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| Useful information about managing packages can be found [[http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/tutorials/apt-get-intro/info.html.en|in the Source Forge newbie documentation]]. | Useful information about managing packages can be found [[http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/tutorials/apt-get-intro/info.html.en|in the Source Forge newbie documentation]]. | ||
| - | Here are a few commands that might come handy whenever you information about [installed] packages on your system: | + | Here are a few commands that might come handy whenever you seek information about [installed] packages on your system: |
| ==== Updating package list from sources ==== | ==== Updating package list from sources ==== | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| + | ==== Get versionning information ==== | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | apt-cache policy <package> | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| ==== List all installed packages ==== | ==== List all installed packages ==== | ||
| To show **what packages are installed** on your system, and know if they need configuration use: | To show **what packages are installed** on your system, and know if they need configuration use: | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| This will let you know what packages are installed (ii), uninstalled (un) or are marked to be purged (pn). | This will let you know what packages are installed (ii), uninstalled (un) or are marked to be purged (pn). | ||
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| + | ==== Find what package a specific file does come from ==== | ||
| + | Here's how to find which package contains/supplies a certain file: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | sudo dpkg -S postmaster | ||
| + | sudo dpkg -S 'doc/*sql' | cut -f1 -d: | sort -u | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | ==== Removing an Installed Package ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | To completely remove an already installed package: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | > apt-get --purge remove <package> | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| ===== Adding a Repo(sitory) to Your Sources ===== | ===== Adding a Repo(sitory) to Your Sources ===== | ||
| - | ==== Package Management ==== | + | ==== Package Repositories ==== |
| Debian and Debian based distributions (Linspire, Xandros, Ubuntu, and Mepis to name a few) use a tool called APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) to manage all software on the system. The term "package" refers to an individual file with a .deb extension that contains either all or part of an application. | Debian and Debian based distributions (Linspire, Xandros, Ubuntu, and Mepis to name a few) use a tool called APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) to manage all software on the system. The term "package" refers to an individual file with a .deb extension that contains either all or part of an application. | ||
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| Linux Mint Debian Edition comes with some default repositories that are already setup, but these contain only a portion of the freely available software out there waiting for you. | Linux Mint Debian Edition comes with some default repositories that are already setup, but these contain only a portion of the freely available software out there waiting for you. | ||
| + | ==== Choosing a Mirror ==== | ||
| + | <wrap todo>TO BE COMPLETED</wrap> | ||
| ==== /etc/apt/sources.list ==== | ==== /etc/apt/sources.list ==== | ||
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| ==== Source Packages ==== | ==== Source Packages ==== | ||
| - | No all repos provide source packages, if a repo only provides .deb packages, omit the second line (deb-src) when adding the repo to your sources. Otherwise, apt-get update will stop with an error of type: | + | Not all repos provide source packages, if a repo only provides .deb packages, omit the second line (deb-src) when adding the repo to your sources. Otherwise, apt-get update will stop with an error of type: |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| Failed to fetch http://download.myrepo.org/repository/debian/dists/wheezy/InRelease | Failed to fetch http://download.myrepo.org/repository/debian/dists/wheezy/InRelease | ||
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| sudo apt-get install python-software-properties | sudo apt-get install python-software-properties | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | ==== Package / Software Managers ==== | + | ===== Package / Software Managers ===== |
| + | <wrap todo>TO BE COMPLETED</wrap> | ||
