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Kevin Veen-Birkenbach c06d1c4d17 Refactor yay update handling: 
- Move AUR update task into dev-yay role
- Centralize defaults (AUR_HELPER, AUR_BUILDER_USER, etc.)
- Remove separate update-yay role (redundant)

See conversation with ChatGPT https://chatgpt.com/share/68da3219-6d78-800f-92ad-0a5061bac8be and related work item:
https://open.project.infinito.nexus/projects/cymais/work_packages/341/activity
2025-09-29 09:16:02 +02:00
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README.md

System AUR Helper

Description

This role ensures that the AUR helper yay is installed on the system. It installs yay via pacman and creates a dedicated aur_builder user to facilitate building AUR packages.

Overview

The role performs the following tasks:

  • Installs the AUR helper yay using pacman.
  • Creates an aur_builder user with a home directory and adds the user to the wheel group.
  • Grants the aur_builder user passwordless sudo rights for running pacman.

Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to streamline AUR package management on Arch Linux systems by ensuring that the required AUR helper is installed and properly configured.

Features

  • Yay Installation: Installs the AUR helper yay on Arch Linux.
  • User Creation: Creates a dedicated aur_builder user.
  • Sudo Configuration: Grants passwordless sudo rights to aur_builder for pacman.

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