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dpkg

BE AWARE! - DPKG is LOW LEVEL - You might encounter Dependency Issues

List all installable packages in a directory

cd <DIR>
sudo dpkg -l

To search for name you can use wild card for parts of name

sudo dpkg -l <Install_Package_Name>*
sudo dpkg -l *<Install_Package_Name>*

To install a local package file

<Path> dpkg -i ./* #THIS INSTALLS ALL PACKAGES IN THAT LOCATION
<Path> dpkg -i <Install_Package_Name> #THIS INSTALLS 1 PACKAGE

Check package info

sudo dpkg --info <Package_Name>

List file in an install package

sudo dpkg --listfiles <Package_Name>

Get package name for a dirctory

dpkg --search <Path>    #Example  dpkg --search /opt/Adobe/Reader9/

Uninstall package and remove all its files

sudo dpkg --purge <Package_Name>

Reconfiguring an installed package

sudo dpkg-reconfigure <Package_Name>

Newer releases https://packages.ubuntu.com/ Older releases http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/

Check what release you have

lsb_release -a