Purge packages using dpkg
dpkg can be used to install packages remove packages know the current status of packages When we decide to remove a package, we must be clear that we want to remove or purge a package. When we purge packages using dpkg, it removes not only the binaries but also the configuration files and the state [...]
What does pn correspond to in dpkg (–list)?
You can install packages using dpkg. dpkg is quite a useful command line tool. In addition to installing packages, dpkg also helps to remove packages and know the status of packages. While checking the status of packages using dpkg, you may come across the state rc. $ dpkg –list Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: [...]
How to interpret the status of dpkg (–list)?
dpkg (debian package manager) is the package manager for Ubuntu (debian based distributions). dpkg can be used to install packages in Ubuntu. With dpkg, you can see the status of various packages like: the packages are currently installed the packages are removed the configuration files are present marked for removal Let’s explore the output of [...]
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