[SOLVED] How to update AUR packages?

turtlefox · 2015-05-12 13:53:36

Hi,

I am new to archlinux. a few days ago i installed my first application from the AUR and now I am wondering: How can i update? I believe that I have to use an AUR helper to do that. Is that correct? And which helper should i use? Any recommendations?

thanx

Last edited by turtlefox (2015-05-12 14:36:27)

Awebb · 2015-05-12 13:57:20

You don't have to use anything. Get the latest tarball and build it the usual way.

A good helper would be cower. It does the chores, it searches the AUR and fetches the tarballs, ready for you to build. It also has an update feature.

Trilby · 2015-05-12 14:07:16

You update an AUR package in exactly the same way you initially installed it. The only "general" answer was already provided by Awebb: get the source tarball, unpack it, and use makepkg.

Only after you understand how all these steps work should you consider using an AUR helper. When that time comes, I second the recommendation of cower.

turtlefox · 2015-05-12 14:28:48

ok I understand, fetch the tarball again and building it will work. (that already came to my mind actually)

However, for long-term use I kind of want a more convenient solution, so I think I will try cower.
Can anyone tell me how to install cower? At https://github.com/falconindy/cower there is only a zip-file that I can download. The zip file contains the files 'bash_completion', 'config', 'cower.c', 'Makefile', 'README.pod' and 'zsh_completion'. (sorry, but I see no option for including the files in this post) In the README however, there is no information about installation.

Trilby · 2015-05-12 14:31:07

cower itself is in the AUR. So install it just like you installed your other AUR package(s). Also please be sure to read the wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … Repository

turtlefox · 2015-05-12 14:31:19

oh sry! now i see that cower is also available in the AUR! So forget about my previous question! Thak you very much for your help!

Trilby · 2015-05-12 14:33:12

No problem - and I forgot to say welcome to the forums as these are your first posts.

If everything is working please remember to mark the thread as solved. As you work more with archlinux you'll find that the wiki will cover a lot of questions quite well. We encourage users to always check there first when questions arise.

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[SOLVED] How to update AUR packages?

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