How to Install and Uninstall pacman Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "pacman" package

This guide let you learn how to install pacman on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pacman
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pacman" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall pacman on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pacman
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pacman package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: pacman
Source: pacman (10-17.2)
Version: 10-17.2+b2
Installed-Size: 90
Maintainer: Joe Nahmias
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libncurses6 (>= 6), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libx11-6, libxext6
Description: Chase Monsters in a Labyrinth
Description-md5: e8ad66b84567c64aa92c6c4ab220eefe
Tag: game::arcade, hardware::input:keyboard, implemented-in::c++,
interface::graphical, interface::text-mode, interface::x11,
role::program, uitoolkit::ncurses, use::gameplaying, x11::application
Section: games
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pacman/pacman_10-17.2+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 23188
MD5sum: 20f7b4e5be1a60a998f9cd445f6da254
SHA256: 67f22955379363b6ffcfbcd44e4b2b60b241d38dd2a18e6d516ed1a2a6e136ec