"pacman" check for new packages, but without updating database.(SOLVED

Is there a way for pacman to tell you what packages could be updated but without changing your database? The reason I ask is that doing pacman -Sy is unsupported, as it could lead to old versions of a package being incompatible with news one of another. Basically, I am wondering if pacman has a way to tell you "what would happen" if I did pacman -Sy.
Last edited by TheKing42 (2014-12-07 19:28:44)

I don't understand why do you want to keep your pacman database out of date. It's not possible to install outdated packages, they are dropped from the repository when an updated version is uploaded.
Last edited by ugjka (2014-12-07 20:53:52)

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