dpkg
DPKG is de packet manager van Debian. Deze wordt op de achtergrond gebruikt door Advanced Package Tool welke packetten kan updaten en onderhouden in Debian en Ubuntu.
DPKG wordt gebruikt om .deb packetten te installeren.
Versies van pakketten bekijken:
dpkg -l | grep <<pakket naam>>
You need to use dpkg package manager from shell/command prompt. dpkg is a tool to install, build, remove and manage packages. dpkg itself is controlled entirely via command line parameters. For example -i use to install .deb file.
How do I install .deb file?
To install package called package.deb type the following command:
Go to directory where package.deb is kept. For example if it is in /tmp directory:
cd /tmp
Type the following command:
dpkg -i package.deb