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#+title:  AUR-Helpers

AUR helpers automate usage of the [[id:b75bbc20-fc24-44b9-be3a-8dbcdcbea63e][Arch-User-Repository]]. In particular, they may automate the following tasks:
- searching for packages published on the AUR;
- resolving of dependencies between AUR packages;
- retrieve and build AUR packages;
- retrieve web content, such as user comments;
- submission of AUR packages.
Pacman only handles updates for pre-built packages in its repositories. AUR packages are redistributed in form of PKGBUILDs and need an AUR helper to automate the re-build process. However, keep in mind that a rebuild of a package may be required when its shared library dependencies are updated, not only when the package itself is updated.