`export LESS=SRX`).
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#### Yay is not asking me to edit PKGBUILDS, and I don't like the diff menu! What can I do?
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`yay --editmenu --nodiffmenu --save`
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#### How can I tell Yay to act only on AUR packages, or only on repo packages?
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`yay -{OPERATION} --aur`
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`yay -{OPERATION} --repo`
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#### An `Out Of Date AUR Packages` message is displayed. Why doesn't Yay update them?
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This message does not mean that updated AUR packages are available. It means
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the packages have been flagged out of date on the AUR, but
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their maintainers have not yet updated the `PKGBUILD`s
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(see [outdated AUR packages](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Foo_in_the_AUR_is_outdated.3B_what_should_I_do.3F)).
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#### Yay doesn't install dependencies added to a PKGBUILD during installation.
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Yay resolves all dependencies ahead of time. You are free to edit the
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PKGBUILD in any way, but any problems you cause are your own and should not be
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reported unless they can be reproduced with the original PKGBUILD.
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#### I know my `-git` package has updates but yay doesn't offer to update it
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Yay uses an hash cache for development packages. Normally it is updated at the end of the package install with the message `Found git repo`.
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If you transition between aur helpers and did not install the devel package using yay at some point, it is possible it never got added to the cache. `yay -Y --gendb` will fix the current version of every devel package and start checking from there.
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#### I want to help out!
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Check [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.
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## Examples of Custom Operations
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| Command | Description |
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| `yay <Search Term>` | Present package-installation selection menu. |
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| `yay -Ps` | Print system statistics. |
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| `yay -Yc` | Clean unneeded dependencies. |
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| `yay -G <AUR Package>` | Download PKGBUILD from ABS or AUR. |
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| `yay -Y --gendb` | Generate development package database used for devel update. |
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| `yay -Syu --devel --timeupdate` | Perform system upgrade, but also check for development package updates and use PKGBUILD modification time (not version number) to determine update. |
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## Images
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<p float="left">
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<img src="https://rawcdn.githack.com/Jguer/jguer.github.io/77647f396cb7156fd32e30970dbeaf6d6dc7f983/yay/yay.png" width="42%"/>
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<img src="https://rawcdn.githack.com/Jguer/jguer.github.io/77647f396cb7156fd32e30970dbeaf6d6dc7f983/yay/yay-s.png" width="42%"/>
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</p>
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<p float="left">
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<img src="https://rawcdn.githack.com/Jguer/jguer.github.io/77647f396cb7156fd32e30970dbeaf6d6dc7f983/yay/yay-y.png" width="42%"/>
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<img src="https://rawcdn.githack.com/Jguer/jguer.github.io/77647f396cb7156fd32e30970dbeaf6d6dc7f983/yay/yay-ps.png" width="42%"/>
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</p>
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### Other AUR helpers/tools
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- [Paru](https://github.com/morganamilo/paru)
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- [aurutils](https://github.com/AladW/aurutils)
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- [pikaur](https://github.com/actionless/pikaur)
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