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What does that mean "On Linux systems"? Pacman is available for non Linux systems?
The MSYS2 environment on Windows uses pacman as well.
Pacman was birthed from the Arch ecosystem, but it's built to be generalized so any project can use it if they choose.
Damn, that game's still going, eh? (/j)
Originally it was called puckman, but they changed it because it would have been too easy to vandalize people's arch installations
pacman is my favorite game on Arch.
This is exciting! Can't wait to kill my install by trying to upgrade!
I mean you don't really use Arch if you don't bork it once in a while. :)
That’s a very pleasant word for a horrible experience I keep doing to myself.