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Note: Wajig simplifies the process of adding non-Debian software to a Debian system. Debian has gone to quite a bit of trouble to ensure that all Debian supplied packages work together. Before going to outside sources it is prudent to check if the software desired is available from the collections of [[DebianSoftware|additional Debian supported software]]. Users should take care when installing non-Debian software; security updates and system integration with Debian's security updates and release upgrades become the user's responsibility. Things may well break, especially on upgrade. Although some help may be available the Debian community does not support non-Debian software. |
Wajig is a simplifed 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 to wajig. For example: "wajig install gnome". Written in Python, Wajig uses traditional Debian administration and user tools including apt-get, dpkg, apt-cache, wget, and others. It is intended to unify and simplify common administrative tasks. See also the wajig manpage.
Note: Wajig simplifies the process of adding non-Debian software to a Debian system. Debian has gone to quite a bit of trouble to ensure that all Debian supplied packages work together. Before going to outside sources it is prudent to check if the software desired is available from the collections of additional Debian supported software. Users should take care when installing non-Debian software; security updates and system integration with Debian's security updates and release upgrades become the user's responsibility. Things may well break, especially on upgrade. Although some help may be available the Debian community does not support non-Debian software.
Wajig also provides a graphical user interface, known as gjig.
Common Wajig Commands
# wajig help
# wajig list-commands
Wajig Command |
Command Description |
daily-upgrade |
Perform an update then a dist-upgrade |
install |
Install a package |
installrs |
Install package and recommended and suggested packages |
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 in package using the Debian Bug Tracker |
detail |
Provide a detailed description of package |
file-find |
Search for a file within installed packages |
find-pkg |
Search for an unofficial Debian package at apt-get.org |
hold |
Place listed packages on hold so they are not upgraded |
last-update |
Identify when an update was last performed |
list-hold |
List those packages on hold |
new |
List packages that became available since last update |
news |
Obtain the latest news about the package |
orphans |
List libraries not required by any installed package |
package |
Generate a .deb file for an installed package |
purge-depend |
Purge package & those it depend on & not required by others |
readme |
Display the package's README file from /usr/share/doc |
restart |
Stop then start a daemon, e.g., gdm, apache |
rpminstall |
Install a RedHat .rpm package |
search-apt |
Find Debian archives suitable for sources.list |
showinstall |
Trace the steps that an install would perform |
status |
Show the version and available version of packages |
toupgrade |
List packages with newer versions available for upgrading |