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2024-02-26T11:41:45Z

APT

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			== intro ==
			* dpkg – Debian package … – for handling the packages themselves
			* APT – "Advanced Packaging Tool" – on top of dpkg commands, dealing with dependencies and repositories
			* apt-... – addons to APT

	== APT ==		== APT ==

2023-04-07T11:12:19Z

apt-cache -- query the APT cache

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	<pre>		<pre>
			# ...
			apt-cache pkgnames \| sort

	# perform a full text search on all available package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given		# perform a full text search on all available package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given
	# (options available)		# (options available)
	$ apt-cache search regex...		$ apt-cache search regex...
			$ apt-cache search --names-only regex...
			$ apt-cache search --full regex...
	</pre>		</pre>

2023-04-07T11:08:21Z

APT

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	* https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/apt/apt-cache.8.en.html		* https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/apt/apt-cache.8.en.html

			<pre>
			# perform a full text search on all available package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given
			# (options available)
			$ apt-cache search regex...
			</pre>

	=== apt-get -- APT package handling utility -- command-line interface ===		=== apt-get -- APT package handling utility -- command-line interface ===
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	# just download it to the cache directory being specified (instead of /var/cache/apt/archives/):		# just download it to the cache directory being specified (instead of /var/cache/apt/archives/):
	$ sudo apt-get install --download-only --option dir::cache=$HOME/tmp PACKAGE		$ sudo apt-get install --download-only --option dir::cache=$HOME/tmp PACKAGE

			# install PACKAGE
			$ sudo apt-get install PACKAGE
	</pre>		</pre>

2023-04-07T10:53:57Z

dpkg-source -- Debian source package (.dsc) manipulation tool

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	==== which installed package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)? ====		==== which installed package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)? ====
	<pre>$ dpkg-query --search FILE</pre>		<pre>$ dpkg-query --search FILE</pre>

			= misc =

			* https://superuser.com/questions/408082/how-do-i-get-a-list-of-available-i-e-uninstalled-packages-in-debian How do I get a list of available (i.e. uninstalled) packages in Debian?

	= dpkg-source -- Debian source package (.dsc) manipulation tool =		= dpkg-source -- Debian source package (.dsc) manipulation tool =

2019-01-29T15:41:30Z

APT

2018-09-06T09:22:57Z

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	==== installing a Debian package ====		==== installing a Debian package ====
	<pre>$ sudo dpkg --install PACKAGE.deb</pre>		<pre>$ sudo dpkg --install PACKAGE.deb</pre>

			==== removing a Debian package ====
			<pre>$ sudo dpkg --remove PACKAGE</pre>

			==== verifying a Debian package ====
			<pre>$ sudo dpkg --verify PACKAGE</pre>

	=== dpkg-deb -- Debian package archive (.deb) manipulation tool ===		=== dpkg-deb -- Debian package archive (.deb) manipulation tool ===

2018-08-29T11:50:53Z

dpkg-query

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 ==== what's the content of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE) ====
 <pre>$ dpkg-query --listfiles PACKAGE</pre>
 ==== which installed package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)? ====

2018-08-29T11:20:38Z

dpkg-deb -- Debian package archive (.deb) manipulation tool

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 <pre>$ dpkg-deb --info PACKAGE.deb</pre>
-==== what conffiles does PACKAGE.deb contain? ====
+==== what is the content of the ctrl-tarfile you can extract from PACKAGE.deb? ====
 <pre>$ dpkg-deb --ctrl-tarfile PACKAGE.deb | tar tvf  -
 drwxr-xr-x root/root         0 2018-08-27 17:39 ./
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 -rw-r--r-- root/root      1071 2018-08-27 17:36 ./conffiles
 -rwxr-xr-x root/root      1228 2018-08-27 17:39 ./postinst</pre>
 === dpkg-query ===

2018-08-29T11:15:39Z

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 * the tarball contains ./conffiles,
 * ./conffiles lists the conffiles.
 === dpkg-query ===

2018-06-28T15:10:52Z

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	==== what's the official package name? ====		==== what's the official package name? ====
	<pre>$ dpkg-deb --info PACKAGE.deb</pre>		<pre>$ dpkg-deb --info PACKAGE.deb</pre>

			==== what conffiles does PACKAGE.deb contain? ====
			<pre>$ dpkg-deb --ctrl-tarfile PACKAGE.deb \| tar xf - --to-stdout ./conffiles</pre>

			* PACKAGE.deb contains a tarball,
			* the tarball contains ./conffiles,
			* ./conffiles lists the conffiles.

	=== dpkg-query ===		=== dpkg-query ===