Commands tagged apt-get (30)

  • Tell local Debian machine to install packages used by remote Debian machine

    (also works on Ubuntu) Copies the 'install,' 'hold,' 'deinstall' and 'purge' states of packages on the remote machine to be matched on the local machine. Note: if packages were installed on the local machine that were never installed on the remote machine, they will not be deinstalled by this operation.


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    ssh remotehost 'dpkg --get-selections' | dpkg --set-selections && dselect install
    Mozai · 2011-05-12 17:26:43 11
  • Limit bandwidth usage by apt-get

    Limits the usage of bandwidth by apt-get, in the example the command will use 30Kb/s ;) It should work for most apt-get actions (install, update, upgrade, dist-upgrade, etc.)


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    sudo apt-get -o Acquire::http::Dl-Limit=30 upgrade
    alemani · 2010-03-22 01:29:44 12
  • "Clone" a list of installed packages from one Debian/Ubuntu Server to another


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    apt-get install `ssh root@host_you_want_to_clone "dpkg -l | grep ii" | awk '{print $2}'`
    BoxingOctopus · 2011-05-10 13:33:51 7
  • purge installed but unused linux headers, image, or modules

    will purge: only installed apps: /^ii/!d avoiding current kernel stuff: /'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-9]\+\)/\1/")"'/d using app names: s/^[^ ]* [^ ]* \([^ ]*\).*/\1/ avoiding stuff without a version number: /[0-9]/!d


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    dpkg -l 'linux-*' | sed '/^ii/!d;/'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-9]\+\)/\1/")"'/d;s/^[^ ]* [^ ]* \([^ ]*\).*/\1/;/[0-9]/!d' | xargs sudo apt-get -y purge
    plasticdoc · 2009-06-19 10:11:00 9
  • Cap apt-get download speed

    apt-get is pretty aggressive when it downloads, potentially hogging the bandwidth of your network. The 25 is in KB, change this to your needs.


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    sudo apt-get -o Acquire::http::Dl-Limit=25 install <package>
    dunnix · 2009-07-31 19:43:45 9
  • How to know the total number of packages available


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    apt-cache stats
    0disse0 · 2009-09-03 19:29:17 3
  • Remove all unused kernels with apt-get

    This will remove all installed kernels on your debian based install, except the one you're currently using. From: http://tuxtweaks.com/2009/12/remove-old-kernels-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1590


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    dpkg -l 'linux-*' | sed '/^ii/!d;/'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-9]\+\)/\1/")"'/d;s/^[^ ]* [^ ]* \([^ ]*\).*/\1/;/[0-9]/!d' | xargs sudo apt-get -y purge
    mitzip · 2010-06-10 20:33:32 5
  • SSH Auto-login with password

    You need to install "sshpass" for this to work. apt-get install sshpass


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    sshpass -p "YOUR_PASSWORD" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no YOUR_USERNAME@SOME_SITE.COM
    o0110o · 2013-05-24 14:33:38 12
  • List available upgrades from apt without upgrading the system


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    apt-get --just-print upgrade
    noqqe · 2010-02-18 11:19:05 8
  • List total available upgrades from apt without upgrading the system

    This let's you find out the total packages that have available upgrades. Usefull if you want to check or show the total available upgrades on your system. Show Sample Output


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    apt-get -s upgrade | awk '/[0-9]+ upgraded,/ {print $1 " package updates are available"}'
    lpanebr · 2012-03-29 17:04:32 3
  • Remove all unused kernels with apt-get

    Remove old kernels (*-generic and *-generic-pae) via apt-get on debian/ubuntu based systems. Tested on ubuntu 10.04 - 12.04.


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    sudo apt-get remove $(dpkg -l|awk '/^ii linux-image-/{print $2}'|sed 's/linux-image-//'|awk -v v=`uname -r` 'v>$0'|sed 's/-generic*//'|awk '{printf("linux-headers-%s\nlinux-headers-%s-generic*\nlinux-image-%s-generic*\n",$0,$0,$0)}')
    mtron · 2012-08-15 10:02:12 6
  • Launch a game, like Tetris, when apt-get installing an app larger than 50 Megabytes

    Change the APP variable's value to whatever you want to install. Depending on how fast your machine is, you'll want to adjust the value 50 to something else. You might also want to play a different game than Gnometris - just make sure it's a GUI game.


    2
    APP=wine; if [ $(sudo apt-get --print-uris -y install $APP | sed -ne 's/^After this operation, \([0-9]\{1,\}\).*MB.*/\1/p') -gt 50 ]; then gnometris 2>/dev/null & sudo apt-get install $APP; else sudo apt-get install $APP; fi
    rkulla · 2010-04-18 19:32:26 39
  • apt-get upgrade with bandwidth limit

    in Debian-based systems apt-get could be limited to the specified bandwidth in kilobytes using the apt configuration options(man 5 apt.conf, man apt-get). I'd quote man 5 apt.conf: "The used bandwidth can be limited with Acquire::http::Dl-Limit which accepts integer values in kilobyte. The default value is 0 which deactivates the limit and tries uses as much as possible of the bandwidth..." "HTTPS URIs. Cache-control, Timeout, AllowRedirect, Dl-Limit and proxy options are the same as for http..."


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    sudo apt-get -o Acquire::http::Dl-Limit=20 -o Acquire::https::Dl-Limit=20 upgrade -y
    ruslan · 2011-02-14 05:24:49 3
  • Remove all old kernels

    http://askubuntu.com/questions/89710/how-do-i-free-up-more-space-in-boot


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    sudo apt-get purge $(dpkg -l linux-{image,headers}-"[0-9]*" | awk '/ii/{print $2}' | grep -ve "$(uname -r | sed -r 's/-[a-z]+//')")
    funkjedi · 2015-03-15 15:57:19 9
  • 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. Show Sample Output


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    function dpan () { PKG=`perl -e '$_=lc($ARGV[0]); s/::/-/g; print "lib$_-perl\n"' $1`; apt-get install $PKG; }
    dave0 · 2009-03-12 15:39:38 13
  • Remove apps with style: nuke it from orbit

    You can't stand programs x, y, and z. Remove all trace of their existence by adding this function to your config. It will remove the cruft, the settings, and such and such. This function doesn't even give a damn about you trying to remove programs that don't exist: it'll just for loop to the next one on your hit list. Show Sample Output


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    function nuke() { if [ $(whoami) != "root" ] ; then for x in $@; do sudo apt-get autoremove --purge $x; done; else for x in $@; do apt-get autoremove --purge $x; done; fi }
    ruinbox · 2009-03-25 23:21:21 8
  • apt-get upgrade with bandwidth limit

    Trickle is here: http://monkey.org/~marius/pages/?page=trickle Trickle is a simple bandwidth limiter


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    trickle sudo apt-get update -y
    mrman · 2011-02-15 02:05:37 3
  • List available upgrades from apt (package names only)

    Usefull if you only want to see the package names, or if you want to use them in a script.


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    apt-get -s upgrade | awk '/Inst.+/ {print $2}'
    lpanebr · 2013-03-25 21:23:11 4
  • Remove specific versions of old kernels (Ubuntu/Debian)

    If, for example, you want to remove all kernels and headers but the last three versions, you can't use one of that magic all-in-one "remove old stuff" commands. With this simple but elegant command you can remove a range of versions, or a list of versions with e.g. {14,16,20}. Show Sample Output


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    apt purge linux*{14..18}*
    ppq · 2016-04-20 07:44:55 11
  • compile source & then remove the dev tools you needed to install

    on a dpkg managed system this PATTERN will help you generate .deb files from source AND remove all the dev libs you had to install. i hate cluttering up my machine with rouge packages and headers. it would be pretty darn easy on rpm systems as well. i just dont have a rpm managed system to test on right now. NOTE, you sharp ones will notice that it uninstalls the deb you just made! yeah, but the deb is still there to do with it what you want, like re install it. or you can just grep -v after the diff


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    dpkg-query -l > 1.lst; sudo apt-get install -y build-essential; ./configure; make; sudo checkinstall -D make install; dpkg-query --list > 2.lst; diff 1.lst 2.lst | grep '^>' | awk '{print $3}' | xargs sudo apt-get remove -y --purge
    danlangford · 2010-06-16 22:06:07 4
  • easier sudo apt-get install

    This alias is quicker to type than 'sudo apt-get install', and it automatically says yes to the prompt that shows up sometimes.


    0
    alias sagi="yes | sudo apt-get install"
    theepicsnail · 2011-03-06 03:45:47 5
  • Find installed packages in Ubuntu

    This will extract all the apt-get install commands issued on the box, even if they are in the gzipped history files. Show Sample Output


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    zgrep --color=always 'get install' /var/log/apt/history.log*
    saherr1969 · 2012-04-18 00:06:14 6
  • Install build dependencies for a given package

    Install all build dependencies for a given package Show Sample Output


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    sudo apt-get build-dep rhythmbox
    darlanalves · 2013-10-07 23:13:19 6
  • AllInOne package maintainance

    # AllInOne: Update what packages are available, upgrade to new versions, remove unneeded packages # (some are no longer needed, replaced by the ones from ap upgrade), check for dependencies # and clean local cached packages (saved on disk but not installed?,some are needed? [this only cleans unneeded unlike ap clean]). # aliases (copy into ~/.bashrc file): alias a='alias' a ap='apt-get' a r='ap autoremove -y' a up='ap update' a u='up && ap upgrade -y --show-progress && r && ap check && ap autoclean' # && means "and run if the previous succeeded", you can change it to ; to "run even if previous failed". I'm not sure if ap check should be before or after ap upgrade -y, you can also change the alias names. # To expand aliases in bash use ctrl alt e or see this ow.ly/zBKHs # For more useful aliases go to ow.ly/zBMOx


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    apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade -y --show-progress && apt-get autoremove -y && apt-get check && apt-get autoclean -y
    unixmonkey78577 · 2014-07-26 12:18:57 6
  • Update Debian familiy GNU/Linux with only packages that are allready in cache. Works on: Ubuntu, Canaima, Mint, LMDE, Sparky, Aptosid, etc.

    Works for Debian an sons distros. With a bad internet connection sometime I download the updateable packages in another place, but I can't be there all time takes upgrade every packages... so I execute this for update only packages that are in Debian's apt cache. Using the 'sudo bash -c' for no asking every time apt-get need sudo permition.


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    sudo bash -c "apt-get upgrade -s |grep 'Inst '| cut -d' ' -f2| xargs -l1 apt-get install - --no-download"
    DellDor · 2015-08-10 01:48:08 9
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