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"Linux apt-get command not found" - how can I install a package in Arch Linux?

I am trying to install a command in a terminal window:

sudo -s apt-get install net-tools

Result:

/bin/bash: apt-get: command not found

How can I install apt-get then?

I use the command below to find out My Linux distribution name and version:

cat /etc/*-release

I get this below:

NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ANSI_COLOR="0;36"
HOME_URL="https://www.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/"

What should I do to install a command in Arch Linux?

Solution

  • First of all, Arch Linux provides a beautiful, well maintained wiki. You may want to read it first before working with Arch Linux. The pre-installed package manager is Pacman.

    To install a package from the official repositories, you will need to use it like this:

    # pacman -S <package name>

    There is also a community-maintained version, the Arch User Repository (AUR), for packages not part of the official repository.