>> "MA" == MacKenzie, Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MA> On the subject of how to maintain a Debian system (and thanks to MA> those who responded previously), I am looking for the best source MA> on how to become a power user of apt / dpkg / dselect. Is it the MA> unfinished Admin guide in the DDP or the /usr/doc files or where MA> ...? You should read the dselect-beginner tutorial first. ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/slink/main/disks-i386/current/dselect-beginner.html For dpkg, check dpkg --help I only use very few of the Options: dpkg -i|--install <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <dir> ... dpkg --configure <package name> ... | -a|--pending dpkg -r|--remove | --purge <package name> ... | -a|--pending [purge will also remove the configfiles, whereas remove won't do this] dpkg -s|--status <package-name> ... display package status details dpkg --print-avail <package-name> ... display available version details dpkg -L|--listfiles <package-name> ... list files `owned' by package(s) dpkg -l|--list [<pattern> ...] list packages concisely dpkg -S|--search <pattern> ... find package(s) owning file(s) For apt-get, see man apt-get and man sources.list These are easy to understand manpages. Ciao, Martin
