Pacman

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

Contents

  1. Pacman
    1. Usage
    2. Configuration
      1. Repositories
      2. Signing Keys
    3. See also

Usage

Configuration

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 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

See also

pacman(8)

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Linux/Arch/Pacman (last edited 2023-05-30 14:36:34 by DominicRicottone)