checkpac – fast package checker for Arch

checkpac is a fast and simple package checking tool for Arch Linux.

Quickly find installed packages, check versions, and discover available packages using simple keyword searches. Get a clean, colorful overview of package status, update availability, and repository sources – all in one place. Perfect for when you need to quickly check what’s on your system or find new packages to install.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

• Simple package checking – find packages using keywords, no exact names needed.
• Check multiple packages at once – checkpac firefox chrome vim.
• Fast results – efficient parallel searching for quick lookups.
• Clear, readable output – color-coded information shows status at a glance.
• Version checking – easily see available updates. Arch repos check against synced package caches, while AUR check against AUR RPC Endpoint.
• AUR support – No aur helper needed to be installed. Paginates requests to AUR to be able to return large lists of results if required.

Website: github.com/zeroz41/checkpac
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Developer: zeroz
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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