tldr/pages/linux/dpkg.md

dpkg

Debian package manager.

• Install a package:

dpkg -i {{path/to/file.deb}}

• Remove a package:

dpkg -r {{package_name}}

• List installed packages:

dpkg -l {{pattern}}

• List package contents:

dpkg -L {{package_name}}

• List contents of a local package file:

dpkg -c {{path/to/file.deb}}

• Find out which package owns a file:

dpkg -S {{filename}}