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#1 2015-09-21 08:32:32
- TeslaDouchebag
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Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
Hello, I've installed Arch yesterday on my computer, and I can't install yaourt, package-query or skype with pacman. I don't understand how.
It's my first time with Archlinux so I'm a huuuge noob, sorry.
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#2 2015-09-21 08:36:38
- jasonwryan
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Re: Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
Please read the wiki, this is explained there:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Skype#Installation
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR
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#3 2015-09-21 08:38:38
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Re: Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
Why do you think you need package-query and yaourt? See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … Repository for instructions on how to use the AUR.
See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Skype#Installation for Skype.
Welcome to Arch. Please do take the time to search the wiki in the future, most (if not all) of your questions are probably answered there.
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#4 2015-09-21 08:43:25
- TeslaDouchebag
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Re: Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
@jasonwryan Thanks, I'm gonna read it.
@WorMzy Well I need package-query if I want to install yaourt, and I use yaourt a lot (I come from manjaro)
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#5 2015-09-21 08:49:17
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Re: Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
and I use yaourt a lot (I come from manjaro)
Learn how the AUR works before you rush to install a helper like yaourt. It won't do you any favours, quite the contrary: it establishes bad habits that will make using Arch more difficult for you.
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#6 2015-09-21 08:51:15
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Re: Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
Well, you're free to use those if you like, but please do read that link and learn how to build packages without an AUR helper first. It'll help you understand the process behind building an unsupported package, and will help you diagnose the problem when yaourt doesn't work for whatever reason.
EDIT: I'm consistently lagging two minutes behind Jason.. 
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#7 2015-09-21 09:09:00
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Re: Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
Thank you, now I know how to use makepkg (I think). Problem solved.
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#8 2015-09-21 14:31:45
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Re: Can't install package-query or skype with pacman
Thank you, now I know how to use makepkg (I think). Problem solved.
In that case please mark this thread as [SOLVED], thank you.
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