On Sat, 29 Jul 2000, Callum Lerwick wrote: Neat dpkg tricks to know: dpkg -l # What you're asking for dpkg -L packagename # List files owned by an installed package dpkg --contents package.deb # List files in a given deb dpkg -S file/dir # Find out what that mysterious file belongs to... dpkg -C # Verify all packages. Good for discovering what to fix if you have packages with inst/rm scripts that misbehave, or if dpkg gets interrupted And those are just the ones that directly correspond to the rpm options that Callum wrote :) Here's some more: dpkg --configure --pending # Configure all unconfigured packages (to fix if dpkg gets interrupted) dpkg -p packagename # Show the description of a package dpkg -s packagename # Show the install status of a package dpkg --info package.deb # Show the description of a package file And I won't even start on APT. :) Pacem in Terris / Mir / Shanti / Salaam / Heiwa Kevin R. Bullock --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org