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pacman's syntax is very terse, which makes it a bit scary at first. It's easy when you realize each of pacman's arguments is divided into operations (with a capital letter) and possible options in lowercase. You can see the operators with "pacman -h" and then the options for that operator with for example "pacman -Sh".

I think speed in dependency mechanism itself between apt and pacman not much different, what makes apt takes much longer time than pacman to install package is in extracting package files and processing pre-post install scripts. Also apt package uses more complicated package format and install script than pacman package

Feb 07, 2008 · How is 'pacman -S foo' simpler than 'apt-get install foo'? With pacman, I have to learn and remember that -S means install. With apt-get, I have to remember that install means install.

Pacman's --sync operation was definitely inspired by apt-get, but pacman is more of a "complete" packaging system, whereas apt-get fills in the features that dpkg doesn't provide. In my limited experience with apt-get, the only complaints I had were the awkward split between apt-get and dpkg, and the odd time when apt-get would fubar my system with its recommended …

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pacman's syntax is very terse, which makes it a bit scary at first. It's easy when you realize each of pacman's arguments is divided into operations (with a capital letter) and possible options in lowercase. You can see the operators with "pacman -h" and then the options for that operator with for example "pacman -Sh".

30.07.2020 · Deb-pacman is a Bash script that emulates the functionality of Pacman (the package manager for Arch Linux and its variants). Using Deb-pacman, you can use the pacman commands in a Debian-based system the same way as you use them under Arch Linux to install, update, upgrade and remove packages. You can simply invoke pacman instead of apt command ...

Answer (1 of 4): I am surprised there still isn’t any real answer for this question. One of the main reasons is because Arch packages are much much simpler than Debian or Ubuntu ones. They are simple tarballs, eventually compressed with Zstd. Additionally, a …

Install a package(s) by name, pacman -S, dnf install, apt install ... Verify single package, pacman -Qk (can add another k ), rpm -V ...

We chose as terms for the comparison some popular systems from popular distributions, and those will be dpkg/apt*, rpm/yum, pacman and ...

22.03.2006 · Re: Apt-get vs Pacman pacman has ilovecandy, but apt-get has moo Anyway this is probaly just all in my mind,but I find pacman to have less problems with deps and missing packages.(never gotten any "dep found but package does not exist" but that probalby has just as mutch to do with the repos as the packagehandeler itself)

Pacman can build dependency tree and install packages only, on the other hand APT can process more stuff like enabling systemd services or configuring other things which you do manually on pacman 2.7K views ·

What language is the pacman package manager written in? Does it have low level and high level package management functionality similar to dpkg/apt, and if so, ...

Mar 11, 2006 · pacman is easier to use. Like apt-get, pacman resolves dependencies, can install and update single, some or all packages. Pacman has some weak parts concerning defragmentation, but pacman-optimize from time to time will clean it up.

pacman vs apt. Why apt gives 10-11 dependencies on same package while pacman give only 2 or 3? 6 comments. share. save. hide. report. 91% Upvoted. This thread is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Sort by: best. level 1 · 2y.

Jul 30, 2020 · You can simply invoke pacman instead of apt command in your Ubuntu system. Deb-pacman emulates Arch Linux's Pacman package manager feel for Debian users who may prefer the style of pacman over apt. This can be helpful for those who got used to pacman in Arch Linux. To install deb-pacman open the terminal and type:

12.02.2008 · Re: apt-get vs. pacman. They're broadly similar, but as stated above, syntax is perhaps a little simpler. 'pacman -Syu' to do a full upgrade, 'pacman -S foo' to install, 'pacman -Ss foo' to search, 'pacman -Rs foo' to remove package and unused remaining dependencies... Maybe it is simpler, but it doesn't sound like it from what you say.

apt's dependency resolution mechanism supports more options than pacman's, which probably makes it a bit slower. · Debian-based systems generally ...

As I've said in my previous video, the only difference between all Linux distributions is the way that packages ...

You can pin packages in pacman, you just add them to the IgnorePkg list. And while pacman does not have a native rollback command, it does not delete any ...

When comparing DPKG (Debian Package Manager) vs Pacman, the Slant community recommends Pacman for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux ...

The major time I have been using Linux I have used distro which has APT as its package manager, but s... Tagged with ubuntu, manjaro, pacman ...