Package manager

pacman in a sentence

Arch Linux uses pacman to manage software from its repositories. It keeps the system current and resolves dependencies during each transaction.

The commands you’ll use most

Update Arch Linux

Update the package databases and all installed packages together.

sudo pacman -Syu

Find a package

Search the repositories by name or description.

pacman -Ss package-name

pacman info

See a package’s details before installing it.

pacman -Si package-name

Install a package

Install a package by its name.

sudo pacman -S package-name

Remove a package

Remove a package and unused dependencies.

sudo pacman -Rns package-name