Package Manager Cheatsheet

Quick reference for pacman and yay commands

yay # Update everything
yay -Syu # Same as above (explicit)

sudo pacman -Syu # Update system

yay -S package-name # Install from repos or AUR
yay -S —needed package # Skip if already installed

sudo pacman -S package # Install package
sudo pacman -S —needed pkg # Skip if installed

yay -Ss search-term # Search repos and AUR
yay -Qs search-term # Search installed packages

pacman -Ss search-term # Search repos
pacman -Qs search-term # Search installed

yay -R package # Remove package only
yay -Rs package # Remove + unused dependencies
yay -Rns package # Remove + deps + config files

yay -Yc # Clean unneeded dependencies
yay -Sc # Clean package cache