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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, and then that package is installed onto your system (either by the Installer, or by you).
There are over 51 000 software packages available for Debian – everything from the Linux kernel to games.
APT
APT (for Advanced Package Tool) 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...
Package management tools
You can use one of these command-line or graphical package managers:
Command line:
apt - The main command-line package management tool
aptitude - command-line and text-based interface (ncurses) for Apt
dpkg – low-level infrastructure for handling the installation and removal of Debian software packages.
Graphical:
Synaptic - Graphical package manager
Configuration
SourcesList - Specifies the repository list for APT
Usage
?DebianPackageDocumentation
?ExcludePackageFromInstallation
Advanced maintenance topics (French)
Backports of newer features to Debian stable
Repository management
DebianRepository/Setup - summarizes the process of setting up a Debian package repository
DebianRepository - Debian package repository
DebianRepository/Format - Debian package repository format
Definitions
Definitions (French)