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Pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux.

Usage

Configuration files are stored in /etc/pacman

Task	Command
Update repository metadata	# pacman -Syy
Install a package by name	# pacman -S packageName groupName
Remove a package by name	# pacman -R packageName With dependencies # pacman -Rsc packageName
System-wide upgrade	# pacman -Syu
Upgrade a package	# pacman -Syyu packageName
Search for a package	# pacman -Ss packageName
List installed packages	# dpkg -l
Determine which package provided a file	# pacman -Qo <path to file>
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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-Pacman is the package manager for arch linux.
+Pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux.
-== Introduction ==
+== Usage ==
+Configuration files are stored in {{code|/etc/pacman}}
-Configuration files are stored in /etc/pacman
-=== Updating Databases ===
-Similar to a {{code|yum clean all ; yum update}} you can update the repository information by running:
- pacman -Syy
-=== Searching ===
-Search for a package
- pacman -Ss packageName
-=== Installing ===
- pacman -S packageName groupName
-=== Updating System ===
- pacman -Syu
-=== Removing a Package ===
- pacman -R packageName
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Task
+! Command
+|-
+| Update repository metadata
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -Syy
+}}
+|-
+| Install a package by name
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -S packageName groupName
+}}
+|-
+| Remove a package by name
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -R packageName
+}}
 With dependencies
- pacman -Rsc packageName
+{{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -Rsc packageName
+}}
-=== Searching for whatprovides ===
+|-
-Install the pkgfile utilitiy
+| System-wide upgrade
- pacman -S pkgfile
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -Syu
+}}
+|-
+| Upgrade a package
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -Syyu packageName
+}}
+|-
+| Search for a package
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -Ss packageName
+}}
+|-
+| List installed packages
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# dpkg -l
+}}
+|-
+| Determine which package provided a file
+| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -Qo <path to file>
+}}
+|-
+| Determine what package provides a file
+| Install the pkgfile utility
+{{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pacman -S pkgfile
+}}
 Update the repo:
- pkgfile --update
+{{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
+# pkgfile --update
+}}
 Then to search:
- pkgfile -s lspci
+{{highlight|lang=terminal|code=
- core/pciutils
+# pkgfile -s lspci
+core/pciutils
-=== Searching Package Ownership ===
+}}
-When given a path (eg. /usr/bin/startx), you can find which package provided the file by using:
+|}
- pacman -Qo /usr/bin/startx
-This is similar to RPM's {{code|rpm -qf /usr/bin/startx}}.
-[[Category:Linux]]{{Navbox Linux}}
+{{Navbox Linux}}[[Category:Linux]]
 [[Category:PackageManagement]]

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