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Kir: fix install for pacman

2025-03-21T03:27:06Z

fix install for pacman

130.44.153.43: typo fix

2023-01-16T21:18:58Z

typo fix

Kir: nit: it's -> its

2021-02-02T22:39:36Z

nit: it's -> its

Kir: fix dpkg -s

2017-06-20T20:55:15Z

fix dpkg -s

Kir: /* Commands */ rpm -qilvp | dpkg -I -c

2013-10-28T20:58:22Z

‎Commands: rpm -qilvp | dpkg -I -c

199.19.116.75: /* Commands */ -Qi gives information about all installed packages; -Q lists all installed packages

2012-10-04T02:04:38Z

‎Commands: -Qi gives information about all installed packages; -Q lists all installed packages

89.101.209.245: /* Commands */

2012-08-21T20:36:47Z

‎Commands

Kir: better formatting

2012-06-29T16:32:47Z

better formatting

Kir: better formatting

2012-06-29T16:30:53Z

better formatting

Kir: remove slackware column since it's empty (feel free to re-add non-empty one)

2011-11-30T10:05:04Z

remove slackware column since it's empty (feel free to re-add non-empty one)

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 || <code>dpkg -i ''package_file*.deb'' <ref name="apt">Usually it is not necessary to download packages manually and install them. Use apt-cache search ''name'' to search for package in configured repositories and apt-get install ''package'' to install package and all its dependencies</ref></code>
 || <code>emerge --usepkg|-k ''package''<ref name="emerge-usepkg">Use a binary package if it is available from $PKGDIR, otherwise emerge from source as usual.</ref></code><br/><code>emerge --usepkgonly|-K ''package''<ref name="emerge-usepkgonly">Use a binary package if it is available from $PKGDIR, otherwise abort.</ref></code>
-|| <code>pacman -U ''package''</code>
+|| <code>pacman -S ''package''</code>
 |-
 ! Upgrade a package from local ''package_file''

@@ Line 180: / Line 180: @@
 ||
 |-
-! Find a package based on some string or part of the string descriping it
+! Find a package based on some string or part of the string describing it
 || <code>yum search ''\*substr\*''</code>
 || <code>apt-cache search ''\*substr\*''</code>

@@ Line 65: / Line 65: @@
 ! Install a package from local ''package_file''
 || <code>rpm -ihv ''package_file*.rpm''<br/>yum localinstall ''package_file*.rpm''<ref name="localinstall">In case there are unsatisfied dependencies for ''package_file'', yum will try to get and install it from known repositores.</ref></code>
-|| <code>dpkg -i ''package_file*.deb'' <ref name="apt">Usually it is not necessary to download packages manually and install them. Use apt-cache search ''name'' to search for package in configured repositories and apt-get install ''package'' to install package and all it's dependencies</ref></code>
+|| <code>dpkg -i ''package_file*.deb'' <ref name="apt">Usually it is not necessary to download packages manually and install them. Use apt-cache search ''name'' to search for package in configured repositories and apt-get install ''package'' to install package and all its dependencies</ref></code>
 || <code>emerge --usepkg|-k ''package''<ref name="emerge-usepkg">Use a binary package if it is available from $PKGDIR, otherwise emerge from source as usual.</ref></code><br/><code>emerge --usepkgonly|-K ''package''<ref name="emerge-usepkgonly">Use a binary package if it is available from $PKGDIR, otherwise abort.</ref></code>
 || <code>pacman -U ''package''</code>

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 ! Basic information about an installed ''package''
 || <code>rpm -qi ''package''</code>
-|| <code>dpkg -p ''package''</code>
+|| <code>dpkg -s ''package''</code>
 || <code>eix ''package''</code>
 || <code>pacman -Qi ''package''</code>

@@ Line 150: / Line 150: @@
 ! Unpack a package ''file'' to local directory
 || <code>rpm2cpio ''file.rpm'' | cpio -id</code>
-|| <code>dpkg -x ''file.deb'' .</code>
+|| <code>dpkg -x / --extract ''file.deb'' .</code>
 || N/A
 || <code>tar -xzf ''package''</code> if ''package''.pkg.tar.gz or<br/><code>tar -xJf ''package''</code> if ''package''.pkg.tar.xz
@@ Line 159: / Line 159: @@
 || <code>emerge -f ''package''</code>
 ||
 |-
 ! colspan="5" align="center" | <big>'''Repository queries'''</big>

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 || <code>dpkg -l</code>
 || <code>equery list '*'</code>
-|| <code>pacman -Qi</code>
+|| <code>pacman -Q</code>
 |-
 ! List of installed packages matching ''substr''

@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 || <code>zcat /usr/share/doc/''package''/changelog.Debian.gz</code><br/><code>aptitude [-t release] changelog ''package''</code>
 || <code>view /usr/portage/''category''/''package''/ChangeLog</code>
-|| <code>pacman -Qc ''package''
+|| <code>pacman -Qc ''package''</code>
 |-
 ! colspan="5" align="center" | <big>'''Local package installation/upgrade/removal'''</big>

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 || <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Package}: ${Depends}\n' '*' | grep ': .*''package''<nowiki>'</nowiki></code><br><code>aptitude why ''package''</code><ref name="why">Actualy shows the whole dpendency situation that leads to install this package</ref>
 || <code>equery depends ''package''</code>
-|| <code>pacman -Qi package | grep Required</code>
+|| <code>pacman -Qi ''package'' | grep Required</code>
 ||
 |-

@@ Line 57: / Line 57: @@
 ! Show change log for a ''package''
 || <code>rpm -q --changelog ''package''</code>
-|| <code>zcat /usr/share/doc/package/changelog.Debian.gz</code><br/><code>aptitude [-t release] changelog package</code>
+|| <code>zcat /usr/share/doc/''package''/changelog.Debian.gz</code><br/><code>aptitude [-t release] changelog ''package''</code>
 || <code>view /usr/portage/''category''/''package''/ChangeLog</code>
 || <code>pacman -Qc ''package''
@@ Line 123: / Line 123: @@
 ! Which installed package(s) provide a given ''dependency''<ref name="dep">In rpm world, a ''dependency'' can be a package name, a file, or a special atom like <code>perl(IO::Zlib)</code> for a perl module. In deb world, this can be either real or virtual package name.</ref>?
 || <code>rpm -q --whatprovides ''dependency''</code>
-|| <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Package}: ${Provides}\n' '*' | grep ': .*package'</code>
+|| <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Package}: ${Provides}\n' '*' | grep ': .*''dependency''<nowiki>'</nowiki></code>
 || <code>equery belongs ''dependency''</code>
 ||
@@ Line 129: / Line 129: @@
 ! Which installed package(s) require a given ''dependency''<ref name="dep"/>?
 || <code>rpm -q --whatrequires ''dependency''</code>
-|| <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Package}: ${Depends}\n' '*' | grep ': .*package'</code><br><code>aptitude why package</code><ref name="why">Actualy shows the whole dpendency situation that leads to install this package</ref>
+|| <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Package}: ${Depends}\n' '*' | grep ': .*''package''<nowiki>'</nowiki></code><br><code>aptitude why ''package''</code><ref name="why">Actualy shows the whole dpendency situation that leads to install this package</ref>
 || <code>equery depends ''package''</code>
 || <code>pacman -Qi package | grep Required</code>
@@ Line 136: / Line 136: @@
 ! Show what prevents installation of a package
 || <code>(yum/rpm tells with --verbose option -v)</code>
-|| <code>aptitude why-not package</code>
+|| <code>aptitude why-not ''package''</code>
 || <code>emerge -pv ''package''</code>
 ||