Ubuntu - Packages - Linux Distribution Equivalents

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