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LINUX COMMAND LIBRARY

BASICS TIPS COMMANDS

Package manager
Install from repository Remove/Uninstall
$ snap install [packageName] $ snap remove [packageName]
$ flatpak install [remote] [packageName] $ apt-get remove [packageName]
$ apt install [packageName] $ apt remove [packageName]
$ yum install [packageName] $ dnf erase [packageName]
$ dnf install [packageName] $ pkg delete [packageName]
$ pkg install [packageName] $ pacman -R [packageName]
$ apt-get install [packageName] $ pip uninstall [packageName]
$ pacman -S [packageName] $ zypper rm [packageName]
$ pip install [packageName]
$ zypper install [packageName] Find a package
$ snap find [query]
Install from file $ flatpak search [query]
$ flatpak install [package. flatpakref] $ apt-cache search [query]
$ dpkg -i [package.deb] $ apt search [query]
$ yum install [package.rpm] $ yum search [query]
$ dnf install [package.rpm] $ dnf search [query]
$ pkg add [package.txz] $ pkg search [query]
$ pacman -U [package.tar.gz] $ pacman -Ss [query]
$ pip install [/path/to/package] $ pip search [query]
$ zypper search [packageName]

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View package info Upgrade installed packages

$ snap info [packageName] $ snap refresh
$ apt-cache show [packageName] $ flatpak update
$ apt show [packageName] $ apt-get upgrade
$ dpkg -s [packageName] $ apt upgrade
$ yum info [packageName] $ yum update
$ dnf info [packageName] $ dnf upgrade
$ pkg info [packageName] $ pkg upgrade
$ pacman -Si [packageName] $ pacman -Syu
$ pip show [packageName] $ pip install [packageName] --upgrade
$ zypper update
Update package lists
$ apt-get update Add repositity source
$ apt update $ add-apt-repository ppa:
[userName]/[ppaName]
$ yum check-update
$ add-apt-repository deb [url] [derivative]
$ dnf check-update
$ yum-config-manager --add-repo [url]
$ pkg update
$ dnf config-manager --add-repo [url]
$ pacman -S
$ zypper addrepo [url] [alias]
$ zypper refresh

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