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title: Getting Started
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weight: 20
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---
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Amethyst is a fast, efficient and lightweight AUR helper and Pacman wrapper. Made for Crystal, compatible with any Arch-based Linux distribution.
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## Installation
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### Crystal Linux
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Amethyst is installed on Crystal Linux automatically
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### Non-Crystal Distros
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1. `sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel pacman-contrib cargo`
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2. `git clone https://github.com/crystal-linux/pkgbuild.amethyst`
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3. `cd pkgbuild.amethyst && makepkg -si`
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It is also in the AUR as [`ame`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ame).
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## Usage
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Amethyst supports subcommands and Pacman-style flags. Read [Detailed Usage](usage) for more.
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## Configuring
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You can configure Amethyst using the `~/.config/ame/config.toml` file, which is automatically created. Each key is explained in [Config Keys](config).
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```toml
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# ~/.config/ame/config.toml
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[base]
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pacdiff_warn = true
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paccache_keep = 0
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paccache_keep_ins_pkgs = true
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[bin]
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sudo = 'sudo'
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```
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