Package Managers

Common tasks

APT

YUM

Install package from repo apt-get install <package> yum install <package>

Install package from file dpkg -i <package.deb> yum localinstall <package.rpm>

Install package group apt-get install <meta package> yum groupinstall <group>

Reinstall package apt-get --reinstall install <package> yum reinstall <package>

List software groups NA yum grouplist

Remove package apt-get remove <program name> yum remove <program name>

Remove package group apt-get remove <meta package> yum groupremove <group>

Search for package apt-cache search <program name> yum search <program name>

Search for file apt-file search <file name> yum provides <file>

Display package info apt-cache show <package> yum info <package>

Update package apt-get install <package> yum upgrade <package>

Update repository apt-get update yum check-update

Upgrade system apt-get upgrade yum upgrade

Upgrade distribution apt-get dist-upgrade NA

Remove a package apt-get remove <program name> yum remove <program name>

List Installed packages dpkg -l yum list installed

List repositories cat /etc/apt/sources.list yum repolist

Add repository edit /etc/apt/sources.list edit /etc/yum.repos.d/<repo file>

Local Package Management

DEB

RPM

Install package file dpkg -i <package.deb> rpm -i <package.rpm>

Upgrade package file dpkg -i <package.deb> rpm -U <package.rpm>

Upgrade only if installed NA rpm -F <package.rpm>

Remove package dkpg -r <program name> rpm -e <program name>

Show all installed packages dpkg -l rpm -qa

List files in installed package dpkg -L <program name> rpm -ql <program name>

List files in uninstalled package dpkg -c <package.deb> rpm -qlp <package.rpm>

Show info of installed package dpkg -p <program name> rpm -qi <program name>

Show info of uninstalled package dkpg -I <package.deb> rpm -qip <package.rpm>

Verify package rpm -V <program name>