Upgrade Ubuntu to the Latest Version
Use these two commands to upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu/other debian based distros.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
26
May
Tag Archives: debian
28
Apr
Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu/Debian
Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu/Debian using apt-get
sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client apache2 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-cli php5-common php5-cgi mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server php5-mysql php5-sqlite php5-gd phpmyadmin
06
Mar
Download Deb Files Using apt-get
If you want to download the deb files without installing them, use the following command. The downloaded file will be at /var/cache/apt/archives . Needless to say, this works only on Debian based distros – like Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc
apt-get -d install PACKAGE-NAME
10
Nov
Search Debian Package
Show all deb packages with the name “httpd”
dpkg -l | grep httpd
16
Jul
Package Listing in Debian
Show space used by deb packages installed sorted by size (ubuntu, debian and like)
dpkg-query -W -f='${Installed-Size;10}t${Package}n' | sort -k1,1n
03
May
Show all Installed Packages in Debian
Show all deb packages installed on the system
dpkg -l
25
Mar
Fix for Missing Fonts in Debian’s XMMS
If you have a debian system and the XMMS in that has a bug that hides the fonts in dailog, try this command…
dpgk-reconfigure locales
02
Mar
Install Package Debian(DPKG)
Install a package using dpkg in Debian linux
dpkg -i package
01
Mar
Packages to Install in a Debian/KDE Laptop
I usually install these packages after I install Debian/KDE in a Laptop.
apt-get install ...
kdebase k3b gcc
vlc xine-ui mplayer xmms amarok
bzip2 ark
build-essentials binutils util-linux module-init-tools xfsprogs pcmcia-cs procps oprofile
kde-guidance klaptopdaemon laptop-mode-tools
26
Feb
Apt using CD/DVD
Install / upgrade a deb package from cdrom/dvd
apt-cdrom install package_name