Package Manager Cheatseet

System updates (pacman + AUR)

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

sudo pacman -Syu # Update system

Install packages

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

Search

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

Remove packages

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

Clean up

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