pacman

Install Arch-family Linux packages using pacman.

pacman-installed tools are externally managed. The system package manager owns package files and binary placement. Use .bin() only to tell dotfiles which executable names should be resolved from PATH after installation.

Basic Usage

import { defineTool } from "@alexgorbatchev/dotfiles";

export default defineTool((install) =>
  install("pacman", {
    package: "ripgrep",
  })
    .bin("rg")
    .sudo(),
);

Parameters

Parameter	Description
package	pacman package target (defaults to tool name)
version	Exact package version, installed as package=version
sysupgrade	Run pacman -Syu instead of pacman -S (defaults to false)
env	Environment variables (static or dynamic function)
hooks	Lifecycle hooks

Examples

Exact Version

install("pacman", {
  package: "ripgrep",
  version: "13.0.0-1",
}).bin("rg");

Upgrade System Before Syncing Package

install("pacman", {
  package: "ripgrep",
  sysupgrade: true,
}).bin("rg");

Platform Support

Platform	Support
Linux	Arch-family distributions only
macOS	Not supported
Windows	Not supported