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Packages
- Howto
- RPM
- DPKG
- APT

Packages

Howto

Ask Ubuntu: How to prevent updating of a specific package?

RPM

install a package: rpm -i <package>.pkg
show package infos (incl. dependencies): rpm -qiRp <package>.pkg
show all files in a package: rpm -qlp <package>.pkg

DPKG

install a package: dpkg -i <package>
show all installed packages: dpkg -l
reconfigures a package:¹⁾ dpkg-reconfigure <package>
uninstall a package: dpkg -r <package>
uninstall, ignoring dependencies: dpkg -r --force-depends <package>
show package an (installed) file belongs to: dpkg -S <file-path>

APT

update the package lists: apt update
update all installed packages: apt upgrade
install a package: apt install <package>
automatically remove all unused packages: apt-get -y autoremove
do not update a package anymore: apt-mark hold <package>
show all packages which are on-hold: apt-mark showhold

¹⁾

For example dpkg-reconfigure -plow dash deactivates Dash as shell.