Debian Package Management - Revision history

Matteo: - {{stub}}

2007-09-30T20:14:35Z

- {{stub}}

Vagrant: /* useful commandline arguments */

2006-04-07T04:57:54Z

useful commandline arguments

Vagrant: comment out suggested background and terms

2006-04-02T19:54:02Z

comment out suggested background and terms

Vagrant: formatting bugfix

2006-04-02T19:34:33Z

formatting bugfix

Vagrant: firefox is actually in the mozilla-firefox package, improved formatting for aptitude section

2006-04-02T19:27:04Z

firefox is actually in the mozilla-firefox package, improved formatting for aptitude section

Vagrant: more details for aptitude

2006-04-02T19:19:29Z

more details for aptitude

Vagrant: formatting, more specific and detailed content

2006-04-02T18:52:27Z

formatting, more specific and detailed content

Vagrant: add more detail about what each of the commands does

2006-04-02T18:15:01Z

add more detail about what each of the commands does

Vagrant: mention dpkg

2006-03-31T22:34:11Z

mention dpkg

Vagrant: added outline structure

2006-03-31T22:30:54Z

added outline structure

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:14, 30 September 2007
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−	~~{{stub}}~~	+	This class should outline the basics of debian package management- searching,
−
−	~~===overview===~~
−
−	~~this~~ class should outline the basics of debian package management- searching,
	installing, updating and removing software.		installing, updating and removing software.

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   apt-get -u dist-upgrade
-* automatically proceed (i.e. answer yes; be careful with this!):
+* automatically proceed (i.e. answer yes; be careful with this!), display upgraded packages, and download them:
   apt-get -yud dist-upgrade

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 * basic familiarity with [[Where_Is_Everything|linux]]
-====suggested background====
+<!--- ====suggested background====
-===terms===
+===terms=== --->
 ===tips for working environment===

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   apt-get -yud dist-upgrade
-* purge: remove all traces of the package on the system (normal remove leaves
+* remove all traces of the package on the system (a "normal" remove leaves behind configuration files)
   apt-get --purge remove mozilla-firefox

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 * display information about a package:
-  apt-cache show firefox
+  apt-cache show mozilla-firefox
 * show available versions of a package:
-  apt-cache policy firefox
+  apt-cache policy mozilla-firefox
 =====installing and removing packages=====
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 * install a package:
-  apt-get install firefox
+  apt-get install mozilla-firefox
 * remove a package:
-  apt-get remove firefox
+  apt-get remove mozilla-firefox
 =====maintenance=====
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 * download only:
-  apt-get -d install firefox
+  apt-get -d install mozilla-firefox
 * display upgraded packages:
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     behind configuration files)
-  apt-get --purge remove firefox
+  apt-get --purge remove mozilla-firefox
 =====pinning=====
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 if called without arguments, it brings up a text-based menu system. you should
 be able to do nearly everything you can do with apt-get in this menu.
 the following commands are very similar to their corresponding apt-get or
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 update, upgrade, dist-upgrade, remove, install, show, search, autoclean, clean
-other commands:
+=====more features=====
- aptitude purge firefox
+* purge (like apt-get --purge remove)
-more features:
+ aptitude purge mozilla-firefox
-changelog
+* changelog
-  aptitude changelog firefox
+  aptitude changelog mozilla-firefox
-download
+* download
-hold
+* hold
-markauto
+* markauto
-unmarkauto
+* unmarkauto
 ====dpkg====
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 list the files in a package:
-  dpkg -L firefox
+  dpkg -L mozilla-firefox
 find out which package owns a certain file:

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   apt-get -yud dist-upgrade
 =====pinning=====
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 [http://packages.debian.org/aptitude aptitude]
-similar to apt, but more sophisticated. has a text-only menu system.
+similar to apt, but more sophisticated.
 ====dpkg====

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 [http://packages.debian.org/apt apt]
-where to get software from: /etc/apt/sources.list
+=====available packages=====
 update the list of available packages(do this after changing sources.list):
   apt-get update
 upgrade packages:
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   apt-get dist-upgrade
-install a package:
+=====searching=====
   apt-get install firefox
-remove a package:
+* remove a package:
   apt-get remove firefox
-clear out downloaded package files:
+=====maintenance=====
   apt-get clean
-only clear out package files no longer available:
+=====useful commandline arguments=====
-  apt-get autoclean
+* download only:
-search for software:
+ apt-get -u dist-upgrade
- apt-cache search firefox
+* automatically proceed (i.e. answer yes; be careful with this!):
-show available versions of a package:
+ apt-get -yud dist-upgrade
- apt-cache policy firefox
+=====pinning=====
 pinning: /etc/apt/preferences
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 it's graphical. point and click your way to carpal tunnel.
 [[Category:Classes]]

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 {{stub}}
 this class should outline the basics of debian package management- searching, installing, updating and removing
 software.
-prerequisites:
+===background===
+====prerequisites====
 * basic familiarity with [[Basic_Linux_Command_Line_for_Builders|commandline]] and [[Command Line 2]]
 * basic familiarity with [[Where_Is_Everything|linux]]
 [http://packages.debian.org/apt apt]
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 pinning: /etc/apt/preferences
 [http://packages.debian.org/aptitude aptitude]
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 dpkg -i
 [http://packages.debian.org/synaptic synaptic]