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+====== Arch / Artix Linux ======
+Use "yay" instead of yaourt! yaourt is outdated.
+([[https://github.com/Jguer/yay]])
+===== Install Yay =====
+[[https://itsfoss.com/install-yay-arch-linux/|Install and Use Yay on Arch Linux]]
+===== Useful commands =====
+==== Remove unneeded dependencies using pacman ====
+<code>pacman -Rsn $(pacman -Qdtq)</code>
+==== Remove unneeded dependencies using yay ====
+<code>yay -Yc</code>
+==== Install local pkg.tar in Arch Linux ====
+<code>pacman -U .pkg.tar.gz or .pkg.tar.xz</code>
+==== Create a list of user installed packages without dependencies ====
+=== Without AUR packages ===
+<code>pacman -Qqen > pkglist.txt</code>
+=== Only AUR packages ===
+<code>pacman -Qqem > pkglist_aur.txt</code>
+==== Install packages with Yay from a list contained in a text file created with the command above ====
+<code>yay -S --needed - < pkglist.txt</code>
+Source: [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Migrate_installation_to_new_hardware]]
+==== Check which package owns a file ====
+<code>pacman -Qo file</code>
+==== Check which package provides a file ====
+<code>pacman -F file</code>
+==== Show files of a package ====
+<code>pacman -Ql package</code>
+==== Remove a package from Pacman without deleting files ====
+<code>pacman -R --dbonly package</code>
+===== Links =====
+  * [[https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=95466|Getting a list of packages installed explicitly by me (excluding deps)]]
+  * [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75498183/list-pacman-upgradable-packages-without-version|List pacman upgradable packages without "-version"]]
+  * [[https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=76218|List AUR packages installed and only AUR packages]]