/var/lib/dpkg/available is the file that keeps track of all packages currently
available to be installed, based on the package info retrieved by apt-get
update
and your sources.list file.
/var/lib/dpkg/status is the database file that contains information about the
state of all packages
/var/lib/dpkg/available is the file that keeps track of all packages currently
available to be installed, based on the package info retrieved by apt-get update
and your sources.list file.
/var/lib/dpkg/status is the database file that contains information about the
state of all packages currently
Salman Ahmed wrote:
What is the difference b/w /var/lib/dpkg/status and
If you run 'dpkg -s package you will see the output. It basically
gives you a description and tells you the status (installed or not
installed) in regards to your system.
/var/lib/dpkg/available ?
Will show you what is
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