How to install software in Linux

Quick How To Guide

Shared libraries

Print command dependencies of shared libraries

 ldd /bin/ls

Add new shared library to program icq

 ldconfig -n /opt/icq/lib

Actual shared library in cache (/etc/ld.so.cache)

 ldconfig -p

Get settings of shared libraries

 cat /etc/ld.so.conf.d /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*

RPM Package Manager (RPM)

Install

 rpm -i package.rpm

Uninstall (erase)

 rpm -e package.rpm

Upgrade

 rpm -U package.rpm

Upgrade only if older version is installed

 rpm -F package.rpm

Print list of all installed packages

 rpm -qa

Find verbose information about package

 rpm -qv package

Print information about a package

 rpm -ql package

Display only the config files in package

 rpm -qc package

Display install destination folder before installation

 rpm -qpl package.rpm

Print changelog before installation

 rpm -qp --changelog package.rpm

Print name of package which binds to file

 rpm -qf /etc/exports

Integrity verification of all packages

 rpm -Va

Debian Package (dpkg)

Install

 dpkg -i package.deb

Uninstall (remove)

 dpkg -r package

Uninstall (include config files)

 dpkg -r --purge package

Display package's files content

 dpkg -c package.deb

Display status of specified package

 dpkg -s package.deb

List files installed to your system from package

 dpkg -L package

Print partially installed packages and give suggestion how to fix them

 dpkg -C package

List of all installed packages

 dpkg -l

Source code

Extraction

 tar –xzf /path/name/package.tar.gz 

 tar –xjf /path/name/package.tar.bz2

Prepare for compile

 ./configure

Start compile

 make

Install

 make install

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