Package management

pacman

Pacman is the official package manager for Arch Linux and its derivatives. It manages the installation, updating, and removal of packages from the official repositories and the Arch User Repository (AUR). Pacman is known for its speed and simplicity, uses the .pkg.tar.xz format, and automatically resolves dependencies.

Arch Manjaro

Verified: 2025-09-09

Syntax

$pacman [OPTIONEN] [PAKETE]

Examples

$pacman -S paketname

$pacman -Syu

$pacman -R paketname

Typical use cases

Standard usage

pacman --help

Note Official package manager of Arch Linux. Requires root privileges for most operations. Use 'pacman -Syu' for full system updates. Pacman is very fast and minimalist but requires manual configuration. Alternative: yay for AUR packages.

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