System Maintenance Guide

Maintaining NCOS ensures a smooth and efficient system. Follow these Directions to keep your system up to date and running optimally.

Keeping the System Updated

Recommended

To update all packages:

sudo pacman -Syu

To update AUR packages only:

yay --aur

For a full system upgrade including AUR packages :

yay 

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Cleaning Up the System

Removing Unused Packages

To remove orphaned packages:

sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qdtq)

Warning

Always double check the package list before deleting

Clearing the Package Cache

To free up disk space:

sudo pacman -Sc  # Remove old package versions
sudo pacman -Scc # Remove all cached packages

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Managing Services

Check the status of a service:

systemctl status <service-name>

Enable a service at startup:

sudo systemctl enable <service-name>

Disable a service:

sudo systemctl disable <service-name>

Restart a service:

sudo systemctl restart <service-name>

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Checking System Logs

View logs for troubleshooting:

journalctl -xe

View logs for a specific service:

journalctl -u <service-name> --no-pager

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Monitoring System Resources

To check system resource usage:

htop 

To check disk usage:

df -h

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