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dpkg is the package format used by Debian, Ubuntu and other popular GNU/Linux distributions as well as the tools used to work with dpkg packages.

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Debian: Get list of installed packages while in rescue mode

How can I get a a list of installed packages from a debian setup which is mounted to /mnt/ while using a rescue mode? Scenario: Server crashed, only rescue mode possible. Setting up a new server, ...
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ubuntu using "force-yes" with `dpkg -i`

I have an update script for my system that updates from deb files: find /packages/apt/ -type f -name "*.deb" -exec dpkg --force-depends -i {} \+ The problem is that nginx has a configuration file ...
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dpkg: error processing package

Im trying to install mongodbserver on ubuntu 14.04LTS with reference to mongodb docs but getting the dpkg related errors root@c3:~# apt-get install -y mongodb-org Reading package lists... Done ...
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apt - update local package

Some months ago I had to install gitlab-ce on a server with Ubuntu 16.04, no access to the public internet, so I downloaded the package from the Ubuntu repository on an other machine and then uploaded ...
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How to speed up dpkg (binary) package build

I will be building debian package multiple times in a day, and each build takes more than 8-9 minutes! I was checking if there is any way to speed it up (dpkg-deb --build, binary pkg) I tried to use ...
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Installing Debian package tools (dpkg-buildpackage) on Amazon Linux?

I am setting up a web server which packages and hosts different installers for client applications on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. I am using EC2 so I went with Amazon Linux for my base image. I ...
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Is it possible for a debian package to be installed by multiple names through apt?

I have a package foo-new, which many new users know by its old name foo-old, so they try to execute apt install foo-old which does not work. Is it possible through a control field to make a package ...
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RPM to DPKG: Underscore in Package Name

I have a custom RPM which I convert to DPKG using the tool alien. It works with one annoyance: The input is called "foo_bar.rpm" and the output is called "foo-bar.dpkg". We have a list of packages ...
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debian/ubuntu: Prevent UI prompting in command-line apt-get

So, in order to prevent console-UI (newt, snack, dialog) prompts during the dpkg post-install, you have to do something like: debconf-set-selections <<< 'mysql-server mysql-server/...
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Bash if condition to check if a ubuntu package needs an upgrade?

I need a bash line to check if a ubuntu package needs an upgrade or not. For example, I want to check if the package 'firefox' needs an upgrade using dpkg or apt-get commands. Hypthetical Example: #...
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German Umlauts (but only uppercase) are broken

I have a proxmox3 server. I login via SSH. Umlauts (öäüÜÖÄ) works well - nevertheless if upper or lowercase. Then I login in my openvz node (debian wheezy) via: vzctl enter 100 In this node, on ...
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Installing a package to an alternate location using 'dpkg' without root privileges fails with permissions errors

The command line I am using is dpkg --force-not-root --root /some/other/location -i the_package.deb but I get an error dpkg: could not open log '/var/log/dpkg.log': Permission denied I would have ...
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Create custom package from nginx source - renaming nginx to custom-nginx

My dist is Ubuntu 14.04 use case I am attempting to create my own packaged nginx called 'custom-nginx'. It needs to install itself into alternative directories as so it does not interfere with the ...
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dpkg/apt-get updating a package - downtime?

I was wondering if apt-get/dpkg packages (.deb's) manage downtime at all when updating? For example, when updating nginx (assuming it's already installed) via sudo apt-get install nginx, it looks to ...
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Hook into installation of Debian package

When installing packages with daemons, they often restart that service during installation/upgrade on Debian. I got a daemon that has some options that can only be set on runtime, not configured. If ...
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Sub-process Error

Im trying to move my Wordpress site from a managed VPS to my OVH dedicated machine and im in the middle of trying to install WP. However following these instructions I get this error: Setting up ...
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Dovecot install error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code

I am trying to install a mail server on my Raspberry Pi. I have setup the FQDN and run apt-get update, and am trying to install postfix, mysql and dovecot with the command apt-get install postfix ...
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run remote command to save debian package list

I'd like to backup the package list(dpkg) of some remote computers to a backup server: all of them running Debian. I already configured the rsa key to login remotely as root on the other computers ...
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dpkg custom package name from source install

I want to be able to set a custom package name when installing a package using dpkg from source. Running this command: dpkg -i /path/to/deb/ruby-2.2.0.deb installs the package as: ruby-2.2.0 2.2.0 ...
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Automatic retrieval of current mapping debian stable -> released name

I'm automating my customary debian setup using ansible. The playbook is supposed to treat testing/unstable and stable differently: the former are to be maintained "clean", while the latte is to ...
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Dpkg dependency problems on Unpacking a package for Docker

I am building a debian package atlantis-builder.deb with folder structure as: - deb - DEBIAN - control - postinst - postrm - usr - bin ...
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Check to see if "dpkg --configure -a" needs to be run

When something goes wrong in the middle of a dpkg configuration we need to run dpkg --configure -a before installing a new package. Is there a way to check if "dpkg --configure -a" needs to be run? ...
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command line alternative to dpkg-reconfigure slapd

Is there a way to reconfigure slapd, providing all configuration options as command-line parameters/arguments? My goal is to be find an alternative to the interactive UI. Thank you
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dist-upgrade from Debian 7 (wheezy) to 8 (jessie) results in 'Failed to execute operation' errors

After upgrading Debian 7 (wheezy) to 8 (jessie), any system critical action results in one of the following messages appearing: Failed to execute operation: Activation of org.freedesktop.systemd1 ...
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virtuoso-opensource 7.1: how do I build an ubuntu deb package, from github source, that includes isql?

Does anyone know how to create a virtuoso-opensource 7.1 ubuntu deb package, from source, that includes isql? If I do a make install from the source, virtuoso-t and isql are installed to the /usr/...
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How to check dependency of debian package? [closed]

Before installing a Debian package, I want to check if the current system has all the depending packages installed. Below is what I am currently doing (using bsdgames as an example). Note, I do not ...
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Broken apt trying to install Cassandra

While trying to install Cassandra on Ubuntu 13.10, the installation crashed and now I'm stuck with broken (?) apt-get. Here is the output of an apt-get install -f: Reading package lists... Done ...
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Why does aptitude want to update the original kernel when I use backports?

On Wheezy I am using the current backports kernel, which I set up via # echo "deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian wheezy-backports main" > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wheezy-backports.list # apt-...
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Server shuts down during apt upgrades (specifically libdbus)

I woke up this morning to find my VPS down. I brought it back, couldnt find any reason for it being down (nothing in the syslog, etc) so figured it was my crappy provider. I ran apt-get upgrade and it ...
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dpkg-query --show [package-name] prints out uninstalled packages

I removed mysql from Ubuntu server completely as below sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt-get autoclean sudo deluser mysql sudo rm -rf ...
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Reverse a command and disable su on Ubuntu

Whilst following an online guide on how to secure Ubuntu server, I ran this command on one of my test VM's. sudo dpkg-statoverride --update --add root admin 4750 /bin/su I know the intention of the ...
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Dpkg: After comparing config files, how do I revert back to make my choice?

I'm part way through a fairly large apt-get upgrade which had 65 packages to be updated. I've gotten to a config file "merge conflict" where both my local config (containing a licence key) and the ...
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How to automate cleanup of config files from past pkgs as reported by "dpkg -l | grep ^rc"

There are a number of pkgs that weren't removed with "apt-get purge" and I would like to automate cleaning them up. You can't apt-get purge apache2.2-common because the pkg is already removed. You ...
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RabbitMQ start failure

I am trying to start RabbitMQ Server. And any way I do this, I get this error: Starting rabbitmq-server: FAILED - check /var/log/rabbitmq/startup_{log, _err} rabbitmq-server. invoke-rc.d: initscript ...
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update nginx 1.4.4 to 1.4.5 trying to overwrite X which is also in package Y

I get this error while trying to upgrade: Preparing to replace nginx 1.4.4-4~raring (using .../nginx_1.4.5-1~raring_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement nginx ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/...
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Prevent update-manager from overwriting my Configs

After installing a package with apt-get and then overwriting some package specific config files, whenever the system upgrades itself it tries to overwrite my custom configs with the package default ...
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syntax error: unknown user 'munin' in statoverride file

Server running Ubuntu 12.04 lts I installed munin the other day on a server. I decided later to remove it with apt-get. I noticed that not everything was removed from the installation so manually ...
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skipping dpkg-genchange step (Debian)

I'm building binary only package: dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc The build actually runs successfully, but I have deleted previous version of the package and now dpkg-genchanges complains: ...
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libapache2-mod-php5 uninstalled after update impossible to put back

I use Webmin to administrate my Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 machine. Yesterday, as often, I got notified of updates and installed them. During the installation process, libapache2-mod-php5 has been ...
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Ubuntu dpkg broken

I have an Ubuntu installation where /var/lib/dpkg is empty. Every apt-get command fails with this error : E: Impossible de verrouiller /var/lib/dpkg/status - open (2: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce ...
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Trying to install package with dpkg - no space on disk

I have an issue with dpkg and disk space. When I installed my pc, I let the installer create partitions using lvm. My rootfs was created at 322MB, now I just have 97M left. The disk is full so there ...
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dpkg: error processing linux-image-amd64

After running apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get dist-upgrade apt-get install -f dpkg --configure -a I get the following Error: dpkg --configure -a Setting up initramfs-tools (0.112) ......
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dpkg-reconfigure: unable to re-open stdin: No file or directory

I am building a provisioning script for a ubuntu vagrant vm, on a ubuntu host, both 12.10 64bit When installing the following packages: sudo apt-get -y install php5-xsl graphviz php-pear unison I ...
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Force apt-get not to upgrade a custom package dkpg [duplicate]

I've created my own deb package for Redis 2.6.11 instead of the very old default version for Ubuntu. All works well except when I do an apt-get upgrade it tries to install what it thinks is the latest ...
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installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

I found many complains with same error but for different packages. However, i couldn't understand essence of this error and how to fix it. Pls. help if you have any clue about it. It appeared first ...
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postinst script in hand-rolled .deb reported not found

I had a quick dpkg/debian-izing question. I am trying to create a .deb(by hand - mostly for learning purposes) and I have rolled up an ar-chive with the control.tar.gz, data.tar.gz and the debian-...
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What to do when local usernames conflict with network usernames

We use Puppet to manage our Linux desktop machines and SSSD to authenticate our users against a central authentication system. Recently when setting up a few new machines we found that puppet was ...
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Search for installed unavailable packages (backports and 3rd party)

I would like to remove any packages that I installed from third party repositories. I recently installed some backports from PPA repositories, and I suspect one of them broke my Ubuntu 12.04 server ...
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How to enable sysstat from shell script in Ubuntu? [duplicate]

In Ubuntu, I can install sysstat using apt, e.g. apt-get install sysstat And then enable it via interactive prompt dpkg-reconfigure sysstat But I want automate the process using fully automated ...
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Debian removed /var/lib/dpkg/info/, is there a way to save the system?

Removed accidentally /var/lib/dpkg/info/, now I am having problems with installing/removing packages, it prompts errors, cause can not find the info about installed packages. Is there any way to ...
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