pacman.md

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   2 title: Pacman
   3 category: Linux
   4 updated: 2018-07-07
   5 intro: |
   6   Pacman is the package manager for Arch linux and its derivatives.
   7 ---
   8
   9 ## Commands
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  11
  12 ### Common commands
  13
  14 | Command                 | Description                       |
  15 | ----------------------- | --------------------------------- |
  16 | `pacman -Syu <pkg>`     | Install (and update package list) |
  17 | `pacman -S <pkg>`       | Install only                      |
  18 | `pacman -Rsc <pkg>`     | Uninstall                         |
  19 | `pacman -Ss <keywords>` | Search                            |
  20 | `pacman -Syu`           | Upgrade everything                |
  21 {: .-prime}
  22
  23 ### Query
  24
  25 | Command              | Description                            |
  26 | -------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
  27 | `pacman -Qe`         | List explictly-installed packages      |
  28 | ---                  | ---                                    |
  29 | `pacman -Ql <pkg>`   | What files does this package have?     |
  30 | `pacman -Qii <pkg>`  | List information on package            |
  31 | ---                  | ---                                    |
  32 | `pacman -Qo <file>`  | Who owns this file?                    |
  33 | ---                  | ---                                    |
  34 | `pacman -Qs <query>` | Search installed packages for keywords |
  35
  36 ### Orphans
  37
  38 | Command                       | Description                 |
  39 | ----------------------------- | --------------------------- |
  40 | `pacman -Qdt`                 | List unneeded packages      |
  41 | `pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qdtq)` | Uninstall unneeded packages |
  42
  43 Avoid orphans by using `pacman -Rsc` to remove packages, which will remove unneeded dependencies.
  44
  45 ### Other
  46
  47 | Command            | Description                |
  48 | ------------------ | -------------------------- |
  49 | `pactree <pkg>`    | What does _pkg_ depend on? |
  50 | `pactree -r <pkg>` | What depends on _pkg_?     |
  51
  52 ### References
  53
  54 * [Pacman tips and tricks](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Tips_and_tricks) _(wiki.archlinux.org)_