Debian Packages » Scripts for sysops

Debian systems use the dpkg command to manage Debian package.

Scripts for general operations

• dpkg-description: Print a package's description.
• dpkg-list-kernels: List the installed Linux image kernels.
• dpkg-query-packages-without-installation-sources: Detect orphans.
• dpkg-reconfigure-debconf-readline: Reconfigure system-wide settings.

Scripts for specific packages

• dpkg-remove-damaged-libqt-DANGER: Remove a damaged library Qt file.