dpkg cheat info

trying to do a reinstall of a package still means some dpkg work.

here is a cheat sheet.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/howto/question/linux/dpkg-cheat-sheet.php

dpkg command cheat sheet for Debian Linux dpkg is package manager for Debian Linux which is use to install/manage individual packages. Here is quick cheat sheet you will find handy while using dpkg at shell prompt: Syntax Description Example dpkg -i {.deb package} Install the package dpkg -i zip_2.31-3_i386.deb dpkg -i {.deb package} Upgrade package if it is installed else install a fresh copy of package dpkg -i zip_2.31-3_i386.deb dpkg -R {Directory-name} Install all packages recursively from directory dpkg -R /tmp/downloads dpkg -r {package} Remove/Delete an installed package except configuration files dpkg -r zip dpkg -P {package} Remove/Delete everything including configuration files dpkg -P apache-perl dpkg -l List all installed packages, along with package version and short description dpkg -l dokg -l | less dpkg -l '*apache*' dpkg -l | grep -i 'sudo' dpkg -l {package} List individual installed packages, along with package version and short description dpkg -l apache-perl dpkg -L {package} Find out files are provided by the installed package i.e. list where files were installed dpkg -L apache-perl dpkg -L perl dpkg -c {.Deb package} List files provided (or owned) by the package i.e. List all files inside debian .deb package file, very useful to find where files would be installed dpkg -c dc_1.06-19_i386.deb dpkg -S {/path/to/file} Find what package owns the file i.e. find out what package does file belong dpkg -S /bin/netstat dpkg -S /sbin/ippool dpkg -p {package} Display details about package package group, version, maintainer, Architecture, display depends packages, description etc dpkg -p lsof dpkg -s {package} | grep Status Find out if Debian package is installed or not (status) dpkg -s lsof | grep Status {package} - Replace with actual package name