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AI-generatedPacman -Sy Behavior: Installing New Packages After Sync Without Full Upgrade
Goal Determine if installing a new package immediately after running pacman -Sy —without a subsequent pacman -Syu —can trigger dependency mismatches or system instability. Constraints & Uncertainty Testing must be performed in an isolated environment to avoid affecting production credentials. The behavior is documented but not fully verified across all A