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How to Install Yay Arch User Repository Package Manager on Arch GNU/Linux – Step by step Tutorial.

And Yay for Arch Tool make it Easy to Search and Install Software from the AUR Repo that contains more than 44000 Packages.

Yay is an AUR Helper and Pacman Wrapper written in Go that is based on the Design of yaourt, apacman and pacaur.

The main Yay Features are:

* Perform advanced dependency solving
* Download PKGBUILDs from ABS or AUR
* Tab-complete the AUR
* Query user up-front for all input (prior to starting builds)
* Narrow search terms (yay linux header will first search linux and then narrow on header)
* Find matching package providers during search and allow selection
* Remove make dependencies at the end of the build process
* Run without sourcing PKGBUILD

Moreover, this guide includes detailed instructions about How to Getting Started Installing AUR Packages.

Finally, this Setup is valid for all others Arch-based Distros like:

* Manjaro
* CachyOS
* EndeavourOS
* Garuda
* BigLinux
* ArcoLinux
* Archman
* Bluestar
* Archcraft
* ArchLabs
* ArchBang
* BlackArch
* Artix

== 1. Launching Terminal ==
Open a Command Line Terminal Window

(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

== 2. Installing Yay ==
Then to Install Yay on Arch

First, to Install Requirements play:
sudo pacman -Syu base-devel
Confirm for “All“.

But in case of Issue then first Upgrade your System with:
sudo pacman -Syy
And again:
sudo pacman -Su
Then Clone the Git Repo with
git clone <nowiki>https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git</nowiki>
Access the Target:
cd yay
Then for a New System possibly first Upgrade it with:
sudo pacman -Syu
And finally, to Install Yay:
makepkg -si
Enter the User’s Admin Password and Confirm for Installation.

== 3. Yay Getting Started ==
Now to Search & Install AUR Packages

For Searching use:
yay -Ss [keyWord]
And then for Installing:
yay -Sy --noconfirm [packageName]

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