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DEBIAN PACKAGE INSTALLATION: Using apt and related utilities to find,
install, update, and maintain debian packages. v0.20
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Debian Package Manager Tools (a-z):
auto-apt : install package on demand if needed (use with caution)
........ example:
auto-apt run command
auto-apt run ./configure
apt-cache : program used by apt to maintain deb package database
........ example:
apt-cache search firefox (look for a package for firefox, a
way to find the name of a package
available to install)
apt-cache show gtkcookie (additional info about a package,
or if installed, info about newer
version or updates)
apt-cache showpkg gtkcookie (general info about a package)
apt-cache depends gtkcookie (what does gtkcookie, our
example package, depend on?)
apt-file : find out to which package a particular file belongs
........ example:
apt-file search (unlike dpkg -S, shows also
uninstalled packages with file)
apt-file list (contents of a package)
apt-file update (necessary to keep apt-file up to date)
apt-get : command line utility for installation and handling of packages
........ example:
apt-get install
apt-show-versions : packages in system that upgrade is available for
........ example:
apt-show-versions -u (display but do not install)
dpkg : package manager for Debian to install, build, and remove packages
........ example:
dpkg -L
dpkg -S stdio.h (search and locate package which contains a
specific file, what package contains x)
dpkg -l | grep firefox (package installed, but what is the
exact name of the package for firefox)
dselect : Debian package manager frontend
........ example:
Debian packages are .deb files. The system maintains a list of all packages
available for Debian, (.deb package files). Executing 'apt-get update'
updates the local database of packages from many sources. The sources are
defined in /etc/apt/sources.list
To install a debian package, such as Mozilla Firefox, use apt-get to retrieve
and install the application. 'apt-get install mozilla-firefox'
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[[added to wiki.robotz.com 5/22/2007]]
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