Archlinux Cheat Sheet

Configuration Files
/etc/rc.conf Main configuration File, modules, daemons, network. /etc/locale.gen Locale Config /etc/makepkg.conf Makepkg configuarion file /etc/pacman.conf Pacman config file /etc/a s.conf A!S config file /etc/mkinitcpio.conf "nitrd cofiguration /etc/conf.d/ #aemons configuration /etc/pacman.d/ Mirrors config for pacman /etc/rc.d/ #aemons start scripts

Pacman
pacman %S package%name "nstalls package pacman %& package%name &emo'es package pacman %&ns package%name &emo'es package, deps, and config file pacman %Su( )pdates the s(stem pacman %Ss string Search string in the package #! pacman %* package%name Search the package in s(stem pacman %*l package%name List files whithin the package pacman %) package%name.tar.g+ "nstalls a gi'en package file pacman %*e List explicit installed packages pacman %*m List A)& packages pacman %,*-S-&-). %%help Shows helps for the gi'en option makepkg %s Auto install deps for A)& packages )seful man pages/ pacman.conf, pacman, makepkg

$org configuration
pacman %S xorg "nstalls xorg pacman %Ss xf01%'ideo List generic 'ideo dri'ers $org %configure n'idia%xconfig Configure a xorg.conf file ,2ew 'ersions of $org should detect e'er(thing, install hal with pacman and then tr( startx. "n order to oot in $ (ou should add a login manager to the daemons arra( 34#M, Slim, 5dm6, use the startx script or change the initle'el and login manager in /etc/initta )seful man pages/ xorg.conf, initta

Useful Groups gpasswd %a user group Add user to group/ lp For printers audio For audio optical Acces to optical dri'es storage Acces to storage de'ices 'ideo Access to 'ideo de'ices )seful man pages/ useradd, gpasswd, groups

Other Common Packages pacman %S ttf%ms%fonts ttf%de7a'u ttf% itstream%'era Some fonts pacman %S gnome gnome%extra gdm "nstalls 4nome, extra apps and the 4#M login manager pacman %S elinks 8ext mode rowser pacman %S firefox 7re flashplugin "nstalls Firefox with 9&: and Ado e Flash plugins pacman %S 'imdiff )seful to check differences etwen files, like a .pacnew config file pacman %S alsa%li alsa%utils "nstalls alsa, then run alsaconfig pacman %S codecs gstreamer;.<;% ad gstreamer;.<;%ugl( gstreamer;.<;%ffmpeg gstreamer;.<;%ugl(%plugins Propietar( codecs Llinks and information

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