๐Ÿš€ Arch Linux Cheat Sheet: Essential Commands for new Users
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๐Ÿš€ Arch Linux Cheat Sheet: Essential Commands for new Users

Publish Date: Dec 2 '24
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Whether you're a seasoned Arch user or a beginner, this cheat sheet has got your back. Letโ€™s dive in! ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธโšก

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ System Management

๐Ÿ”„ Update the system 

sudo pacman -Syu
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๐Ÿ“ฅ Install a package 

sudo pacman -S <package_name>
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๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Remove a package 

sudo pacman -R <package_name>
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๐Ÿงน Clean up unused dependencies 

sudo pacman -Rns <package_name>
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๐Ÿ” Search for a package in the repo 

pacman -Ss <package_name>
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๐Ÿ“ƒ List installed packages 

pacman -Q
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๐Ÿ“ฆ AUR (Arch User Repository) Management

๐ŸŒŸ Install yay (popular AUR helper) 

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si
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๐Ÿ“ฅ Install a package from AUR 

yay -S <package_name>
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๐Ÿ”„ Update all packages (including AUR) 

yay -Syu
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๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Remove a package (AUR or repo) 

yay -R <package_name>
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๐Ÿ’พ File System and Disk Management

๐Ÿ“Š Check disk space usage 

df -h
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๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Check directory size 

du -sh <directory_name>
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๐Ÿ“‚ Mount a disk 

sudo mount /dev/<device_name> /mnt
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๐Ÿšช Unmount a disk 

sudo umount /mnt
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๐Ÿ› ๏ธ List all drives and partitions 

lsblk
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โœ๏ธ Format a drive to ext4 

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/<device_name>
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ User Management

โž• Add a new user 

sudo useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash <username>
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๐Ÿ”‘ Set a password for a user 

sudo passwd <username>
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๐Ÿ”„ Switch to another user 

su - <username>
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โŒ Delete a user 

sudo userdel -r <username>
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๐ŸŒ Networking

๐Ÿ“ก Display active connections 

ip a
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๐Ÿ”ง Enable/disable a network interface 

sudo ip link set <interface> up
sudo ip link set <interface> down
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๐Ÿ›œ Test network connectivity 

ping <hostname_or_IP>
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โ™ป๏ธ Restart NetworkManager 

sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
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โš™๏ธ System Services

๐Ÿ“‹ Check the status of a service 

systemctl status <service_name>
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โ–ถ๏ธ Start/โน๏ธ Stop/๐Ÿ”„ Restart a service 

sudo systemctl start <service_name>
sudo systemctl stop <service_name>
sudo systemctl restart <service_name>
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๐Ÿš€ Enable a service at startup 

sudo systemctl enable <service_name>
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โ›” Disable a service at startup 

sudo systemctl disable <service_name>
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๐Ÿง Kernel and Boot Management

๐Ÿ“œ List installed kernels 

ls /boot/vmlinuz*
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๐Ÿ”„ Update GRUB configuration 

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
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๐Ÿ“ฅ Install a new kernel 

sudo pacman -S linux-lts
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๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Remove an old kernel 

sudo pacman -R linux-<version>
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๐Ÿš‘ Troubleshooting

๐Ÿชต View system logs 

journalctl -xe
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๐Ÿš€ View boot logs 

dmesg | less
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โŒ Check failed systemd units 

systemctl --failed
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โœจ Other Handy Commands

๐Ÿงน Clean the package cache 

sudo pacman -Sc
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๐Ÿง Show Arch Linux system info 

neofetch
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๐ŸŒŽ Generate a mirrorlist 

sudo reflector --latest 20 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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โœ๏ธ Edit pacman configuration 

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
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๐Ÿ’พ Save this cheat sheet, and take your Arch Linux journey to the next level! ๐ŸŽ‰

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