09-package-management.md

Package Management

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Use low level package management

• install/upgrade a package using dpkg
• list installed packages
• check if mysql is installed
• find out which package installed a file

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sudo dpkg -i file.deb
sudo dpkg -l
sudo dpkg --status mysql-common
sudo dpkg --search mysql-common

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Use high level package management

• search for mysql package
• install mysql package
• show information of the package
• remove package
• purge package

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sudo apt-cache search mysql
sudo apt-get install mysql
sudo apt-cache show mysql
sudo apt-get remove mysql
sudo apt-get purge mysql

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