Apt-get: How to remove software without knowing package name?
Is there any easy way to find the package name of a piece of software so i can remove it with apt-get? Is there a way to see a list of all the packages on my computer?
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This is what you need to do:
1. Open a console window 2. Type "dpkg --list" 3. You may want to pipe (redirect) that to a program called "less" since the list will be long (type "dpkg --list | less") Peace V |
Thanks
In case anyone else is wondering the same thing, i found another command that lets you search for keywords in your packages: apt-cache search keyword |
apt-cache search keyword
I believe that command will give you a list of packages installed and not installed. The other command is only for packages that are installed on your system, which is what you requested in your first post. Peace V |
rpm -qa
use "rpm -qa | grep <something>" if you have an approximate idea of what you're looking for |
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