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What UI are you talking about? pacman is a relatively simple to use cli tool. -S to install something, -Ss to search for something -y to update the package list
by arthulia 14y ago
What UI are you talking about? pacman is a relatively simple to use cli tool. -S to install something, -Ss to search for something -y to update the package list, and -Su to upgrade packages; that's basically four flags to memorize. Or do it all at once with -Syu.
- politician 14y agoI can't tell if you're being sarcastic. I guess that means you've won.
- deelowe 14y agoIt's simple, but the switches are rather odd. I get the point of S, Y, U etc... and then the minor options of yu etc... but it's rather arbitrary in practice. Note: -S isn't "install," it's for syncing which does all manner of things including installs, but not removals (oddly enough). It's little things like this that bother me about pacman.
- zanny 14y agoIt is also valuable to know -R and c and s to remove a package and its dependencies and dependents.