alt.hn

6/19/2026 at 5:59:50 AM

Ask HN: Is anyone else leaving AUR?

by lordkrandel

6/19/2026 at 8:19:21 AM

Yeah, I've been trying to get away from the AUR too. Besides switching to alternatives from the main repo like you, I've also been using AppImage, Flatpak, brew and cargo. I think the only main AUR package remaining for me (not counting dependencies) is chawan-git.

As for keeping updated on the situation, I've been following the news in the Arch Linux discord and the Github page which had the AUR malware scanning script.

by d3Xt3r

6/19/2026 at 5:29:25 PM

Thank you very much! I've found alternatives or removed about 30 packages. The only AppImage I have is Librewolf, no Flatpaks.

by lordkrandel

6/19/2026 at 8:59:36 AM

Might be fun to do if you are unemployed, but since you've mentioned a job it's better to just read the install script for the high level overview then install it manually.

The general idea is to find a small set of programs, in a more supported set that serves your usecase. So you learn more about a smaller number of programs. Downside is that you are now able to rewrite your entire system in a single language.

by casey2

6/19/2026 at 5:31:32 PM

I've succesfully uninstalled yay and removed all the packages, and am still employed. Most were zombies and stuff that could be replaced. Rest is from Arch main repos.

by lordkrandel

6/19/2026 at 10:48:03 PM

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