Basic on pacman

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Pacman Commands Cheat Sheet

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

Update Package Lists

sudo pacman -Sy

-Sy: Synchronizes the package databases.

Upgrade All Packages

sudo pacman -Syu

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

A Package

Install

sudo pacman -S package_name

-S : install a package

Remove

a Package

sudo pacman -R package_name

-R: Remove a package_name

its Dependencies

sudo pacman -Rn package_name

its Dependencies, and Configuration Files

sudo pacman -Rns package_name

Search for a Package

pacman -Ss search_term

Display Information about a Package

pacman -Qi package_name

List installed Packages

pacman -Q
pacman -Qn
pacman -Qm

Orphaned Packages

List:

pacman -Qdtq

Remove

sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qdtq)

Clean

Package cache

sudo pacman -Sc

-SC: Removes old package versions from the cache.

All Package Cache

sudo pacman -Scc