apt-get
Debian and Ubuntu package management utility.
Search for packages using apt-cache
.
More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/apt/apt-get.8.html.
- Update the list of available packages and versions (it's recommended to run this before other
apt-get
commands):apt-get update
- Install a package, or update it to the latest available version:
apt-get install {{package}}
- Remove a package:
apt-get remove {{package}}
- Remove a package and its configuration files:
apt-get purge {{package}}
- Upgrade all installed packages to their newest available versions:
apt-get upgrade
- Clean the local repository - removing package files (
.deb
) from interrupted downloads that can no longer be downloaded:apt-get autoclean
- Remove all packages that are no longer needed:
apt-get autoremove
- Upgrade installed packages (like
upgrade
), but remove obsolete packages and install additional packages to meet new dependencies:apt-get dist-upgrade
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