Questions tagged [dpkg]
Debian package management system
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how can i list all the download files start with "a" using dpkg
I'm trying to use dpkg -l with grep to list all the download files starting with the letter "a":
dpkg -l | grep "a*"
However, it just printed the contents of the files instead of ...
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install xorg with dpkg
I try to install xorg with dpkg on armbian (no internet on the device).
I have all needed packages but when i do dpkg -i *.deb, i have this error :
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ...
Denis
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sudo apt update not working on Ubuntu?
sudo apt update
Get:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-6-local InRelease
Ign:1 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2004-11-6-local InRelease
Get:2 file:/var/cuda-repo-ubuntu2204-12-4-local InRelease [1572 ...
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Debian 12 install failed to install grub boot loader and now will only boot into grub and won't dpkg
Hardware:
Mini PC
Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake- N95
8GB DDR4 RAM
256GB PCIe 1X SSD
Tried to install Debian 12 on whole system from flash but failed to install boot loader and now only boots into grub. ...
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dpkg -S <filename> yields "dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern"
Why does dpkg -S yields the title error on some commands?
For example:
dpkg -S /usr/bin/firefox
firefox: /usr/bin/firefox
But then this:
dpkg -S /usr/bin/ls
dpkg-query: no path found matching ...
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My package manager doesn't work after I upgrade
I don't know why my package manager is not fully working.
halil@ubuntu:Downloads$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
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Could not read status of path (which was just about to install): Input/output error
I am using Debian bullseye without systemd (devuan) and today I wanted to upgrade my packages. So I typed
sudo apt upgrade
It didn't work because I got the following error (note that this error was ...
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WSL ubuntu always fails with " Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)" error
Trying to use ubuntu in win10 windows subsytem for linux terminal. But if I run any command, such as sudo apt reinstall libpaper1 I get:
Setting up passwd (1:4.8.1-1ubuntu5.20.04.4) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/...
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Linux/Debian: How to find out if a package has been installed via package manager (apt) or manually using dpkg?
I'm using a Debian cloud instance and am wondering how to list all of the packages that have been installed manually, e.g. by using dpkg on a .deb file, as opposed to via the package manager apt.
I ...
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Broken apt and python on ubuntu server: XXX ambiguity
A running Ubuntu server 20.04LTS with unattended-upgrades, appear to have broken python installation and subsequently broken apt.
That makes me unable to upgrade or install packages. It has also ...
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Python update broke `apt-listchanges`, completely breaking apt & dpkg
OS: Debian 11
OG Python vertion: 3.9
I updated python to 3.10 and did update-alternatives, after which on running pip i got the error:
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10 ...
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Why installing Docker from their repository and not from the default?
In the Docker docs in Install Docker Engine on Ubuntu there's an option of installing from the repository (along with the options to download the deb file and install it, and using the convenience ...
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Fix "error processing archive […] Operation not permitted" during apt upgrade
Can somebody please help me fix this error of packages. I tried almost everything present on the internet. I have already tried the "--fix-broken" and "-f" command.
Reading package ...
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get rid of accidentally installed packages
I seem to have accidentally added the system76 ppa for Pop!_OS to my Ubuntu 20.04 installation. (what is really strange is that I have not realized this...)
In the meanwhile, I have removed the ppa ...
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Everything disappeared from ubuntu desktop
I am posting this question from my phone as I am not able to access taskbar or any apps in the laptop(ubuntu 16.04, 64-bit).
After googling it I found this command
mv ~/.cache/compizconfig-1 ~/.cache/...
