I am currently unable to download/install anything using pamac

[mishmosh]

@bullittproof

sudo pamac install package-name

There is some discussion on when to run pamac with sudo, a good summary is here:

Pamac install vs sudo pamac install

It is always recommended to use pamac without sudo, as it will ask for password using polkit when elevated rights are needed. If you run pamac with sudo, you might run an AUR script unverified, which is competent of doing harmful things to your system, in the worst case scenario, that’s probably why it’s discouraged.