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Q&A Download packages for full system upgrade without installing

I noticed that downloading all the pacman packages for a full system install takes a lot of time, so I want to create a systemd time that will periodically download them for me. That way, most of t...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by terdon‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar matthewsnyder‭ · 2023-06-19T22:18:48Z (over 1 year ago)
Download packages for full system upgrade without installing
I noticed that downloading all the pacman packages for a full system install takes a lot of time, so I want to create a systemd time that will periodically download them for me. That way, most of the time the cache will be fresh, and when I actually do update them, most will not need to be re-downloaded.

What pacman options can I use to only download all packages that need to be updated, but not install them?