software installation with dpkg -i vs. with make, how do they differ?
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Difference between `dpkg -i` and `apt-get install`
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dpkg-deb: error: archive ... has premature member 'control.tar.xz' before 'control.tar.gz', giving up
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dpkg reports problems configuring huge list of python-related packages after any APT command
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) for almost all updates
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The difference between the different APT upgrade commands
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Using dpkg to install upgrade and dist-upgrade packages
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How to recreate /var/lib/dpkg/status?
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I installed a program by getting its source code, and then running `sudo make install`; how to make `apt-get` know about it?
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dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
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Why use install rather than cp and mkdir?
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How do I install 'Make' without internet connection?
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What does it mean that a package is "set to manually installed?"
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How can I find the version number of an installed package via dpkg?
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How do I fix a "Unknown configuration key `foreign-architecture' found in your `dpkg' configuration files." error?
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How do I know what packages I need to install?
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dpkg: error: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' for reading
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Where can I find the configure options used to build a package?