Linux Package Managers Cheat Sheet

APT (Debian/Ubuntu)

Package management for Debian-based systems.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install package-name
sudo apt remove package-name
sudo apt autoremove
apt search keyword
apt show package-name
apt list --installed

YUM (CentOS/RHEL 7)

Package management for RHEL 7.

sudo yum update
sudo yum install package-name
sudo yum remove package-name
yum search keyword
yum info package-name
yum list installed

DNF (Fedora/RHEL 8+)

Modern package manager for Fedora and RHEL 8+.

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install package-name
sudo dnf remove package-name
dnf search keyword
dnf info package-name
dnf list installed
sudo dnf autoremove

Package Information

Query installed packages.

dpkg -l
dpkg -l | grep package
rpm -qa
rpm -qa | grep package

Clean Cache

Clean package cache.

sudo apt clean
sudo apt autoclean
sudo dnf clean all
sudo yum clean all