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feat: fix yay aur database

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Krzysztof kuhy Rudnicki 2026-01-03 16:08:50 +01:00
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#!/bin/bash
# Fix for "database AUR not found" error in yay
# This error occurs when yay's AUR database cache becomes corrupted
# or when using a buggy yay-git version
set -euo pipefail
echo "=== Fixing yay AUR database ==="
# Check if using yay-git (development version with potential bugs)
if pacman -Qi yay-git &>/dev/null; then
echo ""
echo "Detected yay-git (development version)."
echo "The 'database AUR not found' error is a known bug in some yay-git versions."
echo ""
read -rp "Switch to stable yay? [Y/n] " response
if [[ "${response,,}" != "n" ]]; then
echo "Switching to stable yay..."
# Build and install stable yay from AUR
TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
cd "$TEMP_DIR"
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
# Remove yay-git and yay-git-debug (they conflict)
sudo pacman -Rdd yay-git --noconfirm
sudo pacman -Rdd yay-git-debug --noconfirm 2>/dev/null || true
# Build and install stable yay
makepkg -si --noconfirm
cd /
rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
echo ""
echo "=== Switched to stable yay ==="
echo "You can now retry your yay command."
exit 0
fi
fi
# Remove yay's cache directory
YAY_CACHE_DIR="${HOME}/.cache/yay"
if [[ -d "$YAY_CACHE_DIR" ]]; then
echo "Removing yay cache directory: $YAY_CACHE_DIR"
rm -rf "$YAY_CACHE_DIR"
fi
# Remove yay's local database directory (stores AUR package info)
YAY_DB_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/yay"
if [[ -d "$YAY_DB_DIR" ]]; then
echo "Removing yay database directory: $YAY_DB_DIR"
rm -rf "$YAY_DB_DIR"
fi
# Remove yay state directory
YAY_STATE_DIR="${HOME}/.local/state/yay"
if [[ -d "$YAY_STATE_DIR" ]]; then
echo "Removing yay state directory: $YAY_STATE_DIR"
rm -rf "$YAY_STATE_DIR"
fi
# Clear pacman's sync databases and refresh
echo "Refreshing pacman databases..."
sudo pacman -Sy
# Generate new yay database by running a simple query
echo "Regenerating yay AUR database..."
yay -Sy
echo ""
echo "=== Fix complete ==="
echo "You can now retry your yay command."
echo ""
echo "If the issue persists and you're using yay-git, consider running this script"
echo "again and choosing to switch to the stable yay version."