Yeah, I meant distros based on Debian (like Ubuntu) or based on Ubuntu itself (like Mint) use PPAs for more indie software. Handling individual PPAs in the PPA list can be a pain IMO. If there’s a better way of handling software aside from PPAs, where updates are handled as part of a general update, I’d love to know it.
Does uninstalling software in these Debian-based distros remove the associated PPA from the PPA list as well? Last time I used Ubuntu for example it didn’t, and individual PPAs had to be excised by hand, lest they build up over time.
The AUR has handlers like Yay that will automatically update AUR-sourced software the same as mainline repo-based software, and everything is in one place which is a big plus IMO. There’s no need to go into a PPA list or similar to remove entries after uninstalling AUR-sourced software, it’s essentially a more “wild-west” version of the mainline repo, and can be handled exactly the same way and in the same process.