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# Dpkg
## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
1. [Sources](#sources)
## TL;DR
```sh
# Reconfigure packages.
dpkg-reconfigure --priority 'low' 'unattended-upgrades'
# Find which package provides a file already present on a system.
dpkg -S '/path/to/file'
# Find which files were installed by a package.
dpkg -L 'cfengine3'
# Find which files would be installed by a local package.
dpkg --contents 'cfengine3.deb'
# List available extra architectures.
dpkg-architecture --list-known
# Add extra architectures.
dpkg --add-architecture 'i386'
# List added extra architectures.
dpkg --print-foreign-architectures
# List all installed packages of the i386 architecture.
dpkg --get-selections | grep 'i386' | awk '{print $1}'
# Remove all traces of the i386 architecture.
apt-get purge \
"$(dpkg --get-selections | grep --color=never 'i386' | awk '{print $1}')" \
&& dpkg --remove-architecture 'i386'
```
## Further readings
- [`apt`][apt]
## Sources
All the references in the [further readings] section, plus the following:
- [How to check if dpkg-architecture --list has all the architectures?]
- [List of files installed from apt package]
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[further readings]: #further-readings
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[apt]: apt.md
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[how to check if dpkg-architecture --list has all the architectures?]: https://askubuntu.com/questions/852115/how-to-check-if-dpkg-architecture-list-has-all-the-architectures#852120
[list of files installed from apt package]: https://serverfault.com/questions/96964/list-of-files-installed-from-apt-package#96965