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apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and
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installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update
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and install.
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=Commands:=
 
=Commands:=
 
==update==
 
==update==
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*Retrieve new lists of packages
  
 
==upgrade==
 
==upgrade==
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*Perform an upgrade
  
 
==install==
 
==install==
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* Install new packages
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**For example a package is libc6 not libc6.deb
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**You would use apt-get isntall libc6, not apt-get install libc6.deb
  
 
==remove==
 
==remove==
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Remove package
  
 
==source==
 
==source==
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Download source archives
  
 
==build-dep==
 
==build-dep==
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Configure build-dependencies for source packages
  
 
==dist-upgrade==
 
==dist-upgrade==
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Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8)
  
 
==dselect-upgrade==
 
==dselect-upgrade==
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Follow dselect selections
  
 
==clean==
 
==clean==
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==autoclean==
 
==autoclean==
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Erase old downloaded archive files
  
 
==check==
 
==check==
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Verify that there are no broken dependencies
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=Options=
 
=Options=
 
==-h==
 
==-h==

Latest revision as of 14:49, 1 October 2010

apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update and install.

Commands:

update

  • Retrieve new lists of packages

upgrade

  • Perform an upgrade

install

  • Install new packages
    • For example a package is libc6 not libc6.deb
    • You would use apt-get isntall libc6, not apt-get install libc6.deb

remove

Remove package

source

Download source archives

build-dep

Configure build-dependencies for source packages

dist-upgrade

Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8)

dselect-upgrade

Follow dselect selections

clean

  • Erase downloaded archive files

autoclean

Erase old downloaded archive files

check

Verify that there are no broken dependencies

Options

-h

-q

-qq

-d

-s

-y

-f

-m

-u

-b

-V

-c=?

-o=?