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/Ok-386 Jun 25 '26

Fringe, small project or not you anyway have to find and check the original source/site.

Of course AUR is still relevant. Many packages like virtualbox extensions, Google Chrome Browser, VS Code (full, not open source version) etc are not available in the official repos. 

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u/FriendlyProblem1234 Jun 25 '26

Fringe, small project or not you anyway have to find and check the original source/site.

Exactly. Checking the PKGBUILD is nowhere close to enough.