I love using pacman and prefer it to other Linux package managers

Here's why I LOVE using pacman with Arch Linux and find it to be the best package manager compared to other options.

Jun 18, 2025 - 21:46
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I love using pacman and prefer it to other Linux package managers

There's no shortage of choice when managing packages on Linux. The most popular option is apt, which is the default for many Debian-based distros such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Then there's dnf on Fedora and pacman for Arch Linux. I've extensively used apt for decades and dabbled with other options throughout the years of testing numerous Linux distros. Still, I find pacman to be the best of the bunch, thanks to its robust syntax usage, performance, and reliability. That's not to say apt and the others are bad ... but since switching to Arch on my primary rig, I'm happy sticking with pacman, although yay comes in a close second for accessing AUR.