Ubuntu/Debian vs. OpenSuse 10.3 Cheatsheet
Below is a list of how to do things in Ubuntu in comparison on how to do them in OpenSuse.
| Ubuntu/Debian | openSUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| list packages | dpkg -l | rpm -qa |
| list packages contents | dpkg -L | rpm -ql |
| configure network interfaces | /etc/network/interfaces [man interfaces] | /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 [man ifcfg] |
| concise list of installable packages | apt-cache search . | zypper search |
| get info on package | apt-cache show | zypper info/rpm -qi |
| install or update package | apt-get install | zypper install |
| install updates | apt-get upgrade | zypper update |
| refresh package cache | apt-get update | zypper refresh |
| install build dependencies of a package | apt-get build-dep | zypper build-deps-install |
| packages in historic order of installing | dpkg-history | rpm -qa |
| prevent package from being updated | dpkg-hold | /etc/zypp/locks(man zypper) |
| find package for uninstalled file | [apt-file update;] apt-file search | webpin |
| online search packages by file | packages.ubuntu.com packages.debian.org | packages.opensuse-community.org |
| favourite mirror | <CC>.archive.ubuntu.com ftp.<CC>.debian.org | download.opensuse.org |
| full list of files by package | Contents-<arch>.gz Contents-<arch>.gz | ARCHIVES.gz (all archs) |
| search installable packages by name | apt-cache search | zypper search |
| search installable package descriptions | apt-cache search | zypper search -d |
| strip version from package | sed -e s/_.*// | sed -e 's/-[^-]\+-[^-]\+$//' |
| peek into log files | sudo usermod -a -G adm janneke | sudo usermod -G root janneke |
| [re]start gdm | /etc/init.d/gdm | /etc/init.d/xmd |
| Configure gmd (listen to 6000) | edit: /etc/gdm/custom.conf | edit: /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, /etc/gdm/gdm_sysconfig.conf and /etc/gdm/custom.conf (all three?) |
| gnome settings | ~/.gnomerc | ~/.xinitrc (xmodmap settings have no effect?) |
| apache root | /var/www | /srv/www/htdocs |
| package download cache | /var/cache/apt/archives | /var/cache/zypper/RPMS |
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