how to install yay on arch linux

yay (yet another yogurt) is an AUR helper for Arch Linux that allows you to easily install, update & manage packages from the AUR as well as the standard Arch repositories.

before you install yay, you will need to do a few things first.

first, update your system:

sudo pacman -Syu

next, install dependencies:

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

there are two methods of installing yay – the pre-compiled binary or from source. for the purposes of this article we will be using the binary.

clone the yay-bin repository:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git

cd yay-bin

build and install the yay package:

makepkg -si

verify yay is installed:

yay --version

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