david meissner


Package Management

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Categories: [Linux]

Package management commands for Red Hat- and Debian-based systems

RedHat-based Debian-based
Search for a package
dnf search <package_name> apt search <package_name>
Install a package
dnf install <package_name> apt install <package_name>
Remove a package
dnf remove <package_name> apt remove <package_name>
apt purge <package_name>
List installed packages
dnf list --installed apt list --installed
List package information
dnf info <package_name> apt list <package_name>
apt show <package_name> (more detailed)
List files in package
dnf repoquery -l <package_name> dpkg-query -L <package_name>
Cleanup operations
dnf autoremove apt autoremove
dnf clean [all, etc.] apt clean