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pacman

Package manager for Arch Linux and derivatives.

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Syntax
$pacman [OPTIONS] [PACKAGES]
Examples
Examples
$pacman -S package-name
Examples
$pacman -Syu
Examples
$pacman -R package-name
Distro comparison

Install package

Package manager commands for installing software.

Ubuntu: apt Debian: apt Arch: pacman Fedora: dnf CentOS: dnf SUSE: zypper NixOS: nix-env Void: xbps-install Solus: eopkg FreeBSD: pkg OpenBSD: pkg_add NetBSD: pkgin Slackware: slackpkg

Update system

System-wide package and repository updates.

Ubuntu: apt Debian: apt Arch: pacman Fedora: dnf CentOS: dnf SUSE: zypper NixOS: nixos-rebuild Void: xbps-install Solus: eopkg FreeBSD: freebsd-update Slackware: slackpkg

Search package

Find available packages in repositories.

Ubuntu: apt Debian: apt Arch: pacman Fedora: dnf CentOS: dnf SUSE: zypper Void: xbps-query Solus: eopkg FreeBSD: pkg NetBSD: pkgin
Typical use cases
Install package
pacman -S package-name
Full upgrade
pacman -Syu
Remove package
pacman -R package-name
Note Fast and minimal. Most operations require root. Use pacman -Syu for full system updates.
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