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馃殌 Arch Linux Cheat Sheet: Essential Commands for new Users

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Whether you're a seasoned Arch user or a beginner, this cheat sheet has got your back. Let鈥檚 dive in! 馃鈥嶁檪锔忊殹

馃洜锔� System Management

馃攧 Update the system 

sudo pacman -Syu
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馃摜 Install a package 

sudo pacman -S <package_name>
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馃棏锔� Remove a package 

sudo pacman -R <package_name>
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馃Ч Clean up unused dependencies 

sudo pacman -Rns <package_name>
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馃攳 Search for a package in the repo 

pacman -Ss <package_name>
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馃搩 List installed packages 

pacman -Q
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馃摝 AUR (Arch User Repository) Management

馃専 Install yay (popular AUR helper) 

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si
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馃摜 Install a package from AUR 

yay -S <package_name>
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馃攧 Update all packages (including AUR) 

yay -Syu
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馃棏锔� Remove a package (AUR or repo) 

yay -R <package_name>
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馃捑 File System and Disk Management

馃搳 Check disk space usage 

df -h
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馃梻锔� Check directory size 

du -sh <directory_name>
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馃搨 Mount a disk 

sudo mount /dev/<device_name> /mnt
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馃毆 Unmount a disk 

sudo umount /mnt
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馃洜锔� List all drives and partitions 

lsblk
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鉁忥笍 Format a drive to ext4 

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/<device_name>
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馃懃 User Management

鉃� Add a new user 

sudo useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash <username>
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馃攽 Set a password for a user 

sudo passwd <username>
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馃攧 Switch to another user 

su - <username>
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鉂� Delete a user 

sudo userdel -r <username>
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馃寪 Networking

馃摗 Display active connections 

ip a
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馃敡 Enable/disable a network interface 

sudo ip link set <interface> up
sudo ip link set <interface> down
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馃洔 Test network connectivity 

ping <hostname_or_IP>
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鈾伙笍 Restart NetworkManager 

sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
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鈿欙笍 System Services

馃搵 Check the status of a service 

systemctl status <service_name>
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鈻讹笍 Start/鈴癸笍 Stop/馃攧 Restart a service 

sudo systemctl start <service_name>
sudo systemctl stop <service_name>
sudo systemctl restart <service_name>
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馃殌 Enable a service at startup 

sudo systemctl enable <service_name>
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鉀� Disable a service at startup 

sudo systemctl disable <service_name>
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馃惂 Kernel and Boot Management

馃摐 List installed kernels 

ls /boot/vmlinuz*
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馃攧 Update GRUB configuration 

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
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馃摜 Install a new kernel 

sudo pacman -S linux-lts
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馃棏锔� Remove an old kernel 

sudo pacman -R linux-<version>
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馃殤 Troubleshooting

馃 View system logs 

journalctl -xe
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馃殌 View boot logs 

dmesg | less
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鉂� Check failed systemd units 

systemctl --failed
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鉁� Other Handy Commands

馃Ч Clean the package cache 

sudo pacman -Sc
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馃惂 Show Arch Linux system info 

neofetch
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馃寧 Generate a mirrorlist 

sudo reflector --latest 20 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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鉁忥笍 Edit pacman configuration 

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
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馃捑 Save this cheat sheet, and take your Arch Linux journey to the next level! 馃帀

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