Linux adventures

  Common commands Command Description pacman -Syu <pkg> Install (and update package list) pacman -S <pkg> Install only pacman -Rsc <pkg> Uninstall pacman -Ss <keywords> Search pacman -Syu Upgrade everything Query Command Description pacman -Qe List explictly-installed packages pacman -Ql <pkg> What files does this package have? pacman -Qii <pkg> List information on package pacman -Qo <file> Who owns this file? pacman -Qs <query> Search installed packages for keywords Orphans Command Description pacman -Qdt List unneeded packages pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qdtq) Uninstall unneeded packages Avoid orphans by using pacman -Rsc to remove packages, which will remove unneeded dependencies.

  This distro picks up where Antergos Linux left off in terms of seeking an easy-to-use online installer and modern user-friendlier Arch environment. Antergos, once a popular distro among Arch enthusiasts, shut down when its developer team members declared they no longer had time for it. Bryan Poerwoatmodjo (Bryanpwo), project leader and founder of EndeavourOS, was the Antergos community forum moderator. One of his goals for the young distro was to make the terminal an integral part of the operating system while also providing a GUI for software installation as a small layer of convenience. He does both very well. EndeavourOS is not an Antergos clone, but it is a very close replacement for other Arch-based options. One of this distro’s founding principles is to offer something not often available within Arch Linux communities. It promises to provide a nontoxic community environment where users actually can get friendly technical help. Another essential feature is how clo