pacman Snippets

# Search a package
pacman -Ss <package>

# Install a package if it is not already installed
pacman -S --needed <package>

# Remove a package(s) and all dependencies and configuration files
pacman -Rns <package>

# Upgrade Packages, install packages which have an older version already installed
sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm
## -Sy : update and install
## -u : upgrade
## --noconfirm : accept all prompts

# List installed packages
pacman -Q

# Clean up local caches
pacman -Sc

Arch User Repository (AUR) Helpers

# Build from manually downloaded AUR repository
makepkg -si

# Interactively search and install <target>
paru <target>

# Alias for paru -Syu
paru

# Install target package
paru -S <target>

# Upgrade AUR packages
paru -Sua

# Print available AUR updates.
paru -Qua

# Download the PKGBUILD and related files of <target>.
paru -G <target>

# Print the PKGBUILD of <target>
paru -Gp <target>

# Print the AUR comments of <target>
paru -Gc <target>

See Also

Resources

• See more usage at pacman/Rosetta which translates common package manager commands from pacman to other commands
• AUR Helpers - archlinux wiki