Pacman (package manager)
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Pacman is a software package manager, developed as part of the Linux distribution Arch Linux. It was created by Arch Linux creator, Judd Vinet. Pacman is capable of resolving dependencies and automatically downloading and installing all necessary packages. In theory, a user need only run a single command to completely update the system. Following the Arch Linux philosophy, it aims to be a powerful package management system that is easy to learn.
Pacman uses compressed tar archives for all of the packages, each of which contains compiled binaries. Packages are downloaded via FTP. Pacman complements the Arch Linux Build System (ABS) used to create packages from source.
In addition to Arch Linux, Pacman is used by AegeanLinux, Frugalware and Underground Desktop.
