====== Packages ======

Packages are applications that are packaged up to make them easier to install. 

  * A group of Packages are contained in a Software Repository.
  * A software repository can store its files on one server or across many different servers known as mirrors.
  * Ubuntu/Debian based distributions utilize the **.deb** package format whereas Red Hat based distributions utilize rpm packages.


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See [[Ubuntu:apt|apt]]

See [[Ubuntu:aptitude|aptitude]]

See [[Ubuntu:dpkg|dpkg]]

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[[Ubuntu:Packages:Automatically installed packages|Automatically installed packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Automatic updates|Automatic updates]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Check if a package is installed|Check if a package is installed]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Cleanup|Cleanup Packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Determine which package a file belongs to|Determine which package a file belongs to]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Extract deb file without having dpkg|Extract deb file without having dpkg]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Find Large Packages|Find Large Packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Package Dependencies|Find Package Dependencies]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Install a local .deb file|Install a local .deb file]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Install a package|Install a package]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Installing experimental packages|Installing experimental packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Installing unstable packages|Installing unstable packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Linux Distribution Equivalents|Linux Distribution Equivalents]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:List all packages installed on the system|List all packages installed on the system]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:List the files installed by a package|List the files installed by a package]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Package Priorities|Package Priorities]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Purge a package|Purge a package]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Purge removed, unpurged packages|Purge removed, unpurged packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Re-install a package|Re-install a package]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Remove a package|Remove a package]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Remove Config Files|Remove Config Files]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Remove Kernels|Remove Unused Kernels]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Repair a key server error for the Google repository|Repair a key server error for the Google repository]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Search packages|Search packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Uninstall a package|Uninstall a package]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Update the packages list|Update the packages list]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Upgrade the packages|Upgrade the packages]]

[[Ubuntu:Packages:Verify the files of installed packages are still exactly like they were when they got installed|Verify the files of installed packages are still exactly like they were when they got installed]]