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,/* 102.4 Use Debian package management */
* Install, upgrade and uninstall Debian binary packages.
* Cache management
* Graphic interfaces
== Install, upgrade and uninstall Debian binary packages ==
=== Repository ===
<pre><code>/etc/apt/sources.list # Repository
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
software-properties-gtk # GUI for Repository
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'''deb''' Binary packages.<br />
'''deb-src''' Source packages.<br />
'''precise''' Distribution name.<br />
'''folder''' Component name or folder name.
=== Install, remove, purge, download a package with apt ===
<pre><code>
apt-get update # Updates the list of available packages
/var/lib/apt/lists/ # List of available packages
apt-get upgrade # Install the newest versions of all packages currently installed on the system
/var/cache/apt/archives/ # Folder containing downloaded .deb files
apt-get install vim-runtime # Install package. Content vimtutor
apt-get remove vim-runtime # Remove files of the package
apt-get purge vim-runtime # Delete files and configuration files
apt-get [-s, --simulate, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon, --no-act] # Simulate install
apt-get [-s| --simulate] install vim # Simutate install
apt-get install [-d| --download-only] vim # Download vim package without install
apt-get download vim # download the given binary package into the current directory
apt-get remove --auto-remove vim # Remove vim and non necessary packages dependencies
apt-get autoremove # Remove non necessary packages dependencies
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=== Install, remove, a package with dpkg ===
<pre><code>
apt-get download vim # download the given binary package into the current directory
dpkg -i vim_7.deb # install
dpkg --install vim_7.deb # install
dpkg -r vim # Remove
dpkg --remove vim # Remove
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== Obtain package information like version, content, dependencies, package integrity and installation status (whether or not the package is installed) ==
=== apt-cache ===
<pre><code>
apt-cache depends vim # vim depends on which packages (above vim)
apt-cache rdepends vim # Packages below vim
apt-cache search "linux loader"
apt-cache search kdebase # search package kdebase
apt-cache dumpavail # list of available packages
apt-cache show vim # Like dpkg --print-avail vim
apt-cache showpkg vim # list package name, dependencies, ver., ...
apt-cache policy # Print out the priorities of each source
apt-cache policy vim # Print out the detailed information about the priority selection
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=== aptitude ===
Same commands as apt-cache and apt-get : install, remove, purge, search, ... see manpage.
<pre><code>
aptitude show vim # show package info of vim
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=== dpkg ===
<pre><code>
/var/lib/dpkg/available # Available packages
/var/lib/dpkg/status # Status of packages (installed, config)
/var/lib/dpkg/info/ # scripts & config files of installed packages
apt-get download vim # download the given binary package into the current directory
dpkg -c, --contents packageName.deb # List contents of a deb package
dpkg -I packageName.deb # Show information about a package file
dpkg --info packageName.deb # Show information about a package file
dpkg -I packageName.deb | grep Depends # see the dependencies
dpkg -l # List all packages
dpkg -l 'vim*' # List packages matching pattern 'vim*'
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== Cache management ==
<pre><code>
/var/cache/apt/archives/ # Folder containing downloaded .deb files
apt-get clean # Delete .deb files downloaded in folder /var/cache/apt/archives
apt-get autoclean # Delete .deb files that can no longer be downloaded
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== Graphic interfaces ==
<pre><code>
update-manager # update manager
software-properties-gtk # Software source, repository
synaptic # Packages manager
aptitude # Packages manager
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