pacman

Arch Linux package manager utility. See also: pacman-database, pacman-deptest, pacman-files, pacman-key, pacman-mirrors, pacman-query, pacman-remove, pacman-sync, pacman-upgrade. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8.

• Synchronize and update all packages:
  sudo pacman -Syu
• Install a new package:
  sudo pacman -S {{package}}
• Remove a package and its dependencies:
  sudo pacman -Rs {{package}}
• Search the database for packages containing a specific file:
  pacman -F "{{file_name}}"
• List installed packages and versions:
  pacman -Q
• List only the explicitly installed packages and versions:
  pacman -Qe
• List orphan packages (installed as dependencies but not actually required by any package):
  pacman -Qtdq
• Empty the entire pacman cache:
  sudo pacman -Scc