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Debian and Arch Commands

Package Management

Installing Packages

• Arch: sudo pacman -S package_name
• Debian: sudo apt install package_name

Updating Package Database

• Arch: sudo pacman -Sy
• Debian: sudo apt update

Upgrading Installed Packages

• Arch: sudo pacman -Syu
• Debian: sudo apt upgrade

Searching for Packages

• Arch: pacman -Ss package_name
• Debian: apt search package_name

Removing Packages

• Arch: sudo pacman -R package_name
• Debian: sudo apt remove package_name

Removing Packages and Unused Dependencies

• Arch: sudo pacman -Rns package_name
• Debian: sudo apt autoremove package_name

Information and Query

Displaying Package Information

• Arch: pacman -Qi package_name
• Debian: apt show package_name or dpkg -s package_name

Listing All Installed Packages

• Arch: pacman -Q
• Debian: dpkg -l

Checking Package Dependencies

• Arch: pacman -Qi package_name (look under “Depends On”)
• Debian: apt-cache depends package_name

System Maintenance

Cleaning Package Cache

• Arch: sudo pacman -Sc or sudo pacman -Scc
• Debian: sudo apt clean or sudo apt autoclean

Enabling and Starting Services

• Arch: sudo systemctl enable service_name && sudo systemctl start service_name
• Debian: sudo systemctl enable service_name && sudo systemctl start service_name

Checking Service Status

• Arch: sudo systemctl status service_name
• Debian: sudo systemctl status service_name

User and Group Management

Adding a New User

• Arch: sudo useradd -m -G group_name user_name
• Debian: sudo adduser user_name (prompts for details and adds to specified groups)

Adding a User to a Group

• Arch: sudo gpasswd -a user_name group_name
• Debian: sudo usermod -aG group_name user_name

File and Disk Management

Disk Usage

• Arch: df -h (for human-readable disk usage)
• Debian: df -h (same command)

Checking Free Space

• Arch: free -h
• Debian: free -h (same command)

Others

Viewing System Logs

• Arch: journalctl
• Debian: journalctl (same command)

Editing Configuration Files

• Arch: Any text editor like nano, vim, vi
• Debian: Same editors like nano, vim, vi

By familiarizing yourself with these Debian equivalents, you’ll be able to manage your Debian system effectively with commands similar to those you used on Arch Linux.