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Basic on pacman

Table of contents

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Pacman Commands Cheat Sheet

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Pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux and its derivatives. It is used for package management, installation, and removal.

Update Package Lists

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sudo pacman -Sy

-Sy: Synchronizes the package databases.

Upgrade All Packages

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sudo pacman -Syu

-Syu :Synchronizes databases and upgrades all installed packages to their latest versions.

A Package

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Install

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sudo pacman -S package_name

-S : install a package

Remove

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a Package

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sudo pacman -R package_name

-R: Remove a package_name

its Dependencies

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sudo pacman -Rn package_name

its Dependencies, and Configuration Files

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sudo pacman -Rns package_name

Search for a Package

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pacman -Ss search_term

Display Information about a Package

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pacman -Qi package_name

List installed Packages

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pacman -Q
pacman -Qn
pacman -Qm

Orphaned Packages

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List:

pacman -Qdtq

Remove

sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qdtq)

Clean

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Package cache

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sudo pacman -Sc

-SC: Removes old package versions from the cache.

All Package Cache

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sudo pacman -Scc