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#1 2005-07-25 10:22:23

Aerodyne
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Registered: 2005-07-25
Posts: 43

Installing packages with pacman...

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

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#2 2005-07-25 10:30:01

Mr Green
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From: U.K.
Registered: 2003-12-21
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Re: Installing packages with pacman...

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.....


Mr Green

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#3 2005-07-25 10:55:46

T-Dawg
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From: Charlotte, NC
Registered: 2005-01-29
Posts: 2,736

Re: Installing packages with pacman...

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"

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#4 2005-07-25 11:11:44

sudman1
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From: Huntingdon, UK
Registered: 2005-02-18
Posts: 143

Re: Installing packages with pacman...

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


v/r
Suds

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#5 2005-07-25 11:22:40

scarecrow
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From: Greece
Registered: 2004-11-18
Posts: 715

Re: Installing packages with pacman...

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


Microshaft delenda est

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#6 2005-07-25 14:18:32

jftaylor21
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From: Arch Linux Forums
Registered: 2004-02-21
Posts: 237

Re: Installing packages with pacman...

sudman1 wrote:

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

pacman -Sg

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#7 2005-07-25 14:33:08

jftaylor21
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Registered: 2004-02-21
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