@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agoWhy don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?message-square136fedilinkarrow-up1139
arrow-up1130message-squareWhy don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squareAlexlinkfedilink-1•2 years agoWhat does the AUR get you that a: ../configure --prefix=(pwd)/install make make install doesn’t?
minus-squarebonfire921linkfedilink4•2 years agoIt gives you a lot of convenience, auto updates, and dependencies. While it is nice being up to date by checking the git and making it by yourself it is much more convenient to have a package manager for it when you have many Make packages
What does the AUR get you that a:
../configure --prefix=(pwd)/install make make installdoesn’t?Installing dependencies automatically mostly
It gives you a lot of convenience, auto updates, and dependencies. While it is nice being up to date by checking the git and making it by yourself it is much more convenient to have a package manager for it when you have many Make packages