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Fix: Replace hardcoded 'yay' with 'paru' (or other) in Omarchy scripts to avoid AUR menu breakage
Reported by zestfulmouse · filed Nov 1, 2025Closed upstream on 2025-11-03 by dhh. GitHub close reason: completed. No closing PR or commit is recorded — "completed" alone is not evidence of a fix.
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Original report
What correction or addition do we need?
Problem:
Omarchy’s scripts hardcode the yay AUR helper, causing AUR packages to disappear from menus (e.g., omarchy-menu, omarchy-pkg-install) when users switch to paru or another helper. This breaks the user experience.
Root Cause:
Only scripts in /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/ use yay directly. Other matches are false positives (binaries/comments).
Solution:
Replace all occurrences of yay with paru (or any other AUR helper) in the following scripts:
- omarchy-menu
- omarchy-pkg-aur-install
- omarchy-pkg-install
- omarchy-pkg-remove
Steps to Fix:
1. Replace `yay` with `paru` (or the name of your helper) in each script:
sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-menu
sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-pkg-aur-install
sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-pkg-install
sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-pkg-remove
sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-update-system-pkgs- Verify changes:
grep -r "paru" /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/ # Confirm replacements- Ensure executability:
sudo chmod +x /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/*- Test:
/home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-menu # Should now work with paruOr super+alt+space and Install → AUR or Remove → Package
Notes:
- Tested on Omarchy vX.X: AUR packages reappear in menus after this change.
- paru supports all yay flags (e.g., --noconfirm).
- No false positives in other system files.
Proposed PR:
I can submit a PR with:
- A script to automate the replacement (e.g., omarchy-switch-helper).
- Direct patches to the 4 scripts above.
- Updated documentation in docs/aur-helper.md.
Question for Maintainers:
- Should the helper name be a variable (e.g., $AUR_HELPER) for future flexibility?
- Preferred location for a helper-switching script (if needed)?
I’m still learning Git/GitHub and bash, so if my issue or future PR needs adjustments, just let me know—I’m happy to improve!
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### What correction or addition do we need? ### **Problem**: Omarchy’s scripts hardcode the `yay` AUR helper, causing AUR packages to disappear from menus (e.g., `omarchy-menu`, `omarchy-pkg-install`) when users switch to `paru` or another helper. This breaks the user experience. **Root Cause**: Only scripts in `/home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/` use `yay` directly. Other matches are false positives (binaries/comments). **Solution**: Replace all occurrences of `yay` with `paru` (or any other AUR helper) in the following scripts: - `omarchy-menu` - `omarchy-pkg-aur-install` - `omarchy-pkg-install` - `omarchy-pkg-remove` **Steps to Fix**: 1. **Replace `yay` with `paru`** (or the name of your helper) in each script: ```bash sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-menu sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-pkg-aur-install sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-pkg-install sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-pkg-remove sudo sed -i 's/yay/paru/g' /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-update-system-pkgs ``` 2. **Verify changes**: ```bash grep -r "paru" /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/ # Confirm replacements ``` 3. **Ensure executability**: ```bash sudo chmod +x /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/* ``` 4. **Test**: ```bash /home/$USER/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-menu # Should now work with paru ``` Or super+alt+space and Install → AUR or Remove → Package **Notes**: - Tested on Omarchy vX.X: AUR packages reappear in menus after this change. - `paru` supports all `yay` flags (e.g., `--noconfirm`). - No false positives in other system files. **Proposed PR**: I can submit a PR with: - A script to automate the replacement (e.g., `omarchy-switch-helper`). - Direct patches to the 4 scripts above. - Updated documentation in `docs/aur-helper.md`. **Question for Maintainers**: - Should the helper name be a variable (e.g., `$AUR_HELPER`) for future flexibility? - Preferred location for a helper-switching script (if needed)? *I’m still learning Git/GitHub and bash, so if my issue or future PR needs adjustments, just let me know—I’m happy to improve!*
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- Fixed bypr/11826· confirmed
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