Tag: pacman

  • ArchLinux Package Management with pacman

    To update packages, run

    pacman -Syu
    

    To install a software, run

    pacman -S PKG_NAME
    

    To search for a package

    pacman -Ss PKG_NAME
    

    Show information about a specific package

    pacman -Si PKG_NAME
    

    To get list of all files installed by a package

    pacman -Fl PKG_NAME
    pacman -Ql PKG_NAME
    

    To verify presence of all files installed by a package

    pacman -Qk PKG_NAME
    

    To find which package provide a file

    pacman -Fsy FILE_NAME
    

    Example

    [root@PAR-139278 ~]# pacman -Fsy apachectl
    :: Synchronizing package databases...
     core is up to date
     extra is up to date
     community is up to date
    extra/apache 2.4.39-1
        usr/bin/apachectl
    [root@PAR-139278 ~]#