Saturday, September 4, 2010

Apt-Get command line tool

Apt-Get command line tool
(Ubuntu's Advanced Packaging Tool) !!!

The apt-get command is a powerful command-line tool used to work with Ubuntu's Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) performing such functions as installation of new software packages, upgrade of existing software packages, updating of the package list index, and even upgrading the entire Ubuntu system.

*Install package
#sudo apt-get install packagename

*Remove Package
#sudo apt-get remove packagename

*Install Multiple Packages
#sudo apt-get install packagename1 packagename2 packagename3

*Update the Package Index
#sudo apt-get update

The APT package index is essentially a database of available packages from the repositories defined in the /etc/apt/sources.list file.

*Upgrade the system
#sudo apt-get upgrade

*Read Debian APT User Manual
#sudo apt-get help

Tags: apt get apt-get advanced packaging tool install remove upgrade update help ubuntu linux unix package-management

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