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Don't fear the terminal. Start with a few commands.
This section is for people new to Arch: how Arch works, what to do after installing, pacman and the AUR, basic terminal commands, GNOME and KDE shortcuts and where each setting lives.
Use the Copy button next to each command, then paste it into the terminal with Ctrl+Shift+V. Yellow italic text (like <package>) marks the parts you fill in.
[user@archlinux ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
user your username · archlinux the computer name · ~ the folder you are in (your home folder) · $ means a normal user, # means root (administrator). Nothing appears on screen while you type a password; that is normal.