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| pacman -Sc || Clean up all old package files | | pacman -Sc || Clean up all old package files |
Revision as of 11:36, 15 August 2022
In Linux, it is less common these days to install a program by compiling code from a tarball (a compressed tar file). While GUI based installers are handy, using commands and package managers in the command line interface (CLI) can be more convenient, especially if the GUI package manager is misbehaving. Different distros use different package managers for installing programs, with some more common ones being as follows.
- Apt for Debian-based distros (including Ubuntu and Mint)
- DPKG, an older package manager in Debian (useful also for fixing some installation problems if you have trouble with apt)
- DNF in Fedora and related distros
- RPM (Redhat Package Manager), a standard installation file format and program installation utility in Redhad and others in the Fedora family
- Pacman for core packages in Arch and Arch-based distros (like Manjaro)
- Pamac in Arch and Arch-based distros, for installing packages from the AUR (Arch User Repository), a secondary repository, e.g., for packages that were not originally developed natively for Arch but have been adapted for Arch
- Flatpak, for various distros (these are packaged in a way that they can run on many multiple distros without compatability or dependency problems)
- Yay, an older manager for AUR packages in Arch
- Yum, an older manager for packages in Fedora
Here, then, is a summary of basic commands for these various package managers.
Command | Function |
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add-apt-repository ppa:PPA_NAME; apt update | Add repository (Debian) |
apt | Debian package manager |
apt --fix-broken install | Fix broken packages |
grep -v automatic | List user-installed packages |
apt autoremove | Remove installation packages that are no longer needed |
apt install pkg | Install a package with apt in Debian based systems |
apt list --installed | List user-installed packages |
apt remove | Remove a package |
apt search | Search for a package in the database |
apt show | Show detailed information about a package |
apt-get --fix-broken install | Check and fix broken packages |
apt-get -f install | Fix broken dependencies |
apt-get autoremove | Remove all unwanted packages |
apt-get check && apt-get purge program-name | Check and fix broken packages |
apt-get clean / autoclean / autoremove | Clean up package installation files |
apt-get install pkg | Install a package (older Debian command) |
apt-get remove pkg | Remove a package o |
apt-get update | Update the repository |
apt-get upgrade pkg | Upgrade a specific package |
dnf install pkg.rpm | Using the DNF package manager to install a package in Fedora |
dnf list installed | List installed packages |
dpkg --configure -a ; apt-get update | Fix uninstalled packages and update |
dpkg --install pkg_file | Install package in Debian |
dpkg --list | List packages |
dpkg --remove -force --force-remove-reinstreq pkg-name | Check and fix broken packages |
dpkg --search file_name | Find installed packages |
dpkg --status package_name | Package status |
dpkg -i pkg.deb | Install .deb package |
dpkg -l | List installed packages |
grep -i installed | Get a list of all packages (in a Debian based distribution) |
dpkg –get-selection | List user-installed packages |
dpkg-query -l | List installed packages |
flatpak list --app | List installed flatpack packages |
paccache -r | Clean up old package files in pacman (Arch) (keeps 3 recent versions of packages) |
packman -Qq | List user-installed packages |
pacman -R pkg | Remove a package with pacman |
pacman -Rcns pkg | Remove a package and all its dependencies |
pacman -Rdd “pkg” | Remove a package without breaking dependencies |
pacman -Sc | Clean up all old package files |
pactree pkg | View a list of dependencies associated with a package, displayed as a tree diagram (Arch based distros) |
pactree -d 1 pkg | View a list of direct dependencies associated with a package, displayed as a tree diagram (Arch based distros) |
pamac update | Update Arch (AUR) packages |
rpm -e pkg.rpm | Remove or uninstall an RPM package |
rpm -i –force | Forcibly install an RPM package |
rpm -i –nodeps | Install using the ‘no dependencies’ flag |
rpm -i pkg.rpm | Install package from a local file |
rpm -i pkg.rpm | Download an RPM package |
rpm -qa | Query and print all installed packages |
rpm -qa | List installed RPM packages |
grep file | Query and search for a particular installed package |
rpm -qi | Provide information on an RPM package |
rpm -U | Upgrade an RPM package |
rpm –rebuild file | Rebuild a package if corrupted by another installation process |
snap list | List installed snap packages |
tar zxvf sourcecode.tar.gz; cd sourcecode_folder; ./configure; make; make install | Compile and install a package from source code |
yay -S pkg | Install a package from the AUR (Arch user repository) |
yum info pkg | Display a description and summary information about a package in RHEL distributions |
yum install pkg | Install package . |
yum install pkg.rpm | Install a package in Yum |
yum list --available | List all available packages on RPM-based distributions |
yum list --installed | List all installed packages on RPM-based distributions |
yum list installed | List installed packages |
yum remove pkg | Uninstall or remove a package from your system. |
yum remove pkg | Remove a package on RPM-based distributions |
yum search keyword | Trace a package installation based on specific keywords. |
yum update | Update all system packages to the latest version (RPM-based distributions) |