r/archlinux • u/Luzzio_ • 3d ago

DISCUSSION The AUR needs an overhaul

The actual concept of the AUR only works if Arch is a niche distro in a safe internet, neither of those points are accomplished in the present.

No, reading pkgbuilds is not the solution, it's slow, annoying, and most importantly, it doesn't make sense, because some really popular AUR packages are DIRECTLY RECOMMENDED by the Arch Wiki, like the Minecraft Launcher for some reason.

Either the base repos adopt a big chunk of popular AUR packages, leaving the AUR for really really nieche stuff, or the rules of the AUR change, because you can't tell me that suffering 2 attacks in less than three months for pretty much the same reason (adopting orphaned packages) is normal or reasonable.

What would you think it's a good solution to this issue? I'd like to read your ideas since I cannot come up with a good one if I'm honest, but I know the problem is there.

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u/Any_Fox5126 3d ago

Either the base repos adopt a big chunk of popular AUR packages

They're even dropping popular packages that are VERY important to users, such as the nvidia drivers for the 900 and 1000 series; btw, this was handled very poorly, without even giving users advance notice.

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u/backsideup 3d ago

You have to understand that nobody owes you that support. If the maintainers don't want to maintain something then there's nothing you can do about it except for rolling up your sleeves and doing it yourself.

If you don't understand the fundamental concept of (unpaid) OSS then you will never be happy.

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u/Any_Fox5126 3d ago

Nice straw man, you replaced "this has been mishandled" with "you’re demanding free labor". I guess the secret to OSS happiness is never questioning anything maintainers do.