yay

linux

Yet Another Yogurt: build and install packages from the Arch User Repository. See also: `pacman`.

Examples (8)

Interactively search and install packages from the repos and AUR

yay package_name|search_term

Synchronize and update all packages from the repos and AUR

yay

Install a new package from the repos and AUR and do not ask to confirm transactions

yay -S package --noconfirm

Remove an installed package and both its dependencies and configuration files

yay -Rns package

Search the package database for a keyword from the repos and AUR

yay -Ss keyword

Remove orphaned packages (installed as dependencies but not required by any package)

yay -Yc

Clean `pacman` and `yay` caches (old package versions kept for rollback and downgrade purposes)

yay -Scc

Show statistics for installed packages and system health

yay -Ps