A terminal user interface for managing Arch Linux packages.
- Browse installed packages in a sortable, filterable table
- Presets for quickly viewing Explicit, Dependency, Orphan, Foreign, AUR, and Updatable packages
- Search the official sync databases and install packages
- Remove installed packages with sudo authentication
- Update detection — see at a glance which packages have newer versions available
- Vim-style navigation and command mode
- Themeable with 6 built-in themes
yay -S pacvizgit clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pacviz.git
cd pacviz
makepkg -si| Key | Action |
|---|---|
j / k or Up / Down |
Navigate rows |
h / l or Left / Right |
Navigate columns |
Space |
Sort by current column |
/ |
Filter packages |
Tab |
Cycle presets |
Enter |
Toggle detail panel |
Esc |
Close panel / clear filter / exit remote mode |
g / G |
Jump to top / bottom |
Ctrl+U / Ctrl+D |
Page up / down |
i |
Install selected package (remote mode, detail panel open) |
: |
Enter command mode |
q |
Quit |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
:search <query> / :s <query> |
Search sync databases |
:install / :i |
Install selected package |
:remove / :r |
Remove selected package |
:preset <name> / :p <name> |
Switch preset |
:goto <line> / :g <line> |
Jump to line number |
:top / :t |
Scroll to top |
:end / :e |
Scroll to end |
:theme <name> / :th <name> |
Switch theme |
:quit / :q |
Quit |
| Preset | Description |
|---|---|
| Explicit | Packages you explicitly installed |
| Dependencies | Auto-installed dependency packages |
| Orphans | Dependencies no longer required by any package |
| Foreign | Packages not found in any sync database (e.g. AUR) |
| AUR | AUR and other foreign packages |
| Updatable | Packages with a newer version available |
| All | All installed packages |
Switch themes at runtime with :theme <name>, or set a default in your config file.
Custom themes can be placed in ~/.config/pacviz/themes/ or /usr/share/pacviz/themes/ as TOML files.
pacviz looks for configuration in the following locations:
~/.config/pacviz/config.toml/etc/pacviz/config.toml
# Select a theme
selected_theme = "gruvbox"
# Override specific colors on top of any theme
[theme.overrides]
accent1 = "#89b4fa"
background = "#1e1e2e"
foreground = "#cdd6f4"See internal/config/config.toml for all available options.
git clone https://github.com/sjsanc/pacviz.git
cd pacviz
go build -o pacviz ./cmd/pacviz- Arch Linux (uses libalpm)
- Go 1.21+
Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.