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Pacseek is a real gem and it replaces perfectly the clunky package managers like pamac.
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There are apps for that, but in Linux they are not called “App stores” nor will you ever have to spend money in one! They are called “Package managers”, and can do way more than any “App store”.
Sorry but as a newbie, Using Endeavour OS, let alone any Linux offshoot distribution based on the major distribution Arch, because it’s like switching from a bicycle to a formula one car, and taking it straight to the Circuit de Monaco and trying your luck where you will most likely die trying in a lesser car on a much more tame track!
You may want to try something Debian based like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop OS and the like (more for newer users) and get used to and learn a whole lot more about Linux in general first.
This forum won’t go anywhere, and you are always welcome, but if you start with arch, than you will most certainly have more problems than you can handle, and end up blaming Linux for it in unfair judgement, and that’s already a huge problem, no need for more people to do the same. It’s not like Windows users don’t have to get with every new re-imagined version of windows, and hack away beating it into submission trying to get it to stop spying on you and harvesting your data, only to have the next update put it all back to before you did that, which is much harder than much of what you need to know with Linux, nor does Linux give you something good, and then take it away and leave the user high and dry, and it can do things other OS will never allow you to do, and so it’s not as easy to begin with, nor intended to be, Linux is all about freedom to choose, and freedom to get into the nuts and bolts, tinker, and make it your own, and then use it like you never could Windows and you get to be the king of your castle, but that will never happen unless you don’t expect it to be Windows, or MAC OS, but get with the Linux way of doing things and you may find out just how much better it is too!
Pamac is more well known for being constantly broken itself, and no package manager can fix broken packages, so I use Yay and Pamac! Pamac to see whats out there as in the various apps of type I need, and follow the kinks to their makers to get more info, and Yay for installing, stuff I already know I want, and any which way the various different versions and flavors of the packages is kind of flippant in Linux any which PM you use! I also use Yay to update the entire system and all software: In case the OP doesn’t know that they can do that too, and one should do it too fairly regularly.
The best Linux Distro’s to get started imho are Ubuntu or Mint. Use Mint if you just want an OS that simply works. Use Ubuntu if you want to learn a bit more about Linux. Almost every vendor supports Ubuntu, the peer support is unrivaled but check the privacy concerns.
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Eh… Why does everyone(almost) suggest new people should try Ubuntu first? It sucks! Every time I tried Ubuntu I banged my head in my keyboard and went back to windows.
I can’t stand gnome and Kubuntu is just OK…
But I can’t stand Debian either so until i saw an video on EndeavourOS and Arch, as well as Pacman i stayed on windows until Microsoft went evil… Em more evil…i went full Linux 2 and a half years ago.
EndeavourOS is awesome and so is Arch! 
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Because it’s more like Windows model…and thus might be more comprehensible (at least that’s my thought). I don’t say it’s better at all, but it might be easier 
No it ain’t gnome is much different While KDE is like windows!
Gnome ui and especially how Ubuntu is like for children or dumb people like I said I banged my head in my keyboard every time I tried Ubuntu(or distros with gnome).
It just so… Ilogical to me… I must also mention that I have Asberger so ilogical timgs buggs me… A lot…
I did try i few other But KDE won me over! Even more so with version 6.
Well to wrap this convo up…I did get the application installed.
To provide feedback to this interesting thread: I call it an app store because that is where the apps are stored. They do provide some aid with the Welcome program but limited once you go outside normal utility programs.
Endeavour is selling themselves as a gaming platform and since Steam and Valve have formed a union with ARCH I decided to give this a try. Now I see why people talk about ARCH like they do. However I’m thankful that the people here are not like the typical responders in ARCH forums.
I had to print off my wife’s ultrasound and that is when I finally gave up on Endeavour. It is hardware that even Linux Mint detects but Endeavour did not. And the driver base at Brothers uses packaged software which Endeavour seems to dislike.
I am like others in that I never liked Ubuntu but I really love Linux Mint. It just works. But I also have been exploring other builds to discover what else is out there. So I can now say that, for me, arch sucks and using it is not a bragging right.
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Arch is considered an advanced distro and if you don’t know what you’re doing, it’s not likely to go smoothly. It always requires some study and learning to use successfully (imo).
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that explain state of the military Defence Dept 
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For me, trying to do one simple task, printing a document for my wife, does not demand time to study and learn.
Regardless of what Arch is, it is 2024 and time for every operating system do one simple task: recognize and install drivers for all hardware connected to the system. This is only the second Linux variant that was unable to do this.
Well, Arch philosophy is install only what you need, not the kitchen sink…so it’s doing what it’s suppossed to.
Your comment makes no sense.
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what is the difference between these packages, regular, bin, git and why did you choose regular
question not specifically about this package, but in principle
Regular - the latest release is compiled from source
Bin - A precompiled version of the latest release is installed
Git - The latest from the git repo is compiled from source
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From the Arch Wiki
It is targeted at the proficient GNU/Linux user, or anyone with a do-it-yourself attitude who is willing to read the documentation, and solve their own problems.
Its 2024 time for everyone to read on what something is and who its meant for before blindly installing.
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Indeed, the only linux distro selling itself as a gaming platform is steamos, but cachyos might be the closest second, because it does market itself specifically towards gamers even if it doesn’t outright claim to be a gaming platform, just gamer friendly. Gamer optimized even.
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