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paru — An AUR helper and pacman wrapper. See also: `pacman`, `yay`. More information: <https://github.com/M

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Problem

How to use the paru command: An AUR helper and pacman wrapper. See also: pacman, yay. More information: <https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru#examples>.

Solution

paru — An AUR helper and pacman wrapper. See also: pacman, yay. More information: <https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru#examples>.

Interactively search for and install a package:

paru {{package_name_or_search_term}}

Synchronize and update all packages:

paru

Upgrade AUR packages:

paru -Sua

Remove an installed package, it's configuration files, and dependencies:

paru -Rns {{package}}

Get information about a package:

paru -Si {{package}}

Download PKGBUILD and other package source files from the AUR or ABS:

paru --getpkgbuild {{package}}

Display the PKGBUILD file of a package:

paru --getpkgbuild --print {{package}}

Code Snippets

Interactively search for and install a package

paru {{package_name_or_search_term}}

Synchronize and update all packages

paru

Upgrade AUR packages

paru -Sua

Remove an installed package, it's configuration files, and dependencies

paru -Rns {{package}}

Get information about a package

paru -Si {{package}}

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