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dpkg-query -l| grep -v "ii " | grep "rc " | awk '{print $2" "}' | tr -d "\n" | xargs aptitude purge -y
2009-04-28 19:25:53
User: thepicard
Functions: awk grep tr xargs
Tags: Debian awk xargs grep aptitude dpkg-query tr
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remove unneeded configuration files in debian

This will, for an application that has already been removed but had its configuration left behind, purge that configuration from the system. To test it out first, you can remove the last -y, and it will show you what it will purge without actually doing it. I mean it never hurts to check first, "just in case." ;)

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sudo aptitude purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | awk '{print $1}'`
2009-04-28 11:44:04
User: kelevra
Functions: awk grep sudo
Tags: Debian aptitude
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Purge configuration files of removed packages on debian based systems

Purge all configuration files of removed packages

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wajig large
2009-04-19 20:26:26
User: udim
Tags: Debian wajig
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List your largest installed packages.

Requires the "wajig" package to be installed.

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dlocate [ package | string ]
2009-04-19 20:19:06
User: udim
Tags: Debian
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Find a file's package or list a package's contents.

This is the fastest method to search the Debian package database.

Requires the dlocate package. The dlocate db updates periodically, but you may force an update with

# dlocate-update

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dpkg -S /usr/bin/ls
2009-04-18 18:18:23
User: bwoodacre
Tags: Debian Ubuntu dpkg wc
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(Debian/Ubuntu) Discover what package a file belongs to

'dpkg -S' just matches the string you supply it, so just using 'ls' as an argument matches any file from any package that has 'ls' anywhere in the filename. So usually it's a good idea to use an absolute path. You can see in the second example that 12 thousand files that are known to dpkg match the bare string 'ls'.

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grep "install " /var/log/dpkg.log | awk '{print $4}' | xargs apt-get -y remove --purge
2009-04-06 13:06:04
User: skygreg
Functions: awk grep xargs
Tags: Debian
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Remove today's installed packages
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dpkg --get-selections > LIST_FILE
2009-03-28 17:45:29
User: cammarin
Tags: Debian Ubuntu dpkg
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Generate a list of installed packages on Debian-based systems

This command is useful when you want to install the same packages on another fresh OS install for example. To do that, use:

sudo dpkg --set-selections < LIST_FILE
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function dpan () { PKG=`perl -e '$_=lc($ARGV[0]); s/::/-/g; print "lib$_-perl\n"' $1`; apt-get install $PKG; }
2009-03-12 15:39:38
User: dave0
Functions: install
Tags: Debian perl apt-get cpan
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Install the Debian-packaged version of a Perl module

Running 'cpan Module::Name' will install that module from CPAN. This is a simple way of using a similar command to install a packaged Perl module from a Debian archive using apt-get.

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dpkg --compare-versions 1.0-2ubuntu5 lt 1.1-1~raphink3 && echo y || echo n
2009-02-28 18:01:59
User: raphink
Functions: echo
Tags: Debian Ubuntu
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Know which version dpkg/apt considers more recent

Compares two versions with dpkg. It is not always obvious what version dpkg/apt will consider to be more recent. Operators include the following :

* These treat an empty version as earlier than any version: lt le eq ne ge gt.

* These treat an empty version as later than any version: lt-nl le-nl ge-nl gt-nl.

* These are provided only for compatibility with control file syntax: < > >.

This command doesn't output anything. It only returns with status 0 or 1, hence the echo "y" || echo "n" to get an output.

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dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
2009-02-26 21:22:57
User: raiden
Tags: Debian X Ubuntu X11 screen resolution
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Creates a minimalist xorg.conf
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apt-cache dotty apache2 | dot -T png | display
2009-02-18 14:27:31
User: raphink
Functions: apt dot
Tags: Debian ImageMagick Graphviz X Ubuntu X11 apt
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Generate a graph of package dependencies

Requires: imagemagick and graphviz

On Debian systems, displays a graph of package dependencies. Works also with other image formats, like svg :

apt-cache dotty bash | dot -T svg | display
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update-alternatives --config java
2009-02-18 13:43:41
User: raphink
Tags: Debian Ubuntu
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Update program providing a functionality on Debian

On Debian systems, choose which command provides java. Works for all alternatives listed in /etc/alternatives.

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