InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhy don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareghariksforge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI admit AUR was a huge reason why I made the move to Arch. But with Flatpak gaining more and more traction, the benefits of AUR are shrinking fast.
minus-squareiusearchbtw@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe AUR still has a lot of niche software that hasn’t been Flatpakked, but yeah. Flatpaks are way more convenient, especially for large software where AUR compilation can take a long time.
minus-squareBrad Ganley@toad.worklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe other day I died of old age compiling Librewolf from the AUR
I admit AUR was a huge reason why I made the move to Arch. But with Flatpak gaining more and more traction, the benefits of AUR are shrinking fast.
The AUR still has a lot of niche software that hasn’t been Flatpakked, but yeah. Flatpaks are way more convenient, especially for large software where AUR compilation can take a long time.
The other day I died of old age compiling Librewolf from the AUR
Install librewolf-bin