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Debian / Ubuntu: Search For Packages Using Apt Command Line

by on December 18, 2008 · 2 comments

Q. I’ve Debian 64 bit etch server installed. This box is managed via ssh or serial console only. There is no GUI installed. How do I search for packages using apt-get under Debian or Ubuntu Linux?

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS Linux Enable EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) Repository

by on August 20, 2008 · 13 comments

How do I enable EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repo and install the packages under RHEL / CentOS Linux server systems?

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Debian / Ubuntu Linux search package names with apt-cache command

by on October 25, 2007 · 0 comments

Q. I’d like to find out if xyz package is available or not using apt-get command. How do I look up package names and contents via shell command? A. You need to use apt-cache command to performs a variety of operations on APT’s package cache. apt-cache does not manipulate the state of the system but [...]

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