How To Install dpkg-awk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-awk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dpkg-awk
dpkg-awk is:
This script can parse the dpkg database files. It can do regular expressions on the fields, and only get what you want. It can also be made to output certain fields. As an added bonus, there is an option to sort the output.
‘dpkg-awk “Status: .* installed$” – Package Version Status’ will output all installed packages, with only the listed fields. ‘dpkg-awk -f=/var/lib/dpkg/available “Package:^[aA].*” – Package Version’ will output all available packages that start with the letter ‘A.’
There are three methods to install dpkg-awk on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dpkg-awk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-awk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpkg-awk
Install dpkg-awk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-awk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpkg-awk
Install dpkg-awk Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-awk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpkg-awk
How To Uninstall dpkg-awk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dpkg-awk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpkg-awk
Uninstall dpkg-awk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpkg-awk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpkg-awk
Remove dpkg-awk Configurations and Data
To remove dpkg-awk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpkg-awk
Remove dpkg-awk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpkg-awk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpkg-awk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-awk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
