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Pacman is a package manager used with Arch Linux and its derivatives.

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How do I list files installed by a package from the AUR?

I'm using arch-linux and I have installed a package from the aur. I want to know what changes it has made to my computer (specifically which files it has installed). Is this information available, and if so, what command do I use to get the…
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ERROR: One or more PGP signatures could not be verified, arch linux

I recently switched to an arch based distro call Manjaro. I have problems installing some packages from the aur arch repository curl-7.54.0.tar.gz ... Passed curl-7.54.0.tar.gz.asc ... Skipped ==> Verifying source file signatures with…
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pacman parallel download using several mirrors

Pacman 6 introduced ParallelDownloads config option. When it used, pacman downloads several packages at once, but usually from single mirror, which limited total download speed a lot. Any way to randomize mirrors or something like that? Download…
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How can I properly configure the g++ include path with mingw64?

I have installed msys2/mingw64 because I need the g++ compiler. Now, I want to compile some c++ oce which requires openblas. I have installed the package using pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-openblas. However, compiling the code fails with fatal error:…
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Install both gnu-netcat and openbsd-netcat simultaneously on Arch Linux

They are in conflict when I try to install them conveniently. How can I have both of them at the same time?
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How to uninstall Java 9 using pacman (target not found)

I want to remove Java 9 and install Java 10, but I cannot remove it using pacman. The result of pacman -Q (regarding Java 9): java-environment-common 3-1 java-runtime-common 3-1 jdk9-openjdk 9.0.4.u11-1 jre9-openjdk 9.0.4.u11-1 jre9-openjdk-headless…
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Pacman unable to update since it breaks dependency with itself

I tried to update my Arch system today and pacman is trying to update itself, and is unable to do so due to dependancy breaking. The error is this: :: Synchronizing package databases... core …
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pacman -Syu error with npm ( conflicting files )

I just tried to run pacman -Syu command and encountered this error: (417/417) sprawdzanie kluczy w bazie …
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Manjaro/Arch downgrade to specific version of package

I need to install a specific version of Firefox so that I can reproduce and fix a bug in a web app. I read this article and installed downgrade. However, when I run... sudo DOWNGRADE_FROM_ALA=1 downgrade firefox ...it only goes back to version 58,…
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How to update packages to intermediate or most recent possible version with pacman?

I think a case study is better to understand what I mean. I have cuda 9.0.176 and cuddn 7.1.4 installed. The most recent version of cudnn is 7.3.0, but it depends on cuda >= 10 and for unrelated reasons, I can't upgrade cuda. I can, however, upgrade…
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Cannot update Linux with pacman

Trying to update my Artix (Arch derived) Linux from the command line with: sudo pacman -Syu I get the following error: ... Total Download Size: 3.15 MiB Total Installed Size: 15628.07 MiB Net Upgrade Size: 678.21 MiB :: Proceed with…
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Arch Linux: how to find package that provides requirement

I'd like to query the pacman database for the package that satisfies a requirement: essentially the package that would get installed if I were to run pacman -S . It appears there are three cases: The requirement is the name of a…
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How to get PKGBUILD of a given package?

My goal is to create list of configuration files that are tracked by pacman (those that are normally saved even after removal of the package with the .pacsave suffix). I haven't found a way to get such information from pacman directly, so now I want…
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pacman - Syy: error: failed retrieving file 'packages.db'

I run a Manjaro container inside an AWS Cloud9 machine with docker container run --interactive --tty manjarolinux/build bash, and the first command I run, pacman -Syy, fails with the following output: # pacman -Syy :: Synchronizing package…
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Install paccache in Msys2 to clean installers storage

I mean to get rid of a large number of probably useless installers (I have currently 3.5Gb "immobilized") from my Portable Msys2 under Win10. I will probably keep the last version, at least of some installers. To do this, I mean to install…
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