AUR

Publishing To The Arch User Repository

Setup

First go to https://aur.archlinux.org and make an account. Be sure to add the proper ssh keys. Next, clone an empty git repository using this command.

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/your-repo-name

After completing the steps above, create a file with the name PKGBUILD. Once the file is created you can move onto the next step.

Writing a PKGBUILD file

PKGBUILD

pkgname=<pkgname>
pkgver=1.0.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Description of your app"
arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
url="https://github.com/<user>/<project>"
license=('mit')
depends=('cairo' 'desktop-file-utils' 'gdk-pixbuf2' 'glib2' 'gtk3' 'hicolor-icon-theme' 'libsoup' 'pango' 'webkit2gtk')
options=('!strip' '!emptydirs')
install=${pkgname}.install
source_x86_64=("https://github.com/<user>/<project>/releases/download/v$pkgver/appname_"$pkgver"_amd64.deb")
source_aarch64=("https://github.com/<user>/<project>/releases/download/v$pkgver/appname_"$pkgver"_arm64.deb")

• At the top of the file, define your package name and assign it the variable pkgname.
• Set your pkgver variable. Typically it is best to use this variable in the source variable to increase maintainability.
• The pkgdesc variable on your aur repo’s page and tells vistors what your app does.
• The arch variable controls what architectures can install your package.
• The url variable, while not required, helps to make your package appear more professional.
• The install variable defines a file that runs the installation commands.
• The depends variable includes a list of items that are required to make your app run. For any Tauri app you must include all of the dependencies shown above.
• The source variable is required and defines the location where your upstream package is. You can make a source architecture specific by adding the architecture to the end of the variable name.

Generating SRCINFO

In order to push your repo to the aur you must generate an srcinfo file. This can be done with this command.

makepkg --printsrcinfo >> .SRCINFO

Testing

Testing the app is extremely simple. All you have to do is run makepkg -f within the same directory as the pkgbuild file and see if it works

Publishing

Finally, after the testing phase is over, you can publish the application to the arch user repository with these commands.

git add .

git commit -m "Initial Commit"

git push

If all goes well, your repository should now appear on the aur website.

Examples

Extracting From A Debian Package

PKGBUILD

# Maintainer:
# Contributor:
pkgname=<pkgname>
pkgver=1.0.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Description of your app"
arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
url="https://github.com/<user>/<project>"
license=('mit')
depends=('cairo' 'desktop-file-utils' 'gdk-pixbuf2' 'glib2' 'gtk3' 'hicolor-icon-theme' 'libsoup' 'pango' 'webkit2gtk')
options=('!strip' '!emptydirs')
install=${pkgname}.install
source_x86_64=("https://github.com/<user>/<project>/releases/download/v$pkgver/appname_"$pkgver"_amd64.deb")
source_aarch64=("https://github.com/<user>/<project>/releases/download/v$pkgver/appname_"$pkgver"_arm64.deb")
sha256sums_x86_64=('ca85f11732765bed78f93f55397b4b4cbb76685088553dad612c5062e3ec651f')
sha256sums_aarch64=('ed2dc3169d34d91188fb55d39867713856dd02a2360ffe0661cb2e19bd701c3c')
package() {

  # Extract package data
  tar -xz -f data.tar.gz -C "${pkgdir}"

}

my-tauri-app.install

post_install() {
  gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
  update-desktop-database -q
}

post_upgrade() {
  post_install
}

post_remove() {
  gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
  update-desktop-database -q
}

Building from source

PKGBUILD

# Maintainer:
pkgname=<pkgname>-git
pkgver=1.1.0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Description of your app"
arch=('any')
url="https://github.com/<user>/<project>"
license=('mit')
depends=('cairo' 'desktop-file-utils' 'gdk-pixbuf2' 'glib2' 'gtk3' 'hicolor-icon-theme' 'libsoup' 'pango' 'webkit2gtk')
makedepends=('git' 'file' 'openssl' 'appmenu-gtk-module' 'libappindicator-gtk3' 'librsvg' 'base-devel' 'curl' 'wget' 'rustup' 'npm' 'nodejs' 'dpkg')
provides=('<pkgname>')
conflicts=('<binname>' '<pkgname>')
options=('!strip' '!emptydirs')
source=('git+https://github.com/<user>/<project>')
sha256sums=('SKIP')
prepare() {
  cd <project>
  npm install
  npm run tauri build
}
package() {
  cd "$srcdir"/<project>/src-tauri/target/*unknown-linux*/release/bundle/deb
  dpkg-deb -x *.deb here
  cd here

  install -Dm755 usr/bin/myapp "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/myapp

    # Install desktop file
    install -Dm644 usr/share/applications/myapp.desktop "$pkgdir"/usr/share/applications/myapp.desktop

    # Install icons
    install -Dm644 usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/myapp.png "$pkgdir"/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/myapp.png
    install -Dm644 usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256@2/apps/myapp.png "$pkgdir"/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256@2/apps/myapp.png
    install -Dm644 usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/myapp.png "$pkgdir"/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/myapp.png
  # Extract package data
}