pacboy, the cutest arch linux package manager 🎀

pacboy is a cute and interactive command-line package manager for Arch Linux, designed to simplify pacman and AUR operations with a friendly interface.

Features

• Interactive Search: Search for packages from official repositories and the AUR with an interactive curses-based interface.
• Install: Install official and AUR packages.
• Remove: Remove installed packages.
• Update: Update your entire system.
• Clean: Remove orphan packages.
• Themed Output: Colorful and cute output messages.

Installation

To install pacboy:

1. Clone the GitHub repository or download as zip:

   git clone https://github.com/viztini/pacboy.git

2. Change into the project directory:

   cd pacboy

3. Make the script executable

   chmod +x install.sh

4. Run the installation script:

   ./install.sh

This script will:

1. Copy the pacboy script to ~/.local/bin/.
2. Make the pacboy script executable.

Usage

After installation, you can run pacboy from any terminal:

pacboy <command> [arguments]

Available Commands:

• pacboy install <package(s)>: Install one or more packages.
• pacboy remove <package(s)>: Remove one or more packages.
• pacboy fremove <package(s)>: Remove one or more packages forcefully.
• pacboy search <query>: Search for packages interactively.
• pacboy update: Update all packages on the system.
• pacboy clean: Purge pacman cache.
• pacboy cleano: Remove orphan packages.

Zsh Compatibility

pacboy works seamlessly with Zsh. After installation, ensure that ~/.local/bin is in your PATH. If it's not already, add the following line to your .zshrc file:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project by submitting pull requests or opening issues.