To build the package from PKGBUILD, use below commands:
sudo pacman -S git git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git cd yay makepkg -si #or sudo pacman -S yay
This will install go on your system and build yay package from downloaded repo files.
Using yay on Arch Linux / Manjaro
When yay has been installed, it should be ready for use. Note that you don’t need sudo privileges to use.yay. Most yay flags are pacman standard ones. See examples below for basic usage of yay.
Example 1: Install package using yay
Use the option -S to install a package from AUR using yay.
$ yay -S package
You can also use yay to search both the AUR and official repositories with -Ss option.
yay -Ss package_nameExample 2: Remove package using yay
To remove a package, use -Rns options:
$ yay -Rns package
Example 3: Launch a package selection menu
Use:
$ yay <Search Term>
Example 4: Upgrade installed packages using yay
To upgrade all installed packages, use the options :
$ yay -Syu
To include development packages, use:
$ yay -Syu --devel --timeupdate
Example 5: Cleans unneeded dependencies using yay
Use the options to remove all unneeded dependencies on your system
$ yay -Yc
Example 6: Prints system statistics using yay
To print system stats, use -Ps
$ yay -Ps
Example 7: Generates development package DB used for devel updates
$ yay -Y --gendb
Finally, to upgrade all the packages, use this command.
yay -Sua
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