dpkg is the package format used by Debian, Ubuntu and other popular GNU/Linux distributions as well as the tools used to work with dpkg packages.
Questions tagged [dpkg]
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sa-compile update error with rule compilation
I have an install of Ubuntu 18.04.5 and I'm trying to update the sa-compile (version 3.4.2) package because I have a file server set up on it which uses spamassassin (version 3.4.2). Every time I try to proceed with the update, though, it gives the…
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Debian package set keep old conffile - not over apt globally
I want to update a own debian-package on different servers.
I would like to keep the old conf file, if it exists and not to say always no if prompt is asking what I want to do :
The default action is to keep your current version.
*** bash.bashrc…
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Ubuntu: install only a signed verified deb package
What the final goal is:
Install a given package securely for a series of servers.
We have servers running on different cloud data centers.
We install our app on them as deb file.
Currently we upload the updates as deb files via an ansible…
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How to remove old kernel on Ubuntu operating system
I am wondering how can I do remove old kernel from Ubuntu operating system.
Please refer image screenshot taken. Please advice. Many thanks.
list of linux kernel
Erick Adli
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What is the dpkg equivalent of "rpm -i"?
I have a package installed on an Ubuntu machine, and I need to list the metadata of that installed package to determine where it came from.
On a Redhat based machine, "rpm -i [packagename]" will give me the information I need. What is the equivalent…
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Dovecot install error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code
I am trying to install a mail server on my Raspberry Pi.
I have setup the FQDN and run apt-get update, and am trying to install postfix, mysql and dovecot with the command apt-get install postfix postfix-mysql dovecot-core dovecot-imapd…
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Install .deb package only if version is higher
Is it possible to tell dpkg to only install a .deb if the new package version is higher than what's already installed on the system?
Example:
I have htop version 3.0.5 installed and I attempt to install 3.0.4 with dpkg -i htop-3.0.4-ubuntu.deb. The…
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Nginx install don't work
I have a problem with nginx , I deleted nginx because I did some modifications in nginx.conf and now I can't install it ...
apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting…
Alexandru
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Listing all packages, but without addional text
In this time I am working of project, what tell you, what software you have installer and what you can install. In this time I have problem with this command: grep -hn Package: /var/lib/apt/lists/* . This command returns me package names, that's…
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Problems after trying to upgrade Python
I am still able to run Anaconda, but the Python installation is suffering some issues after accidentally creating a wrong symbolic link and then trying to upgrade Python version
The following additional packages will be installed:
apport apport-gtk…
