---
name: "cdist-type__package_pacman"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__package_pacman"
---

# cdist-type\_\_package\_pacman(7)

Manage packages with pacman

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_package\_pacman - Manage packages with pacman

## DESCRIPTION

Pacman is usually used on the Archlinux distribution to manage packages.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **name**

  If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.

- **state**

  Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"

## EXAMPLES

```
# Ensure zsh in installed
__package_pacman zsh --state present
# If you don't want to follow pythonX packages, but always use python
__package_pacman python --state present --name python2
# Remove obsolete package
__package_pacman puppet --state absent
```

## SEE ALSO

[**cdist-type\_\_package**(7)](/cdist-type__package/7.md)

## AUTHORS

Nico Schottelius \<*nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021