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I committed using the incorrect git user. Who can help me fix this?
by rewind-jot-rush＠duck.com 29 Aug '25

29 Aug '25

Hi list, I'm so sorry, but I did exactly what the big red box on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_submission_guidelines#Publishing_new_p… says not to do: I committed using the incorrect git user. Who can help me fix this? Thanks, demir

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Re: Package Maintainer application
by Giancarlo Razzolini 28 Aug '25

28 Aug '25

Excerpts from Martin Rys's message of julho 24, 2025 12:26 pm: > Hi, > > my name's Martin, you can more often find me under "C0rn3j". > Professionally, I work as a DevOps, and in my free time I do things I've > most recently stumbled upon, which usually has to do with FOSS. > > I've been using Arch for about a decade, I mostly hang out in the > unofficial Telegram group*, which I help moderate. > > I sometimes contribute to the Wiki, send patches over GitLab when > relevant, or otherwise participate in discussions if I happen to see > anything I can add my two cents to. > > I've been maintaining a random assortment of things in the AUR, a lot of > the times simply because I was using a package that the previous > maintainer disowned, and I figured I might pick up the torch. > > Which brings me to why I want to become a PM - I would like to see some > of the things I currently maintain in the official repositories, such as > sc-controller** or Tauon**, and to help out with the maintenance in general. > > I use ALARM on some of my devices too, so I'd possibly like to help out > with the porting efforts to Arch in the future, when that becomes relevant. > > I've attached links to my accounts and also my personal site below. > > My sponsors are Gian (grazzolini) and Tomaz Canabrava. > Special thanks goes out to Muflone for additional packaging feedback. > > I think that covers everything necessary, have a good day and I hope > you'll consider my application! > > * https://t.me/archlinuxgroup > ** https://github.com/Taiko2k/Tauon > ** https://github.com/C0rn3j/sc-controller > > https://aur.archlinux.org/account/c0rn3j > https://gitlab.archlinux.org/c0rn3j > https://github.com/C0rn3j > https://gitlab.com/C0rn3j > https://rys.rs/ - GPG key used for signing is also present here > > Hi All, I was away from my GPG key during the weeked, so I couldn't send the signed email before. I have been bugging Martin to join the staff as a package maintainer for years now. Not only he has been super helpful to a lot of Arch users, but he opens a ton of issues and contribute to a lot of projects. One being pipewire, for example. I confirm my sponsorship. Regards, Giancarlo Razzolini

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AUR is inaccessible from Turkey—a misconfiguration?
by Ahmet 26 Aug '25

26 Aug '25

For the last few hours, many users from Turkey—including myself—have reported issues in accessing to the AUR. After realizing that it had been accessible with a VPN, we have checked out local government blocklists (<https://www.usom.gov.tr/adres> and <https://internet.btk.gov.tr/sitesorgu/>) where the aur.archlinux.org subdomain is not listed. And, a government block in Turkey would not return ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED either, it would be a landing page. I am suspecting a misconfiguration on server-side. Can anyone check it? Best regards,

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Re: I committed using the incorrect git user. Who can help me fix this?
by rewind-jot-rush＠duck.com 26 Aug '25

26 Aug '25

Never mind, someone on the IRC channel already helped me. Thanks, demir On Monday, August 25th, 2025 at 18:05, demir wrote: > > > Hi list, > > I'm so sorry, but I did exactly what the big red box on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_submission_guidelines#Publishing_new_p… says not to do: I committed using the incorrect git user. Who can help me fix this? > > Thanks, > > demir

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Spammers, regarding deletion requests for 'max' pkgbuild
by Fabio Loli 21 Aug '25

21 Aug '25

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How can we help with the recent AUR outages?
by David Heinemeier Hansson 18 Aug '25

18 Aug '25

AUR seems to have had some very rough days this week. Uncharacteristically so. I've only been in the Arch world for a short time, but I'd really like to help sort whatever is going on out, if at all possible. If the AUR servers are straining, I'm sure I can marshal some resources to have those expanded. If it's because there's an attack, I already have a commitment from the Cloudflare CTO to help protect against it. I'm not sure who to reach out to in order to deliver assistance, resources, or whatever is needed, though. Again, I'm quite new here in the Arch world, but I'm incredibly motivated to help resolve whatever is plaguing the server farm. Thanks in advance for everything all of those working on this and the rest of the Arch infrastructure does! ✌️

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Cannot receive password reset email for new AUR account
by cilgin 17 Aug '25

17 Aug '25

Hello, I recently created a new account on the AUR (aur.archlinux.org) but I have not received the password reset email despite several attempts. I have checked my spam/junk folder. There is a chance that I might have mistyped my email address during registration. Also, I am using a Microsoft email address (Outlook/Hotmail), which I know sometimes causes issues with receiving automated messages. Could you please check if my account is registered with the correct email and help me receive the reset email or update my account if necessary? Username: "cilgin" Email: "cilgincc(a)outlook.com" Thank you very much for your help.

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Error timeout or connection reset by peer
by Ernesto Acosta 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

Hello... For a few days now, I've been having problems connecting to AUR, and I'd like to know if my IP was banned by you or if my ISP (Spectrum Internet) is meddling in my business. I understand they've been hit by a DDoS attack recently, so I don't know if this has any connection. But the funny thing is that if I use a VPN, it works. The errors I've received have been the following: $ yay -Ss localsend -> Error during AUR search: 1 error occurred: * request failed: Get "https://aur.archlinux.org/rcp?arg=localsend&by=name-desc&type=search&v=5": read tcp 192.168.x.x:51298->95.216.144.15:443: read: connection reset by peer. This is new: $ yay -Ss localsend -> Error during AUR search: 1 error occurred: * request failed: Get "https://aur.archlinux.org/rpc?arg=localsend&by=name-desc&type=search&v=5": dial tcp 95.216.144.15:443: i/o timeout Thanks

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Package Maintainer application
by Martin Rys 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

Hi, my name's Martin, you can more often find me under "C0rn3j". Professionally, I work as a DevOps, and in my free time I do things I've most recently stumbled upon, which usually has to do with FOSS. I've been using Arch for about a decade, I mostly hang out in the unofficial Telegram group*, which I help moderate. I sometimes contribute to the Wiki, send patches over GitLab when relevant, or otherwise participate in discussions if I happen to see anything I can add my two cents to. I've been maintaining a random assortment of things in the AUR, a lot of the times simply because I was using a package that the previous maintainer disowned, and I figured I might pick up the torch. Which brings me to why I want to become a PM - I would like to see some of the things I currently maintain in the official repositories, such as sc-controller** or Tauon**, and to help out with the maintenance in general. I use ALARM on some of my devices too, so I'd possibly like to help out with the porting efforts to Arch in the future, when that becomes relevant. I've attached links to my accounts and also my personal site below. My sponsors are Gian (grazzolini) and Tomaz Canabrava. Special thanks goes out to Muflone for additional packaging feedback. I think that covers everything necessary, have a good day and I hope you'll consider my application! * https://t.me/archlinuxgroup ** https://github.com/Taiko2k/Tauon ** https://github.com/C0rn3j/sc-controller https://aur.archlinux.org/account/c0rn3j https://gitlab.archlinux.org/c0rn3j https://github.com/C0rn3j https://gitlab.com/C0rn3j https://rys.rs/ - GPG key used for signing is also present here

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Licensing following RFC40 and RFC52
by Lex Black 05 Aug '25

05 Aug '25

Hello list, I have a question regarding adding LICENSES to the aurweb repos. The simple solution would be to add the 0BSD text to the repo. So far so good. I looked additionally into REUSE, as this is mostly deployed by the repo packages and got mentioned on the respective wiki page[0]. As the pkgctl programm from the devtools package has the subcommand `license setup` and `license check` I looked into using this. But the resulting structure doesn't conform to the aurweb submission guidelines as subdirectories aren't allowed. But would be required to be REUSE-compliant? Will this be changed to allow this specific subdir? Or should the suggestion to use REUSE dropped from the wiki page? If the latter, how to attribute patches that are added from upstream? Best regards ________ [0] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_submission_guidelines#Rules_of_submiss… "Add a LICENSE file or a REUSE.toml file to your repository."

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Possible malicous PKGBUILD
by Lex Black 29 Jul '25

29 Jul '25

Hi Will only be able top later create a deletion requests for a package, but maybe someone else wants to step up? https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gdox Not a really stealthy and working approach to do harm, but such a PKGBUILD shouldn't stay up in my opinion. Best regards

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Command in DLAGENTS works in shell but not in makepkg
by Aaron Liu 22 Jul '25

22 Jul '25

Hey, Part of a PKGBUILD I'm trying to make looks like this: source=(Lark-linux_x64-${pkgver}.deb::https://www.larksuite.com/api/package… DLAGENTS=("https::/usr/bin/sh -c curl\ -LO\ \"\$$curl\ \'%u\'\ \|\ grep\ -oP\ \'\(\?\<=\"download_link\":\"$\[\^\"\]\*\'\ --\ \|\ sed\ \'s/\\\\u0026/\\\&/g\'\ --\)\"") The command (/usr/bin/sh...) works when I run it in my shell, but not when I run makepkg on the PKGBUILD. Any help would be really, really appreciated. I don't even know how to make makepkg tell me what command it runs, and even that would be nice. -- Cheers, Aᴀʀᴏɴ

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Re: [SECURITY] firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin and zen-browser-patched-bin AUR packages contain malware
by Shay Gover 19 Jul '25

19 Jul '25

Hi Quentin, Can you send us the packages description so we can identify other attempts in the future? Thanks Shay Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:53:19 +0200 > From: Quentin MICHAUD <mh4ckt3mh4ckt1c4s(a)archlinux.org> > Subject: [SECURITY] firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin and > zen-browser-patched-bin AUR packages contain malware > To: aur-general(a)lists.archlinux.org > Message-ID: <4156647e-59ab-4026-9778-19d7cda6d4bc(a)archlinux.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > On the 16th of July, at around 8pm UTC+2, a malicious AUR package was > uploaded to the AUR. Two other malicious packages were uploaded by the > same user a few hours later. These packages were installing a script > coming from the same GitHub repository that was identified as a Remote > Access Trojan (RAT). > > The affected malicious packages are: > > - librewolf-fix-bin > - firefox-patch-bin > - zen-browser-patched-bin > > The Arch Linux team addressed the issue as soon as they became aware of > the situation. As of today, 18th of July, at around 6pm UTC+2, the > offending packages have been deleted from the AUR. > > We strongly encourage users that may have installed one of these > packages to remove them from their system and to take the necessary > measures in order to ensure they were not compromised. >

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[SECURITY] firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin and zen-browser-patched-bin AUR packages contain malware
by Quentin MICHAUD 18 Jul '25

18 Jul '25

On the 16th of July, at around 8pm UTC+2, a malicious AUR package was uploaded to the AUR. Two other malicious packages were uploaded by the same user a few hours later. These packages were installing a script coming from the same GitHub repository that was identified as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The affected malicious packages are: - librewolf-fix-bin - firefox-patch-bin - zen-browser-patched-bin The Arch Linux team addressed the issue as soon as they became aware of the situation. As of today, 18th of July, at around 6pm UTC+2, the offending packages have been deleted from the AUR. We strongly encourage users that may have installed one of these packages to remove them from their system and to take the necessary measures in order to ensure they were not compromised.

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A nightmare in nesting for DLAGENTS
by Aaron Liu 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

Ey, A package recently started making their download links be dynamically-generated and expire. I've found that the download link can be gotten through `curl 'https://www.larksuite.com/api/package_info?platform=10' | grep -oP '(?<="download_link":")[^"]*' --`. I've decided to implement this into the package through setting source to the API link and specifying DLAGENTS. However, I'm having trouble wrangling the quotes. Currently, I have DLAGENTS=('https::/bin/sh -c '\''curl -LO $(curl -s %u | grep -oP "(?<=\"download_link\":\")[^"]*")'\'''). The shell complains -LO: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''. (I'm not using jq because 1. it's an extra makedepends 2. I tried replacing the grep part with `jq -r .download_link` and it changes nothing.) I've been working at different ways of expressing this for a while now and all I've managed to change is which kind of quotation mark the shell complains about. Any ideas? -- Cheers, Aᴀʀᴏɴ

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Re: License and questions regarding gnome-printing
by Luna Jernberg 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

Ah alright Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 19:17 skrev Aamot Innovation <ole(a)aamot.org>: > > Thank you. > > gnome-printing is obsolete. I will also remove it from www.aamot.org/ole/printing.html and www.github.com/oleaamot/printing > > > 19. juni 2025 kl. 7:11 pm skrev Luna Jernberg <droidbittin(a)gmail.com>: > > > > The package is now deleted > > > > Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:52 skrev Luna Jernberg <droidbittin(a)gmail.com>: > >> > >> https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-requests@lists.archlinux.org/… > >> > >> Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:51 skrev Luna Jernberg <droidbittin(a)gmail.com>: > >>> > >>> Alright will do > >>> > >>> Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:50 skrev Ole Aamot <ole(a)aamot.org>: > >>>> > >>>> Delete gnome-printing from AUR. It is obsolete and not necessary for printing on GNOME Systems. > >>>> > >>>> On 6/19/25 10:00 AM, Ole Aamot wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>> Thank you for your message and for raising these important questions regarding the gnome-printing package recently submitted to the AUR. > >>>> > >>>> I'll address both of your concerns directly: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --- > >>>> > >>>> 1. License of gnome-printing > >>>> > >>>> The license for gnome-printing was initially not clearly stated, and I understand this has caused confusion. To clarify: > >>>> > >>>> The gnome-printing project is an experimental wrapper intended to integrate simplified printing functionality for specific GTK4/GNOME4-based workflows. > >>>> > >>>> It was developed under the principles of free and open-source software, and the intention is to license it under the Public Domain, in line with most GNOME utilities. > >>>> > >>>> The license declaration was inadvertently omitted from the initial release, and we will be adding a COPYING file and SPDX license headers in the next version update on https://github.com/aamotsoftware/printing to make this explicit. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --- > >>>> > >>>> 2. Purpose of gnome-printing > >>>> > >>>> You are absolutely right that GNOME uses CUPS for its built-in printing system. gnome-printing is not a replacement for CUPS or for GNOME's existing print stack. Instead, its goals are: > >>>> > >>>> To provide a user-facing frontend (using GTK4/Adwaita) for certain common printing tasks, primarily aimed at developers and tinkerers who want tighter scripting or sandboxed integration (such as within GNOME Builder or Flatpak applications). > >>>> > >>>> It acts as a thin wrapper around CUPS and the common UNIX lp/lpr utilities, with potential features like: > >>>> > >>>> previewing print jobs via a minimal UI, > >>>> > >>>> generating print-ready PDFs, > >>>> > >>>> selecting specific backends or printers in a streamlined way (especially for headless usage or kiosk setups), > >>>> > >>>> integration with non-CUPS pipelines (future potential, e.g., IPP-over-USB experiments). > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> That said, it is indeed redundant for general GNOME desktop users, who already benefit from excellent support via the gnome-control-center and evince/gtk-print stack. As such, gnome-printing is niche and optional, meant more for experimentation and lightweight print job scripting in specific GNOME developer scenarios. > >>>> > >>>> See https://www.aamot.org/ole/printing.html > >>>> --- > >>>> > >>>> Next Steps > >>>> > >>>> We will: > >>>> > >>>> Update the project metadata with the correct license information. > >>>> > >>>> Clarify the purpose and scope of the package in the AUR description and upstream README to avoid misunderstandings. > >>>> > >>>> Ensure FabioLolix’s fixes are merged and credited. > >>>> > >>>> Could you provide me with FabioLolix's fixes? > >>>> > >>>> --- > >>>> > >>>> Thanks again for your diligence, and we appreciate the Arch community’s attention to detail and software quality. > >>>> > >>>> Warm regards, > >>>> Ole Kristian Aamot > >>>> Aamot Research > >>>> ole(a)aamot.software > >>>> www.aamot.io > >>>> > >>>> — cc: Luna (“bittin”), FabioLolix, Muflone > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 7:31 AM Chloe <digear466(a)mailgw.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hello, > >>>>> > >>>>> A few days ago, an AUR user bittin ("Luna") submitted the gnome-printing package to AUR and they signed off their emails with "Luna <on behalf > >>>>> of Ole>". > >>>>> > >>>>> Community members have raised several issues with the package. While the build script has been mostly fixed (courtesy of FabioLolix), there are > >>>>> still some questions: > >>>>> > >>>>> 1. What is the license of gnome-printing? We are unable to find the license, and therefore it is uncertain whether this software can be > >>>>> redistributed. > >>>>> 2. What is the purpose of gnome-printing? Muflone, who is a Package Maintainer (an official Arch Linux staff role), has pointed out that "GNOME > >>>>> has builtin printing system using CUPS". Does gnome-printing provide any feature which cannot be satisfied by GNOME's builtin features or other > >>>>> existing software? > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> gnlrdrvo >

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gnome-printing PKGBUID help
by Luna Jernberg 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

Hey! https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gnome-printing someone can help me fix up this PKGBUILD or know how to make a PKGBUILD that only unpacks files in a specific folder or if it should be a PKGBUILD at all? //Luna <on behalf of Ole>

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Re: License and questions regarding gnome-printing
by Luna Jernberg 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

Alright will do Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:50 skrev Ole Aamot <ole(a)aamot.org>: > > Delete gnome-printing from AUR. It is obsolete and not necessary for printing on GNOME Systems. > > On 6/19/25 10:00 AM, Ole Aamot wrote: > > Hello, > > Thank you for your message and for raising these important questions regarding the gnome-printing package recently submitted to the AUR. > > I'll address both of your concerns directly: > > > --- > > 1. License of gnome-printing > > The license for gnome-printing was initially not clearly stated, and I understand this has caused confusion. To clarify: > > The gnome-printing project is an experimental wrapper intended to integrate simplified printing functionality for specific GTK4/GNOME4-based workflows. > > It was developed under the principles of free and open-source software, and the intention is to license it under the Public Domain, in line with most GNOME utilities. > > The license declaration was inadvertently omitted from the initial release, and we will be adding a COPYING file and SPDX license headers in the next version update on https://github.com/aamotsoftware/printing to make this explicit. > > > > --- > > 2. Purpose of gnome-printing > > You are absolutely right that GNOME uses CUPS for its built-in printing system. gnome-printing is not a replacement for CUPS or for GNOME's existing print stack. Instead, its goals are: > > To provide a user-facing frontend (using GTK4/Adwaita) for certain common printing tasks, primarily aimed at developers and tinkerers who want tighter scripting or sandboxed integration (such as within GNOME Builder or Flatpak applications). > > It acts as a thin wrapper around CUPS and the common UNIX lp/lpr utilities, with potential features like: > > previewing print jobs via a minimal UI, > > generating print-ready PDFs, > > selecting specific backends or printers in a streamlined way (especially for headless usage or kiosk setups), > > integration with non-CUPS pipelines (future potential, e.g., IPP-over-USB experiments). > > > > That said, it is indeed redundant for general GNOME desktop users, who already benefit from excellent support via the gnome-control-center and evince/gtk-print stack. As such, gnome-printing is niche and optional, meant more for experimentation and lightweight print job scripting in specific GNOME developer scenarios. > > See https://www.aamot.org/ole/printing.html > --- > > Next Steps > > We will: > > Update the project metadata with the correct license information. > > Clarify the purpose and scope of the package in the AUR description and upstream README to avoid misunderstandings. > > Ensure FabioLolix’s fixes are merged and credited. > > Could you provide me with FabioLolix's fixes? > > --- > > Thanks again for your diligence, and we appreciate the Arch community’s attention to detail and software quality. > > Warm regards, > Ole Kristian Aamot > Aamot Research > ole(a)aamot.software > www.aamot.io > > — cc: Luna (“bittin”), FabioLolix, Muflone > > > On Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 7:31 AM Chloe <digear466(a)mailgw.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> A few days ago, an AUR user bittin ("Luna") submitted the gnome-printing package to AUR and they signed off their emails with "Luna <on behalf >> of Ole>". >> >> Community members have raised several issues with the package. While the build script has been mostly fixed (courtesy of FabioLolix), there are >> still some questions: >> >> 1. What is the license of gnome-printing? We are unable to find the license, and therefore it is uncertain whether this software can be >> redistributed. >> 2. What is the purpose of gnome-printing? Muflone, who is a Package Maintainer (an official Arch Linux staff role), has pointed out that "GNOME >> has builtin printing system using CUPS". Does gnome-printing provide any feature which cannot be satisfied by GNOME's builtin features or other >> existing software? >> >> Regards, >> gnlrdrvo

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Confusion about version for AUR package
by zac 04 Jun '25

04 Jun '25

Hello, I'm hoping to submit an AUR package which is just an OpenRC script for another package. The main package is `blocky` and I'll be calling my package `blocky-openrc` as such. I'm not sure if I should version my package separately, or if it should match the version of Blocky. I'm hesitant to version it by Blocky because it would be annoying to have to update the package version every time a new version of Blocky is released, even though nothing in the OpenRC script has changed. Here is the PKGBUILD. I figured I'd post it in case there's other feedback anyone might have. # Maintainer: zacoons <zac [at] zacoons [dot] com> pkgname=blocky-bin-openrc pkgver=1.0 pkgrel=1 pkgdesc="Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker" arch=("any") url="https://github.com/0xERR0R/blocky" license=("0BSD") depends=( "openrc" ) optdepends=( "blocky: blocky" "blocky-bin: blocky" ) source=( "blocky.initd" ) sha256sums=( "6ad6361614b16ddac6ce9e8d5f8e9b9e8c07e95115f59311e5e38b88ccbb51e3" # blocky.initd ) package() { install -D -v -m755 blocky.initd $pkgdir/etc/init.d/blocky }

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About the edit package at AUR
by Óscar García Amor 22 May '25

22 May '25

Hello folks, I have recently packaged the Microsoft edit[1] in the AUR[2] and it seems to have opened a debate on whether the name is correct or not (in fact the package already has two requests, one for deletion and the other for merging). IMHO the correct package is the one I uploaded as it does not collide with anything (the name `edit` was not being used in any package) and is obviously the closest to upstream (which I have always understood to be the philosophy of Arch Linux). But in any case I would like to know your opinion. Am I wrong, should it be called `ms-edit` or `microsoft-edit`? And if so, is it also logical to rename the executable to `ms-edit` or `msedit`? I read you, best regards. [1]: https://github.com/microsoft/edit [2]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/edit -- Óscar García Amor | ogarcia at moire.org | http://ogarcia.me

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tlauncher no longer on the AUR
by Marcel 19 May '25

19 May '25

I see that tlauncher got removed. Is it because it was orphaned/abandoned or for its spyware side?

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PKGBUILD review python application wtfis
by aur＠nullvoid.me 19 May '25

19 May '25

Hi, Could someone review https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wtfis This is my first time packaging a python tool from PyPI My understanding since it's not a library python-wtfis would be an incorrect naming convention. I used a tool to generate the first PKGBUILD then added dependencies. I assume lots of other things are missing to make this meet proper AUR standards. Thanks in advance,

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Temporarily suspend matthewq337 user
by Michał 02 May '25

02 May '25

Hello, I've seen this user squats many packages dropped which are either dropped to AUR or abandoned, and then adds other people who are actually interested in said packages to co-maintainers. I've had this happen to me with 3 packages, which are also mentioned in examples list below. In the past few months I have seen this user push various nonsense commits to many packages. Some examples are: ruby-rails (and dependencies) where only pkgver was bumped, without testing any build. This resulted in build failures for simple reasons such as missing files: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=ruby-actionview&id=a98abc6… https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ruby-actionview#comment-1019144 pyload-ng, pushing changes without pulling first and other nonsense "updated" commits without testing also visible in git log https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=pyload-ng&id=c91cc2cb90daa… librewolf-hg, package "fixed" which resulted in pkgbuild being unusable https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/librewolf-hg#comment-981229 python-dukpy, changing license file name from right to wrong which prevented install: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=python-dukpy&id=2ddc02e9fa… https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/commit/?h=python-dukpy&id=9d7aab0205… python-glfw, bumping pkgver, but this did not actually result in new version being built: https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=python-glfw#n13 These examples are not from malice or anything, but from not testing changes and incompetence. "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone", but I think that such over such long period of time (~6 months at least) mistakes in packaging without seemingly any improvement show that matthewq337 doesn't care about state of packages. I am therefore calling for moderator action, to prevent this from happening so that Matthew can reflect. Kind regards, micwoj92

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Package Maintainer Application: George Hu
by Integral 24 Apr '25

24 Apr '25

Hello everyone, My name is George, or Integral/Integral-Tech on AUR and other places. I am writing this email to apply as an Arch Linux package maintainer as I have been sponsored by Felix Yan and Robin Candau. I started my Linux journey with Ubuntu when I was in high school. In my freshman year, I caught myself drawn to GNU/Linux, specifically Manjaro and Arch Linux. After referring to relevant documents and tutorials, I replaced Windows with Manjaro thoroughly. Although I initially felt out of my comfort zone, I grew more comfortable as I navigated this new platform. Eventually, I switched to Arch Linux in 2022. For a Linux neophyte, installing Arch Linux proved challenging, therefore it took me a couple of days to accomplish with assistance from Arch Wiki and other tutorials. My exploration of the system further led me to AUR, a highlight of Arch Linux that deeply intrigued me. Under the guidance of Arch Wiki and enthusiastic Arch Linux users, I looked up how to write PKGBUILDs and publish them on the AUR. During this time, archlinuxcn, an unofficial binary package repository maintained by the Chinese Arch Linux community, piqued my curiosity. Motivated by an overwhelming desire to become an archlinuxcn maintainer, I submitted my application accordingly. As of now, my primary duties in the archlinuxcn community include creating/maintaining Arch Linux packages and translating Arch Wiki articles: - https://github.com/archlinuxcn/repo/commits/master/?author=Integral-Tech Here are some AUR packages I maintain: - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qefientrymanager - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qefientrymanager-git - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-apfs-rw-dkms - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/caligula-git - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/clapgrep - https://aur.archlinux.org/tunet-rust - https://aur.archlinux.org/tunet-rust-git Furthermore, I have submitted several merge requests on Arch Linux GitLab, including but not limited to protonmail-bridge, linux and pacman. Here are some of my merge requests on Arch Linux GitLab: - https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/linux/-/ merge_requests/5 - https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/dart/-/ merge_requests/10 - https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/crystal/-/ merge_requests/2 - https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/protonmail-bridge… merge_requests/1 - https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman/-/merge_requests/239 Apart from Arch Linux, I contribute to a wide spectrum of free and open- source projects in my free time, including but not limited to KDE, bcachefs-tools and yazi (a fast terminal file manager written in Rust). You can refer to my contributions on the following links: - GitHub (http://github.com/Integral-Tech) - KDE Invent (http://invent.kde.org/integral) - linux-bcachefs mailing list (https://lore.kernel.org/linux-bcachefs) As a dedicated free software supporter, I joined FSF as a student associate member in Feb 2023. Moreover, I am sponsoring various FOSS developers and nonprofit organizations on a regular basis: - https://github.com/Integral-Tech?tab=sponsoring If my application is approved, I would like to add these packages into [extra]: - clapgrep - cpr - ctre - dissent - flyctl Additionally, I am also willing to co-maintain the following packages: - yazi - bcachefs-tools Thanks for reading my application! Sincerely, George Hu (Integral)

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Replacing bin package by source package
by Jan Kohnert 21 Apr '25

21 Apr '25

Hi, I recently adopted the helmify-bin package and pushed the new version to aur. But since it is a bin package, I decided to prepare a PKGBUILD the uses build-from- source along the go packageing guidelines. I'm indenting to push this new ebuild and orphan the bin-package once this is done. Before pushing it: I'm wondering whether i sould set "replaces=("helmify-bin")" or "conflicts=("helmify-bin")" in the new PKGBUILD when I'm trying to say "dear users, blease use this new package instead of the bin package". Any thoughts? Thanks in advance! -- MfG Jan

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