====== Arch Linux ======

Recently started using arch linux, seems like really cool distro.

==== Package Manager ====
it uses "pacman" as package manager.\\
Following is some use full commands.

pacman queries the local package database with the -Q flag.
<code bash>
$ pacman -Q --help
</code>
and queries the sync databases with the -S flag.
<code bash>
$ pacman -S --help
</code>
pacman can search for packages in the database, searching both in packages' names and descriptions.
<code bash>
$ pacman -Ss package
</code>
To search for already installed packages.
<code bash>
$ pacman -Qs package
</code>
To display extensive information about a given package.
<code bash>
$ pacman -Si package
</code>
for locally installed packages.
<code bash>
$ pacman -Qi package
</code>
To retrieve a list of the files installed by a package.
<code bash>
$ pacman -Ql package
</code>
One can also query the database to know which package a file on the file system belongs to.
<code bash>
$ pacman -Qo /path/to/a/file
</code>
To list all packages no longer required as dependencies (orphans).
<code bash>
$ pacman -Qdt
</code>