pacseek: a TUI for searching and installing Arch Linux packages
pacseek is a Terminal User Interface (TUI) for ‘pacman’ and AUR helpers (such as ‘yay’) to search, install, update and remove packages on Arch Linux systems.
pacseek is just a frontend tool, you need to have pacman and an AUR helper installed on your computer (by default, pacseek uses ‘yay’, but you can change this in settings).
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Installation
It’s available on AUR or as a binary package on https://github.com/moson-mo/pacseek/releases. If you download the binary file, use pacman -u <file> to install it.
Usage
pacseek has a simple interface with three sections: a search bar, a package list window and a details view. You can navigate using the arrow keys, TAB and Enter (you can use the mouse to select if you have a desktop system). There are also shortcuts for several tasks (see the image below).
To look for a package, type the search term and press Enter. Select the package you want to install/uninstall and press Enter. Access pacseek settings by pressing Ctrl + S.
To exit, press one of these three key combinations: ESC, Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Q.
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