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skwo

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So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I'm very sorry if this is not the place for such topic

Do you use the original pacman or modifications like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac/something-else?

I personally use pacman, thinking of trying yaourt maybe.

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dannytatom

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

Yaourt

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Dieter@be

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I use yaourt.  It's not exactly what I want (eg lack of --root and --config options, which pacman has), but I find it a very handy utility.

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skottish

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I use yaourt to check on the status of AUR packages that I have installed, or to search for new stuff, and pacman for all operations. I keep local build directories of anything that I want so future upgrades are simple, and so I can study the package information to make sure that it's not malware. Seriously, who needs viruses when you have users that blindly install software from potentially untrustworthy packagers?

Wintervenom

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

Yaourt combined with Powerpill.

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na12

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

pacman with yaourt for AUR

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rok3

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

Pacman most of the time and Yaourt for AUR.

rson451

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

pacman for packages in the repos, a custom thrown together python script I'm cooking up for the aur/abs.

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nogoma

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

pacman & arson for AUR

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VirtualRider

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

pacman and aurpac for..you guessed it: aur

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

This is not the place, I guess you knew that . Why not just dump your burning question in Linux Discussion instead of iin Pacman Upgrades & Issues? You know this isn't an 'issue'...

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ataraxia

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I just use pacman. I only use one package from unsupported though.

methuselah

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I use pacman with the pacbuilder-svn app to build all packages/updates from source using the ABS/AUR repositories.

brisbin33

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

i have every pacman command aliased to pacman-color.  i have a custom script that deals with the aur it does all the functions i like in yogurt*, just no version control.

*intentional

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fflarex

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I only use pacman. In the past I've experimented with yaourt but never really liked it. I also tried powerpill but found that it was not useful often enough to keep around, because most of my pacman downloads are tiny.

EDIT: I'm such a flip-flop. I am now using both yaourt and powerpill again, in combination with a custom script found here.

Last edited by fflarex (2009-02-24 16:07:42)

skwo

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

@B well yea you right, deep inside myself I knew its not the place, but

Issues related to package upgrades. Also the place for discussion about pacman in general.

Pretty changed my mind, well thanks for moving the topic to the right place

I think I switched to yaourt, pretty handy

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brisbin33

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I also tried powerpill but found that it was not useful often enough to keep around

slightly OT, but isn't putting:

XferCommand = /usr/bin/aria2c -s 10 -m 2 -d / -o %o %u

to /etc/pacman.conf the same as using powerpill?

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Barrucadu

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I alias pacman to pacman-color, and I've configured yaourt to use pacman-color.

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

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SamC

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I use pacman, and aurscripts to streamline AUR usage.

dolby

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I dont use anything other than pacman. This way i have someone else than myself to blame in case things goes wrong

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

slightly OT, but isn't putting:

XferCommand = /usr/bin/aria2c -s 10 -m 2 -d / -o %o %u

to /etc/pacman.conf the same as using powerpill?

Nope.
Using that command splits even small packages which incurs overhead without gaining any real speed, plus all packages are still downloaded sequentially instead of simultaneously.

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z0phi3l

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I use pacman, yaourt, and powerpill

bernarcher

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Re: So do you use pacman or something else like pacman-color/yaourt/tupac

I use yaourt.
Since I am a lazy typer, I aliased it to PM. So even if I want to return to pacman-color there is no need to change habits.

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