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eoinoc333

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Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

As the subject says.

karol

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

It will install them if they're not installed already. If the package's dependencies are already installed, it won't re-install them.
It's easy to see for yourself. What seems to be the problem?

eoinoc333

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

I don't see a pacman command to re-install a package's dependencies. Is there one?

What seems to be the problem?

Funny you should ask. I deleted my home folder (a slip of the finger when typing `$ rm -rf ~/<a folder name>`; just after typing the tilda I hit Enter). At least I've learned to be wiser with rm.

That resulted in some applications not have an application icon (top left of its window), and no folder icons in the file save dialog.

I suspect I lost some gtk assets. `$ pacman -S gtk gtk2` has not in itself fixed the problem.

alphaniner

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

I don't think re-installing packages will fix this, because packages don't install things to home folders.

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eoinoc333

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

Ah, thanks for the insight.

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

you should have your backups. Use them to get your folder(s)/file(s) back !

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Rikku

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

I like this,i always uninstall many fonts packages,if pacman auto re-install,it sucks

o_caino

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

Create an alias for rm to prevent accidental deletions.

alias rm="rm -i"

karol

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

I like this,i always uninstall many fonts packages,if pacman auto re-install,it sucks

I have no idea what you mean.

Create an alias for rm to prevent accidental deletions.

alias rm="rm -i"

+1, but '-f' overrides it anyway.

eoinoc333

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Re: Does `pacman -S <pkg>` re-install the given package's dependencies?

you should have your backups. Use them to get your folder(s)/file(s) back !

There's no backup, I was setting up my environment at the time.