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apt-cache se<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m actually doing the reverse: SwitchingToUbuntu\/FromLinux\/RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAndFedora<\/a>\u00a0 <\/em>but it’s easy as a quick Ctrl-F or \/<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Table of Equivalent Commands<\/h3>\n

Below is a table of equivalent commands for package management on both Ubuntu\/Debian and Red Hat\/Fedora systems. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Task<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Red Hat\/Fedora<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ubuntu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding, Removing and Upgrading Packages<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Refresh list of available packages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Yum refreshes each time it’s used<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get update<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Install a package from a repository<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum install package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get install package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Install a package file<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum install package.rpm<\/em>
\nrpm -i package.rpm<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg –install package.deb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove a package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -e package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get remove package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove a package with configuration files<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum remove package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get purge package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Check for package upgrades<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum check-update<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get -s upgrade
\napt-get -s dist-upgrade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Upgrade packages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum update
\nrpm -Uvh [args]<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get upgrade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Upgrade the entire system<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum upgrade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get dist-upgrade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Package Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Get information about an available package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum search package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-cache search package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Show available packages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum list available<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-cache dumpavail<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

List all installed packages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum list installed
\nrpm -qa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg –list<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Get information about a package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum info package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-cache show package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Get information about an installed package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qi package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg –status package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

List files in an installed package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -ql package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg –listfiles package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

List documentation files in an installed package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qd package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

List configuration files in an installed package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qc package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg-query –show -f ‘${Conffiles}\\n’ package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Show the packages a given package depends on<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qR package_name<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-cache depends<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Show other packages that depend on a
\ngiven package (reverse dependency)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -q –whatrequires [args]<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-cache rdepends<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Package File Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Get information about a package file<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qpi package.rpm<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg –info package.deb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

List files in a package file<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qpl package.rpm<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg –contents package.deb<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

List documentation files in a package file<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qpd package.rpm<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

List configuration files in a package file<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qpc package.rpm<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Extract files in a package<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm2cpio package.rpm<\/em> | cpio -vid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg-deb –extract package.deb<\/em> dir-to-extract-to<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Find package that installed a file<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -qf filename<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

dpkg –search filename<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Find package that provides a particular file<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum provides filename<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-file search filename<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Misc. Packaging System Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Show stats about the package cache<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-cache stats<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Verify all installed packages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

rpm -Va<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

debsums<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove packages from the local cache directory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum clean packages<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get clean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove only obsolete packages from the local cache directory<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-get autoclean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove header files from the local cache directory
\n(forcing a new download of same on next use)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

yum clean headers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

apt-file purge<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

General Packaging System Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Package file extension<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*.rpm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

*.deb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Repository location configuration<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\/etc\/yum.conf<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\/etc\/apt\/sources.list<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Some of the information in this table was derived (with permission) from APT and RPM Packager Lookup Tables<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More technical information about Debian-style packaging can be found in Basics of the Debian package management system<\/a> and the Debian New Maintainers’ Guide<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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