# Morganamilo/paru

Feature packed AUR helper

Repository: https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paru
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: hacktoberfest, paru, aur-helper, pacman, yay, yaourt, arch, archlinux, pkgbuild
Last push: 2026-01-09T07:31:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 61, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2219, "days_push": 236, "days_rel": 421, "gap_med": 291, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8960, forks 325 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:26.497823+00:00)

## What it is
Paru is a feature-packed AUR helper for Arch Linux, wrapping pacman to search, install, and upgrade packages from the Arch User Repository with minimal interaction. It supports PKGBUILD review, -git package tracking, and configurable behavior via paru.conf.

## Use cases
- install AUR packages on Arch Linux
- upgrade AUR packages alongside pacman updates
- search and interactively install packages
- review PKGBUILDs before building
- download and inspect a package's PKGBUILD
- build and install a PKGBUILD from a local directory
- track -git package updates

## When to choose
- you use Arch Linux or an Arch-based distro and want a full-featured AUR helper
- you want a pacman-like interface for AUR operations
- you need PKGBUILD review and editing workflows
- you want automatic tracking of -git/devel package updates

## When to avoid
- you are not on an Arch-based system
- you prefer an official, officially supported package tool
- you want a GUI package manager

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli, rust
- tags: aur-helper, arch-linux, pacman-wrapper, pkgbuild, rust, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- Morganamilo/paru (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.497823+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:24:27.599703+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.497823+00:00, sha a54403ce45b0)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/paru (fetched 2026-08-29T08:24:34.324111+00:00, sha c7bddd29d14f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.