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Show description on packages when using `pacman` on `Arch Linux`

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I want to get additional descriptive (free-text) information on the packages I'm querying when using pacman on my Arch Linux machine (actually Parabola GNU/Linux-Libre). While both pacman -Qi and pacman -Si provide me with a field called Description, this only contains a one-line summary of the package. Example:
$ pacman -Qi gimp

...
Description: GNU Image Manipulation Programm
...
When comparing this to apt (or aptitude) on my Debian Stable machine (actually PureOS 9.0 Amber), I can use apt show or aptitude show to not just get this one-line summary, but one or several additional paragraphs with free-text information. Example:
$ apt show gimp

...
Description: GNU Image Manipulation Program
 GIMP is an advanced picture editor. You can use it to edit, enhance, and
 retouch photos and scans, create drawings, and make your own images.
 It has a large collection of professional-level editing tools and
 filters, similar to the ones you might find in Photoshop. Numerous
 fine-control settings and features like layers, paths, masks, and
 scripting give you total control over your images.
 .
 Many image file formats are supported, including JPEG, Photoshop (.psd),
 and Paint Shop Pro (.psp) files. It can also be used to scan and print
 photos.
 .
 To open files remotely (like over HTTP), install the gvfs-backends
 package.
 .
 To use a MIDI device (like a musical keyboard) as an input controller in GIMP,
 install libasound2 and read the how-to at /usr/share/doc/gimp/README.MIDI
The [Rosetta for pacman](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta) sais that pacman -Si or pacman -Qi is the quivalent to apt show or zypper info, but I'm missing the additional free-text description (which is obviously very useful if I don't already know the program). Is there a pacman-option to enable that? Or is this information just missing from the Arch Linux- or the Parabola-repositories?
Asked by n0542344 (416 rep)
Jun 22, 2021, 02:59 PM
Last activity: Jun 22, 2021, 08:40 PM