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Mastering Pacman for Arch Linux

 

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The Pacman package manager provides users with a simple way of managing packages. Packages can be managed from either official repositories or from a user’s own builds with Pacman. Follow this guide to master Pacman for Arch Linux.

 


 

 

Not any information that ain't in the wiki but it is nice to see articles concerning Arch. 😎

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2 hours ago, abarbarian said:

Mastering Pacman for Arch Linux

 

 

Not any information that ain't in the wiki but it is nice to see articles concerning Arch. 😎


 

Odd title considering that it’s a tutorial, not a remaster. A remaster means that you changed something. Sort of like a distro respin.

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22 hours ago, securitybreach said:


 

Odd title

Not really.

 

 

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mas·ter

 (măs′tər)
n.
1. One that has control over another person, a group of persons, or a thing, especially:
a. The owner or keeper of an animal: The dog ran toward its master.
b. The owner of a slave.
c. One who has control over or ownership of something: the master of a large tea plantation.
d. An employer.
e. The man who serves as the head of a household.
f. One who defeats another; a victor: I had to admit that I had met my master and so conceded the game.
g. One who acts out the role of the dominating partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.
2. The captain of a merchant ship. Also called master mariner.
3.
a. One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.
b. Master Christianity Jesus.
4. A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.
5. One who holds a master's degree.
6.
a. An artist or performer of great and exemplary skill.
b. An old master.
7. A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.
8. An expert: a master of three languages.
9. Abbr. M.
a. Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.
b. Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.
c. Master Used as a title for any of various male officers having specified duties concerning the management of the British royal household.
d. Master Used as a courtesy title before the given or full name of a boy not considered old enough to be addressed as Mister.
e. Archaic Used as a form of address for a man; mister.
10. One who is appointed to assist a court in the performance of certain legal functions, such as the taking of testimony and calculating damages in complex litigation. Also called special master.
11. Master A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.
12. An original, such as an original document or audio recording, from which copies can be made.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.
2. Principal or predominant: a master plot.
3. Controlling all other parts of a mechanism: a master switch.
4. Highly skilled or proficient: a master thief.
5. Being an original from which copies are made.
tr.v. mas·tered, mas·ter·ing, mas·ters
1. To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about: mastered the language in a year's study.
2. To overcome or defeat: He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.
3. To produce a master copy of (an audio or video recording, for example).

[Middle English maister, master, from Old English māgister, mægister and Old French maistre, both from Latin magister; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

mas′ter·dom n.
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Noun 1. mastering - becoming proficient in the use of somethingmastering - becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time"
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Came across this video showcasing xscreensaver running on a Arch install. Looks like the guy is using Window Maker which is cool. Sweet spots are 16 and 30 mins in.

 

Watch the video in 1080pHD to get clear readable text. 😉

 

 

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How to Use AUR with Arch Linux


 

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Arch User Repository, also known as AUR, is a major part of the Arch Linux ecosystem. It’s a community-driven repository for the Arch Linux system that hosts a number of packages outside the official Arch Linux package database.

 

Popular AUR projects can eventually get into the official Arch repository! The fact is, a good number of all the new packages added to the Arch Linux official repositories were first AUR packages before becoming official.

 

 

A very clear and informative guide to using the AUR. 😎

 

Personally I use ,

 

pacman -Rns somepackage

 

when uninstalling a program as I do not want .pacsave files lying around my pc. 😎

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I do the same when removing packages.....  -Rns

 

As far as the AUR, you really only need wget and makepkg to install stuff. AUR helpers make it easier and I usually suggest yay as a nice pacman like AUR helper.

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is a trip down memory lane. The good ole rc.conf configuration file that Archlinux used pre-systemd to configure services, networking, locale, modules, etc. http://ix.io/7p2

 


# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="America/New_York"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(vboxdrv usblp vboxnetflt )

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="Venus"

# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
eth0="eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
#eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)

# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(gateway)
 
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs !crond @alsa @hal @fam @sensors @mpd @mpdscribble @sshd @cups @ntop @gpm @fail2ban @openntpd @bluetooth @avahi-daemon @mysqld @mythbackend)

 

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On 1/27/2021 at 12:22 PM, securitybreach said:

She is saying "BTW I use Arch" :hysterical:

 

The Arch devs must be taking note of Aristotle and St. Ignatius Loyola "Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.” if they are promoting the os in anime. 😜

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51 minutes ago, abarbarian said:

 

The Arch devs must be taking note of Aristotle and St. Ignatius Loyola "Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.” if they are promoting the os in anime. 😜

 

They are not and have never have promoted Arch in a real way like that. There are some tshirts, stickers, etc linked from archlinux.org but that is as far as it goes:

 

Those are just ones that donate some of the proceeds to the project.

 

The anime is from a fanboy/user. 

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8 hours ago, securitybreach said:

 

They are not and have never have promoted Arch in a real way like that. There are some tshirts, stickers, etc linked from archlinux.org but that is as far as it goes:

 

Those are just ones that donate some of the proceeds to the project.

 

The anime is from a fanboy/user. 

 

Yup realised that.

 

You'll get the hang of Brit humour one day 😜

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25 minutes ago, arindam said:

Probably late to the party. But a guide for Pacman with examples:

https://www.debugpoint.com/2021/02/pacman-command-arch-examples/

 

Have a look. 

 

Nice article, thanks! Well, I was thinking that the most essential pacman command is man pacman, but I guess that isn't a pacman command, technically (right?). Lol. That article should have included a link to this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

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On 5/28/2020 at 3:33 PM, V.T. Eric Layton said:

I can understand that. Tall women always distract me. :)

 

beach-volley-ball.jpg

 

judging by the shadows only, some of them may not be women.  😜

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