linux:arch_artix_linux
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Arch / Artix Linux
Use “yay” instead of yaourt! yaourt is outdated. (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)
Install Yay
Useful commands
Remove unneeded dependencies using yay
yay -Yc
Install local pkg.tar in Arch Linux
pacman -U .pkg.tar.gz or .pkg.tar.xz
Create a list of user installed packages without dependencies
Without AUR packages
pacman -Qqen > pkglist.txt
Only AUR packages
pacman -Qqem > pkglist_aur.txt
Install packages with Yay from a list contained in a text file created with the command above
yay -S --needed - < pkglist.txt
Source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Migrate_installation_to_new_hardware
Check which package owns a file
pacman -Qo file
Check which package provides a file
pacman -F file
Show files of a package
pacman -Ql package
Remove a package from Pacman without deleting files
pacman -R --dbonly package
Remove Unused Dependencies
pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qdtq)
Explanation of the Command Option Description -R Remove the specified packages. -n Remove configuration files along with the packages. -s Also remove dependencies that were installed exclusively for the packages being removed. $(pacman -Qdtq) This part lists all orphaned packages, which are dependencies no longer required by any installed package.
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linux/arch_artix_linux.txt · Last modified: by hanez