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apt

linux

Package manager for Debian-based distributions. Intended as a user-friendly alternative to `apt-get` for interactive use. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see <https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta>.

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Subcommands (1)

apt get

Debian and Ubuntu package management utility. Search for packages using `apt-cache`. It is recommended to use `apt` when used interactively in Ubuntu versions 16.04 and later.

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Options (1)

-i, --installedboolean

List all installed packages

Example: apt list {{[-i|--installed]}}

Examples (8)

Update the list of available packages and versions (recommended before running other `apt` commands)

sudo apt update

Search packages by name or description

apt search package

Search packages by name only (supports wildcards like `*`)

apt list package

Show detailed information about a package

apt show package

Install a package, or update it to the latest version

sudo apt install package

Remove a package (use `purge` instead to also remove configuration files)

sudo apt remove package

Upgrade all installed packages to their latest versions

sudo apt upgrade

List all installed packages

apt list [-i|--installed]

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