Don't Ask My Name@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.ml•Why don't more distributions have something like the AUR when it's the main reason why so many people use Arch Linux?
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1 year agoMain reason I like the AUR is for really niche packages that aren’t in any main repos. Smaller github projects, forks of main projects that fix bugs, basically anything that you would otherwise have to compile from source is on the AUR. And while you still might have to compile it, it’s all setup and managed for you, which I really like.
If reddit kills my patched third party app then I’m done using it on mobile, and if they kill old.reddit then I’m done using it on desktop. I’d switch to Lemmy or kbin full time but the content variety is VERY low compared to reddit still, especially for more niche topics like specific games or hobbies.