Package Management Commands

Install .deb Files

# List Installed Packages
dpkg -l
 
# Install .deb Package & Install dependencies
dpkg -i <filename> 
apt install -f

Deb packages can be installed with apt as well

Update System

sudo apt update
# Updates Packages, Installs new Dependencies
sudo apt upgrade
# Update Packages, Installs new Dependencies, Removes Broken/ Unused Packages
sudo apt full-upgrade
 
apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys <key-last-8-char>
 
sudo pacman -Syu
# Update AUR Packages
sudo yay -Syu

View Package Information

# Edit Repo List
sudo apt edit-sources
 
# Search package with specified name
apt search <package-name>
 
# View package and its dependencies
apt show <package-name>
 
# List at available packages
apt list [-a] <package-name>
apt list --installed

View Package for Library

apt install apt-file
apt-file update
 
# Find package that installs library
apt-file find <library-name>
# View files in a package
apt-file list <package-name>

Remove Packages

sudo apt remove <package-name>
# Remove User data as well
sudo apt purge <package-name>
# Remove old unused files from apt cache
sudo apt autoremove
 
sudo pacman -R <package-name>
# Remove Orphaned Packages
pacman -Qqtd | sudo pacman -Rns -