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installed/removed etc, which gets done the next time you run [apt-get ]dist-upgrade. installed/removed etc, which gets done the next time you run ["apt-get"] dist-upgrade.

Why "medium-level"?

Below it, there's ["dpkg-deb"], which performs lower-level actions on [".deb"] (binary) packages, such as reading the control information and directly extracting the contained files.

dpkg checks dependencies and will refuse to install a package whose dependencies aren't met, but it won't help you find and install those dependencies. You need a higher-level tool (eg ["dselect"] or ["apt-get"]) for that.
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Why "medium-level"?

Below it, there's 'dpkg-deb', which performs lower-level actions on .deb (binary) packages, such as reading the control information and directly extracting the contained files.

dpkg checks dependencies and will refuse to install a package whose dependencies
aren't met, but it won't help you find and install those dependencies. You need a higher-level tool (eg ["dselect"] or ["apt-get"]) for that.

DebianPackage


dpkg (["8"]) - a medium-level ["package"] manager for ["Debian"]

With dpkg --set-selections, you can set which packages are to be installed/removed etc, which gets done the next time you run ["apt-get"] dist-upgrade.

Why "medium-level"?

Below it, there's ["dpkg-deb"], which performs lower-level actions on [".deb"] (binary) packages, such as reading the control information and directly extracting the contained files.

dpkg checks dependencies and will refuse to install a package whose dependencies aren't met, but it won't help you find and install those dependencies. You need a higher-level tool (eg ["dselect"] or ["apt-get"]) for that.

See also: