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Pacman

pacman(8) is the package manager for Arch Linux.

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Usage

Custom repositories are enabled by adding a uniquely named section to the configuration file, with at minimum a Server directive.

[example]
Server = https://example.com/archlinux

The PGP web of trust system is used to determine the authenticity of packages. Packaging keys must be imported and signed.

sudo pacman-key --recv-keys $keyid
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key $keyid

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+=== Repositories ===

Custom repositories are enabled by adding a uniquely named section to the configuration file, with at minimum a `Server` directive.

{{{
[example]
Server = https://example.com/archlinux
}}}



=== Signing Keys ===

The [[Encryption/PGP|PGP]] web of trust system is used to determine the authenticity of packages. Packaging keys must be imported and signed.

{{{
sudo pacman-key --recv-keys $keyid
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key $keyid
}}}

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== See also ==

[[https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8|pacman(8)]]