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# pacman
> Arch Linux package manager utility.
> Some subcommands such as `pacman sync` have their own usage documentation.
> More information: <https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8>.
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- Synchronize and update all packages:
`pacman --sync --refresh --sysupgrade`
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- Install a new package:
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`pacman --sync {{package_name}}`
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- Remove a package and its dependencies:
`pacman --remove --recursive {{package_name}}`
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- Search the package database for a regular expression or keyword:
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`pacman --sync --search "{{search_pattern}}"`
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- List installed packages and versions:
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`pacman --query`
- List only the explicitly installed packages and versions:
`pacman --query --explicit`
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- List orphan packages (installed as dependencies but not actually required by any package):
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`pacman --query --unrequired --deps --quiet`
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- Empty the entire pacman cache:
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`pacman --sync --clean --clean`