Debian package management system
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How to Create One Installation Package from Multiple Debian Packages?
I have multiple Debian packages required to install Wine and Winetricks. I'd like to create a new package that will enable a user to click only once or twice (double click) and start a shell script ...
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Install .deb packages into mounted fs
I have a ext2 partition on CF card to use in external device. I've inserted this card into my PC and mount it as /mnt/linux. I've installed (extracted) a linux distribution to this partition.
And I ...
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dpkg : dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
I have a problem with Emacs on my Linux Mint.
When I make an apt-get upgrade or apt-get -f install, I have this error message :
Paramétrage de emacsen-common (2.0.3) ...
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Linux, Debian, Wheezy, Aptitude/DPKG consistency check
In a foolhardy and stupid attempt to solve space issues on my desktop machine, I on purpose deleted Spotify from /opt before realizing that I could remove it using the package manager. After deleting ...
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postinst script in hand-rolled .deb reported not found
I had a quick dpkg/debian-izing question. I am trying to create a .deb(by hand - mostly for learning purposes) and I have rolled up an ar-chive with the control.tar.gz, data.tar.gz and the ...
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udev affects behavior of script, prevents dpkg from working
I have a udev rule configured to run a shell script whenever a USB flash drive is inserted; I've verified that udev matches against the rule, that the shell script runs as intended when run manually ...
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Can I get dpkg to ignore an error returned from a post-installation script?
I am manually installing a .deb file (which I don't maintain) onto my Ubuntu system.
The package has a post-installation script which erroneously fails, and therefore the package is considered ...
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Ubuntu - not able to fix broken package
I'm trying to install Skype on Ubuntu 12, x64. but it is not working. When I try to fix the broken packages I'm getting the following errors:
$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
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Ubuntu 12.04 error message E: dpkg was interrupted
In Ubuntu 12.04 I got an error message saying:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
After I ran that command, nothing happened and the ...
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When trying to install libgcc1 postinst is not found
I am trying to manually install libgcc1 using dpkg. Everything seems to be working okay, until I get the following error:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libgcc1.postinst: No such file or directory
dpkg: postinst ...
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Clean Debian package builded from source
I have build a debian package with:
$ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
now I would like to change the configuration in the .dsc file and build again. How can I clean the files created by the previous ...
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linux mint freeze
Linux Mint freezes after a couple of seconds the desktop loads, in a way that I have to shut the power in order to reboot; the mouse doesn't move, Ctrl+Alt+F1 doesn't do anything and I think even the ...
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changing timezone with dpkg-reconfigure tzdata and debconf-set-selections
I want to set up a script that automatically changes the timezone on a machine (running ubuntu 11.10) and also sets the right values to the debconf database. I've tried the following, but it does not ...
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Not able to install any software via apt-get install
I tried to install flex and yacc on my Ubuntu machine.
sudo apt-get install byacc flex
I get this error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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Package architecture (AMD64) does not match system (i386) on Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu:
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
This is output of cat /proc/cpuinfo:
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 47
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor ...
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Is it safe to remove /usr/share/locale if 'locales' package is removed
I'm trying to make a minimalistic Debian install for a low-mem VPS box. I'll be uninstalling the locales package, as there is no need for any kind of locale support for my purposes (only a few server ...
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Installing ruby1.8 failed (unable to access dpkg)
I was trying to install ruby on my remote server(this is a vm machine(debian) in a esxi server . ) I got this error:
The Command:
sudo apt-get install ruby1.8
Error :
W: Not using locking for read ...
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A way to force apt-get remove --purge to even remove non-empty directories from /etc
As an install script for VPS's I'd like to standardize installation and I'm trying to remove non-needed packages and clean their configuration folders. The problem is that some packages leave leftover ...
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Unable to install ia32-libs
I am running Debian wheezy/sid x86_64 and I am trying to install the official Skype package. However I seem to be having a few dependency issues that I can't resolve. I have enabled multiarch, the ...
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Build debian package of Django 1.4 for squeeze
I need to build a debian package for Squeeze of Django 1.4 to add to our local aptitude repository. I found a package here under Download Source Package python-django: ...
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What do the outputs of dpkg -l mean? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What do each of the details in dpkg -l mean?
I have never paid attention to the output produced by the command dpkg -l and noticed it includes descriptors which I can't ...
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What is the dpkg equivalent of “rpm -ql --last”?
I need to list all packages on the system, in the chronological order (or reverse order) in which they were installed. With RPM, you can do this with "rpm -qa --last".
Looking at the dpkg and ...
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What do each of the details in dpkg -l mean?
I am having a hard time deciphering what is returned when I run the command dpkg -l vim and unable to locate a source that breaks it down.
For example what does it mean ...
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
When i typed:
sudo apt-get -f install
i get the following errors:
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/librtmp0_2.4+20111222.git4e06e21-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess dpkg-deb ...
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Is is possible to include additional non-diverted files in a config-package-dev package
I'm currently struggling with enhancing a package which uses config-package-dev to install a bunch of configurations for PostgreSQL. Those work fine but now I'd also like to include a ...
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Uploading and updating ubuntu repository with new deb
My problem is as follows:
I have an ubuntu package repository which I want to update with some packages.
I've been browsing around trying to figure out how this is done and came across 'dput'. ...
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How can I install a debian package using specific version of python
I am trying to install a deb package I built from source, the package is call LIO-Utils.
LIO-Utils and the packages to follow require Python2.6 but Ubuntu 11.10 Server is running Python2.7.
I have ...
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How to find out which files on my Debian system are not from any deb packages?
I have Debian testing (wheezy/sid) on my home PC. Some time ago I have been careless enough to install some software with make install and ./install.bin and similar :) Now I want to know which files ...
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How can I require a minimal kernel version for a deb package?
I am trying to make a deb package of software for makinging a NAS out of an Ubuntu installation. The software requires kernel patches to be applied therefore the package must use a special kernel ...
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SSH - dpkg: command not found?
I'm running Ubuntu and trying to install Ajax Push Engine:
This is everything I do since opening the terminal to getting the error:
lisandrov@lisandrov-Satellite-L655:~/Desktop$ ssh ...
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Rename installed .deb with dpkg
Is there a way to rename an installed .deb package with dpkg?
Context: I have installed a library compiled for debug using checkinstall, now I wish to install the library compiled for release, for ...
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Install dpkg without Fink or MacPorts on a mac
I don't want to use either of Fink or MacPorts, because I use Homebrew.
I need to use dkpg, but it isn't included in Homebrew, and it fails when trying to compile it from source with:
$ make
make ...
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How do I install a package and its depencies with dpkg? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Install dependencies for a dpkg package?
dpkg -i package.deb
Doesn't install package if it has not-installed dependencies.
What parameters do I miss to install that ...
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Ubuntu - compare original package and installed parameters
I'd like to compare the actual config files for, say, Apache and the ones provided in the original package.
The purpose is to have a list of modifications since initial installation because I didn't ...
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How to resume network upgrade of Ubuntu server?
I'm upgrading from Ubuntu server 10.04 to 10.10 via ssh / byobu. It's gotten to samba configuration window (conflict between smb.conf), however I lost internet connection.
When I log back in and go ...
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E: Internal Error, Could not perform immediate configuration (2) on util-linux
I had an older version of Ubuntu installed. To upgrade I replaced /etc/sources.list with one from another machine running 10.04.
I then ran:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
The upgrade ...
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How to identify customizations to installed packages?
I need to replicate my Ubuntu laptop as a VirtualBox guest. To replicate in the guest the packages currently installed in my laptop, I plan to follow the recipe given here:
...
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Query dpkg for All Packages Installed/Removed from Default Image
Is there any way to query dpkg to tell what packages have been added/removed since the base install of a system?
I am running Debian 5.
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How to prevent Ubuntu/Debian users from accessing apt-get or downloading from the web, etc?
Is it possible to have a user in Ubuntu/Debian that does not have access to synaptic, apt-get, dpkg and cannot even download anything from the Web, but has root privileges otherwise?
Original post ...
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Deb packages stay with my username
When I run the command:
dpkg -b myprog
and
sudo dpkg -i myprog.deb
The file in /usr/bin and /usr/share/, etc. stay with my username as owner and creator of the file when all the other are ...
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What's the correct way to install a later version of a package on Ubuntu?
If I install RabbitMQ with
$ sudo apt-get install rabbitmq-server
Then I get a compatibility error with the client libraries. What I actually want is the latest RabbitMQ from their site. They make ...
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creating metapackages
got some problems while creating metapackages
tried to create a meta package containing forensic toolkits, on ubuntu i even got problems creating an .deb file.
dpkg-source: error: can't build with ...
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Poppler installation
I downloaded the new poppler 0.15 tar ball and i built it from source successfully but when trying
dpkg -l | grep poppler
it outputs
ii libpoppler-dev ...
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Find all packages that uses a given File in Ubuntu?
I'd like to list all the packages that uses a given file.
I'm willing to use any tool (such as dpkg, dlocate, apt-file etc.),
Please do mind when I say 'use' I don't mean necessarily only ...
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why apt-get cannot install any application?
when trying to install application using apt-get, I always get
/bin/sh: /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure: not found
for example:
$sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
[sudo] password for camino:
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dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python2.6-minimal_2.6.6-5ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack)
I had an issue (Question 199582) which was resolved. Unfortunately I am stuck at this point now.
Running
root@X100e:/var/cache/apt/archives# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
...
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Linux dpkg - where does it install to?
I ran the following command successfully
dpkg -i library.deb
Where can I find where this file was installed?
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How do I find out which package owns a file?
How do I find out what Debian package a file came from?
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How do I find out which package owns a file? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I find out which package owns a file?
How do I find out what Debian package a file came from?
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Install dependencies for a dpkg package?
I have a dpkg file that i want to install.
But I get error messages that it is depending on other packages.
I used:
dpkg -i file.dpkg
Is there a way to install dependencies automatically without ...
