Installing packages with pacman...

Aerodyne · 2005-07-25 10:22:23

Hi all,

If I install Arch via FTP & only a base install... how do I issue or find the commands to install packages i.e. KDE 3.4.1

pacman -A KDE???

I can find a list of packages but does not tell me what name to type in, also KDE is in the extra repo & so are others!

Also if I want to use ReiserFS/4 as my FS how do I manage that?

TIA

Mr Green · 2005-07-25 10:30:01

hi,

pacman -S foo

will install a package

pacman -Ss foo

will search for a package/s releating to foo

pacman -S kde

will find & install kde

man pacman

is your friend

HTH

please post again if you have any problems.....

T-Dawg · 2005-07-25 10:55:46

first update your system.
pacman -Syu
will do that. -y will refresh the db from the servers -u updates the entire system.

Search the forums for reiser4 under the words "reiser4 is a great and how to"

sudman1 · 2005-07-25 11:11:44

Is there a list of package groups somewhere as well? ie: xfce, xfce4, gnome...

scarecrow · 2005-07-25 11:22:40

@ sudman: Checkout "pacmenu" for that- it lists all package groups, installed or not, and installs/uninstalls them.

jftaylor21 · 2005-07-25 14:18:32

sudman1 wrote:

Is there a list of package groups somewhere as well? ie: xfce, xfce4, gnome...

pacman -Sg

jftaylor21 · 2005-07-25 14:33:08

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