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title: "xbps"
tags: [ "Documentation", "Void" ]
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## Search
Look for cowsay in the repository:
> xbps-query --repository --search cowsay
Short version:
> xbps-query -Rs cowsay
Search with regex:
> xbps-query --regex -Rs 'cow(s)?\w'
List what's required for cowsay
> xbps-query -x cowsay
What packages are orphaned (i.e. installed as a dependency for another package, which has since been removed)?
> xbps-query -O
Show cowsay's dependencies.
> xbps-query -x cowsay
This shows `perl`.
To see what else depends on perl:
> xbps-query -X perl
List all manually installed software.
> xbps-query -m
## Install
Install cowsay
> xbps-install cowsay
Look for cowsay
> xbps-query -Rs cowsay
Upgrade current packages.
`-R` looks at repositories, `-s` makes a sloppy search (for rough matches).
> xbps-install -Suv
## Remove/ Uninstall
Remove cowsay
> xbps-remove cowsay
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> xbps-remove -R cowsay
Reinstall cowsay
> xbps-install -f
Reconfigure all packages. Useful for breakages.
> xbps-pkgdb -a
Remove all orphaned dependencies.
> xbps-remove -o
Show information about cowsay
> xbps-query -Rs cows
## Fixes
List packages requiring updates.
Reinstall cowsay
> xbps-install -Suvn
List what's required for cowsay
> xbps-query -x cowsay
List what's installed.
> xbps-query -l
Clean.
> xbps-remove -O
Update list of available packages ('sync')
> xbps-install -S
Remove package information.
> xbps-query -R
Do I have cowsay installed?
> xbps-query -s cowsay
What packages are pointless?
> xbps-query -O
> xbps-install -Sn cowsay
# Advanced
A dry-run of installing cowsay, without actually intalling.
> xbps-query -x cowsay
Show cowsay's dependencies. The -R flag's required for a remote package.
> xbps-query -X cowsay
Show the reverse dependencies of a package.
> xbps-query -XR cowsay
Show all reverse dependencies of a package, including repository packages.
> xbps-query -m
List all manually installed software.
# Problems
> xbps-install -f cowsay
Look for broken packages.