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Yay is a great replacement for yaourt to install packages from the Arch User Repository. This is a simple guide for installing and basic usage of yay.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  pacman -Syu
  

• Install the base-devel, sudo, and wget packages:
  

  pacman -S base-devel git sudo
  

• Add the sudo group:
  

  groupadd sudo
  

• Edit the sudo file:
  

  visudo
  

  • And uncomment the line for the sudo group
    

    %sudo    ALL=(ALL) ALL
    

• Create an unprivileged user:
  

  useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash bob
  

• Add the user bob to the sudo group:
  

  usermod -aG sudo bob
  

Install Yay¶

• Switch to the unprivileged user:
  

  su - bob
  

• Download and install yay:
  

  cd /tmp
  git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
  cd yay
  makepkg -csi
  

Using Yay¶

• Search and install:
  

  yay -Ss packagename
  

• Install packages:
  

  yay -Ss packagename
  

• Update system including AUR packages:
  

  yay -Syua
  

Resources¶

• https://itsfoss.com/best-aur-helpers/