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Arch Linux Blocks New AUR Registrations Amid Malware Cleanup (linuxiac.com)
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[–] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Who here has NEVER used the AUR with their Arch install raise your hand. I'll wait.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I don't use any AUR packages, I don't even have an AUR helper installed ATM, If it's not in core/extra/multilib I use Flatpak. Generally I will go to Flatpak's for userland apps, Krita and Firefox are both in extra (I think?) I still use the Flatpak's for both. If I'm going to use the AUR I would generally prefer to just build from source.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    Me!!

    I stopped using it a while ago, and I get all my non arch packaged packages from nixpkgs. Nixpkgs is bigger than the AUR and the Arch repos combined. It has pretty much all of the stuff I would have otherwise gotten from the AUR. But I find Nixos frustrating to use, so I stick to Arch.

    I felt extremely vindicated in my decision to avoid the AUR when the AUR malware happened.

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