There are four types of requests that can be filed in the Package Actions box on the package details page:
- Orphan Request: Request a package to be disowned, e.g., when the maintainer is inactive and the package has been flagged out-of-date for a long time.
- Deletion Request: Request a package to be removed from the Arch User Repository. Please do not use this if a package is broken and can be fixed easily; instead, contact the maintainer and file an orphan request if necessary.
- Merge Request: Request a package to be merged into another one; can be used when a package needs to be renamed or replaced by a split package.
- Adoption Request: Request maintainership of an orphaned package. This type of request was recently added to combat the persistent attack of orphans on the AUR.
If you want to discuss a request, you can use the aur-requests mailing list. However, please do not use that list to file requests.
