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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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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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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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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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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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When running makepkg -si I get multiple exists in filesystem messages and no packages get installed

New person here. I'm running Fedora 42 and am trying to install Ferium (A tool for Minecraft mods). Got pretty far but when running "makepkg -si" I get a bunch of "exists in filesystem" messages then an error "==\> ERROR: 'pacman' failed to install…
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MSYS2/UCRT64 - QTCreator no longer launches after recent package update

Recently, several packages updated on UCRT64. After this update, QTCreator no longer launches. Not even simple things like --help or --version produce any output. It instead seems to exit immediately: / >qtcreator --version / >qtcreator --help /…
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How to list pacman and AUR installed packages, of an Arch Linux installation on mounted drive?

My computer "died". I got a new one and want to migrate my Arch install to my new machine. Moved from Intel to AMD, new motherboard, etc.. I thought the better approach would be to do a fresh install and then: install all the packages I had on the…
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Remove all QT packages using Pacman

I want to remove QT5 and QT6 from my MSYS install. MSYS uses Pacman as its package manager. Luckily, the packages I want to remove all follow a pattern in their name: mingw-w64-x86_86-qt5-* However, I cannot figure out how to remove them all. Trying…
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