Search Debian Package
Show all deb packages with the name “httpd”
dpkg -l | grep httpd
Show all deb packages with the name “httpd”
dpkg -l | grep httpd
Remove a deb package from the system
dpkg -r package_name
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
Show all deb packages installed on the system
dpkg -l
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
Install a package using dpkg in Debian linux
dpkg -i package