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Brodriguez: Update package install section

2020-10-24T02:04:21Z

Update package install section

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	To install a new package, run:		To install a new package, run:
	sudo pacman -S <package_name>		sudo pacman -S <package_name>

			However, it's strongly recommended to run system updates with package installs:
			sudo pacman -Syu <package_name>

	See [[Pacman Packages]] for common packages.		See [[Pacman Packages]] for common packages.

Brodriguez: Add update command

2020-10-24T01:56:32Z

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	== Updating Packages ==		== Updating Packages ==
			To update the known package database:
			sudo pacman -Syy

	To apply package updates:		To apply package updates:
	sudo pacman -Syu		sudo pacman -Syu

Brodriguez: Further update AUR

2020-10-24T01:45:00Z

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	== Enabling AUR Packages ==		== Enabling AUR Packages ==
	Depending on your version of Arch Linux, you may need to enable "AUR packages" in order to find the package you want. ~~For example, in~~ Manjaro, this can be enabled as a preference in the software manager GUI.		Depending on your version of Arch Linux, you may need to enable "AUR packages" in order to find the package you want. In Manjaro, this can be enabled as a preference in the software manager GUI.

	Basically, AUR means "non-official, community maintained packages" and some (most?) Arch Linux distros will disable them by default.		Basically, AUR means "non-official, community maintained packages" and some (most?) Arch Linux distros will disable them by default.

			For example, Google Chrome is considered an "AUR package" because it is not open source (this is also why FireFox generally comes preinstalled on Linux distros, but Chrome does not).

Brodriguez: Add AUR section

2020-10-24T01:42:58Z

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	To also uninstall any package dependencies:		To also uninstall any package dependencies:
	sudo pacman -Rs <package_name>		sudo pacman -Rs <package_name>


			== Enabling AUR Packages ==
			Depending on your version of Arch Linux, you may need to enable "AUR packages" in order to find the package you want. For example, in Manjaro, this can be enabled as a preference in the software manager GUI.

			Basically, AUR means "non-official, community maintained packages" and some (most?) Arch Linux distros will disable them by default.

Brodriguez: Create page

2020-10-23T19:21:39Z

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Similar to [[Apt-Get]], pacman is a command line interface to update and install packages on a Arch Linux system.

For a list of useful packages to install via Pacman, see [[Pacman Packages]].

== Installing Packages ==
To install a new package, run:
sudo pacman -S <package_name>
See [[Pacman Packages]] for common packages.

== Updating Packages ==
To apply package updates:
sudo pacman -Syu

== Listing Installed Packages ==
To show all packages installed through apt:
pacman -Qs

To limit output to a given package name (or partial name):
pacman -Qs <partial_package_name>

== Searching through Known Packages ==
If you don't know the exact name of a program you want to install, you can search through pacman's known repositories with the following:
pacman -Ss <keyword>
Where '''<keyword>''' is the string to compare with.
* Ex: If you want to see what nvidia drivers are available, you can type {{ ic |pacman -Ss nvidia}} to display all matches with "nvidia".

== Uninstalling Packages ==
If you installed a package through pacman, you can remove it by running the command:
sudo pacman -R <package_name>

To also uninstall any package dependencies:
sudo pacman -Rs <package_name>