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minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoI’ve just been using yay, what does the -S do am I missing something important?
minus-squareekZepp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours ago-S, --sync Synchronize packages. Packages are installed directly from the remote repositories, including all dependencies required to run the packages.
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours agoTechnically correct answer but not super helpful imo. yay <package name> starts a search from which you enter your selection(s) from matches. yay -S <package name> installs the package directly, errors if it’s not found
I’ve just been using yay, what does the -S do am I missing something important?
-S, --sync
Synchronize packages. Packages are installed directly from the remote repositories, including all dependencies required to run the packages.
Technically correct answer but not super helpful imo.
yay <package name>starts a search from which you enter your selection(s) from matches.yay -S <package name>installs the package directly, errors if it’s not found