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400+ Arch Linux AUR Packages Compromised in a Supply Chain Attack Deploying Infostealers (cybersecuritynews.com)
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[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Isn’t the issue then that the official Arch repositories don’t have many packages .....?

Not at all. The official Arch distribution has tens of thousands of packages and the user repository / AUR probably more than 100,000 .

Edit: I looked it up:

  • According to distrowatch.com, the Arch Linux distribution has over 17,000 packges by now
  • Meanwhile, the number of packages in the Arch User Repository is 114,000 .