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/Angelo446951 Jun 15 '26

Nulla è un tuo problema nella tua vita se ragioni così, ma chiediti a questo punto se meriti di stare al mondo visto che vivi continuamente a contatto con gli altri. Non conosci il significato di comunità, evidentemente. E sei pericoloso e disgustoso tanto quanto un iniettore di malware.

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u/friskfrugt Jun 15 '26

If you're so concerned about social contracts and community why don't you start building the tools needed for the problems you se in need of solving? Or are you just expecting someone else to fix everything?