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on Arch Linux, there's a meta package, and a group package. this script will looking for installed meta package on your system with pacman.
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Script to search for meta-packages in the local system | |
| # Function to search for meta-packages | |
| search_meta_packages() { | |
| echo "Searching for meta-packages..." | |
| for pkg in $(pacman -Qq); do | |
| # Check if the package has dependencies but no installed files | |
| files=$(pacman -Ql $pkg) # List package files | |
| # if no contain any file, then it must be a meta package. | |
| if [[ -z "$files" ]]; then | |
| echo "Meta-package found: $pkg" | |
| fi | |
| done | |
| } | |
| search_meta_packages |
One-liner version: echo "Searching for meta-packages..."; for pkg in $(pacman -Qq); do if [[ -z "$(pacman -Ql $pkg)" ]]; then echo "Meta-package found: $pkg"; fi; done
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You can easily list all available group packages with just a single command:
pacman -Qg | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | uniq