Arch Linux – How to install packages from AUR
Posted on September 30, 2009 by linuxandfriends
The Arch Linux User Community Repository (AUR) is a community driven repository of PKGBUILDS (no binaries) for Arch users. How AUR works Arch Linux users contribute their own packages. The AUR community votes for or against them. Once a package gets voted high enough , an AUR Trusted User takes it to the community repository, [...]
Read moreA beginner's guide to Arch Linux installation
Posted on October 1, 2008 by linuxandfriends
Arch Linux is a unique Linux distribution which is designed to be light weight and simple to use. Arch is largely based around binary packages. Packages are targeted for i686 and x86-64 microprocessors to assist performance on modern hardware. A ports/ebuild-like system is also provided for automated source compilation, known as the ABS (Arch Build [...]
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