pactrans

pactrans [options] [target...]

pactrans handles package installation, removal, and system upgrades using the ALPM (Arch Linux Package Management) library. It provides a unified interface for common package operations with support for mixed transactions.The tool can install and remove packages in a single transaction. Package specifications can include repository prefixes (e.g., extra/vim) for precise control over package sources. If only a package name is provided, repositories are searched in the order they are declared.The pacinstall and pacremove commands are aliases that differ only in their default interpretation of targets but are otherwise identical to pactrans.If stdin is not connected to a terminal, package specifications are read from stdin.

--install

Interpret following targets as packages to install from repositories.

Interpret following targets as packages to remove.

Upgrade all installed packages to the latest available versions.

Interpret following targets as local package files to install.

Interpret following targets as pkgspecs: install if a file or repo package, remove if a local database entry.

Display what the transaction would do and exit without making changes.

Do not prompt for confirmation.

Ignore dependency checks.

Make changes to the database without extracting or removing files.

Use an alternate pacman configuration file.

Use an alternate database path.

Set an alternate system root.

Requires root privileges for system modifications. Uses pacman's configuration and database. Part of the pacutils package. Transaction conflicts must be resolved manually.

pactrans is part of pacutils, created by Andrew Gregory. It provides a programmatic interface to ALPM transactions, useful for scripts and automation that need fine-grained control over package operations.

pacman(8), pacsync(1), pacinstall(1), pacremove(1), pacconf(1)