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Use Debian Package Management

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dpkg -E   Do not overwrite a previously installed package of the same version.  
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dpkg -G   Do not overwrite a previously installed package with an older version of that same package.  
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dpkg -R   Recursively process package files in specified subdirectories. Works with -i,--install, --unpack, and so on.  
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dpkg --configure package   Configure an unpacked package. This involves setup of configuration files.  
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dpkg -i package   Install the package contained in package_file. This involves backing up old files, unpacking and installation of new files, and configuration.  
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dpkg -l pattern   Display information for installed package names that match pattern.  
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dpkg -L package   List files installed from package.  
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dpkg --print-avail package   Display details found in /var/lib/dpkg/available about package.  
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dpkg --purge package   Remove everything for package.  
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dpkg -r package   Remove everything except configuration files for package.  
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dpkg -s package   Report the status of package.  
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dpkg -S search_pattern   Search for a filename matching search_pattern from installed packages.  
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dpkg --unpack package_file   Unpack package_file, but don't install the package it contains.  
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apt-get -d   Download files, but do not install. This is useful when you wish to get a large number of package files but delay their installation to prevent installation errors from stopping the download process.  
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apt-get -s   Simulate the steps in a package change, but do not actually change the system.  
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apt-get -y   Automatically respond "yes" to all prompts, instead of prompting you for a response during package installation/removal.  
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apt-get dist-upgrade   Upgrade automatically to new versions of Debian Linux.  
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apt-get install   Install or upgrade one or more packages by name.  
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apt-get remove   Remove specified packages.  
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apt-get update   Fetch a list of currently available packages. This is typically done before any changes are made to existing packages.  
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apt-get upgrade   Upgrade a system's complete set of packages to current versions safely. This command is conservative and will not process upgrades that could cause a conflict or break an existing configuration; it also will not remove packages.  
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alien -i   Automatically install the output package and remove the converted package file.  
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alien -r   Convert package to RPM format.  
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alien -t   Convert package to a gzip tar archive.  
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