Debian Package Management - Paiet/Tech-Journal-for-Everything GitHub Wiki

• Using Debian Packages
  • Originates with the Debian distro
  • Adopted to other Linux distros (Ubuntu, Mint, Xandros)
  • Debian supports many different CPU architectures
  • x86, x86-64, IA-64, ARM, PowerPC, Alpha, 680x0, MIPS and SPARC
  • x86 and x86-64 native

Package Naming Convention

vim_8.0.0197-4_amd64.deb
--- -------- - -----
 A      B    C   D

  A = Package Name
  B = Version #
  C = Build #
  D = Architecture

• Architectures
  • x86_64 / amd64
  • i386
  • ARM
  • noarch

Install a local package with dpkg

dpkg -i webmin_1.850_all.deb

-i or --install

Webmin dependancies apt-get install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions python

List details of an installed package with dpkg

dpkg -I webmin_1.850_all.deb dpkg -I webmin

-I or --info (Info about installable)

Removing a package with dpkg

dpkg -r webmin

-r or --remove -P or --purge (removes package and configs)

Installing a package with apt-get

Advanced Packaging Tool (APT)

NOTE: apt-get is being replaced by apt

apt-get install httpd apt-get remove httpd apt-get purge httpd

apt install httpd apt remove httpd apt purge httpd

Finding a package with apt/apt-get

With apt-get apt search httpd

With apt apt-cache search httpd

apt repositories

/etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib

cd /root
wget http://www.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc
apt-key add jcameron-key.asc

apt-get update apt-get install apt-transport-https apt-get install webmin

Other Debian-based package managers

dselect aptitude Synaptic