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<refnamediv>
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<refname>dpkg</refname>
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- <refpurpose>medium-level package manager for Debian</refpurpose>
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+ <refpurpose>a medium-level package manager for Debian</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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packages. The descriptions of what <command>dpkg</command> does when
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installing and removing packages are particularly inadequate.
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</para>
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-
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- <para>
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- For information about this, please refer to sections regarding the
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- Debian packaging system in the Debian FAQ or in the Debian Reference.
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- </para>
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</refsect1>
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<para>
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<command>dpkg</command> is a medium-level tool to install, build, remove
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- and manage Debian packages. <command>dpkg</command>
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+ and manage Debian packages. The primary and more user-friendly front-end
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+ for <command>dpkg</command> is <command>dselect</command> (see
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+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dselect</refentrytitle>
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+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>). <command>dpkg</command> itself
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is controlled entirely via command line parameters, which consist of
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exactly one action and zero or more options. The action-parameter tells
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<command>dpkg</command> what to do and options control the behavior of
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> for information about these
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actions.
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</para>
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-
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- <note>
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- <para>
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- The primary and more user-friendly front-end for
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- <command>dpkg</command> is <command>dselect</command> (see
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- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dselect</refentrytitle>
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- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>). There are other front-ends
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- such as those based on <citerefentry><refentrytitle>apt</refentrytitle>
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- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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- </para>
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- </note>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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operator. <command>dpkg</command> returns success (zero result) if
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the specified condition is satisfied, and failure (nonzero result)
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otherwise. There are two groups of operators, which differ in how
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- they treat a missing <option>ver1</option> or <option>ver2</option>.
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- These treat no version as earlier than any version:
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- <emphasis>lt le eq ne ge gt</emphasis>. These treat no version as
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- later than any version: <emphasis>lt-nl le-nl ge-nl gt-nl</emphasis>.
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+ they treat an empty <option>ver1</option> or <option>ver2</option>.
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+ These treat an empty version as earlier than any version:
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+ <emphasis>lt le eq ne ge gt</emphasis>. These treat an empty version
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+ as later than any version:
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+ <emphasis>lt-nl le-nl ge-nl gt-nl</emphasis>.
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These are provided only for compatibility with
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<filename>control</filename> file syntax: <emphasis>< <<
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<= = >= >> ></emphasis>.
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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- Display the usage instructions.
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+ Display a brief help message.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<arg choice="plain">
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<group choice="req">
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<arg>--licence</arg>
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- <arg>--license</arg>
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+ <arg>--license </arg>
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</group>
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</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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- Display <command>dpkg</command> copyright and licence information.
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+ Display <command>dpkg</command> licence.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<screen>(*)</screen> are forced by default.
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</para>
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- <warning>
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+ <note>
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<para>
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- These options are mostly intended to be used by experts only.
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- Using them without fully understanding their effects may break
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- your whole system.
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+ <emphasis>Warning: These options are mostly intended to be used
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+ by experts only. Using them without fully understanding their
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+ effects may break your whole system.</emphasis>
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</para>
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- </warning>
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+ </note>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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(e.g. <screen>dpkg --purge foo --no-act</screen> will first
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purge package foo and then try to <command>purge</command>
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package --no-act, even though you probably expected it to
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- actually do nothing!)
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+ actually do nothing)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<para>
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- To list packages containing the string `vi' in their name:
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+ To list packages related to the editor vi:
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<Screen><command>dpkg</command> <option>-l</option> '*vi*'</Screen>
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</para>
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<para>
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- To see the entries in <filename>/var/lib/dpkg/available</filename> on
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- several packages:
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+ To see the entries in <filename>/var/lib/dpkg/available</filename> on two
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+ packages
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+
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+ <Screen><command>dpkg</command> <option>--print-avail</option> elvis vim</Screen>
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+ </para>
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+
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+ <para>
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+ To search the listing of packages yourself:
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- <Screen><command>dpkg</command> <option>--print-avail</option> base-files login xfree86-common | pager</Screen>
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+ <Screen><command>less</command> <filename>/var/lib/dpkg/available</filename></Screen>
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</para>
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<para>
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- To remove an installed package named "emacs":
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+ To remove an installed emacs package:
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<Screen><command>dpkg</command> <option>-r</option> emacs</Screen>
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</para>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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+ <citerefentry>
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+ <refentrytitle>dselect</refentrytitle>
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+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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+ </citerefentry>,
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+
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>dpkg-deb</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>deb-control</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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- </citerefentry>,
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- <citerefentry>
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- <refentrytitle>dselect</refentrytitle>
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- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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- </citerefentry>,
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+ </citerefentry>
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<citerefentry>
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- <refentrytitle>apt</refentrytitle>
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+ <refentrytitle>dpkg-reconfigure</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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- </citerefentry>.
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+ </citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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Scott James Remnant