pacinstall1

Operations

Operation options affect the interpretation of all targets following them until another operation option is encountered.

--spec (pactrans default)

Interpret following targets as pkgspecs. If a pkgspec indicates a package file or a repository package, it will be installed. If it indicates a package in the local database, it will be removed. See PKGSPEC for details on the format.

--install (pacinstall default)

Interpret following targets as packages to be installed from a repository. If only the package name is provided repositories will be searched in the order they are declared.

--remove (pacremove default)

Interpret following targets as package names to be uninstalled.

--file

Interpret following targets as paths to package files to be installed.

--sysupgrade

Upgrade installed packages.

Configuration Options

--cachedir=path

Set an alternate cache directory path.

--config=path

Set an alternate configuration file path.

--dbext=extension

Set an alternate sync database extension.

--dbpath=path

Set an alternate database path.

--logfile=path

Set an alternate log file path.

--root=path

Set an alternate installation root.

--sysroot=path

Set an alternate system root. See pacutils-sysroot(7).

--null[=sep]

Set an alternate separator for values parsed from stdin. By default a newline "\n" is used as the separator. If --null is used without specifying sep "NUL" will be used.

--debug

Display additional debugging information.

--print-only

Display the what the transaction would do and exit.

--no-confirm

Assume default responses to all prompts.

--no-timeout

Disable low-speed timeouts for downloads.

--help

Display usage information and exit.

--version

Display version information and exit.

Transaction Options

--dbsync

Update sync databases before performing the transaction.

--dbonly

Make the changes to the database without actually extracting or removing any packages.

--nodeps

Ignore dependency versions. Pass twice to ignore dependency checks altogether.

--no-scriptlet

Do not run package install scripts.

--no-hooks

Do not run transaction hooks.

--assume-installed=package[=version]

Behave as if package is installed.

Sysupgrade Options

--ignore-pkg=package

Ignore upgrades for package package. package may be a shell-style glob pattern.

--ignore-group=group

Ignore upgrades for any packages in group group. group may be a shell-style glob pattern.

--install/--file Options

--as-deps

Mark all installed packages as dependencies.

--as-explicit

Mark all installed packages as explicitly installed.

--download-only

Download packages without actually installing them.

--remove Options

--cascade

Uninstall all installed packages that depend on a package being uninstalled.

--no-backup

Do not save .pacsave backups.

--recursive

Uninstall any dependencies of packages being removed that are not required by any other packages.

--unneeded

Do not uninstall any packages required by an installed package.

Prompt Disposition Options

--resolve-conflicts=method

Select a method to use for resolving conflicts. Possible values for method are:

"prompt"

Prompt the user to remove the installed conflicting package.

"none"

Do not remove any conflicting packages.

"all"

Remove any conflicting packages.

"provided"

Remove a conflicting package if the new package provides it.

"depends"

Remove a conflicting package if it was installed as a dependency.

"provided-depends"

Remove a conflicting package if it was installed as a dependency and the new package provides it.

--resolve-replacements=method

Select a method to use for resolving replacements. Possible values for method are:

"prompt"

Prompt the user to replace the package.

"none"

Do not replace any packages.

"all"

Perform all available package replacements.

"provided"

Perform replacements where the new package provides the old one.

"depends"

Perform replacements where the old package was installed as a dependency.

"provided-depends"

Perform replacements where the old package was installed as a dependency and the new package provides the old one.

--install-ignored-packages=prompt|yes|no

Set the disposition for prompts to install ignored packages.

--delete-corrupt-files=prompt|yes|no

Set the disposition for prompts to delete corrupt package.

--use-first-provider=prompt|yes|no

Set the disposition for prompts to select a provider. If set to "yes", the first available provider will be selected.

--skip-unresolvable=prompt|yes|no

Set the disposition for prompts to skip packages with unresolvable dependencies.

--import-pgp-keys=prompt|yes|no

Set the disposition for prompts to import missing PGP keys.

--yolo

Set all prompt disposition options to their "all" or "yes" value and set --no-confirm.

NOTE: regardless of the disposition options chosen, all dependencies must still be satisfied in order for the transaction to succeed unless --nodeps is used as well.