TOPIC 4

Date: 2/13/2019
Package management
Linux System Administration


Quiry Ubuntu packages with dpkg
Exercises
What packages are installed on the system? 
dpkg -l
Quiry package status with dpkg: 
dpkg -s make
dpkg -s tzdata
List the files contained in the package: 
dpkg -L tzdata
What package contains a file? For example, command /bin/ls 
dpkg -S /bin/ls

Reconfigure a package with command dpkg-reconfigure after installation: 
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
To see the current package configuration, command debconf-show can be used, for example: 
debconf-show tzdata

If there is no package dependencies, then a package can be installed with command dpkg. Otherwise, use APT.
Install package make: 
cp /var/cache/apt/archives/make_4.1-9.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb /tmp
cd /tmp
dpkg -i make_4.1-9.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
To see the list of the files, contained in the deb package file: 
dpkg --contents make_4.1-9.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Remove package make by using command dpkg: 
dpkg --purge make



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