Pacman switches

Switches

Update mirror list

$ sudo pacman-mirrors -g

Update keys

$ sudo pacman -Sy --needed archlinux-keyring

Common switches

-Syy Update repository list
-Syu Upgrade packages
-Sy Install a package
-R Remove a package
-Rs Remove a package with deps not required by other packages
-Ss Search for a package
-Qq List of installed packages

Reconfiguring mirrors

  • sudo pacman-mirrors -g

Count of installed packages

  • sudo pacman -Qq | wc -l

Useful aliases for Ubuntu/Debian users

  • alias apt-update='sudo pacman -Syy'
  • alias apt-upgrade='sudo pacman -Syu'
  • alias apt-install='sudo pacman -Sy'
  • alias apt-search='sudo pacman -Ss'