pacinstall

View documentation for the original command

$ tldr pactrans

pacinstall [options] package...

-S
    Sync and install packages (default behavior)

-u
    Upgrade all outdated packages

-s
    Search for packages matching pattern

-i
    Show information about a package

-R
    Remove package, leave dependencies

-h, --help
    Display help and exit

--needed
    Skip packages already installed

pacinstall is not a standard Linux command found in official pacman or coreutils. It appears to be a custom script, alias, or third-party tool commonly used in Arch Linux and derivatives for simplifying package installation. Typically, it wraps sudo pacman -S to install packages from official repositories or the Arch User Repository (AUR). Users often create aliases like alias pacinstall='sudo pacman -S' in their shell config (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc) for convenience. It streamlines installing software without typing full pacman syntax, but relies on underlying pacman functionality. Always run with sudo for system-wide installs. Verify existence with which pacinstall or type pacinstall.

Not standard; may not exist without custom setup. Requires sudo. Use pacman -S directly for reliability. AUR helpers like yay or paru often provide similar simplified installs.

pacinstall firefox vlc
pacinstall -Syu for full system update and install.

Check script source: cat $(which pacinstall)
Common definition: sudo pacman -S --noconfirm $@

Emerged in Arch Linux community as convenience aliases around 2010s with pacman popularity. No official development; user-driven via dotfiles and AUR scripts.

pacman(8), yay(8), paru(8), pamac(8)