Shows equivalent commands to manage packages from different Linux distributions.
| Ubuntu | RedHat | |
|---|---|---|
| Package file extension | .deb | .rpm |
| Repository location configuration | /etc/apt/sources.list | /etc/yum.conf |
| Check for package upgrades | apt-get -s upgrade apt-get -s dist-upgrade | yum check-update |
| Find package that installed a file | dpkg –search filename | rpm -qf filename |
| Find package that provides a particular file | apt-file search filename | yum provides filename |
| Get information about a package | apt-cache show package_name | yum info package_name |
| Get information about a package file | dpkg –info package.deb | rpm -qpi package.rpm |
| Get information about an installed package | dpkg –status package_name | rpm -qi package_name |
| Install a package file | dpkg –install package.deb | rpm -i package.rpm |
| Install a package from a repository | apt-get install package_name | yum install package_name |
| List files in a package | dpkg –listfiles package.deb | rpm -ql package.rpm |
| List files in a package file | dpkg –contents package.deb | rpm -qpl package.rpm |
| List documentation files in a package file | rpm -qpd package.rpm | |
| List configuration files in a package file | rpm -qpc package.rpm | |
| Remove a package | apt-get remove package_name | rpm -e package_name |
| Remove packages from the local cache directory | apt-get clean | yum clean packages |
| Remove a package with configuration files | apt-get purge package_name | yum remove package_name |
| Show the packages a given package depends on | apt-cache depends package_name | rpm -qR package_name |
| Show other packages that depend on a given package (reverse dependency) | apt-cache rdepends package_name | rpm -q –whatrequires [args] |
| Upgrade packages | apt-get upgrade | rpm -Uvh [args] |
| Upgrade the entire system | apt-get dist-upgrade | yum upgrade |