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UC-8410A Series Linux Software General Debian Package Usage

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Upgrade Specific Packages

Use the –only-upgrade sub command to NOT install new packages, but only upgrade already installed

packages.

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get install packageName --only-upgrade

Install Specific Package Version

To install a specific version of a package, use “=” with the package name and the version as shown below:.

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get install wget=1.13.4-3+deb7u1

Remove Packages Without Configuration

To un-install software packages without removing their configuration files (for reusing the same configuration

later), use the

remove command:

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get remove wget

Completely Remove Packages

To remove software packages along with their configuration files, use the purge sub command:

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge wget

Clean Up Disk Space

Use the clean command to free up the disk space by cleaning retrieved (downloaded) .deb files (packages)

from the local repository.

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get clean

Download Only Source Code of Package

To download only the source code of a particular package, use the –download-only source option along

with the package name as shown below:

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get --download-only source wget

Download and Unpack a Package

To download and unpack the source code of a package to a specific directory, type the following command:

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get source wget

Download, Unpack, and Compile a Package

You can also download, unpack, and compile the source code all at the same time, using the –compile option,

as shown below:

moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo apt-get --compile source wget