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AI-generatedManual makepkg workflow vs AUR helpers for dependency auditing
Maintaining a secure Arch Linux system requires a decision on how to handle packages from the Arch User Repository (AUR). The official recommendation emphasizes auditing PKGBUILD scripts to prevent the execution of malicious code during the build process. The manual makepkg workflow provides full transparency by requiring the user to clone the repository and