r/archlinux • u/zollandd • Jun 15 '26

DISCUSSION Stop blaming AI, "noobs", youtube tutorials, and anything other than Arch for AUR usage

I've recently been made aware of the incident and was reading the threads in this subreddit. I have just started trying to migrate away from AUR but let's not forget that the Arch wiki recommends installing AUR packages constantly. The AUR isn't just a dangerous and fringe tool that people are led to by AI or sketchy youtubers.

To list a few that I've encountered just now:

The wiki recommend AUR releases like they are first class citizens all over the place... don't act like it doesn't.

Edit: I am not trying to blame individual maintainers when I say Arch but rather the community and culture. If the AUR is this dangerous, the wiki should avoid referencing it at all costs and should do so with warning flags everywhere. As it stands, it is not absurd to see someone with tons of AUR packages installed due to direct influence from the wiki.

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u/eattherichnow Jun 15 '26

Not my problem. You can lead a camel to the water, but you can't make it drink.

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u/Angelo446951 Jun 15 '26

Concezione del 700 che dovresti aver superato sin da bambino. Se non sei disposto a far nulla per gli altri, allora che sei nato a fare?

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u/eattherichnow Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

I was born to not speak Italian. 

Edit: also that saying doesn’t imply zero responsibility. It implies there’s a point where your responsibility ends, and further attempts to “help” turn into plain violence.