106 lines
1.5 KiB
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106 lines
1.5 KiB
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title: "xbps"
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tags: [ "Documentation", "distros" ]
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---
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Install cowsay
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> xbps-install cowsay
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Look for cowsay
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> xbps-query -Rs cowsay
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Upgrade current packages.
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`-R` looks at repositories, `-s` makes a sloppy search (for rough matches).
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> xbps-install -Suv
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Remove cowsay
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> xbps-remove cowsay
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...and all dependencies
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> xbps-remove -R cowsay
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Reinstall cowsay
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> xbps-install -f
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Reconfigure all packages. Useful for breakages.
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> xbps-pkgdb -a
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Remove all orphaned dependencies.
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> xbps-remove -o
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Show information about cowsay
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> xbps-query -Rs cows
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List packages requiring updates.
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> xbps-install -Suvn
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List what's required for cowsay
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> xbps-query -x cowsay
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List what's installed.
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> xbps-query -l
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Clean.
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> xbps-remove -O
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Update list of available packages ('sync')
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> xbps-install -S
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Remove package information.
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> xbps-query -R
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Do I have cowsay installed?
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> xbps-query -s cowsay
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What packages are pointless?
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> xbps-query -O
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> xbps-install -Sn cowsay
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# Advanced
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A dry-run of installing cowsay, without actually intalling.
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> xbps-query -x cowsay
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Show cowsay's dependencies. The -R flag's required for a remote package.
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> xbps-query -X cowsay
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Show the reverse dependencies of a package.
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> xbps-query -XR cowsay
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Show all reverse dependencies of a package, including repository packages.
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> xbps-query -m
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List all manually installed software.
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# Problems
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Look for broken packages.
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> sudo xbps-pkgdb -a
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And if you've found any, you might reconfigure all packages forcefully:
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> sudo xbps-reconfigure -af
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