aptitude
Debian and Ubuntu package management utility. More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/aptitude/aptitude.8.html.
- Synchronize list of packages and versions available. This should be run first, before running subsequent aptitude commands:
aptitude update - Install a new package and its dependencies:
aptitude install {{package}} - Search for a package:
aptitude search {{package}} - Search for an installed package (
?installedis an aptitude search term):aptitude search '?installed({{package}})' - Remove a package and all packages depending on it:
aptitude remove {{package}} - Upgrade installed packages to the newest available versions:
aptitude upgrade - Upgrade installed packages (like
aptitude upgrade) including removing obsolete packages and installing additional packages to meet new package dependencies:aptitude full-upgrade - Put an installed package on hold to prevent it from being automatically upgraded:
aptitude hold '?installed({{package}})'
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