Pacman
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Last edited on 1 October 2019, at 20:42.
Pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux.
Usage[edit | edit source]
Configuration files are stored in /etc/pacman
| Task | Command |
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| Update repository metadata | # pacman -Syy
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| Install a package by name | # pacman -S packageName groupName
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| Remove a package by name | # pacman -R packageName
With dependencies # pacman -Rsc packageName
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| System-wide upgrade | # pacman -Syu
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| Upgrade a package | # pacman -Syyu packageName
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| Search for a package | # pacman -Ss packageName
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| List installed packages | # dpkg -l
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| Determine which package provided a file | # pacman -Qo <path to file>
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| Determine what package provides a file | Install the pkgfile utility
# pacman -S pkgfile
Update the repo: # pkgfile --update
Then to search: # pkgfile -s lspci
core/pciutils
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