unix-package-management.md

Unix Package Management

This is a table of commonly used package management commands for the Unix-like operating systems I use.

Action	Arch Linux	Debian GNU/Linux	Red Hat Linux	FreeBSD (System and Ports)	OpenBSD
List Available Packages	pacman -Sl	apt list	yum list --available	n/a	n/a
List Installed Packages	pacman -Q	dpkg -l	yum list --installed	pkg info -a	pkg_info
Search Package	pacman -Ss [name]	apt search [name]	yum search [name]	pkg search [name]	pkg_info -Q [name]
Show Package Details	pacman -Qi [name]	apt show [name]	yum info [name]	pkg info [name]	pkg_info [name]
Install Package	pacman -S [name]	apt install [name]	yum install [name]	pkg install [name]	pkg_add [name]
Update Package Index	pacman -Sy	apt update	yum update	freebsd-update fetch	n/a
Upgrade Packages	pacman -Su	apt upgrade	yum upgrade	freebsd-update install and pkg upgrade	pkg_add -u
Remove Package	pacman -R [name]	apt remove [name]	yum remove [name]	pkg delete [name]	pkg_delete [name]
Remove with Dependencies	pacman -Rs [name]	apt autoremove [name]	yum autoremove [name]	n/a	pkg_delete [name]
Find Package by File	pacman -F [file] or pacman -Qo [file]	dpkg -S [file]	yum provides [file]	pkg which [file]	pkg_info -E [file]
List Package Files	pacman -Ql [name]	dpkg -L [name]	repoquery -l [name]	pkg info -l [name]	pkg_info -L [name]
Remove Unused Dependencies	n/a	apt autoremove	yum autoremove	pkg autoremove	pkg_delete -a
Cleanup Cache	pacman -Sc	apt autoclean	yum clean all	pkg clean	n/a
Consistency Check	pacman -Dk	n/a	yum check	pkg check	pkg_check

Notes

• Arch Linux
  • pacman -F [file] works on all packages, but requires the file database to be present (pacman -Fy). pacman -Qo [file] only works for installed packages.
• Red Hat Linux
  • The repoquery tool is provided by yum-utils.
• FreeBSD
  • The pkg check command has various flags to check different things.
  • The pkg audit command shows possible security issues
• OpenBSD
  • Use syspatch for security updates.