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= Updating the System = | |||
{{tip| This should be the first thing you do after installing Manjaro!}} | {{tip| This should be the first thing you do after installing Manjaro!}} | ||
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= Synchronising with the Manjaro Repositories = | |||
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, 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, enter the following command in the terminal: | ||
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= Searching for Software Packages = | |||
It is also possible to use pacman to search Manjaro's software repositories for any desired software, provided you know the name of what you want. The ''sudo'' prefix is not required for this. To search for a software package in the Official Manjaro repositories, the basic syntax is: | It is also possible to use pacman to search Manjaro's software repositories for any desired software, provided you know the name of what you want. The ''sudo'' prefix is not required for this. To search for a software package in the Official Manjaro repositories, the basic syntax is: | ||
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= Orphaned Software Packages = | |||
To list all ''orphans'' - that is, installed packages that are not used by anything else and that consequently serve no purpose - enter the following command: | To list all ''orphans'' - that is, installed packages that are not used by anything else and that consequently serve no purpose - enter the following command: | ||
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= Listing Information about Installed Packages = | |||
To list all dependencies of a particular software package (i.e. other software that requires the specified software package in order to work), enter the following command: | To list all dependencies of a particular software package (i.e. other software that requires the specified software package in order to work), enter the following command: | ||
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= Downloading and Installing Software Packages = | |||
Software packages may be downloaded and installed from a range of sources, and not just from the official Manjaro repositories. '''However, please note that where installing packages from unofficial sources, you so so entirely at your own risk!''' | Software packages may be downloaded and installed from a range of sources, and not just from the official Manjaro repositories. '''However, please note that where installing packages from unofficial sources, you so so entirely at your own risk!''' | ||
==Packages from the Manjaro Repositories== | |||
To install a software package, the basic syntax is: | To install a software package, the basic syntax is: | ||
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==Packages Located Locally or From the Internet== | |||
To install a package already downloaded onto your system (the file name should end in '''pkg.tar.xz'''), the basic syntax is: | To install a package already downloaded onto your system (the file name should end in '''pkg.tar.xz'''), the basic syntax is: | ||
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= Removing Applications and Software Packages = | |||
To remove a software package, the basic syntax is: | To remove a software package, the basic syntax is: | ||