pacman
E192887
pacman is the lightweight, command-line package manager used by Arch Linux and several related distributions to install, update, and manage software.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pacman canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pacman Context triple: [Arch Linux, packageManager, pacman]
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A.
Pac
Pac is the widely used nickname of Tupac Shakur, the influential American rapper, actor, and cultural icon.
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B.
PAC
PAC is a South African liberation movement and political party founded in 1959 as a breakaway from the African National Congress, advocating for African nationalism and pan-Africanism.
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C.
Piipaash
Piipaash are a Native American people of the lower Colorado River region, closely related to the Maricopa and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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D.
PAC-1
PAC-1 is the first major operational configuration of the U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile system, introducing enhanced capabilities for air defense against aircraft and limited missile threats.
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E.
Pax
Pax is the Latin word for "peace," widely used in Christian and monastic traditions as a spiritual and communal ideal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: pacman Target entity description: pacman is the lightweight, command-line package manager used by Arch Linux and several related distributions to install, update, and manage software.
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A.
Pac
Pac is the widely used nickname of Tupac Shakur, the influential American rapper, actor, and cultural icon.
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B.
PAC
PAC is a South African liberation movement and political party founded in 1959 as a breakaway from the African National Congress, advocating for African nationalism and pan-Africanism.
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C.
Piipaash
Piipaash are a Native American people of the lower Colorado River region, closely related to the Maricopa and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
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D.
PAC-1
PAC-1 is the first major operational configuration of the U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile system, introducing enhanced capabilities for air defense against aircraft and limited missile threats.
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E.
Pax
Pax is the Latin word for "peace," widely used in Christian and monastic traditions as a spiritual and communal ideal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command-line program
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ package manager ⓘ |
| command |
pacman -Qi
ⓘ
pacman -Ql ⓘ pacman -Qs ⓘ pacman -R ⓘ pacman -S ⓘ pacman -Sc ⓘ pacman -Scc ⓘ pacman -Sy ⓘ pacman -Syu ⓘ pacman -U ⓘ |
| designGoal |
minimalism
ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ speed ⓘ |
| developer | Judd Vinet ⓘ |
| feature |
dependency resolution
ⓘ
download from multiple mirrors ⓘ package conflict detection ⓘ signature checking with GnuPG ⓘ transaction-based operations ⓘ |
| license | GPL-2.0-or-later ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Arch Linux
ⓘ
Arch-based Linux distributions ⓘ EndeavourOS ⓘ
linked to:
Arch Linux
Manjaro Linux ⓘ
linked to:
Manjaro
|
| packageFormat |
.pkg.tar
ⓘ
.pkg.tar.zst ⓘ |
| platform | Linux ⓘ |
| primaryUserInterface | command-line interface ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| relatedProject |
Arch Build System
ⓘ
Arch User Repository ⓘ makepkg ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
install packages
ⓘ
manage package cache ⓘ query installed packages ⓘ remove packages ⓘ synchronize package databases ⓘ upgrade packages ⓘ verify package integrity ⓘ |
| supportsRepositoryType |
binary package repositories
ⓘ
custom user-defined repositories ⓘ local package cache ⓘ |
| usesCacheDirectory | /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ ⓘ |
| usesConfigurationDirectory | /etc/pacman.d/ ⓘ |
| usesConfigurationFile | /etc/pacman.conf ⓘ |
| usesDatabaseDirectory | /var/lib/pacman/ ⓘ |
| usesFile | /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: pacman Description of subject: pacman is the lightweight, command-line package manager used by Arch Linux and several related distributions to install, update, and manage software.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.