Add the Chaotic AUR to Arch Linux

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Chaotic AUR gives you prebuilt AUR packages. This saves time and avoids building from source.

Add the Keyring and Mirrorlist

1. Install the Chaotic AUR keyring and mirrorlist:

sudo pacman-key --recv-key 3056513887B78AEB --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com

sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 3056513887B78AEB

sudo pacman -U 'https://cdn-mirror.chaotic.cx/chaotic-aur/chaotic-keyring.pkg.tar.zst'

sudo pacman -U 'https://cdn-mirror.chaotic.cx/chaotic-aur/chaotic-mirrorlist.pkg.tar.zst'

Add Chaotic AUR to your Pacman configuration file

1. Open the config file:

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

2. Add this to the bottom of the file:

[chaotic-aur]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/chaotic-mirrorlist

Save and exit (Ctrl+O, Enter, then Ctrl+X in nano).

Update your System and Database

1. Run this command:

sudo pacman -Syyu

Example Usage

1. If you want to install a package available in Chaotic AUR:

sudo pacman -S brave-bin