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Old 01-29-2009, 12:26 AM   #1
Peter_rsi
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Debian command reference


hi all,

How can i know existing rpm in Debian ??

In Redhat
rpm -qa | grep <...>
its working but in debian its not working.
 
Old 01-29-2009, 12:46 AM   #2
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Debian does not use the rpm packaging system it uses deb packages.

The command to check if a package is installed is

Code:
dpkg -l package_name
Check man dpkg for other options
 
Old 01-29-2009, 01:19 AM   #3
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Thanks

Thanks a ton

Quote:
Originally Posted by datopdog View Post
Debian does not use the rpm packaging system it uses deb packages.

The command to check if a package is installed is

Code:
dpkg -l package_name
Check man dpkg for other options
 
  


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