Learn what .pacnew files are in Arch Linux, why pacman creates the pacnew files, and how to safely merge or replace them ...

I began opening up to the Terminal when I gave Arch Linux a try. I wanted to download apps for it, but I was a bit stuck, as some apps didn't have a native Arch Linux version on their download page.

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