Last change: 2025-01-06
Query the package manager to show installed packages on Ubuntu systems including version details. This can be done with the dpkg command and --list option.
Commands:
- dpkg
Dpkg articles
Last change: 2025-01-06
Learn how to show installed packages on Linux systems. This overview covers common package managers including those for AlmaLinux, Debian, openSUSE, and Ubuntu.
Commands:
- dnf
- dpkg
- zypper
Last change: 2025-01-06
With the right Linux software tools, it is easy to find to which package a file belongs. Or the opposite, what files are part of an installed package.
Last change: 2025-01-06
Compilers can be abused by attackers to perform the so-called privilege escalation attacks. Here is how to find compilers and secure your system.
Commands:
- dpkg
- yum
Last change: 2025-01-06
Just patching software packages is not enough. We cover some tools to determine which processes need a restart to complete software patch management.
Commands:
Last change: 2025-01-06
To counter the biggest threat to software packages, Debian and Ubuntu based systems can use unattended-upgrades, to install security patches automatically.
Commands:
- apt
- dpkg-reconfigure
- unattended-upgrade