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packages with debian/ubuntu

list installed packages

https://askubuntu.com/questions/17823/how-to-list-all-installed-packages

apt list --installed

dpkg --get-selections | grep <bla>
dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall >list.txt

dpkg --get-selections > list.txt

# clear: to deinstall any packages not in list given to following --set-selections.
dpkg --clear-selections
sudo dpkg --set-selections < list.txt

find / list available packages

list package dependencies

apt-cache depends <package_name>
apt-cache rdepends <package_name>

list files of package or of installed files

sudo apt-get install apt-file
sudo apt-file update

apt-file list <package_name>
# apt-file list pigpiod

apt-cache search <keyword>
# apt-cache search rabbitmq

dpkg -L <package_name>   # -L == --listfiles
# dpkg -L librabbitmq-dev

find package, owning a file

force reinstall

apt-get --reinstall install <package>
devop/apt.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/21 (external edit)