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Pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux. | Pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux. | ||
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Configuration files are stored in {{code|/etc/pacman}} | Configuration files are stored in {{code|/etc/pacman}} | ||
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! Task | |||
! Command | |||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | |- | ||
| Update repository metadata | |||
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# pacman -Syy | # pacman -Syy | ||
}} | }} | ||
|- | |||
| Install a package by name | |||
| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | |||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | |||
# pacman -S packageName groupName | # pacman -S packageName groupName | ||
}} | }} | ||
|- | |||
| Remove a package by name | |||
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# pacman -R packageName | # pacman -R packageName | ||
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# pacman -Rsc packageName | # pacman -Rsc packageName | ||
}} | }} | ||
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=== | | System-wide upgrade | ||
Install the pkgfile | | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
# pacman -Syu | |||
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| Upgrade a package | |||
| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | |||
# pacman -Syyu packageName | |||
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|- | |||
| Search for a package | |||
| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | |||
# pacman -Ss packageName | |||
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|- | |||
| List installed packages | |||
| {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | |||
# dpkg -l | |||
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|- | |||
| Determine which package provided a file | |||
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# pacman -Qo <path to file> | |||
}} | |||
|- | |||
| Determine what package provides a file | |||
| Install the pkgfile utility | |||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
# pacman -S pkgfile | # pacman -S pkgfile | ||
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core/pciutils | core/pciutils | ||
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{{Navbox Linux}}[[Category:Linux]] | {{Navbox Linux}}[[Category:Linux]] | ||
[[Category:PackageManagement]] | [[Category:PackageManagement]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:42, 1 October 2019
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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