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== Apt-Howto ==
All about APT, including how to install/remove a package.
 * http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/
Much of why Debian is perhaps the best Linux Distribution (and in fact, the best Unix) comes from the core of Debian being its package management. Everything in Debian - every application, every component - everything - is built into a package, and then that package is installed onto your system (either by the Installer, or by you).
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== Also ==
 * AptGet
 * SecureApt
 * AptConf
 * SourcesList
 * AptMove
 * AptPinning
 * AptPreferences
There are over 15 thousand software packages available for Debian - everything from the Linux kernel to games.
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[[TableOfContents([2])]]

= What is Apt? =

Apt is a set of core tools inside Debian. Apt makes it possible to:

 * Install applications
 * Remove applications
 * Keep your applications up to date
 * And much more...

Apt works with ''dpkg'', another tool, which handles the actual installation and removal of packages (applications). Apt is ''very'' powerful, and is primarily used on the ["command line"] (["console"]/["terminal"]). There are, however, many ["GUI"]/Graphical tools to let you use Apt without having to touch the command line.

= Further Reading =
 
 * ["AptCLI"] - How to use Apt on the command line
 * ["AptTools"] - Further apt tools and tricks
 * ["Synaptic"] - Graphical Apt System

= Reader Comment =

Aptitude is the default package manager of the new Installer and so must be covered here. Command line apt-get is now a secondary tool for specialized tasks and so should not be covered in a introduction to Debian. -- aam 10/19/05

= I don't find my package =
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See also: AptGet | SecureApt | AptConf | SourcesList | AptMove | AptPinning | AptPreferences | DebianPackage

["FrontPage"] > [:PakageManagement:Pakage management:] > Advanced Package Tool

(!) [:/Discussion:Discussion]

Traduction(s): [:Introduction à Apt et Dpkg:Français]


Much of why Debian is perhaps the best Linux Distribution (and in fact, the best Unix) comes from the core of Debian being its package management. Everything in Debian - every application, every component - everything - is built into a package, and then that package is installed onto your system (either by the Installer, or by you).

There are over 15 thousand software packages available for Debian - everything from the Linux kernel to games.

inline:Portal/IDB/official-doc.png

[http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto debian.org] - Official information

?TableOfContents([2])

What is Apt?

Apt is a set of core tools inside Debian. Apt makes it possible to:

  • Install applications
  • Remove applications
  • Keep your applications up to date
  • And much more...

Apt works with dpkg, another tool, which handles the actual installation and removal of packages (applications). Apt is very powerful, and is primarily used on the ["command line"] (["console"]/["terminal"]). There are, however, many ["GUI"]/Graphical tools to let you use Apt without having to touch the command line.

Further Reading

  • ["AptCLI"] - How to use Apt on the command line
  • ["AptTools"] - Further apt tools and tricks

  • ["Synaptic"] - Graphical Apt System

Reader Comment

Aptitude is the default package manager of the new Installer and so must be covered here. Command line apt-get is now a secondary tool for specialized tasks and so should not be covered in a introduction to Debian. -- aam 10/19/05

I don't find my package

If you don't find a package, you can look for it in http://www.apt-get.org, where you can find the line you have to add to your SourcesList to have a repository with the desired package.


See also: ?AptGet | SecureApt | AptConf | SourcesList | AptMove | AptPinning | AptPreferences | DebianPackage