scripts-debian-pkg
This package provides several scripts that assist in working with Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint packages using apt-get and related tools.
The scripts are packaged using npm
for convenience.
Installation
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm scripts-debian-pkg
The --unsafe-perm
is needed so that npm
will run the simple
scripts/install.sh
script as root. Similarly, to uninstall:
sudo npm rm -g --unsafe-perm scripts-debian-pkg
Scripts
pkg
pkg
is a wrapper for apt-get
and will automatically sudo
if necessary.
# To install package abcde:
pkg abcde
pkg install abcde
# To download source code:
pkg source abcde
# Any other apt-get command should work here too:
pkg remove abcde
Also, pkg reinstall
is a shortcut for apt-get install --reinstall
.
pkg-info
pkg-info
shows some information about the given package(s), including
selected fields from apt-cache
and whether or not the package is installed.
# Show basic information
pkg-info abcde
# Include package dependencies
pkg-info -d abcde