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I use apt-cache pkgname to retrieve the packages as

me@host:~$ apt-cache pkgnames | wc -l

62803

get 62803 results

but

me@host:~$ dpkg -l | wc -l

2336

What's the reasons which lead such a huge distinction. I presume that dpkg is super than apt.

package-management

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I use apt-cache pkgname to retrieve the packages as

me@host:~$ apt-cache pkgnames | wc -l

62803

get 62803 results

but

me@host:~$ dpkg -l | wc -l

2336

What's the reasons which lead such a huge distinction. I presume that dpkg is super than apt.

package-management

share|improve this question

asked 1 hour ago

AliceAlice

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I use apt-cache pkgname to retrieve the packages as

me@host:~$ apt-cache pkgnames | wc -l

62803

get 62803 results

but

me@host:~$ dpkg -l | wc -l

2336

What's the reasons which lead such a huge distinction. I presume that dpkg is super than apt.

package-management

share|improve this question

asked 1 hour ago

AliceAlice

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me@host:~$ apt-cache pkgnames | wc -l

62803

me@host:~$ dpkg -l | wc -l

2336

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apt is for managing remote repositories, dpkg - for locally installed packages. They're related. apt is front end to dpkg. When you run apt-get install package it gets .deb file, and installs it via dpkg. So numbers differ because there's a lot of packages available, but only fraction is installed locally on your system.

apt-cache can show both installed and non-installed packages, because it queries the apt cache - listing of what is available in remote repositories ( that cache is what you get when you do apt-get update). For instance,

$ apt-cache policy terminator

terminator:

  Installed: (none)

  Candidate: 1.91-1





$ dpkg -l terminator

dpkg-query: no packages found matching terminator

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apt is for managing remote repositories, dpkg - for locally installed packages. They're related. apt is front end to dpkg. When you run apt-get install package it gets .deb file, and installs it via dpkg. So numbers differ because there's a lot of packages available, but only fraction is installed locally on your system.

apt-cache can show both installed and non-installed packages, because it queries the apt cache - listing of what is available in remote repositories ( that cache is what you get when you do apt-get update). For instance,

$ apt-cache policy terminator

terminator:

  Installed: (none)

  Candidate: 1.91-1





$ dpkg -l terminator

dpkg-query: no packages found matching terminator

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answered 38 mins ago

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apt is for managing remote repositories, dpkg - for locally installed packages. They're related. apt is front end to dpkg. When you run apt-get install package it gets .deb file, and installs it via dpkg. So numbers differ because there's a lot of packages available, but only fraction is installed locally on your system.

apt-cache can show both installed and non-installed packages, because it queries the apt cache - listing of what is available in remote repositories ( that cache is what you get when you do apt-get update). For instance,

$ apt-cache policy terminator

terminator:

  Installed: (none)

  Candidate: 1.91-1





$ dpkg -l terminator

dpkg-query: no packages found matching terminator

share|improve this answer

edited 29 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

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apt is for managing remote repositories, dpkg - for locally installed packages. They're related. apt is front end to dpkg. When you run apt-get install package it gets .deb file, and installs it via dpkg. So numbers differ because there's a lot of packages available, but only fraction is installed locally on your system.

apt-cache can show both installed and non-installed packages, because it queries the apt cache - listing of what is available in remote repositories ( that cache is what you get when you do apt-get update). For instance,

$ apt-cache policy terminator

terminator:

  Installed: (none)

  Candidate: 1.91-1





$ dpkg -l terminator

dpkg-query: no packages found matching terminator

share|improve this answer

edited 29 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

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$ apt-cache policy terminator

terminator:

  Installed: (none)

  Candidate: 1.91-1





$ dpkg -l terminator

dpkg-query: no packages found matching terminator

share|improve this answer

edited 29 mins ago

answered 38 mins ago

Sergiy KolodyazhnyySergiy Kolodyazhnyy

73.9k9154323

answered 38 mins ago

Sergiy KolodyazhnyySergiy Kolodyazhnyy

73.9k9154323

answered 38 mins ago

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