Package Management
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Ubuntu / Debian
Adding / removing / querying packages:
dpkg -i <package> # Install a package from local file
dpkg --get-selections # Show the list of packages installed through apt-get
dpkg --get-selections | grep php # ... filtering for some specific package keyword
dpkg -L <package> # List files delivered by a given <package>
dlocate -L <keyword> # ... same as above but much faster (require package dlocate)
dpkg -S <file> # List packages providing given file
dlocate -S <file> # ... same as above but much faster (require package dlocate)
dlocate <file> # ... same as dpkg -L -S combined but much faster (require package dlocate)
apt-cache search <keyword> # Search package cache (package name and description) for given <keyword>
apt-cache showpkg <package(s)> # Show information about package <package(s)>
To add a repository:
- edit file /etc/apt/sources.list ou sources.list.d/, then apt-get update.
To add a package authentication key:
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 247D1CFF # (optional) Get the key from some keyserver
gpg --export --armor 247D1CFF | sudo apt-key add - # Add the key
RPM's
- RPM RedHat Package Manager
- Using RPM: THe Basics (Part I)
- Install commands
rpm -ivh package # Installing a package - verbose and progress bars
rpm -iv -nodeps package # Installing a package (verbose), ignore dependencies
- Query commands
rpm -ql package # List files provided by a package
- To query a package that has not been installed, add -p option to the command:
rpm -qpl package # List files provided by a package