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Explaning how enabling AUR check for updates will affect pamac use of AUR. ~~~~

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-Pamac is also capable of installing and upgrading packages from the [[Arch User Repository|Arch User Repository(AUR)]].  Please carefully read the considerations in the [[Arch User Repository|linked page]] prior to enabling support for AUR.
+Pamac is also capable of using scripts from the [[Arch User Repository|Arch User Repository(AUR)]] to install or update packages.  Please carefully read the considerations in the [[Arch User Repository|linked page]] prior to enabling support for AUR.
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-If you enable AUR support, it is usually wise to also select, "Check for updates from AUR" so software you install from AUR won't become outdated.
+If you enable AUR support do not enable update checker as this is known to flood the AUR web. This will put the pamac useragent on a denylist at the aurweb. Instead you should create an account on AURweb and subscribe to notifications for the scripts you are using on a permanent base.
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-Checking for "development package" updates will allow updates on *-git packages which are built from the latest source code to also be updated.
+Do not enable update check for development packages. This will also flood the AUR web and cause the pamac useragent to be denied access.
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 By selecting "Remove only the versions of uninstalled packages" pamac will retain all versions of packages you still have installed.
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