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 = Searching for and Installing Software From the AUR =
-{{tip|It is '''strongly''' recommended to first visit the [http://aur.archlinux.org/ AUR website] and examine the relevant page(s) for any and all software intended to be installed. These pages contain comments from both existing users and package developers, which may provide valuable information (e.g. warnings and/or solutions to problems). The AUR website can be found '''[http://aur.archlinux.org/ here]'''}}
+{{tip|It is '''strongly''' recommended to first visit the [http://aur.archlinux.org/ AUR website] and examine the relevant page(s) for any and all software intended to be installed. These pages contain comments from both existing users and package developers, which may provide valuable information (such as, warnings and/or solutions to problems). The AUR website can be found '''[http://aur.archlinux.org/ here]'''}}
-Yaourt must be used in the terminal, and is itself very similar to pacman to use. Furthermore, as with pacman, it is not necessary to specify precise or complete package names in order to search for or download software. For example, if wishing the download the ''Avant Window Navigator'' (a popular dock/toolbar), simply entering 'avant' will yield a list of potential matches to browse and select from. While the use of the ''sudo'' command is a convention when using pacman to install files (e.g. sudo pacman -S [software package name]), it is not necessary to use this with yaourt.
+Yaourt must be used in the terminal and is itself very similar to pacman to use. Furthermore, as with pacman, it is not necessary to specify precise or complete package names in order to search for or download software. To search for and install software packages from the AUR, the syntax is:
-To search for and install software packages from the AUR, the syntax is:
   yaourt [software package name]
-For example, to search for the ''Avant Window Navigator'', the following command would be entered:
+For example, if wishing the download the ''Avant Window Navigator'' (a popular dock/toolbar), simply entering 'avant' will yield a list of potential matches to browse and select from. While the use of the ''sudo'' command is a convention when using pacman to install files (for example: sudo pacman -S [software package name]), it is '''not necessary''' to use this with yaourt.
   yaourt avant
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 Although you should just keep entering 'no' to these prompts, be aware that you will also be prompted on occasion to continue the installation as well. '''So make sure you read each prompt properly before entering anything,''' else you could end up aborting the installation by accident!
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 = Installing from the AUR by hand =