Debian admin

apt and dpkg

list files in package

dpkg-query -L package
# or if not installed
apt-file list package
apt-cache search string
# alias 'search' in stretchbang

aptitude search '?and(~i, ~Araring-backports)'
# list installed with backport upgrades

aptitude search '~Abackports ?not(~S ~i ~Abackports)'
# list all available backport packages (installed or not)

version

apt-cache policy packname
# or just
apt-cache policy
# some sort of repository status

update / upgrade

sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade
# alias 'up' in stretchbang

install from backports

sudo apt install -t stretch-backports packname

install with no recommends

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends packname
# only the main dependencies (packages in the Depends field) are installed.

clean stuff

sudo apt autoremove # removes unused deps
sudo apt autoclean  # clears downloaded cache

DontBreakDebian

https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

SysInfo

ram

sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode --type memory

general

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