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Pacman Packages

Pacman packages are the default package format for installing software on Arch Linux.
Artemis supports parsing the /var/lib/pacman/local/*/desc file to get installed Pacman packages.

Collection​

You have to use the artemis api in order to collect installed Pacman packages.

Sample API Script​

import { getPacmanInfo } from "../Projects/artemis-api/mod";

function main() {
    const data = getPacmanInfo();
    console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
}

main();

Output Structure​

An array of PacmanPackages entries.

export interface PacmanPackages {
    name: string;
    version: string;
    url: string;
    build_date: string;
    installed: string;
    author: string;
    size: number;
    description: string;
    licenses: string | string[];
    reason: Reason;
    message: string;
    datetime: string;
    timestamp_desc: "Pacman Package Installed";
    artifact: "Pacman Package";
    data_type: "linux:pacman:entry";
    evidence: string
}

export enum Reason {
    Dependency = "Dependency",
    Explict = "Explict",
}
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