Malin Freeborn
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title: "pacman"
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tags: [ "Documentation", "distros" ]
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---
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Packages are kept in /var/cache/pacman/pkg.
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Delete unused old packages with:
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```bash
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sudo pacman -Sc
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```
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Signatures are handled by the pacman-key, initially set up with:
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```bash
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sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux
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```
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And refreshed with:
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sudo pacman-key --refresh-keys
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If you have usigned keys, you can refresh with:
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```bash
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sudo pacman -Sc
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```
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or
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```bash
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sudo pacman -Scc
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```
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Reset all keys with:
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```bash
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sudo rm -r /etc/pacmand.d/gnupg/ && sudo pacman-key --init
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```
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If you're constantly getting 'everything corrupted, nothing upgraded', try running:
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```bash
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sudo pacman -S archlinux-keyring
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```
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List all orphaned packages:
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```bash
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sudo pacman -Qtdq
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```
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## Cleaning Config Files
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Arch does not overwrite your changes to configuration files.
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Instead, it updates them by adding the `.pacnew` suffix.
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So when `/etc/pacman.conf` receives an update, this will be placed in `/etc/pacman.conf.pacnew`.
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These changes must be merge manually.
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Install the `pacdiff` tool to make this easier, from the `pacman-contrib` package, then simply run `sudo pacdiff` to sort through the various mergers.
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