paru

TLDR

Synchronize and update all packages

$ paru

Search and install a package interactively

$ paru package_name

Upgrade AUR packages only

$ paru -Sua

Remove a package with its configuration and dependencies

$ paru -Rns package

Get information about a package

$ paru -Si package

Download PKGBUILD from AUR

$ paru --getpkgbuild package

Display the PKGBUILD file

$ paru --getpkgbuild --print package

SYNOPSIS

paru [operation] [options] [targets]

paru is an AUR helper and pacman wrapper for Arch Linux. It simplifies installing packages from the Arch User Repository (AUR) while providing full pacman compatibility for official repository packages.

OPERATIONS

-S, --sync

Synchronize packages from repositories

-R, --remove

Remove packages from the system

-Q, --query

Query the local package database

-U, --upgrade

Upgrade from local package files

-G, --getpkgbuild

Download PKGBUILDs from AUR or ABS

-P, --show

Print various package information

COMMON OPTIONS

-u, --sysupgrade

Upgrade installed packages

-a, --aur

Limit operation to AUR packages

-s, --search

Search for packages

-i, --info

Display package information

-c, --clean

Remove unneeded dependencies

--devel

Update development packages

--print

Print PKGBUILD instead of saving

--noconfirm

Skip all confirmation prompts

--needed

Don't reinstall up-to-date packages

CAVEATS

AUR packages are user-contributed and not officially supported by Arch Linux. Always review PKGBUILDs before installation. Paru will prompt to show diffs of updated PKGBUILDs by default.

HISTORY

paru was created by Morganamilo as a successor to yay, written in Rust for better performance. It aims to be feature-rich while maintaining simplicity and pacman compatibility.