Below is a table of equivalent commands for package management on both Ubuntu/Debian and Red Hat/Fedora systems.
Task | Red Hat/Fedora | Ubuntu |
Adding, Removing and Upgrading Packages | ||
Refresh list of available packages | Yum refreshes each time it's used | apt-get update |
Install a package from a repository | yum install package_name | apt-get install package_name |
Install a package file | yum install package.rpm | dpkg --install package.deb |
Remove a package | rpm -e package_name | apt-get remove package_name |
Check for package upgrades | yum check-update | apt-get -s upgrade |
Upgrade packages | yum update | apt-get upgrade |
Upgrade the entire system | yum upgrade | apt-get dist-upgrade |
Package Information | ||
Get information about an available package | yum search package_name | apt-cache search package_name |
Show available packages | yum list available | apt-cache dumpavail |
List all installed packages | yum list installed | dpkg --list |
Get information about a package | yum info package_name | apt-cache show package_name |
Get information about an installed package | rpm -qi package_name | dpkg --status package_name |
List files in an installed package | rpm -ql package_name | dpkg --listfiles package_name |
List documentation files in an installed package | rpm -qd package_name | - |
List configuration files in an installed package | rpm -qc package_name | dpkg-query --show -f '${Conffiles}\n'package_name |
Show the packages a given package depends on | rpm -qR package_name | apt-cache depends |
Show other packages that depend on a | rpm -q -whatrequires [args] | apt-cache rdepends |
Package File Information | ||
Get information about a package file | rpm -qpi package.rpm | dpkg --info package.deb |
List files in a package file | rpm -qpl package.rpm | dpkg --contents package.deb |
List documentation files in a package file | rpm -qpd package.rpm | - |
List configuration files in a package file | rpm -qpc package.rpm | - |
Extract files in a package | rpm2cpio package.rpm | cpio -vid | dpkg-deb --extract package.deb dir-to-extract-to |
Find package that installed a file | rpm -qf filename | dpkg --search filename |
Find package that provides a particular file | yum provides filename | apt-file search filename |
Misc. Packaging System Tools | ||
Show stats about the package cache | - | apt-cache stats |
Verify all installed packages | rpm -Va | debsums |
Remove packages from the local cache directory | yum clean packages | apt-get clean |
Remove only obsolete packages from the local cache directory | - | apt-get autoclean |
Remove header files from the local cache directory | yum clean headers | apt-file purge |
General Packaging System Information | ||
Package file extension | *.rpm | *.deb |
Repository location configuration | /etc/yum.conf | /etc/apt/sources.list
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