pacman-database

operates directly on the package database, allowing modification of package

TLDR

Mark as dependency

$ sudo pacman -D --asdeps package

Mark as explicitly installed

$ sudo pacman -D --asexplicit package

Check dependencies

$ pacman -Dk

Check sync database

$ pacman -Dkk

Check in quiet mode

$ pacman -Dkq

SYNOPSIS

pacman -D [OPTIONS] [PACKAGE...]

DESCRIPTION

pacman -D (database) operates directly on the package database, allowing modification of package attributes without reinstalling. It can change installation reason and verify database integrity.

PARAMETERS

-D, --database

Operate on the package database

--asdeps

Mark packages as installed as dependencies

--asexplicit

Mark packages as explicitly installed

-k, --check

Check local database for consistency

-kk

Also check sync databases

-q, --quiet

Suppress normal output, show only errors

Marking packages incorrectly can affect orphan detection. Use --asdeps carefully as those packages may be removed when cleaning orphans. Double -k performs a more thorough check including sync databases.

HISTORY

pacman is the package manager for Arch Linux and its derivatives.