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Christoph: /* RPM vs. APT */

2023-04-19T22:36:03Z

‎RPM vs. APT

Christoph: /* RPM vs. APT */

2021-05-20T02:48:04Z

‎RPM vs. APT

Christoph: /* RPM vs. APT */

2020-09-15T21:33:57Z

‎RPM vs. APT

Christoph: /* RPM vs. APT */

2016-08-04T01:26:01Z

‎RPM vs. APT

Christoph: /* External links */

2015-06-09T17:51:19Z

‎External links

Christoph: /* RPM vs. apt-get */

2015-06-09T17:50:54Z

‎RPM vs. apt-get

Christoph: /* Examples */

2014-11-05T05:22:27Z

‎Examples

Christoph: /* RPM vs. apt-get */

2014-07-11T18:30:45Z

‎RPM vs. apt-get

Christoph at 10:27, 22 May 2014

2014-05-22T10:27:31Z

Christoph: /* See also */

2010-03-01T18:48:35Z

‎See also

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 docker-ce
 docker-ce-cli
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 $ sudo apt install -y apt-file
 $ sudo apt-file update
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 Find which package provides a        rpm provides htpasswd
    command
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 List dependencies of a package file  rpm -qp --requires ./${PKG}.rpm  (shown in package's info)
 List reverse dependencies of package                                       apt-cache rdepends ${PKG}
-Verify installed package files \     rpm -qV                               debsums
+Verify installed package files       rpm -qV                               debsums
    against MD5 checksums
 Query database for data              rpm --queryformat                     dpkg-query -s ${PKG}
 List files in package                                                      dpkg-query -L ${PKG}
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 *[http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php?title=SUSE_Package_Conventions SUSE Package Conventions]
 *[http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/refspecs/LSB_1.3.0/gLSB/gLSB/swinstall.html Package File Format - Linux Standards Base]
-*[http://lwn.net/Articles/214255/ RPM -- plans, goals, etc. ] - Fedora announcement about RPM.
+*[http://lwn.net/Articles/214255/ RPM -- plans, goals, etc. ] &mdash; Fedora announcement about RPM.
 *[http://wiki.rpm.org RPM.org's wiki]
 *[[wikipedia:RPM Package Manager]]
 [[Category:Linux Command Line Tools]]

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   be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
-==RPM vs. apt-get==
+==RPM vs. APT==
 Show the equivalent commands in RedHat-based vs. Debian-based distros.
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 View all installed packages          rpm -qa                               dpkg -l, dpkg-query -Wf '${Package}\n'
                                                                             dpkg --get-selections
-View files in an installed package   rpm -ql packagename                   dpkg -L packagename
+View files in an installed package   rpm -ql ${PKG}                        dpkg -L ${PKG}
-View files in an package file        rpm -qlp ./packagename.rpm            dpkg -c ./packagename.deb
+View files in a package file         rpm -qlp ./${PKG}.rpm                 dpkg -c ./${PKG}.deb
-View package info, installed package rpm -qi packagename (1)               apt-cache show packagename
+View package info, installed package rpm -qi ${PKG} (1)                    apt-cache show ${PKG}
-                                                                            dpkg -s packagename
+                                                                            dpkg -s ${PKG}
-View package info, package file      rpm -qip ./packagename.rpm (1)        dpkg -I ./packagename.deb
+View package info, package file      rpm -qip ./${PKG}.rpm (1)             dpkg -I ./${PKG}.deb
-View pre/post install shell scripts  rpm -q --scripts packagename          cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/packagename.{pre,post}{inst,rm}
+View pre/post install shell scripts  rpm -q --scripts ${PKG}               cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/${PKG}.{pre,post}{inst,rm}
-View changelog for a package file    rpm -qp --changelog ./packagename.rpm dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile packagename.deb |\
+View changelog for a package file    rpm -qp --changelog ./${PKG}.rpm      dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile ${PKG}.deb |\
-                                                                           tar -O -xvf - ./usr/share/doc/packagename/changelog.gz | gunzip
+                                                                             tar -O -xvf - ./usr/share/doc/${PKG}/changelog.gz | gunzip
-Install a package file               rpm -ivh ./packagename.rpm            dpkg -i
+Install a package file               rpm -ivh ./${PKG}.rpm                 dpkg -i
-Uninstall a package                  rpm -e packagename                    apt-get remove/purge packagename
+Uninstall a package                  rpm -e ${PKG}                         apt-get remove/purge ${PKG}
                                                                             dpkg -r/dpkg -P
-Upgrade a package from a file        rpm -Uvh ./packagename.rpm            dpkg -i packagename.deb
+Upgrade a package from a file        rpm -Uvh ./${PKG}.rpm                 dpkg -i ${PKG}.deb
 Find which package owns a file       rpm -qif /path/to/file                dpkg -S /path/to/file
 Find which package provides a file   rpm -q --whatprovides /path/to/file   dpkg-query -S /path/to/file
-List dependencies of a package       rpm -q --requires packagename         apt-cache depends package
+List dependencies of a package       rpm -q --requires ${PKG}              apt-cache depends package
-List dependencies of a package file  rpm -qp --requires ./packagename.rpm  (shown in package's info)
+List dependencies of a package file  rpm -qp --requires ./${PKG}.rpm  (shown in package's info)
-List reverse dependencies of package                                       apt-cache rdepends packagename
+List reverse dependencies of package                                       apt-cache rdepends ${PKG}
 Verify installed package files \     rpm -qV                               debsums
    against MD5 checksums
-Query database for data              rpm --queryformat                     dpkg-query -s packagename
+Query database for data              rpm --queryformat                     dpkg-query -s ${PKG}
-List files in package                                                      dpkg-query -L packagename
+List files in package                                                      dpkg-query -L ${PKG}
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     lib64python2.5-devel-2.5-4.1mdv2007.1
     lib64python2.5-devel-2.5-4.1mdv2007.1
 You can alter the output from a query using "querytags". To find out which querytags are available, execute the following command:

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   /usr/lib64/liblapack.a: relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not
   be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
 ==See also==

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 ==See also==
 *[[urpmi]]
 *[[wikipedia:Yellow dog Updater, Modified|yum]]