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Reinstall All packages in Linux Arch Based
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reinstall_packages.sh
#!/bin/bash
pacman -Q | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort > /tmp/pacman-installed.tmp
pacman -Qm | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort | comm -3 /tmp/pacman-installed.tmp - > /tmp/pacman-to-reinstall.tmp
pacman -S --noconfirm $(cat /tmp/pacman-to-reinstall.tmp)
rm /tmp/pacman-{to-reinstall,installed}.tmp
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bad idea, it will mark all packages as explicitly installed. try with --asdeps

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@luntik2012: Thanks. I'll try to use your suggestion next time.

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