tldr/pages/linux/dpkg.md

# dpkg

> Debian package manager.

- Install a package:

`dpkg -i {{path/to/file.deb}}`

- Remove a package:

`dpkg -r {{package_name}}`

- List installed packages:

`dpkg -l {{pattern}}`

- List package contents:

`dpkg -L {{package_name}}`

- List contents of a local package file:

`dpkg -c {{path/to/file.deb}}`

- Find out which package owns a file:

`dpkg -S {{file_name}}`
Fix markdown lint warning for linux man pages 2015-10-22 08:00:05 +01:00			`# dpkg`
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dpkg: add -c option (list local deb file contents) Add example for listing package contents of a downloaded `.deb` file, because `dpkg -L` only works with the `apt` name of the package (and only when installed). 2018-09-03 11:28:06 +01:00			`dpkg -i {{path/to/file.deb}}`
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Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Remove a package:`
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			`dpkg -r {{package_name}}`

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Fixed a typo in dpkg 2015-09-23 11:17:08 +01:00			`dpkg -l {{pattern}}`
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Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- List package contents:`
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			`dpkg -L {{package_name}}`
Adds dpkg note for finding which package owns a file 2016-11-25 17:08:18 +00:00
dpkg: add -c option (list local deb file contents) Add example for listing package contents of a downloaded `.deb` file, because `dpkg -L` only works with the `apt` name of the package (and only when installed). 2018-09-03 11:28:06 +01:00			`- List contents of a local package file:`

			`dpkg -c {{path/to/file.deb}}`

dpkg: Fix travis errors (#1223) 2017-01-02 17:36:30 +00:00			`- Find out which package owns a file:`
Adds dpkg note for finding which package owns a file 2016-11-25 17:08:18 +00:00
			`dpkg -S {{file_name}}`