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Much of why Debian is a strong Linux distribution comes from the core of Debian namely 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 51 thousand software packages available for Debian – everything from the Linux kernel to games.
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APT ''(for '''A'''dvanced '''P'''ackage '''T'''ool)'' is a set of tools for managing Debian packages, and therefore the applications installed on your Debian system. APT makes it possible to:

 * Install applications
 * Remove applications
 * Keep your applications up to date
 * and much more...
APT ''(for '''A'''dvanced '''P'''ackage '''T'''ool)'' is a set of tools for [[DebianPackageManagement|managing Debian packages]], and therefore the applications installed on your Debian system.
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 * [[SourcesList]] - lists package repositories
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=== Security ===

 * [[SecureApt]] - configure APT to retrieve packages from authenticated repositories

=== Packaging ===

 * [[Packaging]] - information relevant to developers wishing to package software for Debian
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What is APT?

APT (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of tools for managing Debian packages, and therefore the applications installed on your Debian system.

How to use?

See DebianPackageManagement section.

APT resolves dependency problems and retrieves requested packages from designated package repositories. APT delegates the actual installation and removal of packages to dpkg. APT is primarily used by commandline tools, but

  • there are many GUI tools to let you use APT without having to touch the command line.

  • tools like aptitude can interact with APT via both command line and TUI interfaces.

Further Reading

Tools

  • AptCLI - basics of using APT on the commandline

  • apt-get - probably the most widely-used APT commandline tool

  • aptitude - a tool that can (among other things) drive APT from commandline or TUI

  • Synaptic - a graphical APT package manager

Configuration

  • AptPreferences - details where and when to retrieve packages

  • AptConf - even more detailed APT configuration

Other


CategoryPackageManagement