How to search for a package in Arch Linux

How to search for a package in Arch Linux

To search for a package in Arch Linux, you can use the pacman package manager with the -Ss option.

For example, to search for the nginx package, you can use the following command:

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pacman -Ss nginx

This will search the package database for packages that contain the keyword nginx and display a list of matching packages.

You can also use the -Qs option to search for installed packages. For example:

pacman -Qs nginx

This will search the installed packages for packages that contain the keyword nginx and display a list of matching packages.

You can use the -A option to search for packages in a specific repository. For example:

pacman -Ss -A community nginx

This will search the community repository for packages that contain the keyword nginx and display a list of matching packages.

You can use various other options to customize the search, such as the -e option to search for exact matches, or the -i option to ignore case.

For a complete list of options and more information about using the pacman command, you can use the --help option. For example:

pacman --help

This will display a list of all available options and their descriptions.

It's important to note that the pacman command is only available on Arch Linux and Arch-based systems. If you are using a different Linux distribution, you will need to use a different package manager to search for packages.

Created Time:2017-10-29 22:08:37  Author:lautturi