Packages

Download a package

sudo pacman -Syw foobar

Install local package

sudo pacman -U foobar-2-1-any.pkg.tar.xz

Download AUR repository

yay -G aur/goldendict-git

Create packages

Build in a clean chroot

sudo pacman -S devtools
extra-x86_64-build -- -I ~/packages/foobar/foobar-2-1-any.pkg.tar.xz

Ref: DeveloperWiki:Building in a clean chroot - ArchWiki

Submit to AUR

git init
git branch -M master #(1)
git remote add aur ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/vale-git.git
makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO
git add PKGBUILD .SRCINFO
git commit -m "Initial build for vale-git"
git push aur master

1. Push to a branch other than master is restricted.

Links

• PKGBUILD - ArchWiki
• .SRCINFO - ArchWiki
• AUR submission guidelines - ArchWiki
• VCS package guidelines - ArchWiki

*[AUR]: Arch User Repository