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===Comparison of commands=== Although the commands are specific for every particular package manager, they are to a large extent translatable, as most package managers offer similar functions. <div style="width: 100%; overflow: auto;"> {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:75%" |+ style="caption-side: bottom; text-align:left;" | {{code|lang=sh|${PKG} }} or {{code|lang=dosbatch|%PKG% }} is the package name. ! Action ! [[Homebrew (package manager)|Homebrew]] ! [[APT (Debian)|apt]] ! [[pacman (Arch Linux)|pacman]] ! [[DNF (software)|dnf]] ([[YUM (software)|yum]]) ! [[portage (software)|portage]]||[[zypper]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Zypper_manual_%28plain%29|title=documentation/sles11|website=en.opensuse.org|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-date=1 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201032709/https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Zypper_manual_(plain)|url-status=live}}</ref> ! [[Nix package manager|Nix]] ![[XBPS|xbps]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=XBPS Package Manager - Void Linux Handbook |url=https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/index.html |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=docs.voidlinux.org |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123092810/https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ! [[Clear Linux OS|swupd]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/clearlinux/swupd-client/blob/master/docs/swupd.1.rst|title=swupd-client/swupd.1.rst at master Β· clearlinux/swupd-client Β· GitHub|website=github.com|language=en|access-date=2022-06-22|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207105625/https://github.com/clearlinux/swupd-client/blob/master/docs/swupd.1.rst|url-status=live}}</ref> ! [[Windows Package Manager|WinGet]] |- ! scope=row | Install package | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|brew install ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|apt install ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -S ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|dnf install ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper in ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|nix-env -i ${PKG} }} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|xbps-install ${PKG<nowiki>}</nowiki>}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd bundle-add ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=dosbatch|style=white-space:nowrap;|winget install %PKG% }} |- ! scope=row | Remove package | {{code|lang=sh|brew uninstall ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|apt remove ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -R ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|dnf remove --nodeps ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge -C ${PKG} }} or <br />{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge --unmerge ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper rm -RU ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|nix-env -e ${PKG} }} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|xbps-remove ${PKG<nowiki>}</nowiki>}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd bundle-remove ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=dosbatch|style=white-space:nowrap;|winget uninstall %PKG% }} |- ! scope="row" | Update all | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|brew upgrade}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|apt upgrade}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -Syu}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|dnf update}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge -u -D --with-bdeps{{#tag:nowiki|=}}y @world}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper up}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|nix-env -u && nix-collect-garbage}} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|xbps-install -Su}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd update}} | {{code|lang=dosbatch|style=white-space:nowrap;|winget upgrade --all}} |- ! scope="row" | Update software database | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|brew update}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|apt update}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -Sy}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|dnf check-update}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge --sync}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper ref}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|nix-channel --upgrade}} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|xbps-install -S}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd update --download}} or <br />{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd update --update-search-file-index}} | {{code|lang=dosbatch|style=white-space:nowrap;|winget list > NUL }} |- ! scope="row" | Show updatable packages | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|brew outdated}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|apt list --upgradable}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -Qu}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|dnf check-update}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge -avtuDN --with-bdeps{{#tag:nowiki|=}}y @world}} or <br />{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge -u --pretend @world}}<br />({{code|-D}} is shorthand for {{code|--deep}} and<br />{{code|-u}} is shorthand for {{code|--update}}.) | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper lu}} | {{sxhl|lang=sh|nix-channel --upgrade && \ nix-env -u && \ nix-collect-garbage}} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|./xbps-src update-check ${PKG<nowiki>}</nowiki>}}(requires void-packages repository) | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd update -s}} or <br />{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd check-update}} | {{code|lang=dosbatch|style=white-space:nowrap;|winget upgrade}} |- ! scope="row" | Delete orphans and config | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|brew autoremove && brew cleanup}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|apt autoremove}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -Rsn $(pacman -Qdtq)}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|dnf erase ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge --depclean}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper rm -u}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|nix-collect-garbage -d}} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|xbps-remove -of}} | style="white-space:nowrap;" | {{sxhl|lang=sh|swupd bundle-remove --orphans && \ swupd clean --all}} | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | Show orphans | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|brew autoremove --dry-run}} | {{N/A}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -Qdt}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|package-cleanup -q --leaves --exclude-bin}}<br />({{code|-q}} is shorthand for {{code|--quiet}}.) | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge -caD}} or <br />{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge --depclean --pretend}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper pa --orphaned --unneeded}} | {{N/A}} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|xbps-remove -o}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|swupd bundle-list --orphans}} | {{N/A}} |- ! scope=row | Remove package (and orphans) | style="white-space:nowrap;" | {{sxhl|lang=sh|brew uninstall ${PKG} && brew autoremove}} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|apt autoremove ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|pacman -Rs ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|dnf remove ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge -c ${PKG} }} or <br />{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|emerge --depclean ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|zypper rm -u --force-resolution ${PKG} }} | {{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|nix-env -e ${PKG} && nix-env -u}} |{{code|lang=sh|style=white-space:nowrap;|xbps-remove -R ${PKG<nowiki>}</nowiki>}} | style="white-space:nowrap;" | {{sxhl|lang=sh|swupd bundle-remove ${PKG} && \ swupd bundle-remove --orphans}} | {{code|lang=dosbatch|style=white-space:nowrap;|winget uninstall %PKG% }} |} </div> The [[Arch Linux]] Pacman/Rosetta wiki offers an extensive overview.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta|title=Pacman/Rosetta β ArchWiki|website=wiki.archlinux.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-17|archive-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120213631/https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman/Rosetta|url-status=live}}</ref>
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