pacman (package manager)!

To inhibit the `-S`, `-U` and `-R` actions, `-p` can be used. _pacman_ always lists packages to be installed or removed and asks for permission before it takes action. The _pacman_ database distinguishes the installed packages in two groups according to the reason why they were installed: * **explicitly-installed**: the packages that were literally passed to a generic _pacman_ `-S` or `-U` command; * **dependencies**: the packages that, despite never (in general having been passed to a _pacman_ installation command, were implicitly installed because required http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dependency
Dependency by another package that was explicitly installed. When installing a package, it is possible to force its installation reason to _dependency_ with: # pac

pacman (package manager) alternatives

  • Synaptic

  • Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.

    tags: filter-search-results package package-management setup software-installation
  • Bower

  • Bower is a package manager for the web. Bower lets you easily install assets such as images, CSS and JavaScript, and manages dependencies for you.

    tags: dependency-manager javascript library node.js npm
  • Advanced Package Tool

  • Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian.

    tags: command-line-interface debian package-management debian-package-system
  • Software Manager

  • A software manager for the Linux Mint operating system to easily install new applications.

    tags: software-removal software-installation software-management
  • Nix Package Manager

  • Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks, side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a package, multi-user package management and easy setup of build environments.

    tags: ports software-repository software-updating
  • Octopi

  • Octopi is a GUI package manager built on QT that makes using both of the Arch/Manjaro prime terminal package managers - pacman & yaourt - simple point & click operations.

    tags: pacman aur
  • RubyGems

  • RubyGems.org is the Ruby community's gem hosting service. Instantly publish your gems and install them. Use the API to interact and find out more information about available gems.

    tags: ruby package-management
  • pacaur

  • pacaur - An AUR helper that minimizes user interaction.

    tags: package-management pacman arch aur aur-helper
  • YUM Package Manager

  • Yum is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm. Yum has a plugin interface for adding simple features. Yum can also be used from other python programs via its module inteface.

    tags: package-management software-management package-installer
  • Pamac

  • Graphical Package Manager for Manjaro Linux (based on libalpm).

    tags: package-installer package-management persistent-history
  • yaourt

  • A pacman wrapper with extended features and AUR support

    tags: linux-based
  • RPM Package Manager

  • The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating computer software packages. Each software package consists of an archive of files along with information about the package like its version, a description, and the like. There is also a library API, permitting advanced developers to manage such transactions from programming languages such as C or Python.

    tags: software-management package-manager package-installer