Support #509
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago
Yaourt is a great tool for easily installing packages from the Arch User Repository. This is a simple guide for installing and basic usage of yaourt. h2. Install yaourt * Download the packages for yaourt: <pre> cd /tmp wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pa/package-query/package-query.tar.gz && wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ya/yaourt/yaourt.tar.gz tar xzf *.gz *.tgz </pre> #* Install package-query: <pre> cd package-query makepkg -csi </pre> #* Install yaourt <pre> cd ../yaourt makepkg -csi </pre> h2. Using yaourt * You can install packages (including AUR packages) with <pre> yaourt packagename </pre> #* or <pre> yaourt -Sa packagename </pre> * You can update your system including AUR packages with: <pre> yaourt -Syua </pre> See the yaourt manual page for more information. h2. Examples * Search and install: <pre> yaourt search pattern </pre> * Sync database, upgrade packages, search the AUR and devel (all packages based on cvs, svn, git, bzr(...)-version) upgrades: <pre> yaourt -Syua --devel </pre> * Build package from source: <pre> yaourt -Sb package </pre> h2. Resources * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/yaourt