How to install and uninstall packages in Manjaro Linux

Manjaro KDE 17, screenshot.

Linux Mint is the most widely used Linux distribution today but that does not mean that the rest of the distributions are not used or even that they are not the subject of many novice users. In this article we will talk about how to install and remove programs in Manjaro Linux.
Manjaro Linux is a distribution that is based on Arch Linux, therefore we will not have the APT package manager but we will have Pacman. Pacman is a very simple software manager and just as powerful as APT.

Graphical installation of programs

You have several options, as with other distributions. The easiest way to install and remove packages is through the program "Add or remove Software" this program is called Pamac. It is a program similar to synaptic, after opening it we will have a program search engine; a space with the packages that correspond to that program and a sidebar with the category of software that we want to install.
To install the package we just have to mark it and click with the right mouse button. In the drop-down menu we will select the option "Install". If the package is installed and we want to uninstall it, we just have to write the package and select the "uninstall" option from the drop-down menu.
In the Manjaro KDE version, the Pamac software has been replaced by Octopi. Different program but same operation.
If in these programs we go to preferences, in both we will have an option to activate AUR repository. This repository will give us more software to our distribution, so its activation is increasingly necessary.

Installation by program terminal

There is another method, a faster and more efficient one if we know the name of the package: installation via terminal.
Software installation or uninstallation using the terminal is the simplest and fastest method in any distribution, Manjaro Linux is no exception.
To install a package or program we just have to write the following:

sudo pacman -S NOMBREDELPAQUETE

It will ask for the root password and after inserting it, the software installation will begin. To do removal of software, we have to write the following:

sudo pacman -R NOMBREDELPAQUETE

And as before, it will ask us for the root password to proceed with its uninstallation.
There is a tool called Yaourt that will allow us install any program from the AUR repository via command line. For this we only have to install yaourt like this:

sudo pacman -S yaourt

After installation, we just have to type the following to install any package:

yaourt NOMBREDELPAQUETE

And to uninstall any program, we just have to write:

yaourt -R NOMBREDELPAQUETE

With this we can install any package and remove it from our Manjaro distribution, in a simple and easy way, don't you think?


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  1.   Adrian said

    Hi friend! Regards. I am new to Manjaro, I have been used to using the iris mini application for a long time. My question is how can I install it in manjaro?

    thanks for your help

  2.   Emerson said

    I try to install pulseeffects on Manjaro 17
    I have followed several tutorials but I can't even see it, although it may be installed
    any suggestions?