dpkg Command Examples

Debian package manager. Some subcommands such as deb have their own usage documentation. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://manned.org/dpkg.

• Install a package:

dpkg {{[-i|--install]}} {{path/to/file.deb}}

• Remove a package:

dpkg {{[-r|--remove]}} {{package}}

• List installed packages:

dpkg {{[-l|--list]}} {{pattern}}

• List a package's contents:

dpkg {{[-L|--listfiles]}} {{package}}

• List contents of a local package file:

dpkg {{[-c|--contents]}} {{path/to/file.deb}}

• Find out which package owns a file:

dpkg {{[-S|--search]}} {{path/to/file}}

• Purge an installed or already removed package, including configuration:

dpkg {{[-P|--purge]}} {{package}}