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Clarify pacman commands to use and those to avoid
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{{ | {{BoxDanger|danger|Partial updates are not supported under any circumstances}} | ||
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It is of critical importance to ensure you don't end up in a state where your system is partially upgraded.<br /> | It is of critical importance to ensure you don't end up in a state where your system is partially upgraded.<br /> | ||
It is not uncommon for systems in partially updated state to end up in a critical failure state.<br /> | It is not uncommon for systems in partially updated state to end up in a critical failure state.<br /> | ||
Here are some important rules to help you avoid this | Here are some important rules to help you avoid this undesired situation. | ||
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* | * You can install a single package use {{ic|pacman -S <pkgname>}} - this may yield a 404 error if your metadata is not current. | ||
* Always {{ic|pacman -Syu}} or in case of change in mirrorlist {{ic|pacman -Syyu}} to metadata current. | |||
* | * Don't use {{ic|pacman -Sy}}, {{ic|pacman -Syy}}, {{ic|pacman -Syuw}} as this will update the metadata but not sync the packages to your system. | ||
* Don't add packages to pacman's or pamac's ignore list. | * Don't add packages to pacman's or pamac's ignore list. | ||
* If you just want to check to see what updates are available use the command {{ic|checkupdates}}. It provides a safe way to check for upgrades to installed packages without running a system update at the same time. | * If you just want to check to see what updates are available use the command {{ic|checkupdates}}. It provides a safe way to check for upgrades to installed packages without running a system update at the same time. | ||
* When [[Switching_Branches|switching branches]] or [[Pacman-mirrors|switching mirrors]] always | * When [[Switching_Branches|switching branches]] or [[Pacman-mirrors|switching mirrors]] always sync your systems metadata and packages using {{ic|pamac update --force-refresh}} or {{ic|pacman -Syyu}}. | ||
==Removing Orphans== <!--T:24--> | ==Removing Orphans== <!--T:24--> | ||