Linux Package Management

Tell what os/kernel you’re using

uname -r # kernel version
uname -a # additional info
hostnamectl # os and other info

Install

# DNF / YUM
sudo dnf install <package>
sudo yum install <package>

# APT (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt install <package>

sudo dnf install ./file.rpm      # Red Hat
sudo apt install ./file.deb      # Debian

Updates and upgrades

# Update metadata
sudo dnf check-update
sudo yum check-update
sudo apt update

# Upgrade packages
sudo dnf upgrade
sudo yum update
sudo apt upgrade

# Upgrade specific package
sudo dnf upgrade <package>
sudo apt install --only-upgrade <package>

Remove pkg

# Basic removal
sudo dnf remove <package>
sudo yum remove <package>
sudo apt remove <package>

# Remove + config (APT only)
sudo apt purge <package>

sudo dnf clean all
sudo yum clean all
sudo apt clean

Searching for pkgs

# Search packages
dnf search <term>
yum search <term>
apt search <term>

# Show detailed info
dnf info <package>
apt show <package>

# List installed
dnf list installed
apt list --installed

# List available
dnf list available
apt list

Repo mgmt

dnf repolist all
yum repolist all
grep ^ /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*

# Enable
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled <repo>
sudo yum-config-manager --enable <repo>

# Disable
sudo dnf config-manager --set-disabled <repo>
sudo yum-config-manager --disable <repo>

# Manually edit repo files
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/<file>.list

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:<repo-name>