Package manager [help]

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rmcaetanoalves
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Package manager [help]

Post by rmcaetanoalves »

Hello LXDE community, I recently migrated to the Linux system and have been reading about graphical tools.

This week I am interested in starting to use the Arch Linux system, however, I would like to know if there is any LXDE graphical tool that is similar to Synaptic for Arch Linux, as I intend to keep the system and programs always up to date.
drooly
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Re: Package manager [help]

Post by drooly »

rmcaetanoalves wrote: Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:45 pm Hello LXDE community, I recently migrated to the Linux system and have been reading about graphical tools.

This week I am interested in starting to use the Arch Linux system, however, I would like to know if there is any LXDE graphical tool that is similar to Synaptic for Arch Linux, as I intend to keep the system and programs always up to date.
First of all, the synaptic package manager is not specific to LXDE.

ArchLinux uses a completely different package managing system; I personally recommend just getting aquainted with pacman and understanding the AUR before you start using it:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Aur
As you can see it's all very different from Debian-based systems.

Once you understand all that, you can use a graphical frontend for pacman:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman_tips#Utilities
Including AUR:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers#Graphical
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