Unified package management (epm) command

EPM is a package management command that has the same interface on all systems. With an interface similar to rpm, apt and urpm, it performs the necessary operations on any platform.

Installation from repository

EPM can be installed using the terminal:

su -
apt-get update
apt-get install eepm

Commands

Command description	EPM Command	Command for ALT Linux
Installing a package by name on the system	epm -i (package)	apt-get install (package)
Installing the package file on the system	epm -i (package file)	apt-get install (package file)
Removing a package from the system	epm -e (package)	apt-get remove (package)
Searching for a package in the repository	epm -s (text)	apt-cache search (text)
Checking the presence of a package on the system	epm -q (package)	rpm -qa (pipe) grep (package)
List of installed packages	epm -qa	rpm -qa
Search by names of installed packages	epm -qp (word)	grep (word)
File affiliation with (installed) package	epmqf (file)	rpm -qf (file)
List of files in (installed) package	epm -ql (package)	rpm -ql (package)
Display package information	epm -ql (package)	apt-cache show (package)
Update distribution	epm upgrade	apt-get dist-upgrade

System information

To display information about the system, enter in the terminal:

epm print info

Example of system information output

distro_info v20230406 (EPM version 3.60.5-alt1) : Copyright © 2007-2023 Etersoft

                       Pretty name (--pretty): ALT Regular (20240112) (Sisyphus)
           (--distro-name / --distro-version): Sisyphus / 20240112 (orig. Sisyphus 20230819)
         Base distro name (-d) / version (-v): ALTLinux/Sisyphus
     Vendor distro name (-s) / Repo name (-r): alt / Sisyphus
                 Package manager/type (-g/-p): apt-rpm / rpm
            Base OS name (-o) / CPU arch (-a): linux x86_64
                 CPU norm register size  (-b): 64 bit
                          Virtualization (-i): (host system)
                        CPU Cores/MHz (-c/-z): 16 / 1393 MHz
                      System memory size (-m): 15412 MiB
                 Running service manager (-y): systemd
            Bug report URL (--bug-report-url): https://bugs.altlinux.org/

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EPM Play utility

EPM Play is a tool that allows you to automatically install and remove packages using prepared scripts, without using third-party repositories.

epm play [options] [argument]

Install the application

To install an application, use epm play <app>:

epm play telegram

Информация

To get the current list of applications, use the epm play command in the terminal or visit the site

To install an alternative version of the application:

epm play telegram = beta

To get a list of alternative versions possible for installation, use the --product-alternatives option:

epm play --product-alternatives telegram

Delete application

To remove an application use epm play --remove <app>:

epm play --remove telegram

Возможно удалить приложение используя пакетный менеджер:

epm -e Telegram

Update the application to the latest version

To update an application in EPM Play use the --update option and the application ID:

epm play --update telegram

To update the list of installed applications, use the --update option and the all argument:

epm play --update all

An alternative method for updating the application is to reinstall the application:

epm play telegram

Working with the list of applications

Get a list of applications available for installation:

epm play

Get a list of installed applications:

epm play --list

Внимание

If the application identifiers match, the list will contain applications installed using the apt-get package manager

Get a list of installed utilities:

epm play --list-scripts

Информация

Utilities are a group of installation scripts that automatically install or remove: drivers, development tools and other system applications of various types.

Get a complete list of applications and utilities:

epm play --list-all

To get a list without application/utility descriptions, use the --short option, works with the following [--list|--list-scripts|--list-all] options:

epm play --short --list-all

Check if the application is installed using the --installed option and the application ID:

epm play --installed telegram

To get a list of alternative versions possible for installation, use the --product-alternatives option and the application identifier:

epm play --product-alternatives telegram

EPM Repack utility

EPM Repack is a tool that allows you to convert (repack) packages from third-party manufacturers into the RPM standard of the ALT operating system family

Package manager	Distribution
rpm	ASPLinux, SUSE (+ Enterprise Desktop/Server), Mandriva, ROSA, Mandrake, PCLinuxOS, Fedora, Red Hat (+ Enterprise), Scientific, CentOS
deb	Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Runtu, mcst
tgz	Slackware, MOPSLinux
tbz	FreeBSD
tbz2	Gentoo
apk	Alpine
pkg.gz	SunOS

Let's install the deb application using the epm repack utility:

epm repack tonfotos.deb
epm -i tonfotos-1.6.5-epm1.repacked.2.x86_64.rpm

An alternative input is:

epm -i tonfotos.deb

When installing a package, epm will automatically detect that the installed file is not a standard one and run the epm repack command, and after repacking the package, it will automatically install the repacked package.

Информация

First download the deb package on the manufacturer’s official website. Go to the folder with the downloaded Tonfotos program, in my case:

cd Downloads

Installing applications using appinstall

To install and remove applications from the epm play directory using the graphical interface, we recommend using appinstall

appinstall can be installed using the terminal:

apt-get

su -
apt-get update
apt-get install appinstall

epm

epm -i appinstall