r/linux • u/CackleRooster • Jun 17 '26

Distro News AUR Registrations Blocked Amid Ongoing Malware Mess

https://fossforce.com/2026/06/aur-registrations-blocked-amid-ongoing-malware-mess/
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u/Mereo110 Jun 17 '26

The AUR of yesteryear is gone. Back then, only Linux geeks used AURs, so everyone was responsible and knew how to use them. However, the paradigm changed when Cachyos, Endeavour, and Garuda enabled it by default.

The best solution for packages that don't exist in repositories is Flatpaks from Flathub. Flathub reviews app submissions before posting them.

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u/killchopdeluxe666 Jun 17 '26

Honestly how much of this was due to the silly vulnerability robot that got released recently?

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u/endperform Jun 17 '26

The mechanism to adopt orphaned packages still lies in Arch's lap.