pacman

Arch Linux package manager utility. See also: pacman-sync, pacman-remove, pacman-query, pacman-upgrade, pacman-files, pacman-database, pacman-deptest, pacman-key, pacman-mirrors. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://manned.org/pacman.8.

Synchronize and update all packages:

sudo pacman -Syu

Install a new package:

sudo pacman -S {{package}}

Remove a package and its dependencies:

sudo pacman -Rs {{package}}

Search the database for packages containing a specific file:

pacman -F "{{file_name}}"

List installed packages and versions:

pacman -Q

List only the explicitly installed packages and versions:

pacman -Qe

List orphan packages (installed as dependencies but not actually required by any package):

pacman -Qtdq

Empty the entire pacman cache:

sudo pacman -Scc