Linux package management

Task apt (deb) Debian, Ubuntu zypp (rpm) openSUSE yum (rpm) Fedora, CentOS urpmi (rpm) Mandriva Managing software Install new software from package repository apt-get install pkg zypper install pkg yum install pkg urpmi pkg Install new software from package file dpkg -i pkg zypper install pkg yum localinstall pkg urpmi pkg Update existing software apt-get install pkg zypper update -t pkg yum update pkg urpmi pkg Remove unwanted software apt-get remove pkg zypper remove pkg yum erase pkg urpme pkg Updating the system Update package list apt-get update zypper refresh yum check-update urpmi.update -a Update system apt-get upgrade zypper update yum update urpmi –auto-select Searching for packages Search by package name apt-cache search pkg zypper search pkg yum list pkg urpmq pkg Search by pattern apt-cache search pattern zypper search -t pattern pattern yum search pattern urpmq –fuzzy pkg Search by file name apt-file search path zypper wp file yum provides file urpmf file List installed packages dpkg -l rpm -qa rpm -qa rpm -qa Configuring access to software repositories List repositories cat /etc/apt/sources.list zypper repos yum repolist urpmq –list-media Add repository (edit /etc/apt/sources.list) zypper addrepo path name (add repo to /etc/yum.repos.d/) urpmi.addmedia name path Remove repository (edit /etc/apt/sources.list) zypper removerepo name (remove repo from /etc/yum.repos.d/) urpmi.removemedia media

Task pkgtools Slackware slackpkg Slackware slapt-get Vector Managing software Install new software from package repository — slackpkg install pkg slapt-get install pkg Install new software from package file installpkg pkg slackpkg install pkg slapt-get install pkg Update existing software upgradepkg pkg slackpkg install pkg slapt-get install pkg Remove unwanted software removepkg pkg slackpkg remove pkg slapt-get remove pkg Updating the system Update package list — slackpkg update slapt-get update Update system — slackpkg upgrade-all slapt-get upgrade Searching for packages Search by package name — slackpkg search pkg slapt-get –search pkg Search by pattern — slackpkg search pattern slapt-get –search pattern Search by file name — — — List installed packages ls /var/log/packages/ ls /var/log/packages/ slapt-get –installed Configuring access to software repositories List repositories — cat /etc/slackpkg/mirrors cat /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc Add repository — (edit /etc/slackpkg/mirrors) (edit /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc) Remove repository — (edit /etc/slackpkg/mirrors) (edit /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc)

Task equo Sabayon pacman Arch conary rPath, Foresight pisi Pardus Managing software Install new software from package repository equo install pkg pacman -S pkg conary update pkg pisi install pkg Install new software from package file equo install pkg pacman -U pkg conary update pkg pisi install pkg Update existing software equo install pkg pacman -S pkg conary update pkg pisi install pkg Remove unwanted software equo remove pkg pacman -R pkg conary erase pkg pisi remove pkg Updating the system Update package list equo update pacman -Sy pisi update-repo Update system equo world pacman -Su conary updateall pisi upgrade Searching for packages Search by package name equo match pkg pacman -Ss pkg conary query pkg pisi search pkg Search by pattern equo search pattern pacman -Ss pattern conary query pkg pisi search pkg Search by file name equo belongs file pacman -Qo file conary query –path path pisi search-file path List installed packages equo list pacman -Q conary query pisi list-installed Configuring access to software repositories List repositories equo repoinfo cat /etc/pacman.conf pisi list-repo Add repository (edit /etc/pacman.conf) pisi add-repo name path Remove repository (edit /etc/pacman.conf) pisi remove-repo name

Task smart Mandriva, openSUSE pkgcon Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Mandriva Managing software Install new software from package repository smart install pkg pkcon install pkg Install new software from package file smart install pkg pkcon install-file pkg Update existing software smart install pkg pkcon update pkg Remove unwanted software smart remove pkg pkcon remove pkg Updating the system Update package list smart update pkcon refresh Update system smart upgrade pkcon upgrade Searching for packages Search by package name smart search pkg pkcon search name pkg Search by pattern smart search pattern pkcon search details pattern Search by file name smart query file pkcon what-provides file List installed packages smart query –installed — Configuring access to software repositories List repositories smart channel –show pkcon repo-list Add repository smart channel –add name path Remove repository smart channel –remove name

Task portage Gentoo lunar Lunar sorcery Source Mage Managing software Install new software from package repository emerge pkg lin pkg cast pkg Install new software from package file Update existing software emerge pkg lin pkg cast pkg Remove unwanted software emerge -aC pkg lrm pkg dispel pkg Updating the system Update package list emerge –sync lin moonbase scribe update Update system emerge -NuDa world lunar update sorcery upgrade Searching for packages Search by package name emerge –search pkg lvu search pkg gaze search -name pkg Search by pattern emerge –search pattern lvu search pattern gaze search pattern Search by file name gaze from file List installed packages find /var/db/pkg/ -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -printf “%P\n” lvu installed gaze installed Configuring access to software repositories List repositories layman -L — scribe index Add repository layman -a repo — scribe add repo Remove repository layman -d repo — scribe remove repo

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