AUR

The popular AUR helper yay released version 13 on June 18 with new tools to help users detect risky packages. The update follows multiple waves of malware that compromised over 1,500 packages in the Arch User Repository.

June 16, 2026 Reported by AI

Arch Linux has disabled new account registrations for the Arch User Repository following multiple waves of malicious package updates. The move comes after more than 1,500 packages were compromised last week.