Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Debian and Ubuntu Linux Package Management

Debian and Ubuntu Linux Package Management

Update package list

apt-get update

Update Full System

Apt-get upgrade

Install new software from package repository

Apt-get install pkg

Install new software from package file

dpkg -i pkg

Update existing software

apt-get install pkg

Remove unwanted software

apt-get remove pkg

Search by package name

apt-cache search pkg

Search by string

apt-cache search string

List installed packages

dpkg -l

List repositories

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Add /Remove repository

edit /etc/apt/sources.list


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