| Task | Red Hat/Fedora | Ubuntu |
| Adding, Removing and Upgrading Packages | ||
| Refresh list of available packages | Yum refreshes each time when it’s used | apt-get update |
| Install a package from a repository | yum install package_name | apt-get install package_name |
| Install a package file | yum install package.rpm rpm -i package.rpm | dpkg –install package.deb |
| Remove a package | rpm -e package_name | apt-get remove package_name |
| Check for package upgrades | yum check-update | apt-get -s upgrade apt-get -s dist-upgrade |
| Upgrade packages | yum update rpm -Uvh [args] | apt-get dist-upgrade |
| Upgrade the entire system | yum upgrade | apt-get dist-upgrade |
| Package Information | ||
| Get information about an available package | yum search package_name | apt-cache search package_name |
| Show available packages | yum list available | apt-cache dumpavail |
| List all installed packages | yum list installed rpm -qa | dpkg –list |
| Get information about a package | yum info package_name | apt-cache show package_name |
| Get information about an installed package | rpm -qi package_name | dpkg –status package_name |
| List files in an installed package | rpm -ql package_name | dpkg –listfiles package_name |
| List documentation files in an installed package | rpm -qd package_name | - |
| List configuration files in an installed package | rpm -qc package_name | - |
| Show the packages a given package depends on | rpm -qR package_name | apt-cache depends |
| Show other packages that depend on a given package (reverse dependency) | rpm -q -whatrequires [args] | apt-cache rdepends |
| Package File Information | ||
| Get information about a package file | rpm -qpi package.rpm | dpkg –info package.deb |
| List files in a package file | rpm -qpl package.rpm | dpkg –contents package.deb |
| List documentation files in a package file | rpm -qpd package.rpm | - |
| List configuration files in a package file | rpm -qpc package.rpm | - |
| Extract files in a package | rpm2cpio package.rpm | cpio -vid | dpkg-deb –extract package.deb dir-to-extract-to |
| Find package that installed a file | rpm -qf filename | dpkg –search filename |
| Find package that provides a particular file | yum provides filename | apt-file search filename |
| Misc. Packaging System Tools | ||
| Show stats about the package cache | - | apt-cache stats |
| Verify all installed packages | rpm -Va | debsums |
| Remove packages from the local cache directory | yum clean packages | apt-get clean |
| Remove only obsolete packages from the local cache directory | - | apt-get autoclean |
| Remove header files from the local cache directory (forcing a new download of same on next use) | yum clean headers | apt-file purge |
| General Packaging System Information | ||
| Package file extension | *.rpm | *.deb |
| Repository location configuration | /etc/yum.conf | /etc/apt/sources.list |