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Wajig is a simplified and more unified command line interface for package management. It adds a more intuitive quality to the user interface. Wajig commands are entered as the first argument. For example: "wajig install gnome". Written in Python, Wajig uses traditional Debian administration and user tools including apt-get, dpkg, apt-cache, wget, and many others. It is intended to unify and simplify common administrative tasks.

Wajig also provides a graphical user interface, known as gjig.

Common Wajig Commands

Use wajig instead of apt/apt-get/aptitude for a better user interface.

To do a dist-upgrade with wajig :

$ wajig distupgrade

If you want to install a package:

$ wajig install package-name

Think of wajig as the harmonizer of apt commands

While the Debian apt/apt-get/aptitude/dpkg system is arguably the best package system for GNU/Linux based systems, the command line interface can be confusing and lacks an orthogonal, or intuitive, quality to the user interface. Thankfully, there is a package that strives to cure that problem and more. Wajig is well worth any Debian command line user's time to learn (and it's easy and won't take much time to learn). If you don't, you will waste even more time puzzling over man pages. You may also love the fact that it logs what you do (see /root/.wajig/$hostname/) so you have a trail of bread crumbs to back track if you install something that breaks things. Add to that Debian's "grep Commandline /var/log/apt/history.log" and you'll note it's doing interesting things with apt/apt-get/$whatever's command-line switches.

The following table assumes that you have your /etc/apt/sources.list and an /etc/apt/preference (or perhaps apt.conf) file that defines your system to the appropriate release (APT::Default-Release "/^stable(|-security|-updates)$/";). There are ways to override the release level (stable/testing/unstable), but that is not covered here. It is also assumed that you have wajig installed (apt-get install wajig). Once installed, you won't need to run apt-get again (though you certainly still can and it's certainly still useful in itself). Wajig can drive it for you; it and a lot of other things.

One slick trick: suppose you want to install all the packages on one system on a new system? Do:

$ wajig listinstalled > filename

where filename is now a file that lists all the installed packages. You perhaps want to use this line instead, so it excludes the lib files:

$ wajig listinstalled | grep -vP ^lib* > filename

You might want to edit this file to remove things you don't think you want anymore, etc.

Now move your file filename to the new machine and:

$ wajig install --fileinput filename

Command Function comments	wajig command	Equivalent Debian Apt-get or dpkg command	Redhat RPM command
Install a package In Debian there is no reason to manually download a package; apt-get takes care of that for you	wajig install jpilot or to specify version number wajig install jpilot=0.99.2 -- or to specify stable/testing/unstable --wajig install jpilot/testing	apt-get install jpilot	rpm -hiv jpilot-0.99.2-1.i386.rpm
Get basic package information	wajig detail jpilot wajig describe jpilot describe is one-line description plus header info formatting	apt-cache show jpilot dpkg -s jpilot (only if installed)	rpm -qi jpilot
List all files in a package	wajig listfiles rsync	dpkg -L rsync	rpm -ql rsync
What package owns this file?	wajig whichpkg /bin/rsync	dpkg -S /bin/rsync	rpm -qf /usr/bin/rsync
Remove a package	wajig remove rsync	apt-get remove rsync	rpm -e rsync
List all packages	wajig list-names	dpkg -l	rpm -qa
Find package based on partial string	wajig status-search rsync	dpkg -l 'rsync*'	grep rsync
update system	wajig update && wajig dailyupgrade	apt-get update && apt-get upgrade	up2date -uv

wajig

wajig has three listings of documentation for its commands:

wajig help Gives a very short list
wajig list-commands Has a one-liner for each command
wagig doc Provides some in-depth information

Below is a table with the current one-liner list. Consider doing a "wajig doc > wajig_docs", printing it out to read as you will want to become familiar with it.

If you are looking for a package name and can only think of a string, try wajig listall string.

If you want to know the package some command in your path is from, replace command with the command you are looking for. Try:

wajig whichpkg `which command`

Command	Description
addcdrom	Add a CD-ROM to the list of available sources of packages
auto-clean	Remove superseded deb files from the download cache
auto-download	Do an update followed by a download of all updated packages
available	List versions of packages available for installation
bug	Check reported bugs (by executing reportbug) in package using the Debian Bug Tracker
build	Retrieve/unpack sources and build .deb for the named packages
build-depend	Retrieve packages required to build listed packages
changelog	Retrieve latest changelog for the package
clean	Remove all deb files from the download cache
commands	List all the wajig commands and one line descriptions for each
daily-upgrade	Perform an update then a dist-upgrade
dependents	List of packages which depend on the specified package
describe	One line description of packages (-v and -vv for more detail)
describe-new	One line description of new packages
detail	Provide a detailed description of package (describe -vv)
detail-new	Provide a detailed description of new packages (describe -vv)
dist-upgrade	Upgrade to new distribution, or upgrade held packages (installed and new required packages)
docs	Detailed help listing for wajig
download	Download package files ready for install
edit	Edit any file that root can edit
edit-sources	Edit the sources.list file (which defines system's appropriate Debian archives
file-download	Download packages listed in file ready for an install
file-install	Install packages listed in a file
find-file	Search for a file within installed packages
find-pkg	Search for an unofficial Debian package at apt-get.org
fix-configure	Perform dpkg --configure -a (to fix interrupted configure)
fix-install	Perform apt-get -f install (to force fixing of broken dependencies)
fix-missing	Perform apt-get --fix-missing upgrade
force	Install packages and ignore file overwrites and depends
help	Print documentation (detail depends on --verbose)
hold	Place listed packages on hold, so they are not upgraded
init	Initialize (or reset) the wajig archive files
install	Install (or upgrade) one or more packages or .deb files
install-r	Install package and associated recommended packages
install-rs	Install package and recommended and suggested packages
install-s	Install package and associated suggested packages
install/dist	Install packages from specified distribution (i.e. install/stable)
integrity	Check the integrity of installed packages (through checksums)
large	List size of all large (> 10MB) installed packages
last-update	Identify when an update was last performed
list	List the status and description of installed packages
list-all	List a one line description of every known package
list-alts	List the objects which can have alternatives configured
list-cache	List the contents of the download cache
list-commands or commands	List all the wajig commands and one line descriptions for each
list-daemons	List the daemons that wajig can start/stop/restart
list-files	List the files that are supplied by the named package
list-installed	List packages (with optional argument sub-string) installed
list-names	List all known packages or those containing supplied string
list-orphans	List libraries not required by any installed package (requires deborphan installed)
local-dist-upgrade	Dist-upgrade using packages already downloaded.
local-upgrade	Upgrade using packages already downloaded, but not any others
move	Move packages in the download cache to a local Debian mirror
new	List packages that became available since last update
news	Obtain the latest news about the package
new-upgrades	List packages newly available for upgrading
orphans	List libraries not required by any installed package
package	Generate a .deb file for an installed package
policy	Gets package versions for different release versions testing/stable
purge	Remove one or more packages and its configuration files
purge-depend	Purge package and those it depend on and not required by others
purge-orphans	Purge orphaned libraries (not required by installed packages)
recommended	Install package and associated recommended packages
reconfigure	Reconfigure the named installed packages or run gkdebconf
reinstall	Reinstall each of the named packages
reload	Reload daemon configs; e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
remove	Remove one or more packages (see also purge)
remove-depend	Remove package and those it depends on and not required by others
remove-orphans	Remove orphaned libraries (not required by installed packages)
repackage	Generate a .deb file for an installed package
reset	Initialise (or reset) the wajig archive files
restart	Stop then start a daemon; e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
rpm2deb	Convert a RedHat .rpm file to a Debian .deb file
rpminstall	Install a RedHat .rpm package
rpmtodeb	Convert a RedHat .rpm file to a Debian .deb file
search	Search for packages containing listed
show	Provide a detailed description of package (same as detail)
showdistupgrade	Trace the steps that a dist-upgrade would perform
showinstall	Trace the steps that an install would perform
showremove	Trace the steps that a remove would perform
showupgrade	Trace the steps that an upgrade would perform
size	Print out the size (in K) of all, or listed, installed packages
sizes	Print out the size (in K) of all, or listed, installed packages
source	Retrieve and unpack sources for the named packages
start	Start a daemon; e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
status	Show the version and available version of packages
status-match	Show the version and available version of matching packages
status-search	Show the version and available version of matching packages
stop	Stop a daemon; e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
suggested	Install package and associated suggested packages
toupgrade	List packages with newer versions available for upgrading
unhold	Remove listed packages from hold, so they are again upgraded
unofficial	Search for an unofficial Debian package at apt-get.org
update	Update the list of downloadable packages
update-alts	Update default alternative for things like x-window-manager
upgrade	Upgrade all of the installed packages or just those listed
whatis	A synonym for describe
whichpkg	Find the package that supplies the given command or file
Command line options
--help	Print usage message.
--quiet	Do system commands everything quietly.
--simulate	Trace but don't execute the sequence of underlying commands.
--teaching	Trace the sequence of commands performed.
--verbose=n	Increase (or set) the level of verbosity (to n).

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