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'''2.''' Either '''yaourt''' or '''packer:''' Either of these are used to search and download from the AUR, rather like pacman is used to search and download from from Manjaro's official repositories. Both will also automatically find and download the necessary dependencies for downloads as well, provided that the software packages to be installed properly state which dependencies are needed. Which of these tools you may chose is entirely down to personal preference. However, yaourt (an acronym for '''Y'''et '''A'''n'''O'''ther '''U'''ser '''R'''espository '''T'''ool) seems to be the most popular choice for users.
'''2.''' Either '''yaourt''' or '''packer:''' Either of these are used to search and download from the AUR, rather like pacman is used to search and download from from Manjaro's official repositories. Both will also automatically find and download the necessary dependencies for downloads as well, provided that the software packages to be installed properly state which dependencies are needed. Which of these tools you may chose is entirely down to personal preference. However, yaourt (an acronym for '''Y'''et '''A'''n'''O'''ther '''U'''ser '''R'''espository '''T'''ool) seems to be the most popular choice for users.


{{note| Although the base developer group package should already be installed on your system, it will still be included in the installation instructions. The worst that can happen is that it will be updated!}}


{{note| Although the base developer group package should already be installed on your system, it will still be included in the installation instructions. The worst that can happen is that it will be updated!}}


== To Use yaourt ==


* To install the base developer group package and '''yaourt''', enter the command:
* To install the base developer group package and '''yaourt''', enter the command:
  sudo pacman -S base-devel yaourt
  sudo pacman -S base-devel yaourt
== To Use packer ==


* To install the base developer group package and '''packer''', enter the command:
* To install the base developer group package and '''packer''', enter the command:
  sudo pacman -S base-devel packer
  sudo pacman -S base-devel packer
Once entered, follow the (simple) on-screen prompts to complete the installation process.