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yay: Install a new package from the repos and AUR.

$ yay -S ${package_name}

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The command "yay -S ${package_name}" is used to install a package using the yay package manager in Arch Linux. Here's a breakdown of the command:

"yay": yay is an AUR (Arch User Repository) helper tool. It simplifies the process of finding, installing, and managing packages from the AUR.
"-S": This flag is used to specify that you want to install a package.
"${package_name}": This is a placeholder for the actual name of the package you want to install. You need to replace it with the name of the package you intend to install. For example, if you want to install the package "firefox", you would replace ${package_name} with "firefox". The ${} syntax is a way of referencing a variable.

To use this command, you would open the terminal and run it with the desired package name. For example, if you want to install the package "firefox", you would run "yay -S firefox" in the terminal. Yay will then search for the package in the AUR, download it, and install it on your system.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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