AURHub/SKILLS.md

SKILLS.md

Required Skills for ArchStore

ArchStore is a lightweight package store for Arch Linux that combines pacman repositories and AUR packages into one modern interface.

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Core Skills

Linux Skills

• Arch Linux basics
• pacman package manager
• AUR package system
• PKGBUILD understanding
• systemd basics
• terminal usage

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Backend Skills

Python

Required for:

• API development
• package analysis
• backend services

Topics:

• FastAPI
• subprocess
• async programming
• REST APIs
• JSON handling

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FastAPI

Required for:

• backend API server
• frontend communication

Topics:

• routes
• API responses
• middleware
• async endpoints

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Frontend Skills

HTML

Required for:

• page structure

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CSS

Required for:

• styling
• responsive design

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TailwindCSS

Required for:

• modern UI
• fast styling

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JavaScript

Required for:

• dynamic frontend
• API requests

Topics:

• fetch API
• async/await
• DOM manipulation

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React

Required for:

• scalable frontend
• reusable components

Topics:

• components
• hooks
• routing
• state management

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Database Skills

SQLite

Required for:

• package cache
• saved metadata

Topics:

• CRUD operations
• indexing
• schema design

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Security Skills

Bash Analysis

Required for:

• PKGBUILD scanning
• script analysis

Topics:

• shell commands
• bash syntax
• command injection detection

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Package Security

Required for:

• detecting suspicious packages

Topics:

• malicious scripts
• obfuscation
• unsafe downloads
• privilege escalation risks

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API Skills

AUR RPC API

https://aur.archlinux.org/rpc/

Required for:

• searching AUR packages
• fetching metadata

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DevOps Skills

Git

Required for:

• version control

Topics:

• commits
• branches
• pull requests

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Docker

Optional but useful for:

• sandbox builds
• isolated package analysis

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UI/UX Skills

Required for:

• modern package store experience

Topics:

• dark themes
• responsive layouts
• minimal UI
• accessibility

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Recommended Learning Order

1. Arch Linux basics
2. pacman and AUR
3. Python
4. FastAPI
5. HTML/CSS
6. JavaScript
7. React
8. TailwindCSS
9. Security scanning
10. Advanced package analysis

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Nice-to-Have Skills

• Electron
• Rust
• Go
• Redis
• PostgreSQL
• AI/ML
• Malware analysis

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Development Tools

Editors

• VS Code

API Testing

• Postman
• curl

Browser Dev Tools

• Firefox Developer Tools

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Future Advanced Skills

• AI package risk analysis
• dependency graph visualization
• reproducible builds
• package signing verification
• CVE integration
• container sandboxing

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Final Goal

Build a modern lightweight Play Store experience for Arch Linux users.