Managing Arch Linux Packages

Packages are managed declaratively in scripts/arch-linux.sh. Running the script installs missing packages and removes unwanted ones.

Installing a package

Add the package name to the appropriate PACKAGES array section in scripts/arch-linux.sh:

# Example sections:
PACKAGES=(...)           # Core packages
PACKAGES+=(...)          # Desktop apps
PACKAGES+=(...)          # Sway-related
PACKAGES+=(...)          # Speech Recognition
PACKAGES+=(...)          # Fonts

Choose the section that best fits the package's purpose, or create a new section with a comment header.

Removing a package

Add the package name to the REMOVE_PACKAGES array in scripts/arch-linux.sh:

REMOVE_PACKAGES=(
    package-to-remove
    another-package
)

The script uses paru -Qe to check if the package is explicitly installed (not a dependency), then removes it with paru -Rs to also clean up orphaned dependencies.

Running the script

./scripts/arch-linux.sh

Or run the full install:

./install.sh