# pacman Published articles for pacman. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Ansible roles: proxy\_env, ssh, etc\_hosts, libvirt released DevFeed: [Ansible roles: proxy\_env, ssh, etc\_hosts, libvirt released]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Staf Wagemakers Published: 2026-05-03T06:03:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [stafwag Blog]() Topics: [Ansible Roles](), [releases](), [Ansible](), [ssh]() Tags: [ansible](), [apt](), [archlinux](), [changelog](), [debug](), [documentation](), [freebsd](), [kvm](), [libvirt](), [linux](), [pacman](), [releases](), [service](), [ssh]() ### AI overview The article announces releases for four Ansible roles: proxy_env 2.1.0, ssh 1.1.1, libvirt 2.1.0, and etc_hosts 1.1.1. It lists updates including package-management changes, handler fixes, documentation updates, lint corrections, and virtual-machine SSH host-key support. ### Source excerpt Made some time to do some work for a few Ansible roles that I maintain. You'll find the new releases below. ## How to Identify the Package Manager of a Linux System DevFeed: [How to Identify the Package Manager of a Linux System]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Umara Mushtaq Published: 2025-07-14T02:13:11Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Baeldung - Linux]() Topics: [Package Management](), [Linux](), [apt](), [Bash](), [Scripting, bash](), [Ubuntu](), [Automation](), [Debian](), [Arch Linux](), [dnf](), [Fedora](), [pacman]() Tags: [apt](), [automation](), [bash](), [debian](), [dependency](), [dnf](), [efficiency](), [errors](), [how-to](), [installation](), [linux](), [linux-how-to](), [package-management](), [package-management-scripting-apt-dnf-pacman-snap-yum](), [pacman](), [scripting](), [snap](), [ubuntu]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how to identify the package manager used by a Linux system. It covers inferring the manager from the distribution, checking distribution metadata with /etc/os-release or lsb_release, verifying an installed manager with which, and using Bash scripts to detect package managers in automated or multi-distribution environments. ### Source excerpt Learn different ways to guess or identify the default package manager of a Linux system. The post How to Identify the Package Manager of a Linux System first appeared on Baeldung on Linux. Related Stories How to Check for Available Package Updates in Linux How to Properly Install Valgrind? Background Jobs in a Loop in Bash ## Arch Linux System Maintainance. DevFeed: [Arch Linux System Maintainance.]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fernando Cejas (me@fernandocejas.com) Published: 2022-03-30T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Fernando Cejas Blog]() Topics: [Arch Linux](), [Linux](), [Package manager](), [pacman](), [maintenance](), [upgrade]() Tags: [android](), [culture](), [development](), [engineering](), [guide](), [infrastructure](), [ios](), [java](), [kotlin](), [linux](), [maintenance](), [open-source](), [pacman](), [programming](), [python](), [rust](), [scala](), [software](), [software-development](), [upgrade](), [web-development]() ### AI overview A guide to maintaining Arch Linux installations. It covers system updates, troubleshooting keyring issues, cleaning the pacman cache, removing orphaned and unwanted packages, and managing cache data in the home directory. ### Source excerpt In this guide we will walk through the most important practices **regarding system maintainance for Linux home computers.** Most of them are **Arch Linux** (and variants) specific but we can get ideas on how other distros can use and apply the same principles. ## Install Arch Linux with Full-Disk Encryption DevFeed: [Install Arch Linux with Full-Disk Encryption]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fernando Cejas (me@fernandocejas.com) Published: 2020-12-28T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Fernando Cejas Blog]() Topics: [Arch Linux](), [Encryption](), [Linux](), [Package manager](), [Hardware](), [intel](), [dell]() Tags: [android](), [command-line](), [culture](), [debian](), [development](), [distribution](), [encryption](), [engineering](), [infrastructure](), [installation](), [ios](), [java](), [kotlin](), [linux](), [open-source](), [pacman](), [programming](), [python](), [rust](), [scala](), [software](), [software-development](), [web-development]() ### AI overview A guide to installing Arch Linux with full-disk encryption while explaining the concepts involved. It assumes basic command-line knowledge and covers installation on Intel-based hardware, including a Dell XPS 13. ### Source excerpt This post will act pretty much as **a guide** (a **long** one), in order to help you **INSTALL and UNDERSTAND Arch Linux** with **full disk encryption**. Let's also walk together through some of the **concepts involved in the amazing world of Linux**. ## Clang on Windows DevFeed: [Clang on Windows]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-01-05T22:46:09Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Ariya Hidayat]() Topics: [c/c++](), [Windows](), [Package manager](), [make](), [Azure](), [CI/CD]() Tags: [azure](), [build](), [c](), [c-plus-plus](), [cache](), [clang](), [continuous-integration](), [make](), [pacman](), [windows]() ### AI overview A tutorial on using MSYS2 to install and run Clang on Windows for building 32-bit and 64-bit C/C++ applications. It also describes integrating the toolchain with Azure Pipelines and caching downloaded packages. ### Source excerpt Thanks to the MSYS2 project, now there is an easy way to utilize Clang to build C/C++ application on Windows. This works equally well for both 32-bit and 64-bit programs. ## My i3 window manager setup DevFeed: [My i3 window manager setup]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sam Saffron Published: 2019-04-10T02:12:04Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Sam Saffron]() Topics: [Arch Linux](), [Linux](), [pacman](), [Windows](), [Wiki](), [Ubuntu](), [Documentation](), [Firefox]() Tags: [blog](), [blog-post](), [c-sharp](), [developer](), [documentation](), [firefox](), [linux](), [net](), [pacman](), [rails](), [reddit](), [ruby](), [saffron](), [sam](), [sql](), [ubuntu](), [weblog](), [windows](), [youtube]() ### AI overview A developer describes moving from a Windows setup with Ubuntu and i3 to using Arch Linux and i3 as a primary desktop environment. The article discusses the author's early experience, motivations for choosing Arch Linux, and initial customization of the desktop. ### Source excerpt I have been a long time i3 window manager user. But not really. My old Windows 10 based setup involved doing all my console work in an Ubuntu VM running i3. However, the lion's share of the non console work was still done in Windows, including browsing and more. For multiple years now I only partially experienced i3, it showed. My i3 setup was almost vanilla. My move to Arch Linux changed everything. This move completely shifted the way I think about my relationship with my desktop environment. Previously, my relationship with Windows was very simplistic. Windows works the way it works, I simply adapted to that. Sometimes I learned a new shortcut, but the majority of my Windows day-to-day involved dragging windows around, reaching Firefox window and tab saturation, closing windows with the mouse and so on. I am not a great example of a Windows ninja some users go down a far more custom path. I do feel I am pretty typical though of a developer using Windows or Mac. I was given a menu, I learned a tiny bit of it, then I simply threw away the menu and reached for the mouse. In this blog post I would like to talk about what my 3.5 week adventure has looked like and where I am today! Opening moves When I moved to Linux I did not know much of the current state of Linux on the desktop but I did know 2 things: I would be using Arch Linux I would be using the i3 tiling window manager I opted for Arch cause I love not having to worry about upgrading my system every 6-12 months to another major release, I think pacman and the package library on Arch is amazing, if I ever am missing tiny bits from the official library it is trivial for me to just grab a package from the very comprehensive AUR. I also think the documentation in the Arch wiki is fantastic and it helped me enormously. I opted for i3 cause I wanted to fully experience the window manager, not treat it as a glorified tmux like I was for years. A day or so into my move I was uncomfortable with the way my stock install ## How to install Wordpress on Arch Linux DevFeed: [How to install Wordpress on Arch Linux]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Marco Gomiero Published: 2018-01-19T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Posts on Marco Gomiero]() Topics: [Arch Linux](), [WordPress](), [Linux](), [configuration](), [PHP](), [pacman](), [servers]() Tags: [commands](), [configuration](), [guide](), [how-to](), [install](), [installation](), [linux](), [packages](), [pacman](), [server](), [wordpress]() ### AI overview A tutorial for installing WordPress on Arch Linux, covering Apache setup, PHP configuration, and MariaDB installation. ### Source excerpt Every time I've tried to install Wordpress on Arch Linux it was a tragedy. Sometimes a configuration was missing, sometimes stuff not well known was broken and I never found an updated and complete guide. So here you are! In all the following commands I've omitted "sudo". Please use it when it is necessary. Before starting make you sure that all the packages are updated. pacman -Syu Install Apache First of all, you need to install and configure Apache, the web server. ## Make your open-source project accessible DevFeed: [Make your open-source project accessible]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2015-09-21T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Radek Pazdera]() Topics: [Open Source](), [Accessibility](), [Software](), [Linux](), [Homebrew](), [pacman](), [PyPI](), [npm](), [Ruby](), [rubygems]() Tags: [accessible](), [developers](), [homebrew](), [install](), [linux](), [npm](), [onboarding](), [open-source](), [packages](), [pacman](), [pypi](), [rubygems]() ### AI overview This article explains how open-source projects can improve contributor and user onboarding by making software easier to install. It recommends distribution-level packages such as Linux packages and Homebrew packages, along with language-level packages such as PyPI, Rubygems, and npm. ### Source excerpt I build software products and write on the Internet. ## IPSEC/L2TP VPN on a Raspberry Pi running Arch Linux DevFeed: [IPSEC/L2TP VPN on a Raspberry Pi running Arch Linux]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Keith Smiley Published: 2014-01-28T04:49:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Keith Smiley]() Topics: [Virtual Private Network](), [Arch Linux](), [Raspberry Pi](), [Linux](), [Arm](), [Firewall](), [pacman](), [Script](), [systemd](), [configuration]() Tags: [arm](), [article](), [configuration](), [firewall](), [ipv4](), [linux](), [pacman](), [raspberry-pi](), [script](), [systemd](), [vpn]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how to configure an IPsec/L2TP VPN on a Raspberry Pi running the ARM version of Arch Linux. It covers installing the required packages, configuring firewall rules and redirects, and creating a systemd-launched script so the configuration persists after restart. ### Source excerpt After you buy a Raspberry Pi, or two, you need to figure out what to use them for. While you'll get a ton of interesting ideas from Googling "uses for a Raspberry Pi," I didn't particularly find them any more than a thought exercise. Making a VPN stood out as an actually useful configuration. Originally when I got my (accidentally chosen) Model A, I spent a little while going through this guide using Raspbian. That seemed to work fine until I recently purchased a Model B to replace it and couldn't reproduce the configuration. I decided to write the steps that I was finally able to use to get a functional VPN running on Arch Linux. I started out by following this guide hoping that it would get me a functioning VPN without too much work. Most of this setup will be based on that article with some tweaks for what I had to do to make the settings stick. Unfortunately while it worked after the setup the configuration did not persist after restart. For this configuration, like I said earlier, I wanted to use the ARM version of Arch Linux rather than Raspbian for the install. You can download the Raspberry Pi compatible Arch image from their downloads page. I'm not sure I would recommend Arch for people who haven't installed it before or at least gotten through their Beginners' Guide. The ARM Image, like the normal image, doesn't come with a GUI, perfect for this use of the Pi. I'm not going to bother with making sure this works before restarting, since that doesn't seem like much of an issue with actual usage (although you can just run the scripts we create and it should work fine). I wouldn't recommend doing much configuration before doing this intial setup. I did this the first time and after an hour of configuration my VPN did not work correctly, I ended up nuking the work I had done and starting over. Start by installing the necessary components: pacman -Sy openswan xl2tpd ppp lsof python2 You need to do some configuration of the firewall and redirects: echo "net.ipv4. ## el-get 1.1, with 174 recipes DevFeed: [el-get 1.1, with 174 recipes]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Dimitri Fontaine PostgreSQL Major Contributor; Author Published: 2010-12-20T15:45:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Dimitri Fontaine]() Topics: [Emacs](), [Package Management](), [pacman](), [apt]() Tags: [apt](), [emacs](), [hooks](), [package-management](), [packages](), [pacman](), [release]() ### AI overview This release announces el-get 1.1 with 174 recipes. It adds support for pacman, Mercurial, Subversion, and darcs; improves apt-get prompt handling; changes synchronous installation behavior; automatically removes previous failed installations; and overhauls the build facility. ### Source excerpt Yes, you read it well, el-get currently features 174 recipes, and is now reaching the 1.1 release. The reason for this release is mainly that I have two big chunks of code to review and the current code has been very stable for awhile. It seems better to do a release with the stable code that exists now before to shake it this much. If you're wondering when to jump in the water and switch to using el-get, now is a pretty good time.