Be more clear to passers by this is about Arch Linux

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arch-ppa is a tool that easily creates and maintains your own Arch arch-ppa is a tool that easily creates and maintains your own Arch
package repositories. Kind of like the Personal Package Archives (PPA) Linux package repositories. Kind of like the Personal Package Archives
that Ubuntu has, but way easier. (PPA) that Ubuntu has, but way easier.
The Arch User Repository (AUR) is convenient, has tons of software, is The [Arch User Repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/) (AUR) is
generally awesome, but is inherently insecure. Anyone can upload convenient, has tons of software, is generally awesome, but is
anything they want to the AUR. This is why I don't like to use AUR inherently insecure. Anyone can upload anything they want to the
helpers like `yaourt` or `pacaur`. Using the AUR with a helper AUR. This is why I don't like to use AUR helpers like `yaourt` or
requires you to be diligent in reviewing the PKGBUILDs it downloads, `pacaur`. Using the AUR with a helper requires you to be diligent in
in order to make sure it doesn't include things like viruses or reviewing the PKGBUILDs it downloads, in order to make sure it doesn't
trojans, or downloading from a weird URL. include things like viruses or trojans, or downloading from a weird
URL.
I wanted a way to maintain my own repository of PKGBUILDs, downloaded I wanted a way to maintain my own repository of PKGBUILDs, downloaded
from the AUR, that I have manually verified. Building and installing from the AUR, that I have manually verified. Building and installing