Paru
Paru is an Arch Linux package manager written in Rust. It aims to be lightweight and fast while still providing advanced features and customization options. Some key features include dependency resolution, AUR and Git support, and compatibility with Pacman.
Paru: Lightweight Arch Linux Package Manager
A fast and feature-rich package manager written in Rust, offering advanced features and customization options for Arch Linux users.
What is Paru?
Paru is a popular open source package manager specifically designed for Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions. It serves as an alternative to the default Pacman package manager in Arch Linux, providing additional features and enhancements while still integrating with Pacman.
Some of the key features and advantages of Paru include:
- Support for the Arch User Repository (AUR) - Paru can install packages, build packages, and manage dependencies from the AUR which consists of user-submitted packages.
- Advanced dependency resolution - Paru can automatically download and build multiple AUR packages and all their dependencies in the correct build order.
- Git support - Paru can pull packages from Git repositories and build them directly.
- PKGBUILD preview/editing - Paru allows viewing and editing of PKGBUILDs before building AUR packages to customize build options.
- Pacman compatibility - Paru fully integrates with Pacman and uses Pacman as its backend for installing/managing binary packages.
- Lightweight and fast - Paru is written in Rust so it's very fast and efficient compared to Python-based helpers.
Overall, Paru makes it much easier to install, update, and manage packages from both the official Arch repositories and AUR while providing greater control and customization for power users and developers on Arch Linux.
Paru Features
Features
- Dependency resolution
- AUR and Git support
- Lightweight and fast
- Advanced features
- Customization options
- Compatible with Pacman
Pricing
- Open Source
Pros
Fast performance
Easy to use
Powerful dependency management
Access to AUR packages
Actively developed
Cons
Less packages than Pacman
Still relatively new
Limited documentation
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