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Pacman is a <u>'''pac'''</u>kage <u>'''man'''</u>ager used in Manjaro Linux, mainly developed by the Arch Linux developers. It is used to install, upgrade, configure and remove software (i.e. to manage software packages). Pacman is used through typing commands terminal; all the commands listed below to undertake various tasks assume that you have your terminal open.

Pacman is a <u>'''pac'''</u>kage <u>'''man'''</u>ager used in Manjaro Linux, mainly developed by the Arch Linux developers. It is used to install, upgrade, configure and remove software (i.e. to manage software packages). Pacman is used through typing commands terminal; all the commands listed below to undertake various tasks assume that you have your terminal open.

{{tip| This should be the first thing you do after installing Manjaro!}}

{{tip| This should be the first thing you do after installing Manjaro!}}

Your Manjaro system has a database of all the software packages (e.g. system updates and applications) that are available from the official repositories. This is used to help pacman locate and download these packages for installation. When updating your system, its database will automatically be refreshed as well. However, using this command is more thorough, as rather than just refreshing or updating the database, it will actually rebuild it completely. To synchronise your database with the Manjaro repositories and update your system, enter the following command in the terminal:

Your Manjaro system has a database of all the software packages (e.g. system updates and applications) that are available from the official repositories. This is used to help pacman locate and download these packages for installation. When updating your system, its database will automatically be refreshed as well. However, using this command is more thorough, as rather than just refreshing or updating the database, it will actually rebuild it completely. To synchronise your database with the Manjaro repositories and update your system, enter the following command in the terminal: