What Are .pacnew Files in Arch Linux and How to Handle Them Safely

Posted by ostechnix on Nov 8, 2025 3:54 AM EDT
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Learn what .pacnew files are in Arch Linux, why pacman creates the pacnew files, and how to safely merge or replace them using pacdiff tool.

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