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Package Management Tools
The are several tools available on a Debian system for the management of packages and the package database. This is just a list of the commands related to the topic, to access complete information on the options and arguments used in each command, use the manpages.
A more complete list of tools may be obtained by installing the debtags package and typing:
aptitude search '~Gadmin::package-management~Gsuite::debian'
Tools for everyday use
Graphical package manager (default for Gnome). |
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?kpackage |
KDE Debian Package Manager (default for KDE). |
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Terminal-based apt frontend (ncurses interface). |
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Wajig is a wrapper tool for apt-get, dpkg, apt-cache, wget, and others |
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Distro-agnostic frontend under developement |
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graphical frontend for Gnome which integrates with nautilus. |
Tools for advanced use
apt |
Advanced package tool |
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apt-key |
This tool is used for managing package authentication keys |
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This is the main utility program that handles installation and removal of packages. All other tools are frontends for dpkg, and many users rarely use this tool directly. |
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Used to organize the installation of packages (dpkg does the actual installing, apt-get handles dependencies, etc). |
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apt-cache |
Used to search the contents of the entire package database in the sources list (as opposed to dpkg searches, which only search the contents of installed packages). |
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dpkg-deb |
This tool is used to pack, unpack and provides information about package files. |
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dpkg-divert |
A tool for installing a package in a non-default location |
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dpkg-query |
A tool for querying the package database |
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dpkg-statoverride |
A tool for overriding modes and ownerships of files |
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apt-file |
This tool searches for a filename installed by any package in the contents of sources.list. |
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apt-listchanges |
This tool displays the relevant changelog entries whenever a package is upgraded. |
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?apt-build |
Used to build packages from the source files |
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apt-cdrom |
This tool allows cdrom based sources to be included in the package sources list. |
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apt-rdepends |
This tool generates recursive dependency trees for a package. |
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apt-spy |
This tool is used to generate a sources.list file from the current list of mirrors, based on latency/bandwidth. |
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apt-show-versions |
shows all available versions of a package (allows wildcards), or all packages, and displays upgrade information where applicable. |
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dpkg-reconfigure |
Allows a package to be reconfigured based on preferences (the same questions that are asked when the package is first installed). |
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apt-show-source |
This is a variant of "apt-cache show" that shows information against the named source package, rather than the binary package. |
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apt-listbugs |
This tool shows known critical bugs in named packages. |
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?apt-zip |
This tool allows non-networked machines to export a list of packages selected for install using removable media. |
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apt-config |
This program is used by the other apt utilities to provide a standard interface to the apt configuration settings. |
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apt-sortpkgs |
Sorts records and fields within the sources and packages files. |
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apt-extracttemplates |
Extracts templates and install scripts from packages. |
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apt-setup |
This tool configures the sources.list file. |
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apt-offline |
Offline Package Management |
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auto-apt |
This tool checks the file access of programs running within its environments, and automatically installs packages if a program tries to access a file known to belong in an uninstalled package. |
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deborphan |
This tool scans the package database for unused or redundant packages |
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Debian package management web interface - browse Debian packages on a local or remote host using a normal web browser. |
apt-utils
apt-utils contains some less used commandline utilities related to package management with APT.
apt-ftparchive |
create Packages and other index files needed to publish an archive of Debian packages |
devscripts
devscripts provides several scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
debuild |
This tool is used for rebuilding packages |
Tools for managing a package repository
apt-cacher |
This is an alternative tool to apt-proxy. |
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apt-proxy |
This is a specialized proxy server for accessing apt repositories. This can be used on a network to get packages from a central server that only downloads from the mirrors once. |
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apt-proxy-import |
Imports packages into a cache used by apt-proxy. |
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apt-ftparchive |
generates, from a directory of packages, the Packages and Sources control files used for an apt repository. |
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apt-move |
Moves a collection of Debian packages into a proper pool directory hierarchy as used by a package repository. |
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apt-transport-https |
Allows apt to be configured to use https |
Alternative tools
gdpm |
Gnome Debian Package Manager (in development). |
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gnome-apt |
Gnome Advanced Package Tool (in development). |
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pdbv |
A tool for creating an xhtml view of the package database. |
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dselect |
Deprecated: superseded by aptitude |
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