How to Install and Uninstall systemd Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "systemd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install systemd on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                systemd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "systemd" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall systemd on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the systemd package on Arch Linux

Repository : core
Name : systemd
Version : 255.4-2
Description : system and service manager
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://www.github.com/systemd/systemd
Licenses : LGPL-2.1-or-later CC0-1.0 GPL-2.0-or-later MIT-0
Groups : None
Provides : nss-myhostname systemd-tools=255.4 udev=255.4
Depends On : acl libacl.so=1-64 bash cryptsetup libcryptsetup.so=12-64
dbus dbus-units kbd kmod libkmod.so=2-64 hwdata libcap
libcap.so=2-64 libgcrypt libxcrypt libcrypt.so=2-64
systemd-libs libidn2 lz4 pam libelf libseccomp
libseccomp.so=2-64 util-linux libblkid.so=1-64
libmount.so=1-64 xz pcre2 audit libaudit.so=1-64 openssl
libcrypto.so=3-64 libssl.so=3-64
Optional Deps : libmicrohttpd: systemd-journal-gatewayd and
systemd-journal-remote
quota-tools: kernel-level quota management
systemd-sysvcompat: symlink package to provide sysvinit
binaries
systemd-ukify: combine kernel and initrd into a signed Unified
Kernel Image
polkit: allow administration as unprivileged user
curl: systemd-journal-upload, machinectl pull-tar and pull-raw
gnutls: systemd-journal-gatewayd and systemd-journal-remote
qrencode: show QR codes
iptables: firewall features
libbpf: support BPF programs
libpwquality: check password quality
libfido2: unlocking LUKS2 volumes with FIDO2 token
libp11-kit: support PKCS#11
tpm2-tss: unlocking LUKS2 volumes with TPM2
Conflicts With : nss-myhostname systemd-tools udev
Replaces : nss-myhostname systemd-tools udev
Download Size : 8.02 MiB
Installed Size : 30.77 MiB
Packager : Morten Linderud
Build Date : Sun Mar 3 17:04:57 2024
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature