Debian Package Management with Apt

. DEBIAN PACKAGE INSTALLATION:  Using apt and related utilities to find,
. install, update, and maintain debian packages.                             v0.20
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. Debian Package Manager Tools (a-z):
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. auto-apt     : install package on demand if needed (use with caution)
. ........ example:
.                   auto-apt run command
.                   auto-apt run ./configure
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. apt-cache   : program used by apt to maintain deb package database
. ........ example:
.                   apt-cache search firefox  (look for a package for firefox, a
.                                             way to find the name of a package
.                                             available to install)
.                   apt-cache show gtkcookie  (additional info about a package,
.                                             or if installed, info about newer
.                                             version or updates)
.                   apt-cache showpkg gtkcookie  (general info about a package)
.                   apt-cache depends gtkcookie  (what does gtkcookie, our
.                                                example package, depend on?)
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. apt-file     : find out to which package a particular file belongs
. ........ example:
.                   apt-file search <filename>  (unlike dpkg -S, shows also
.                                               uninstalled packages with file)
.                   apt-file list <packagename>  (contents of a package)
.                   apt-file update  (necessary to keep apt-file up to date)
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. apt-get     : command line utility for installation and handling of packages
. ........ example:
.                   apt-get install <packagename>
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. apt-show-versions     : packages in system that upgrade is available for
. ........ example:
.                   apt-show-versions -u     (display but do not install)
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. dpkg     : package manager for Debian to install, build, and remove packages
. ........ example:
.                   dpkg -L <packagename>
.                   dpkg -S stdio.h (search and locate package which contains a
.                                   specific file, what package contains x)
.                   dpkg -l | grep firefox (package installed, but what is the
.                                          exact name of the package for firefox)
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. dselect     : Debian package manager frontend
. ........ example:
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. Debian packages are .deb files.  The system maintains a list of all packages
. available for Debian, (.deb package files).  Executing  'apt-get update'
. updates the local database of packages from many sources.  The sources are
. defined in /etc/apt/sources.list
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. To install a debian package, such as Mozilla Firefox, use apt-get to retrieve
. and install the application.  'apt-get install mozilla-firefox'
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Last modified on 22 May 2007, at 20:24