Difference between revisions of "Arch User Repository"
no edit summary
imported>Verityproductions |
imported>Verityproductions |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
= Overview = | = Overview = | ||
{{warning| '''Use the AUR at your own risk!''' Support will not be provided by the Manjaro team for any issues that may arise relating software installations from the AUR. }} | |||
Although Manjaro is 100% Arch compatible - being based on Arch itself - it is not possible access the official repositories of the Arch System to download software. Manjaro instead uses its own official repositories in order to ensure that any software packages provided (e.g. system updates and applications) have been fully tested and are completely stable before release. | Although Manjaro is 100% Arch compatible - being based on Arch itself - it is not possible access the official repositories of the Arch System to download software. Manjaro instead uses its own official repositories in order to ensure that any software packages provided (e.g. system updates and applications) have been fully tested and are completely stable before release. | ||
| Line 15: | Line 17: | ||
As such, although much (if not most) of the software packages provided by the AUR should work, do not expect the installation process to always be quite as straightforward as when using the official repositories. On occasion, it may be necessary to manually identify and install dependencies yourself after an aborted installation, for example. In addition, there is no guarantee that any installed software will work properly, if at all. | As such, although much (if not most) of the software packages provided by the AUR should work, do not expect the installation process to always be quite as straightforward as when using the official repositories. On occasion, it may be necessary to manually identify and install dependencies yourself after an aborted installation, for example. In addition, there is no guarantee that any installed software will work properly, if at all. | ||
= Accessing the AUR = | = Accessing the AUR = | ||