Package Managers

Equivalent package-management commands across the major Linux distributions. The operator runs these to install tools on a target or their attack platform.

apt (deb), zypp (rpm)

Debian / Ubuntu / Mint use apt; openSUSE uses zypp / zypper.

Task	apt (deb)	zypp (rpm)
Install package	apt-get install pkg	zypper install pkg
Install from file	dpkg -i pkg	zypper install pkg
Update existing	apt-get install pkg	zypper update -t package pkg
Remove	apt-get remove pkg	zypper remove pkg
Update list	apt-get update / aptitude update	zypper refresh
Update system	apt-get upgrade	zypper update
Search by name	apt-cache search pkg	zypper search pkg
Search by pattern	apt-cache search pattern	zypper search -t pattern pattern
Search by filename	apt-file search path	zypper wp file
List installed	dpkg -l	zypper search -is
List repos	cat /etc/apt/sources.list	zypper repos
Add repo	vi /etc/apt/sources.list	zypper addrepo path name
Remove repo	vi /etc/apt/sources.list	zypper removerepo name

yum, urpmi

Fedora uses yum; Mandriva uses urpmi.

Task	yum (rpm) Fedora	urpmi (rpm) Mandriva
Install	yum install pkg	urpmi pkg
Install from file	yum localinstall pkg	urpmi pkg
Update existing	yum update pkg	urpmi pkg
Remove	yum erase pkg	urpme pkg
Update list	yum check-update	urpmi.update -a
Update system	yum update	urpmi --auto-select
Search by name	yum list pkg	urpmq pkg
Search by pattern	yum search pattern	urpmq --fuzzy pkg
Search by filename	yum provides file	urpmf file
List installed	rpm -qa	rpm -qa
List repos	yum repolist	urpmq --list-media
Add repo	vi /etc/yum.repos.d/	urpmi.addmedia name path
Remove repo	vi /etc/yum.repos.d/	urpmi.removemedia media

References

• Package management cheat sheet