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