When i try to install php5 in Ubuntu 16.04 by using following code: sudo apt-get install php5 php5-mcrypt I get following error: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading ...

I am writing a provision script for Vagrant to install all the packages necessary for deploying an app developed with Meteor 1.6. So far, the script is working well, but at three points during its ...

I have made a debian package for automating the oozie installation. The postinst script, which is basically a shell script, runs after the package is installed. I want to access the environment var...

I'm trying to get the version number of an already installed package, in order to build a dependencies list for a dpkg. If I type "dpkg -l | grep libqtcore4" into my terminal I get the following r...

I’m using ubuntu 16.04 - 64 bit. I tried to install Start UML with .deb file and got this message from Ubuntu Software: This software comes from a 3rd party and may contain non-free components T...

I am trying to build a binary package for Debian (with dpkg-deb --build) and I need to copy some files into the target machine to complete the installation with a postinst script (and remove them j...

I am trying to install Cassandra on aws ec2 free single node ubuntu instance. I am following this link https://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/DebianPackaging to install cassandra on ubuntu 16.04. I suc...

I have a need to run dpkg install, unpack the conf files, but skip running the postinst scripts (if it's included in the deb file). I've tried to change the SHELL variable to /usr/bin/true, but th...

Is there any way to pass a parameter into dpkg -i that can then be used by preinst and postinst? I've looked into this and was wondering if I could refer to these parameters with $1 or $2 Thanks i...

I'm compiling a deb package and when I run dpkg-buildpackage I get: dpkg-shlibdeps: error: no dependency information found for /usr/local/lib/libopencv_highgui.so.2.3 ... make: *** [binary-arc...

I'm trying to use dpkg command but in Mac OS X it doesn't seem to work for me dpkg -scanpackages -m . /dev/null -->Packages -bash: dpkg: command not found dns:Administrator$ man dpkg No manual...

I have a launch script (user data) that runs on startup in aws with an ubuntu 16.04 image, and the issue I'm having is that when it gets to the part where it runs an ansible playbook the playbook f...

I'm trying to do some package manipulation (a la dpkg) and while I can just popen or subprocess.call I'd rather do things the python way if possible. Unfortunately I've been unable to find a pytho...

I try to create a dummy package with equivs that provides the python-oauthlib package for apt. The problem is that most dependency issues are resolved, except for one package that has a version req...

After downloading and installing a package in Ubuntu, how can I check where the library and header files were written to? I believe that this has something to do with the package's .pc file, but I ...

When I download some package sources, (e.g. foo-[ver].orig.tar.gz, foo-[ver].dsc), I often encounter dependencies problem while using dpkg-source -x foo-[ver].dsc and dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc .......

I have installed Raspbian on my Raspberry Pi 2 and now I am trying to install node.js on it, however I am hitting an issue. I followed the instructions and typed these commands into the terminal ...

I have some code that I developed and built into a deb package. However, unlike other packages when you double click it in Ubuntu the licence field shows up as "Unknown". Instead I want it to say "...

There isn't a module for installing .deb packages directly. When you have to run dpkg as a command, it always mark the installation task as one that has changed. I'd some trouble configuring it cor...

In a bash script I want to install a package. Before sanely doing so, I need to check if no other instance of apt-get or dpkg is already working. If that was the case, the apt-get would fail, becau...

I'm playing with dpkg, but I got rather strange problem: Package can not be build second time after 1st package was successfully build. dpkg-buildpackage -sa .... dpkg-source: warning: newly creat...

I'm looking at maybe moving from an older AMD64 to a new Intel dual-core which is 32 bit. Installation isn't a problem but can I transfer all the installed apps? I haven't been able to find anythin...

I am using Ansible to deploy my project and I trying to check if an specified package is installed, but I have a problem with it task, here is the task: - name: Check if python-apt is installed c...

I have built my packages before using debhelper, but I'm running into a very frustrating problem. This is my file tree: usr/ `-- share |-- applications | `-- create-launcher.desktop `-- create...

I'd like to install some deb package dpkg -i modeller_9.13-1_amd64.deb consisted of some python modules. What frag should I provide to dpkg to set the install path during installation instead of d...