1.6 KiB
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