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Much of why Debian is a strong Linux distribution comes from its package management. Everything in Debian – every application, every component – everything – is built into a package.

There are many software packages available for Debian – everything from the Linux kernel to games. And this number has been growing with every release.

The Apt (Advanced Package Tool) package management system is a set of tools to download, install, remove, upgrade, configure and manage Debian packages, and therefore all software installed on your Debian system.

Installing, removing, upgrading software

To manage installed software, use a package manager:

• PackageManagementTools - List of package managers and related tools

• DebianUpgrade - How to upgrade from a Debian release to another

Configuration

• SourcesList - edit packages sources (repositories)

• PackageInstallTips - Package management tips

• AptConfiguration - Apt configuration and pinning

• UnattendedUpgrades - Automatically install latest security (and other) upgrades

• PackageManagement/Preseed - preconfigure Debian packages before installation

• PackageManagement/Searching - Searching for packages

• Backports - newer versions of packages compatible with DebianStable

• DebianPackageManagement - advanced topics on Debian package management

• SecureApt - Authenticate packages against cryptographic signatures

Debian package documentation

• Every Debian package installs its documentation under /usr/share/doc/packagename. Check this directory for more information on a specific package.

• All programs provided by Debian packages come with their own ManPage.

Repository management

• DebianRepository/Setup - summarizes the process of setting up a Debian package repository

• DebianRepository - Debian package repository

• DebianRepository/Format - Debian package repository format

• DebianRepository/UseThirdParty - Instructions to connect to a third-party repository

Packaging

• Packaging - Information relevant to developers wishing to package software for Debian.

See also

• https://www.debian.org/Bugs/ - information on finding, reporting and fixing bugs in Debian packages

• AptProtocol - Installing packages by clicking on links with apt:// URLs

Wiki pages

All wiki pages related to package management:

CategoryPortal | CategorySystemAdministration | CategoryPackageManagement | CategorySoftware