Arch Commands:

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pacman -S alsa-lib alsa-utils
pacman -S alsa-oss

Install package(s)

pacman -Ss xpdf
search pacman repository for xpdf

pacman -Si packageName
pacman -Qi packageName

get more info about package by name

pacman -Su
update all packages on system

pacman -Syu
sync repository database and update system

yaourt -Sf xorg-server
force install

pacman -Ql package
retrieve list of files installed by package

options snd-pcsp index=2
add to /etc/modprobe.conf to load pcsp last

MODULE=(... !snd_pcsp)
add to /etc/rc.conf
to stop pcsp from loading

pacman -S pulseaudio
needed to get sound in flash

gpasswd -a beastie audio
add user beastie to audio group for playing purposes

gpasswd -d [user] [group]
remove user from group

usermod -aG [group] [user]
add user to a group

adduser
add user to system

userdel
delete user

cat /etc/group
list all groups on system

groups
list groups your user is in

find /* -group groupName
list files owned by a group

groupadd groupName
create new group

groupdel groupName
remove group

alsamixer
bring up sound control

amixer set Master 90% unmute
amixer set PCM 85% unmute

set volume from command line

alsactl store
save audio settings

arch=('x86_64')
can be added to PKGBUILD to try to support 64bit

/home/meUser/.mozilla/firefox/6yq6uxu4.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/vmware-vmrc -h localhost:8333 -u root
start vmware from command line

mplayer -v -nocache -playlist "http://yp.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=9768"
play song of shoutcast with mplayer

nitrogen /path/to/pic/dir/
set wallpaper

nitrogen --restore &
add to .xinitrc for restore of bkgrndPic

date --set ='+60 minutes'
move time ahead 60 minutes

setterm -blength 0
turn off annoying beep in bash

wodim -v dev=/dev/cdrw isoImage.iso
burn an iso

aumix
volume controls from a command in app

-------vmwareServer2----------
/etc/init.d/vmware-mgmt start
start vmware server 2 * wrong

/etc/init.d/vmware start
start vmware server 2
-------vmwareServer2----------

If you keep getting this error when trying to install a specific
package, and pacman-key is set up properly, try deleting the cache,
maybe the download actually is corrupt.
signature from "Some Person " is invalid or corrupt.
rm /var/cache/pacman/pkg/corruptPackage


when running pacman -Syu this error harrrassed me:
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 100%error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-vera.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/29-replace-bitmap-fonts.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/30-urw-aliases.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/40-nonlatin.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/45-latin.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/51-local.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/60-latin.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/69-unifont.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/80-delicious.conf exists in filesystem
 fontconfig: /etc/fonts/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf exists in filesystem
 Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
 
 pacman -Sf fontconfig
 booyaoh! Fixed.
 
 Now this works:
 pacman -Syu
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