Pacman option to assume “yes” to every question?
When installing software in debian systems we can put something like this:
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How to install some packages from “unstable” Debian on a computer running “stable” Debian?
On a computer running “stable” Debian, when trying to install a package which is in the unstable list on the Debian web site using the aptitude install <package>/unstable command, I get output similar to this:
apt-get upgrade holds back a kernel update. What are the official instructions for applying updates on Debian 9?
I saw the following on Debian 9 “stretch”:
How to recreate /var/lib/dpkg/status?
I have deleted some files around /var/lib/dpkg/, namely:
Debian: The repository does not have a Release file
Whenever trying to install some programs from source, or specifically running apt update, I receive this message:
Why did ‘apt-get autoremove’ not work properly?
I installed Pipelight from the PPA archive, according to these instructions.
How does apt-get really work?
Okay, I understand how I may use apt-get {install|remove} mypackages and apt-get upgrade to install, upgrade, or remove binaries as well as their configuration data files and dependencies (actually, remove will only remove the binaries unless additional flags are provided).
apt-get install without debconf prompt
I would like to install chef via apt non-interactively, but by default, apt installation brings up this prompt:
How can I find the package that contains a program in Debian?
I am using a minimal Debian system which does not have the top program installed. I tried to install top with sudo apt-get install top, but top is not a package name. It seems that top is a part of some other package. How can I find out which package I should install to get … Read more
How to work around “Release file expired” problem on a local mirror
I have a local mirror (created with debmirror), and when I run apt-get update after a few days, I get this: