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Similar to a <code>yum clean all ; yum update</code> you can update the repository information by running:
Similar to a <code>yum clean all ; yum update</code> you can update the repository information by running:
  pacman -Syy
  pacman -Syy
=== Searching ===
Search for a package
pacman -Ss packageName


=== Installing ===
=== Installing ===
  pacman -S [package]
  pacman -S packageName groupName


=== Updating System ===
=== Updating System ===

Revision as of 17:29, 6 April 2015

Pacman is the package manager for arch linux.

Introduction

Configuration files are stored in /etc/pacman

Updating Databases

Similar to a 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