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| - | ====== Arch Linux ====== | ||
| - | Recently started using arch linux, seems like really cool distro. | ||
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| - | ==== Package Manager ==== | ||
| - | it uses "pacman" as package manager.\\ | ||
| - | Following is some use full commands. | ||
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| - | 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> | ||
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