Parun

A powerful terminal-based package manager for Pacman, AUR, and Nimble

Features

• Unified management: Pacman, AUR, and Nimble packages
• Multi-selection and batch operations
• Real-time search with package details

Install

Quick install (binary):

curl -fsSL gabrielcapilla.github.io/install | bash -s parun

Or install with Nimble (requires Nim):

nimble install https://github.com/gabrielcapilla/parun.git@#head

Usage

parun              # Start in default mode
parun --nimble     # Start in Nimble mode
parun --noinfo     # Hide details panel

Navigation

• Arrow keys · Move through packages
• PgUp / PgDn · Scroll by pages
• F1 · Toggle details panel
• Esc · Quit

Package Management

• Tab · Select/deselect package for batch operations
• Enter · Install highlighted package, or all selected packages
• Ctrl+R · Remove selected packages
• Ctrl+S · Show only selected

Quick Search

Type prefixes to switch between package sources:

• aur/ · Search AUR packages
• nim/ · Search Nimble packages

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Parun internally uses pacman, paru/yay, and nimble commands.

Repository & Support

• GitHub
• Nostr