Oracle - AUR Helper Wrapper

Oracle is a modern graphical user interface wrapper for AUR helpers and Pacman, designed to make package management on Arch Linux more accessible and user-friendly.

v0.0.1 Notes:

• Only tested with Pacman and yay, but other AUR helpers should work!
• Installing, Removing, and Updating packages is functional
• Need to improve UI and fix rare crashes

Features

• 🔍 Search packages in both official repositories and AUR
• 📦 Install packages with a simple click
• 🔄 Check for system updates
• 🚀 Perform system-wide updates
• 🗑️ Remove packages with dependency handling
• 📝 Real-time terminal output viewing
• 🔐 Secure sudo authentication handling
• 🎨 Modern dark theme interface

Prerequisites

• Arch Linux
• Python
• PyQt6
• One of the following AUR helpers:
  • yay (recommended)
  • paru
  • pamac
  • aurman
  • pikaur

Installation

Option 1: Using the Pre-built Binary

1. Download the latest release from the releases page
2. Make the file executable:

chmod +x oracle

3. Run the application:

./oracle

Optional: Move to your path for system-wide access:

sudo mv oracle /usr/local/bin/

Option 2: Building from Source

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/0xgingi/oracle.git
cd oracle

2. Install build dependencies inside a venv:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Build the executable:

python build.py

The executable will be created in the dist directory.

4. Run the application:

./dist/oracle

Option 3: Running from Source

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/0xgingi/oracle.git
cd oracle

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the application:

python aur_manager.py