Subj : AI-WX Weather Door Is
To   : Tiny
From : Accession
Date : Fri Oct 24 2025 18:25:26

Hey Tiny!

On Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:54:44 -0500, you wrote:

 > I've got 2 64's, and a 128 here.  1541, 1541II, 1541C and 1571 drives.
 > LOL One of the 64's was mine from age 13-18 when I sold it to a friend
 > who years later gave it back with his.  So every one of the computers
 > and drives here I used as a teenager. LOL

Wow. Sounds like you have a whole operation going over there!

 > I will share videos of this when I'm done.  Friend of mine is 3d
 > printing some of the parts for me and helping me design everything.
 > (Same friend who gave me the commodore's back over 10 years ago!)

Sounds like fun. Can't wait to see the videos!

 >> pacman -S <package>

 > Why -S ?  That's what bothers me.  Must be capital S.  WHY!?!?!?
 > Why not -install or -i like everything else?  Hell -fetch what is -S?

usage:  pacman <operation> [...]
operations:
    pacman {-h --help}
    pacman {-V --version}
    pacman {-D --database} <options> <package(s)>
    pacman {-F --files}    [options] [file(s)]
    pacman {-Q --query}    [options] [package(s)]
    pacman {-R --remove}   [options] <package(s)>
    pacman {-S --sync}     [options] [package(s)]
    pacman {-T --deptest}  [options] [package(s)]
    pacman {-U --upgrade}  [options] <file(s)>

use 'pacman {-h --help}' with an operation for available options

It syncs the repository first, before installing the package. Then there's more options you can use with -S, for example "-Syu" to update your system:

  -u, --sysupgrade     upgrade installed packages (-uu enables downgrades)
  -y, --refresh        download fresh package databases from the server
                       (-yy to force a refresh even if up to date)

 A>> Meh, all the same. I completely get it, though. Once you get well
 A>> aquainted with one of them, others get confusing. lol

 > See above. LOL  I just can't get past it. hahahaha

I usually don't have an issue with most when testing out new stuff, just have to read up on what you're trying to use and do. I just tend to stick with what I'm used to and like, though, and Arch has been just that for well over a decade now.

Regards,
Nick

.... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
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