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 === Branch ===
-Situations could exist, in which you want a not yet released to stable software, which contains a desired improvement or bugfix. For such situations it is possible to make a temporary switch to <code>testing</code> or <code>unstable</unstable> branch
+Situations could exist, in which you want a not yet released to stable software, which contains a desired improvement or bugfix. For such situations it is possible to make a temporary switch to ''testing'' or ''unstable'' branch
-<pre>$ sudo pacman-mirrors --generate --branch testing</pre>
+ $ sudo pacman-mirrors --generate --branch testing
 Syncronize your pacman database with the new mirror/branch combination and install whatever software needed from that branch.
-<pre>$ sudo pacman -Sy some-software-package-you-need</pre>
+$ sudo pacman -Sy some-software-package-you-need
 After installation switch back
-<pre>$ sudo pacman-mirrors --generate --branch stable</pre>
+ $ sudo pacman-mirrors --generate --branch stable
 Syncronize
-<pre>$ sudo pacman -Sy</pre>
+ $ sudo pacman -Sy
 In such a situation, where you have pulled software from another branch, you must be prepared for messages from pacman or pamac about newer packages on the system. These messages can safely be ignored and they dissappear when the installed package(s) reaches stable branch