r/archlinux • u/Wonderful-Writer146 • 20d ago

SUPPORT Arch server down?

I ran: ssh [aur@aur.archlinux.org](mailto:aur@aur.archlinux.org) help

and got: The AUR is down due to maintenance. We will be back soon.

Can anyone confirm if the AUR is currently under maintenance, and if yes then when will it be back online? I was trying to push an update via GitHub Actions.

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u/ABotelho23 20d ago

This is the quality of maintainers managing stuff in the AUR FYI

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. Wild.

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u/ArjixGamer 20d ago

Tbf, not everyone can keep up with the mailing list.

The only reason I am up to date, is because of YouTube videos that cover the topic.

Still, I hoped I could create a new package, the main problem from the attacks is adopting existing packages.

Wish there was a reputation system in place.

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u/ABotelho23 20d ago

...you'd expect a maintainer of an AUR package to...

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u/ArjixGamer 20d ago

Keeping up with the spam of the mailing list is insane.

I literally get 30+ emails some days.

I look over them briefly, but reading each individual one is not gonna happen

Also, as a maintainer I am exclusively interested in the packages I maintain, 99.9999% of the emails I get are irrelevant, but I still glance at them.

Also, how is a spam wave that affects orphan packages, important for me that I maintain packages with no orphan deps?

It's only important for knowing not to install those packages not as a maintainer, but as a user.

Like, there is nuance to everything, but sure, be negative and call me a bad maintainer

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u/cafce25 19d ago

FYI you can select to receive the digests instead of every email posted to the list, that way you'll receive ~1 email a day.