Exemple de fichier pacman.conf
/etc/pacman.conf
#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# NOTE: If you find a mirror that is geographically close to you, please
# move it to the top of the server list, so pacman will choose it
# first.
#
# To re-sort your mirror lists by ping/traceroute results, use the
# /usr/bin/sortmirrors.pl script. It requires the "netselect" package.
#
# # sortmirrors.pl </etc/pacman.conf >pacman.conf.new
#
# See the pacman manpage for option directives
#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
NoUpgrade = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow etc/sudoers
NoUpgrade = etc/fstab etc/raidtab etc/ld.so.conf
NoUpgrade = etc/rc.conf etc/rc.local etc/hosts etc/resolv.conf
NoUpgrade = etc/modprobe.conf etc/modules.conf
NoUpgrade = etc/lilo.conf boot/grub/menu.lst
NoUpgrade = etc/archstats/archstats.conf
NoUpgrade = etc/ssh/ssh_config etc/ssh/sshd_config etc/pam.d/sshd
NoUpgrade = var/abs/local/
HoldPkg = pacman
Include = /etc/pacman.d/ignorelist
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/snarf -N %u
#
# REPOSITORIES
# - can be defined here or included from another file
# - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here.
# - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
#
[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/i686
#[testing]
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/testing/os/i686
[current]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/current
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Server = http://archlinux.antesis.org/current
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Server = http://archlinux.antesis.org/extra
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/unstable
# Start Trusted User Repositores
#TURs are being phased out, all packages from them should now be in the community repo, a part of the AUR.
[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/community
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/community/os/i686/
# End Trusted User Repositories
# Repos alternatifs
Include = /etc/pacman.d/persos
Fichier /etc/pacman.d/perso :
[kde-mod]
Server = http://funkyou.hinterhof-hosting.de/arch/kde-mod
[AqD]
Server = http://aquila.deus.googlepages.com/
[danimoth]
Server = http://jjdanimoth.altervista.org/arch/athlon-xp
[dma147]
Server = http://arch.linux-stats.org/pkgs
[Victor]
Server = http://personales.ya.com/vmromanos/arch/pkgs
[venox]
Server = http://arch.lworks.cjb.net/
[fubar]
Server = http://marcosaxo.madoka.be/files/arch
[brain0]
Server = http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/thomas.baechler/arch/brain0/os/i686
[slubman]
Server = http://arch.slubman.dyndns.org/
Server = http://slubman.dyndns.org/arch
D’autres dépôts peuvent être trouvés ici: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unofficial_user_repositories
Fichier /etc/pacman.d/ignorelist :
[options]
IgnorePkg = kernel26
IgnorePkg = nvidia
IgnorePkg = qt
IgnorePkg = udev
IgnorePkg = nvidia
IgnorePkg = gtk
IgnorePkg = gtk2
IgnorePkg = xorg-server
IgnorePkg = glibc
IgnorePkg = initscripts
IgnorePkg = initscripts-gensplash
IgnorePkg = filesystem
IgnorePkg = mkinitrd
IgnorePkg = hal
IgnorePkg = dbus
IgnorePkg = conky
IgnorePkg = openssh-chroot
IgnorePkg = openssh
IgnorePkg = reiser4progs
IgnorePkg = libaal
IgnorePkg = wine
IgnorePkg = arts
IgnorePkg = kde-common
IgnorePkg = python
IgnorePkg = libx11
IgnorePkg = xorg-apps
IgnorePkg = xorg-xinit
IgnorePkg = xtrans
IgnorePkg = mkinitramfs
IgnorePkg = xorg-server-utils
IgnorePkg = gcc
IgnorePkg = libxau
IgnorePkg = libxmu
IgnorePkg = links-gfx
IgnorePkg = libxt
IgnorePkg = libgl-dri
IgnorePkg = fontconfig