How to install and use yay/paru AUR helpers for Arch Linux

[DarkXero]

Hey all...

I am writing this guide, which I will later turn to a video, to show you the best way to Install YaY or Paru which are the best way to install user maintained packages from the AUR (Arch User Repository). Yep coz not everyone knows how to do it. Yeah most custom Arch-Based distros come with either one included which IMO teaches you nothing if you are new, and I think you should..

Anyway here's how to proceed for YaY...

- Installation :

cd ~ && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git
cd ~/yay-bin/ && makepkg -rsi --noconfirm
cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/yay-bin/

- Configuration :

yay -Y --devel --save && yay -Y --gendb
sed -i 's/"sudoloop": false/"sudoloop": true/' ~/.config/yay/config.json; 

Anyway here's how to proceed for Paru...

- Installation :

cd ~ && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru-bin.git
cd ~/paru-bin/ && makepkg -rsi --noconfirm
cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/paru-bin/

- Configuration :

sudo sed -i -e 's/^#BottomUp/BottomUp/' -e 's/^#SudoLoop/SudoLoop/' -e 's/^#CombinedUpgrade/CombinedUpgrade/' -e 's/^#UpgradeMenu/UpgradeMenu/' -e 's/^#NewsOnUpgrade/NewsOnUpgrade/' /etc/paru.conf
echo "SkipReview" | sudo tee -a /etc/paru.conf > /dev/null
paru --gendb;

Once that is done, you can use it to start installing packages from the AUR. Keep in mind that you do not need to install both just select the one you prefer, either one works.. I would recommend YaY myself though..

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Enjoy

[ATH-Linux]

I installed both paru and YaY with the Xero tool and it picked up the last one whne I launched it (YaY)
Is there a way to make the tool select the other one without uninstalling the one it detects?

[DarkXero]

Unfortunately not. It's a CLI not much we can do there.. Just remove the one you dislike with pacman -R