chore(docs): add -u flag to pacman update cmd #27202
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Description
Hello! 👋
According to the Arch wiki, the command
sudo pacman -Sy
is explicitly discouraged without the-u
flag, for upgrading the system:pacman -Sy
; instead, always usepacman -Syu
" from the Arch wiki, System maintenance > Upgrading the system > Avoid certain pacman commandsPartial upgrades (e.g.
pacman -Sy
) are not supported by Arch and could lead to broken packages (source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/System_maintenance#Partial_upgrades_are_unsupported).Also in the Arch and Manjaro wikis, the instructions on how to uprade the system include the
-u
flag:Documentation
Related Issues
There is no issue on this matter, but if necessary, I'd be happy to open one if the PR is too soon.
Hope this helps!