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Arch Linux Commands Cheatsheet
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| pacman | |
| ====== | |
| view logs: /var/log/pacman.log | |
| update system | |
| # pacman -Syu | |
| list installed packages | |
| # pacman -Q | |
| list packages no longer required by others | |
| # pacman -Qdtq | |
| search installed packages | |
| # pacman -Qs <name> | |
| search packages | |
| # pacman -Ss <name> | |
| install packages | |
| # pacman -S <name> | |
| remove package, its dependencies and config file backups | |
| # pacman -Rns <name> | |
| clean old packages in cache | |
| # pacman -Sc | |
| yaourt | |
| ====== | |
| same as pacman | |
| systemd | |
| ======= | |
| unit files: /usr/lib/systemd/system/ or /etc/systemd/system/ | |
| list running units | |
| $ systemctl | |
| check status | |
| $ systemctl status <unit> | |
| start/stop a service | |
| # systemctl (start|stop) <unit> | |
| enable/disable a service at bootup | |
| # systemctl (enable|disable) <unit> | |
| reload systemd | |
| # systemctl daemon-reload | |
| manual install of AUR packages | |
| ============================== | |
| update repositories | |
| # pacman -Sy | |
| grab the package | |
| $ curl -O <url> (e.g. https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ya/yaourt/yaourt.tar.gz) | |
| untar package | |
| $ tar xzvf <package.tar.gz> | |
| change into package directory | |
| $ cd <package> | |
| build and install | |
| $ makepkg -si | |
| java environments | |
| ================= | |
| check status | |
| $ archlinux-java status | |
| set default version | |
| # archlinux-java set <version> |
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