lk/distros/void/xbps.md
2020-01-02 01:04:35 +01:00

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Install cowsay

xbps-install cowsay

Look for cowsay

xbps-query -Rs cowsay

Upgrade current packages. -R looks at repositories, -s makes things sloppy.

xbps-install -Suv

Remove cowsay

xbps-remove cowsay

...and all dependencies

xbps-remove -R cowsay

Reinstall cowsay

xbps-install -f

Reconfigure all packages. Useful for breakages.

xbps-pkgdb -a

Remove all dependencies.

xbps-remove -o

Show information about cowsay

xbps-query -RS cowsay

Search for cows

xbps-query -Rs cows

List packages requiring updates.

xbps-install -Suvn

List what's required for cowsay

xbps-query -x cowsay

List what's installed.

xbps-query -l

Clean.

xbps-remove -O

apt update

xbps-install -S

Remove package information.

xbps-query -R

Display all cowsay files

xbps-query -Rf cowsay

Do I have cowsay installed?

xbps-query -s cowsay

What packages are pointless?

xbps-query -O

xbps-install -Sn cowsay

A dry-run of installing cowsay, without actually intalling.

Advanced

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

Look for broken packages.

sudo xbps-pkgdb -a

And if you've found any, you might try:

sudo xbps-reconfigure -af

This reconfigures all packages forcefully.

If that doesn't help the issue, try to find the broken package and forcefully reinstall:

xbps-query -s gnutls

sudo xbps-install -f gnutls