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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 == | ||
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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> | |||
# ... | |||
apt-cache pkgnames | sort | |||
# perform a full text search on all available package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given | |||
# (options available) | |||
$ apt-cache search regex... | |||
$ apt-cache search --names-only regex... | |||
$ apt-cache search --full regex... | |||
</pre> | |||
=== apt-get -- APT package handling utility -- command-line interface === | === apt-get -- APT package handling utility -- command-line interface === | ||
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<pre>$ sudo apt-get update</pre> | <pre>$ sudo apt-get update</pre> | ||
=== APT: installing ... ==== | ==== APT: installing ... ==== | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
$ sudo apt-get install PACKAGE | $ sudo apt-get install PACKAGE | ||
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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> | ||
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In case of an optional resp. alternate dependency that's not shown (clearly). | In case of an optional resp. alternate dependency that's not shown (clearly). | ||
=== which (installed?) package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)? === | |||
<pre>$ apt-file search PATTERN</pre> | |||
=== which files does a certain PACKAGE include? === | |||
<pre>$ apt-file list PACKAGE</pre> | |||
== dpkg, dpkg-query, dpkg-deb == | == dpkg, dpkg-query, dpkg-deb == | ||
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* https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/dpkg/dpkg.1.en.html | * https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/dpkg/dpkg.1.en.html | ||
==== installing a Debian package ==== | |||
<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 === | |||
* https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/dpkg/dpkg-deb.1.en.html | |||
'''dpkg-deb''' packs, unpacks and provides information about Debian archives. | |||
Use '''dpkg''' to install and remove packages from your system. | |||
==== which files are included? will be created from this package file? ==== | |||
<pre>$ dpkg-deb --contents PACKAGE.deb</pre> | |||
==== what's the official package name? ==== | ==== what's the official package name? ==== | ||
<pre>$ dpkg --info PACKAGE.deb</pre> | <pre>$ dpkg-deb --info PACKAGE.deb</pre> | ||
==== | ==== what is the content of the ctrl-tarfile you can extract from PACKAGE.deb? ==== | ||
<pre>$ dpkg -- | <pre>$ dpkg-deb --ctrl-tarfile PACKAGE.deb | tar tvf - | ||
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2018-08-27 17:39 ./ | |||
-rw-r--r-- root/root 21773 2018-08-27 17:39 ./md5sums | |||
-rw-r--r-- root/root 229 2018-08-27 17:39 ./control | |||
-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> | |||
* PACKAGE.deb contains a tarball (ctrl-tarfile). | |||
* the tarball contains ... . | |||
==== what conffiles does PACKAGE.deb contain? ==== | |||
<pre>$ dpkg-deb --ctrl-tarfile PACKAGE.deb | tar xf - --to-stdout ./conffiles</pre> | |||
* PACKAGE.deb contains a tarball (ctrl-tarfile), | |||
* the tarball contains ./conffiles, | |||
* ./conffiles is only a list of what is to be treated as conffiles, it does not contain the conffiles themselves, they are an ordinary part of PACKAGE.deb | |||
=== dpkg-query === | === dpkg-query === | ||
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==== what's the content of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE) ==== | ==== what's the content of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE) ==== | ||
<pre>$ dpkg-query --listfiles PACKAGE</pre> | <pre>$ dpkg-query --listfiles PACKAGE</pre> | ||
==== what conffiles does an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE) include ==== | |||
<pre>$ dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE | |||
$ dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE | perl -pe 's/^ \s* (.*?) \s* \w+ $/$1/x'</pre> | |||
===== backup all the conffiles of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE), each one for itself ===== | |||
<pre>$ sudo ~jochen.hayek/bin/create_snapshot.sh $( dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE | perl -pe 's/^ \s* (.*?) \s* \w+ $/$1/x' )</pre> | |||
===== backup all the conffiles of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE) to a single tarball ===== | |||
<pre>$ sudo tar cvf ~/tmp/PACKAGE.conffiles-$(date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S').tar --directory / $( dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE | perl -pe 's/^ \s* (.*?) \s* \w+ $/$1/x' )</pre> | |||
==== which installed package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)? ==== | ==== which installed package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)? ==== | ||
<pre>$ dpkg-query --search FILE</pre> | <pre>$ dpkg-query --search FILE</pre> | ||
= | = misc = | ||
* https:// | * 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 = | ||
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* https://www.howtoforge.com/converting_rpm_to_deb_with_alien : alien -k ... ('''important''') | * https://www.howtoforge.com/converting_rpm_to_deb_with_alien : alien -k ... ('''important''') | ||
* https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/9714/what-is-the-need-for-fakeroot-command-in-linux#9720 ('''important''') | * https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/9714/what-is-the-need-for-fakeroot-command-in-linux#9720 ('''important''') | ||
* https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/libdbd-oracle-perl/blob/master/debian/README -- Oracle's Instant Client package comes as RPM -- how to convert to .deb | |||
== alien --to-deb ... == | == alien --to-deb ... == | ||
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you do not have root priviliges, | you do not have root priviliges, | ||
but you need to pretend to have them for achieving certain goals like creating a Debian package: | but you need to pretend to have them for achieving certain goals like creating a Debian package: | ||
<pre>$ fakeroot | <pre>$ fakeroot ...</pre> | ||
== special issues == | == special issues == | ||
=== fiddling with the tree before creating the .deb === | === fiddling with the tree before creating the .deb === | ||
<pre>$ env EMAIL='john.doe@COMPANY.com' alien --to-deb --keep-version ... | |||
<pre>$ | |||
$ cd ... | $ cd ... | ||
# here you want to change a few bits | # here you want to change a few bits | ||
$ sudo | $ sudo chown ... | ||
$ fakeroot debian/rules binary | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:41, 26 February 2024
intro[edit]
- 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[edit]
- the Debian APT = Advanced Packaging Tool
- apt-cache
- apt-get
- ...
apt-cache -- query the APT cache[edit]
# ... apt-cache pkgnames | sort # perform a full text search on all available package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given # (options available) $ apt-cache search regex... $ apt-cache search --names-only regex... $ apt-cache search --full regex...
apt-get -- APT package handling utility -- command-line interface[edit]
- https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/apt/apt-get.8.en.html
- https://manpages.debian.org/experimental/apt/apt-get.8.en.html
APT: resynchronising the package index files from their sources[edit]
$ sudo apt-get update
APT: installing ...[edit]
$ sudo apt-get install PACKAGE # do not *really* install the PACKAGE, # just download it to the default cache directory: $ sudo apt-get install --download-only PACKAGE # do not *really* install the PACKAGE, # 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 # install PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get install PACKAGE
APT: installing the newest versions of all packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in /etc/apt/sources.list[edit]
$ sudo apt-get upgrade $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
APT: removing ...[edit]
$ sudo apt-get remove PACKAGE $ sudo apt-get autoremove PACKAGE
apt-rdepends - performs ... dependency listings (also a reverse one)[edit]
$ apt-rdepends --reverse PACKAGE
In case of an optional resp. alternate dependency that's not shown (clearly).
which (installed?) package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)?[edit]
$ apt-file search PATTERN
which files does a certain PACKAGE include?[edit]
$ apt-file list PACKAGE
dpkg, dpkg-query, dpkg-deb[edit]
dpkg[edit]
installing a Debian package[edit]
$ sudo dpkg --install PACKAGE.deb
removing a Debian package[edit]
$ sudo dpkg --remove PACKAGE
verifying a Debian package[edit]
$ sudo dpkg --verify PACKAGE
dpkg-deb -- Debian package archive (.deb) manipulation tool[edit]
dpkg-deb packs, unpacks and provides information about Debian archives.
Use dpkg to install and remove packages from your system.
which files are included? will be created from this package file?[edit]
$ dpkg-deb --contents PACKAGE.deb
what's the official package name?[edit]
$ dpkg-deb --info PACKAGE.deb
what is the content of the ctrl-tarfile you can extract from PACKAGE.deb?[edit]
$ dpkg-deb --ctrl-tarfile PACKAGE.deb | tar tvf - drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2018-08-27 17:39 ./ -rw-r--r-- root/root 21773 2018-08-27 17:39 ./md5sums -rw-r--r-- root/root 229 2018-08-27 17:39 ./control -rw-r--r-- root/root 1071 2018-08-27 17:36 ./conffiles -rwxr-xr-x root/root 1228 2018-08-27 17:39 ./postinst
- PACKAGE.deb contains a tarball (ctrl-tarfile).
- the tarball contains ... .
what conffiles does PACKAGE.deb contain?[edit]
$ dpkg-deb --ctrl-tarfile PACKAGE.deb | tar xf - --to-stdout ./conffiles
- PACKAGE.deb contains a tarball (ctrl-tarfile),
- the tarball contains ./conffiles,
- ./conffiles is only a list of what is to be treated as conffiles, it does not contain the conffiles themselves, they are an ordinary part of PACKAGE.deb
dpkg-query[edit]
which packages are installed (together with a couple of details)?[edit]
$ dpkg-query --list
is there an installed package, that sounds like XYZ?[edit]
$ dpkg-query --list | fgrep XYZ
details of an installed package (that you know the name of, e.g. PACKAGE)[edit]
$ dpkg-query --list PACKAGE
all details of specified package[edit]
$ dpkg-query --status PACKAGE
what's the content of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE)[edit]
$ dpkg-query --listfiles PACKAGE
what conffiles does an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE) include[edit]
$ dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE
$ dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE | perl -pe 's/^ \s* (.*?) \s* \w+ $/$1/x'
backup all the conffiles of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE), each one for itself[edit]
$ sudo ~jochen.hayek/bin/create_snapshot.sh $( dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE | perl -pe 's/^ \s* (.*?) \s* \w+ $/$1/x' )
backup all the conffiles of an installed package (e.g. PACKAGE) to a single tarball[edit]
$ sudo tar cvf ~/tmp/PACKAGE.conffiles-$(date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S').tar --directory / $( dpkg-query --showformat='${Conffiles}\n' --show PACKAGE | perl -pe 's/^ \s* (.*?) \s* \w+ $/$1/x' )
which installed package includes a certain FILE (utility, ...)?[edit]
$ dpkg-query --search FILE
misc[edit]
- 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[edit]
$ dpkg-source --extract ....dsc
needs a:
- *.dsc
- *.debian.tar.*
- *.orig.tar.*
rpm2deb -- converting packages from ... to ...[edit]
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rpm_(software)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(software)
- https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/alien/alien.1p.en.html
- https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/pseudo/fakeroot.1.en.html
- https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/fakeroot-ng/fakeroot.1.en.html
- https://www.howtoforge.com/converting_rpm_to_deb_with_alien : alien -k ... (important)
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/9714/what-is-the-need-for-fakeroot-command-in-linux#9720 (important)
- https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/libdbd-oracle-perl/blob/master/debian/README -- Oracle's Instant Client package comes as RPM -- how to convert to .deb
alien --to-deb ...[edit]
this command line creates a Debian package from an RPM package
(using that e-mail address for the (local Debian) package maintainer).
CAVEAT: won't actually work, because creating a Debian package requires running this as root
$ env EMAIL='john.doe@COMPANY.com' alien --to-deb --keep-version ...
some command line parameters can only get passed to "alien" as environment variables.
fakeroot ...[edit]
you do not have root priviliges, but you need to pretend to have them for achieving certain goals like creating a Debian package:
$ fakeroot ...
special issues[edit]
fiddling with the tree before creating the .deb[edit]
$ env EMAIL='john.doe@COMPANY.com' alien --to-deb --keep-version ... $ cd ... # here you want to change a few bits $ sudo chown ... $ fakeroot debian/rules binary
open questions[edit]
- how to deal with dependencies specified within the RPM package?
- …
history of this article[edit]
This blog article got created 1st, but then the content got moved here to the wiki: