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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>.
- Synchronize and update all packages:
`pacman --sync --refresh --sysupgrade`
- Install a new package:
`pacman --sync {{package_name}}`
- Remove a package and its dependencies:
`pacman --remove --recursive {{package_name}}`
- Search the package database for a regular expression or keyword:
`pacman --sync --search "{{search_pattern}}"`
- List installed packages and versions:
`pacman --query`
- List only the explicitly installed packages and versions:
`pacman --query --explicit`
- List orphan packages (installed as dependencies but not actually required by any package):
`pacman --query --unrequired --deps --quiet`
- Empty the entire pacman cache:
`pacman --sync --clean --clean`