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--- install_package [2015/06/03 22:38] – pavroo
+++ install_package [2021/05/04 15:24] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 This quick guide lets you find and install new packages via a text console.
-Every command has be run with root privileges **su** or **sudo**.
+Every command has to be run with super user privileges **sudo**.
-. Find a package:
+**1**. Find a package:
-   apt-cache search package-name
+   sudo apt-cache search package-name
-. Check is a package installed and find its version:
+**2**. Check if a package is installed and find its version:
-   apt-cache policy package-name
+   sudo apt-cache policy package-name
-. List all packages installed in your system:
+**3**. Install a package (packages):
-   dpkg -l
+   sudo apt-get install package1 package2 package3
-or
-   dpkg-query -l
-. Install a package (packages):
+**4**. "Deb" package downloaded from the network can be installed using **dpkg** tool:
-   apt-get install package1 package2 package3
+   cd /path/to/download/directory
+   sudo dpkg -i package1.deb package2.deb package3.deb
-. If you have downloaded a "deb" package from the network, you can install it using **dpkg** tool:
+If the package(s) need extra dependencies, the installation can become broken. To fix it, run:
-   cd /patch-to-download-directory
+   sudo apt-get update
-   dpkg -i package1.deb package2.deb package3.deb
+   sudo apt-get install -f
-If the package (packages) needs extra dependencies, the installation can be broken. To fix it, run:
-   apt-get install -f
+List of all packages installed on your system can be generated via the command:
+   sudo dpkg -l
+or
+   sudo dpkg-query -l
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-<WRAP center box 38%>
+<WRAP center box 75%>
-[[upgrade|<--Manual system upgrade]]|[[remove_package|Remove packages --->]]
+|[[upgrade|<--Manual system upgrade]]  |  [[remove_package|Remove packages --->]]|
 </WRAP>

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