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Install Octopi on CachyOS

A powerful Pacman frontend using Qt libs.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide · Read the Octopi guide

How do I install Octopi on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal, then open Octopi from your app menu:

sudo pacman -S octopi

octopi is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing Octopi?

  1. Open Octopi from your app menu.
  2. It installs these commands: octopi, octopi-cachecleaner, octopi-notifier and octopi-repoeditor.
  3. Run pacman -Qi octopi to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

Full Octopi guide: first run, key settings, common fixes and uninstall

How do I update or remove Octopi?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns octopi

What is Octopi?

A powerful Pacman (Package Manager) front end using Qt libs.

Package description: A powerful Pacman frontend using Qt libs

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    aarnt/octopi · ★ 877 stars · last commit Oct 30, 2026 · latest release Apr 23, 2026

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. [FEATURE REQUEST] octopi-notifier could use "shown when relevant" to show only when updates are avaliableClosed

      KDE's system tray have some configuration options for the tray icons, that beign "always shown", "never shown" and, more importantly, "shown when relevant". Currently it's always shown on both "always shown" and "shown when relevant". My request would be for it to show only when…

      @arthurcaccavo · · 4 reactions · 5 comments · View on GitHub

    2. Feature Request: Option To Change The Password Request Sound From bell.wavOpen

      I can't stand bell.wav I can't stand that it rings three times I can't stand that I can't even find bell.wav on my system (except under /usr/share/xpra/bell.wav) But I do need some sort of audio prompt because often I forgot an aur upgrade is being run

      @neurodiverseEsoteric · · 1 reactions · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    3. Command finished with errors: free(): chunks in smallbin corruptedClosed

      Since a few days Octopi is throwing free(): chunks in smallbin corrupted as an error everytime some operation is made, it doesnt matter if its installing or removing packages. It ends with Command finished with errors! because of that. Octopi counts those commands as not finished…

      @DesertSnoopy · · 1 reactions · 18 comments · View on GitHub

    4. doesn't show AUR packages updatesClosed

      It used to work, searching or showing outdated turn out AUR packages, but lately, none AUR packages show up. Not sure what happened. I've been using Manjaro, lately there was a system update, so I'm running the most updated Manjaro. I have: Octopi Version: 0.19 (dev) - Qt 6.10.1…

      @XilinJia · · 1 reactions · 14 comments · View on GitHub

    5. Better searchOpen

      Ideally search should use something like: 1. fzf to allow for slight spelling variations (e.g. hyphens vs. spaces or underscores), and/or 2. Embedding-based search engine (e.g. elasticsearch).

      @ParadaCarleton · · 1 reactions · 4 comments · View on GitHub

    6. in outdated list, installed version of AUR packages are not shownOpen

      This appears new with recent updates in Manjaro. Currently I have Version: 0.19.0 - Qt 6.11.1, not sure if it just happens since this version.

      @XilinJia · · 3 comments · View on GitHub

    7. French TranslationClosed

      How can i help you to translate Octopi in French language ?

      @jfchadeyron · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    8. AUR packages reinstallClosed

      Hi, It's actually impossible to reinstall an AUR package. May You implement this functionality as it is already possible to reinstall distro packages? Wish You well

      @Delor3an91 · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    9. Broken with pacman 7.0.0Closed

      Since pacman 7.0.0 octopi will not start and throws an error: "octopi: error while loading shared libraries: libalpm.so.14: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" pacman 7.0.0 updates libalpm.so.14 to libalpm.so.15

      @ronillon · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    10. Question : Is there a difference between "Check Updates" and "System Upgrade" ?Closed

      :wave: Apologies for the newbie question(relatively new Linux user) but I got to thinking about this today and had a quick question about how Octopi works with regards to keeping the system updated. When using Octopi to do updates I’ve generally been selecting the “Check Updates”…

      @sortofsleepy · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    11. Sync latest French translations from TransifexClosed

      Hi, The French translation has been updated on Transifex. Could you please synchronize the repository with the latest translations. I have attached a screenshot of the current completion status. Thanks, Roxfr

      @roxfr · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    12. [Feature Request] Flatpak management supportOpen

      octopi has been extremely helpful in being able to manage my software. the question I have is could we also be able to manage flatpaks from this like we do with pacman and the aur. if its out of scope for the project its fine. I guess my hope was being able to manage all my arch…

      @OzzyHelix · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    13. KaOS dinit move causes Octopi failClosed

      With the move of KaOS to a dinit > turnstile > seatd stack, Octopi no longer can execute privileged actions (updates, install, removal). Even-tough I have a hard time getting decent debug info, I'm pretty sure it is a similar issue as with pokit. Turnstile/seatd creating…

      @demmm · · 4 comments · View on GitHub

    14. UI: clarify language `Enable internet checking`Closed

      I wasn't sure what Enable internet checking was doing - needed to check the code to confirm. Suggest changing ui/optionsdialog.ui to be more explicit: I ran lupdate6 octopi.pro, but this caused a huge number of updates beyond that string replace. Not sure if that is due to Qt6 or…

      @dcog989 · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    15. Bug: unnecessary horizontal scrollbarClosed

      Fix applied to src/packagetreeview.cpp: Built and tested, all seems good. Can raise PR if that looks reasonable?

      @dcog989 · · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    Octopi on CachyOS: questions

    Is Octopi in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The octopi package is in the cachyos repo, version 0.19.0-2, built 2026-08-26. Install it with sudo pacman -S octopi.

    Do I need an AUR helper for Octopi?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the Octopi command?

    The package installs octopi, octopi-cachecleaner, octopi-notifier and octopi-repoeditor.