pacman-d
short form of pacman --database, which operates on the package database
TLDR
Mark a package as installed as a dependency
$ sudo pacman -D --asdeps [package]
Mark a package as explicitly installed$ sudo pacman -D --asexplicit [package]
Check the local database for consistency$ pacman -Dk
Check local and sync databases for consistency$ pacman -Dkk
Check in quiet mode$ pacman -Dkq
SYNOPSIS
pacman -D [options] package(s)
DESCRIPTION
pacman -D is the short form of pacman --database, which operates on the package database. It allows modifying package attributes stored in the local database without reinstalling packages.The most common use is changing a package's install reason between dependency and explicit. Packages marked as dependencies may be removed by `pacman -Rs` when no other packages depend on them, while explicitly installed packages are kept.
PARAMETERS
--asdeps
Mark packages as installed as dependencies. Affects orphan detection.--asexplicit
Mark packages as explicitly installed. Prevents removal when cleaning orphans.-k, --check
Check the local package database for internal consistency. Use twice (`-kk`) to also check sync databases.-q, --quiet
Suppress messages on successful completion; only show errors.
INSTALL
sudo apt install pacman-package-manager
sudo dnf install pacman
sudo pacman -S pacman
sudo apk add pacman
nix profile install nixpkgs#pacman
CAVEATS
Marking packages incorrectly can affect orphan detection with `pacman -Qdtq`. Packages marked `--asdeps` may be removed when running `pacman -Rs`.
SEE ALSO
pacman(8), pacman-database(8), pacman-query(8)
