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   1 ## Package management
   2
   3 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto
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   5 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromLinux/RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAndFedora
   6
   7     # show installed packages
   8     dpkg --list
   9
  10     # show info for a package
  11     dpkg --status package_name
  12
  13     # show files owned by a package
  14     dpkg --listfiles package_name
  15
  16     # resynchronize the package index files from their sources
  17     apt-get update
  18
  19     # install the newest versions installed packages
  20     apt-get upgrade
  21
  22     # install packages that are "kept back"
  23     apt-get dist-upgrade
  24
  25     # for clearing out unused linux-headers, for example
  26     apt-get autoremove
  27
  28 ## `apt-get dist-upgrade`
  29
  30 "-y  Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt" is not recommended for `apt-get dist-upgrade`
  31
  32 http://askubuntu.com/questions/601/the-following-packages-have-been-kept-back-why-and-how-do-i-solve-it
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  34 http://askubuntu.com/questions/81585/what-is-dist-upgrade-and-why-does-it-upgrade-more-than-upgrade
  35
  36 ## User management
  37
  38     useradd -m myuser -s /bin/bash
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  40 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto