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pinkuw

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Registered: 2024-08-02

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I can't use dpkg --list

When I tried to enter command "dpkg --list" then returns nothing.
I installed this package but it doesn't work. Also I used dpkg --help, write the command and it didn't work.
What I need to do?
I used sudo

ayekat

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Registered: 2011-01-17

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Re: I can't use dpkg --list

Hi pinkuw, welcome to the Arch Linux forums!

When I tried to enter command "dpkg --list" then returns nothing.

That is because that command lists packages known to dpkg (i.e. locally installed DEB packages). On an Arch Linux system (which uses a different package manager, pacman), that command consequently doesn't return anything.

If it does, then something is very wrong.

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WorMzy

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Re: I can't use dpkg --list

What are you expecting to see with that command? Why are you using dpkg at all?

Mod note: not a forum/wiki issue, moving to NC.

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gromit

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Re: I can't use dpkg --list

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta

Trilby

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Re: I can't use dpkg --list

When I tried to enter command "dpkg --list" then returns nothing.

As others have noted this is expected - you don't have deb package installed.

I used dpkg --help, write the command and it didn't work.

What do you mean it didn't work?  Did it not print anything to the screen?  That would be odd.  If this is the case, please post the output of each of the following:

type dpkg
pacman -Qkk dpkg

I used sudo

Don't!  If a command fails do not just add "sudo" - that will end very badly.

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