JIG (consisting of wajig and gjig) provides a simplified interface to many of the system administration tasks of Debian GNU/Linux. In its simplest form you can run the command line wajig as:

   wajig [options] [command] [packages|files] ...

For a list of common commands try `wajig help'. For a list of all commands try `wajig commands'. Full documentation is available from http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/wajig.shtml.

Gnome-jig (gjig) provides a Gnome interface to JIG.

All JIG commands:

 addcdrom       Add a CD-ROM to the list of available sources of packages
 auto-clean	Remove superseded deb files from the download cache
 auto-download  Do an update followed by a download of all updated packages
 auto-install   Perform an install without asking questions (non-interactive)
 available      List versions of packages available for installation
 bug		Check reported bugs in package using the Debian Bug Tacker
 build		Retrieve/unpack sources and build .deb for the named packages
 build-depend	Retrieve packages required to build listed packages
 changelog	Retrieve latest changelog for the package
 clean		Remove all deb files from the download cache
 commands	List all the JIG commands and one line descriptions for each
 daily-upgrade  Perform an update then a dist-upgrade
 dependees	List of packages which depend on the specified package
 describe	One line description of packages (-v and -vv for more detail)
 describe-new	One line description of new packages
 detail  	Provide a detailed description of package (describe -vv)
 detail-new  	Provide a detailed description of new packages (describe -vv)
 dist-upgrade	Upgrade to new distribution (installed and new rqd packages)
 docs           Equivalent to help with -verbose=2
 download       Download package files ready for an install
 file-download  Download packages listed in file ready for an install
 file-install   Install packages listed in a file
 find-file      Search for a file within installed packages
 find-pkg       Search for an unofficial Debian package at apt-get.org
 fix-configure  Perform dpkg --configure -a (to fix interrupted configure)
 fix-install    Perform apt-get -f install (to fix broken dependencies)
 fix-missing    Perform apt-get --fix-missing upgrade
 force		Install packages and ignore file overwrites and depends
 help           Print documentation (detail depends on --verbose)
 hold		Place listed packages on hold so they are not upgraded
 init           Initialise or reset the JIG archive files
 install        Install (or upgrade) one or more packages or .deb files
 installr       Install package and associated recommended packages
 installrs      Install package and recommended and suggested packages
 installs       Install package and associated suggested packages
 install/dist   Install packages from specified distribution
 integrity      Check the integrity of installed packages (through checksums)
 large          List size of all large (>10MB) installed packages
 last-update    Identify when an update was last performed
 list           List the status and description of installed packages
 list-all       List a one line description of every known package
 list-alts	List the objects that can have alternatives configured
 list-cache     List the contents of the download cache
 list-commands	List all the JIG commands and one line descriptions for each
 list-daemons   List the daemons that JIG can start/stop/restart
 list-files	List the files that are supplied by the named package
 list-hold      List those packages on hold
 list-installed List packages (with optional argument substring) installed
 list-names	List all known packages or those containing supplied string
 list-orphans   List libraries not required by any installed package
 local-dist-upgrade Dist-upgrade using packages already downloaded.
 local-upgrade  Upgrade using packages already downloaded, but not any others
 move		Move packages in the download cache to a local Debian mirror
 new            List packages that became available since last update
 news		Obtain the latest news about the package
 new-upgrades   List packages newly available for upgrading
 non-free     	List installed packages that do not meet the DFSG
 orphans        List libraries not required by any installed package
 package        Generate a .deb file for an installed package
 policy         From preferences file show priorities/policy (available)
 purge          Remove one or more packages and configuration files
 purge-depend   Purge package and those it depend on and not required by others
 purge-orphans  Purge orphaned libraries (not required by installed packages)
 rec-download	Download package and any it depends on
 recommended    Install package and associated recommended packages
 reconfigure    Reconfigure the named installed packages or run gkdebconf
 reinstall      Reinstall each of the named packages
 reload 	Reload daemon configs, e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
 remove         Remove one or more packages (see also purge)
 remove-depend  Remove package and those it depend on and not required by others
 remove-orphans Remove orphaned libraries (not required by installed packages)
 repackage      Generate a .deb file for an installed package
 reset          Initialise or reset the JIG archive files
 restart	Stop then start a daemon, e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
 rpm2deb	Convert a RedHat .rpm file to a Debian .deb file
 rpminstall	Install a RedHat .rpm package
 rpmtodeb	Convert a RedHat .rpm file to a Debian .deb file
 search         Search for packages containing listed words
 setup  	Configure the sources.list file which locates Debian archives
 show    	Provide a detailed description of package [same as detail]
 showdistupgrade Trace the steps that a dist-upgrade would perform
 showinstall    Trace the steps that an install would perform
 showremove     Trace the steps that a remove would perform
 showupgrade    Trace the steps that an upgrade would perform
 size		Print out the size (in K) of all, or listed, installed packages
 sizes		Print out the size (in K) of all, or listed, installed packages
 source		Retrieve and unpack sources for the named packages
 start		Start a daemon, e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
 status		Show the version and available version of packages
 status-match	Show the version and available version of matching packages
 status-search	Show the version and available version of matching packages
 stop		Stop a daemon, e.g., gdm, apache (see list-daemons)
 suggested      Install package and associated suggested packages
 tasksel	Run the Gnome task selector to install groups of packages
 toupgrade      List packages with newer versions available for upgrading
 unhold         Remove listed packages from hold so they are again upgraded
 unofficial     Search for an unofficial Debian package at apt-get.org
 update         Update the list of down-loadable packages
 update-alts	Update default alternative for things like x-window-manager
 upgrade	Upgrade all of the installed packages or just those listed
 whatis		A synonym for describe
 whichpkg	Find the package that supplies the given command or file 

Command line options:

 -h|--help      Print usage message.
 -q|--quiet     Do system commands everything quietly.
 -s|--simulate  Trace but don't execute the sequence of underlying commands.
 -t|--teaching  Trace the sequence of commands performed.
 -v|--verbose=n Increase (or set) the level of verbosity (to n).

The Gnome GUI provides access to many of the common functions via buttons, withh access to all functions via a text box! The GUI is really just a mass of buttons, but each button has a tooltip with extensive information immediately available!

Karl Schmidt provides some additional information at http://xtronics.com/reference/rpm2apt-dpkg.htm.

Wajig can be downloaded from http://www.togaware.com/debian and is also available from your nearest Debian distribution archive. It is migrating to wajig.sarovar.org with the project page at sarovar.org/projects/wajig/.

Further information from