Linux Package Manager Quick Reference

	Fedora, CentOS	Debian, (K)Ubuntu
Install from a package file	rpm -i (package file)	aptitude -S (package file) -i
Install/Update from a package file	rpm -U (package file)	dpkg -i (package file)
Update from a package file	rpm -F (package file)	aptitude -S (package file) -u
Downgrade a package	rpm -U --oldpackage (package file)	dpkg --force-downgrade -i (package name)
Reinstall package	rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs (package file)	aptitude --reinstall install (package name)
Remove a package	rpm -e (package name)	dpkg -r (package name)
Remove a package (Installed via repositories)	yum -C remove (package name)	aptitude remove (package name)
Update package information	yum makecache	aptitude update
Update current installed packages	yum -C update	aptitude safe-upgrade
Install repository package	yum -C install (package name)	aptitude install (package name)
Upgrade to next distribution release	rpm -Uvh *****-release-n-n.noarch.rpm yum upgrade	aptitude dist-upgrade
Search repository packages	yum -C list | grep (string)	aptitude search (regex)
List installed packages	rpm -qa or yum list installed	dpkg -l
Find the package a file belongs to	rpm -qf (file name)	dpkg -S (file) or apt-file find (file)
List the files that belong to a package	rpm -ql (package name)	dpkg -L (package name)
Get package details	yum -C info (package name)	aptitude show (package name)
Clean cache	yum clean all	aptitude clean
Search packages by name	yum -C search (string)	apt-cache search (string)