I have successfully installed some packages using the command: sudo apt-get install packagename when I have known in advance that those packages are available. But how can I search for or get a l...

The apt commands have been introduced to solve this problem. apt consists some of the most widely used features from apt-get, apt-cache and apt-config leaving aside obscure and seldom used features.

Aug 27, 2010 · apt-get has a few options which looks the same to me: autoclean, autoremove and clean. What do each of them do?

I'd like to output a list of all installed packages into a text file so that I can review it and bulk-install on another system. How would I do this?

apt-cache's madison command attempts to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian archive management tool, madison. It displays available versions of a package in a …

Oct 1, 2012 · The apt command provides a convenient subset of the functionality of various other apt- commands (e.g., apt-get, apt-cache), with colorized display and progress bars.

Aug 16, 2016 · No, apt is not a shortcut to apt-get; they are two separate programs, even if they are closely related. But several of the options provided by man apt-get do apply to apt as well, even if …

Jan 27, 2020 · I want to download packages from the Ubuntu archive without fully installing them. The default sudo apt install downloads and installs them. I only want to download them. Is this possible?

apt-get is a Package Management System that handles the installation of Deb packages on Debian-based Linux distributions. A Package Management System is a set of tools that will help you install, …

Use this: sudo apt update # Fetches the list of available updates sudo apt upgrade # Installs some updates; does not remove packages sudo apt full-upgrade # Installs updates; may also remove …