Useful Commands/Package Management: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 02:34, 21 July 2026

Purpose	Command
Install scoop	Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://get.scoop.sh \| Invoke-Expression
Get path of an executable	gcm php Don't use where php, it's very slow.

Purpose	RunAs	Command
Install PowerShell	Required	winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell --source winget --installer-type wix --override "CREATE_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT=1 ADD_EXPLORER_CONTEXT_MENU_OPENPOWERSHELL=1" Don't install with default options.
Update package list		winget source update

Purpose	RunAs	Command
Update package list		scoop update

**Windows Package Management Division Architecture**
WinGet (For all GUI applications)	Scoop (For all CLI & development tools)
Chrome / Edge VS Code / JetBrains Docker / Git Discord / Spotify	PHP / Composer Node.js / NVM / Bun Python / Go / Rust Neovim / kubectl / 7zip

Purpose	Command
List how many top packages installed by me.	apt-mark showmanual \| grep -E 'top$'
List files owned by package	dpkg -L openvino-2026.2.1
List all packages installed.	dpkg --get-selections
Show version info of a package not installed.	sudo apt-cache show openssl
Show version info of a package installed.	dpkg -s openssl \| grep '^Version'

Purpose

Command

Install beta package

$ brew info jython
jython: stable 2.5.3, devel 2.7-b1
...
$ brew install --devel jython

List compiling options of a package for brew install

# version / dependencies / build options
brew info graphviz

# build options only
brew options graphviz

Remove unused packages.
This action could make self-compiling executables miss link for libraries (*.so, *.dylib)

brew cleanup
brew cleanup $FORMULA
brew cleanup -n # dry-run

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-! WinGet<br /><small>(負責所有 GUI 應用)</small>
+! WinGet<br /><small>(For all GUI applications)</small>
-! Scoop<br /><small>(負責所有 CLI 與開發工具)</small>
+! Scoop<br /><small>(For all CLI & development tools)</small>
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