The Easiest Way to Install yay on Arch Linux

Jan 7, 2025 · 1 min read · yay arch linux package manager  ·
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It's here! Finally a lazy way to install arch.

1curl -o- https://naga.sh/yay | sh

The Problem

So, here’s the deal—I love Arch Linux. Really, I do. But there’s always this one thing that drives me absolutely nuts every time I set up a fresh install: getting yay up and running.

You know how it goes—update the system, install base-devel and git, pull the yay repo—yadda yadda.

It just felt like a chore, and, honestly, I’m really lazy. I mean, who has time for that every time you wipe and start over? I needed something better.

The Solution

After dealing with this nonsense for far too long, I thought, "Why not just automate the whole thing?"

So, I threw together a quick script that installs yay for me with just one command. Quick and easy. Nginx bugged me to hell and back - but now it works.

Here’s the magic:

1curl -o- https://naga.sh/yay | sh