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How to find out which versions of a package can I install on APT
Using APT, you can install a specific version of a package using:
apt-get install package=1.0
But you can't do
apt-get install package=1.*
So, how can I find out which versions are avaliable for ...
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Can I make apt-get always use --no-install-recommends?
I'm trying to create a minimalist debian install for my netbook. I have a clonezilla restore point that I made right after a fresh minimal debian install.
I do not have any packages other than what ...
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Why use the command apt-get --purge remove over apt-get purge in Linux?
I have been uninstalling applications as well as removing or purging their configuration files using the command apt-get --purge remove {package_name}.
I have come across several posts on the net ...
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When would you use apt-get remove over apt-get autoremove?
I understand that apt-get remove removes packages and apt-get autoremove is to remove any packages that were installed to fulfil a dependency for a given package. So for example if I installed ...
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apt-get update not working: Signing/ Verification errors
When I run apt-get update I get
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb stable InRelease
Ign:2 http://archive-4.kali.org/kali kali-rolling InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive-4....
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When you do "apt-get install" where are the .deb files stored?
I am trying to copy all of the packages I have installed on one Debian machine to another Debian machine without doing another apt-get install and downloading all of the package all over again.
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How to upgrade to latest git on debian 7?
I have installed git through apt-get on debian 7 which gives me:
# git --version
git version 1.7.10.4
I would like to ugrade to the latests version of git. I have tried:
sudo apt-get install python-...
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What does installation script do in apt-get install?
It seems apt-get install will download a Debian package and try to run installation script for:
Create proper directory
Create proper account
Copy Binary files
Copy Data files
Copy Conf files
Copy ...
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How do I list the files installed by a deb package?
I'm an Ubuntu user and I install packages with the apt-get. For example:
sudo apt-get install hadoop-0.20
After I install the package, there will be files in /usr/bin, /usr/lib/hadoop etc. Are there ...
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Is there a shortcut to run a suggested command in a terminal?
If I type in a command for a program that is not installed I might get a message like this:
[user]~$ program
The program 'program' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-...
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What is the step-by-step procedure to fix the "The following packages have unmet dependencies"?
I tried everything but made no progress. Can a smart soul help out?
Of course just sudo apt-get -f install does not work, same error.
$ sudo apt-get install arping
[sudo] password for dloo:
Reading ...
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Sudo apt-get error: flAbsPath on /var/lib/dpkg/status failed - No such file or directory
sudo apt-get install vlc
Reading package lists... Error!
E: flAbsPath on /var/lib/dpkg/status failed - realpath (2: No such file or directory)
E: Could not open file - open (2: No such file or ...
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Why does 'apt' do not store downloaded packages anymore?
I was used to apt storing downloaded packages in /var/cache/apt/archives/, but it does not do it anymore and I can't figure out why.
Configuration is set accordingly IMHO:
# apt-config dump | grep -...
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"Unable to locate package sudo" when i try to install sudo on new Debian
i installed a new Debian on a small VPS and now when i try to install sudo i just get this message. I also tried to add FTP-Server into the list and i still get that error.
root@srv45758:~# vi /etc/...
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Kali Linux Rolling - apt-get upgrade: failed to fetch 404 not found
I'm trying to update my linux packages but I get the following error:
# apt-get update
Ign:1 http://ftp.be.debian.org/debian wheezy InRelease
Hit:2 http://ftp.be.debian.org/debian wheezy Release
Hit:...
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