How to recreate /var/lib/dpkg/status?
I have deleted some files around /var/lib/dpkg/, namely:
dpkg
Conditionally enabling systemd files through Debian packaging
I’ve created a deb package which installs a service.
understanding Debian dpkg package version numbers
When I type dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg, I get list of installed packages and their versions:
Unattended upgrades and modified configuration files
We have the unattended-upgrades package upgrading our servers with security upgrades every Monday and it works great. Today though, it upgraded all of our servers with a new version of PHP5. Because we have moved the default PHP5-FPM configuration file, apt complains that the file has been moved, and what would we like to do (Install new version, keep old version, show differences, start shell) about it. Since unattended-upgrades didn’t know how to deal with this, it just aborted and we were left with dozens of machines down until PHP5-FPM was restarted by monitoring.
How to find out if a specific package is installed on Debian?
I’m working with a Raspberry Pi B+ and Raspbian 5/5/2015 and some guides that are a few years old. I’ve got an external NTFS HDD hooked up to the Pi. Due to the articles age(s), common practices have changed, and it turns out that certain packages and features and functions are now built-in and/or automatic.
Creating a Debian package that does not remove directories after it’s purged
I’m trying to create a Debian package that doesn’t delete an empty directory after it’s purged. Specifically, I’m creating my own package containing some CA certificates I trust.
Installing a .deb package in home directory
Is it possible to install a .deb package completely under my home directory at debian?