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The AUR website can be found '''[http://aur.archlinux.org/ here]'''}}
The AUR website can be found '''[http://aur.archlinux.org/ here]'''}}


Yay 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:


  pamac search -a [software package name]
  pamac search -a [software package name]


For example, if wishing to install ''Visual Studio Code'' AUR version (a popular source code editor) enter ''visual studio'' as the query and a list of potential matches is shown. To build the example with '''pamac''' enter the following and press enter
For example, if wishing to install ''Vivaldi'' enter ''vivaldi'' as the query and a list of potential matches is shown. To build the example with '''pamac''' enter the following and press enter


  pamac build visual-studio-code-bin
  pamac build vivaldi


You will be presented with the outcome of the chosen build with all dependencies and you will be asked a couple of questions.
You will be presented with the outcome of the chosen build with all dependencies and you will be asked a couple of questions.
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