pacmc
pacmc
is a package manager for Fabric Minecraft mods.
The aim of this project is to massively reduce the effort you have to put in to installing - and most importantly - keeping your mods up to date.
Installation
Arch Linux
pacmc
is the name of the package in the AUR.
scoop
Windows viascoop bucket add games
scoop install pacmc
# update later with
scoop update pacmc
Other
Download one of the released archives from the releases page. Extract the archive. Inside there will be a bin
directory. Run the shell script using ./pacmc
.
Quick start
# add the .minecraft folder as an archive
pacmc init
# search for mods
pacmc search minihud
# install a mod
pacmc install lithium
Usage
The main command is pacmc
. You can add -h
to any command to get help.
Command overview
Commands:
install Installs a minecraft mod
update Updates the mods inside an archive
search Searches for mods
list Lists the installed mods
remove Removes a minecraft mod
archive Manages your mod archives
init Sets the pacmc defaults
refresh Refreshes the local mod files according to the database
load Loads one archive into another
info Displays the formatted project description
debug Prints debug information
Archives
Archives are the places (folders) where your mods are stored. Your .minecraft
folder is an archive by default, but you can add more (for example to manage mods on a server, which pacmc
is designed for aswell).
Init the default archive
To add the .minecraft
folder as an archive:
pacmc init
Add an archive
pacmc archive add myarchive [./path/to/my/archive]
List all existing archives
pacmc archive list
Remove an archive
pacmc archive remove myarchive
Search for mods
pacmc search sodium
# or
pacmc search "Fabric API"
this searches for mods for the latest minecraft version by default
For a specific game version:
pacmc search -g 1.15.2 "Fabric API"
or version independent:
pacmc search -i "minimap"
Install a mod
# via the mod id
pacmc install 447425
# or via a search term
pacmc install tweakeroo
or to a specific archive:
pacmc install -a myarchive 447425
when installing using a search term, you may be prompted to select a mod from a couple of options