pacman-u

short form of pacman --upgrade, install or upgrade from local package files

TLDR

This command is an alias of pacman --upgrade. See the full documentation:

$ tldr pacman upgrade

Install a local package file

$ sudo pacman -U [package.pkg.tar.zst]

Install multiple local packages with globbing

$ sudo pacman -U [*.pkg.tar.zst]

Install a package from a URL

$ sudo pacman -U [https://example.com/package.pkg.tar.zst]

Downgrade from the pacman cache

$ sudo pacman -U [/var/cache/pacman/pkg/package-oldver-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst]

Install without dependency version checks

$ sudo pacman -Udd [package.pkg.tar.zst]

SYNOPSIS

pacman {-U | --upgrade} [options] file|url ...

pacman -U (long form `--upgrade`) installs or upgrades a package from a local package file or URL, bypassing the configured repositories. This is how you install locally built packages (from `makepkg`/AUR helpers), downgrades from the cache, and packages downloaded by hand.Unlike `-S`, which resolves names against the sync databases, `-U` operates directly on a `.pkg.tar.zst` (or `.pkg.tar.xz`, `.pkg.tar.gz`) file. Dependencies are still resolved against the sync databases, so a full refresh via `pacman -Sy` first is often advisable.

COMMON OPTIONS

-d, --nodeps

Skip dependency version checks. Doubling (`-dd`) skips dependency checking entirely.

--asdeps

Mark the installed package as a dependency (not explicitly requested).

--asexplicit

Mark the installed package as explicitly installed.

--needed

Skip install if the same version is already installed.

--overwrite GLOB

Overwrite conflicting files matching GLOB (use with caution).

--noconfirm

Do not ask for any confirmation.

-v, --verbose

Verbose output.

CAVEATS

Requires root privileges (use `sudo`). The package must target the same architecture and be signed by a trusted key, or pass `--nosigcheck` (dangerous). Downgrading may break packages that depend on the newer version.