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dpkg — Debian package manager. Some subcommands such as `deb` have their own usage documentation. For equiv

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Problem

How to use the dpkg command: Debian package manager. Some subcommands such as deb have their own usage documentation. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>. More information: <https://manned.org/dpkg>.

Solution

dpkg — Debian package manager. Some subcommands such as deb have their own usage documentation. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>. More information: <https://manned.org/dpkg>.

Install a package:

sudo dpkg {{[-i|--install]}} {{path/to/file.deb}}

Remove a package:

sudo dpkg {{[-r|--remove]}} {{package}}

List installed packages:

dpkg {{[-l|--list]}} {{pattern}}

List a package's contents:

dpkg {{[-L|--listfiles]}} {{package}}

List contents of a local package file:

dpkg {{[-c|--contents]}} {{path/to/file.deb}}

Find out which package owns a file:

dpkg {{[-S|--search]}} {{path/to/file}}

Purge an installed or already removed package, including configuration:

sudo dpkg {{[-P|--purge]}} {{package}}

Code Snippets

Install a package

sudo dpkg {{[-i|--install]}} {{path/to/file.deb}}

Remove a package

sudo dpkg {{[-r|--remove]}} {{package}}

List installed packages

dpkg {{[-l|--list]}} {{pattern}}

List a package's contents

dpkg {{[-L|--listfiles]}} {{package}}

List contents of a local package file

dpkg {{[-c|--contents]}} {{path/to/file.deb}}

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