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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.
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
apt-get - A widely used command-line package management tool
dpkg – low-level infrastructure for handling the installation and removal of Debian software packages.
PackageManagement/PkgTools - Extended list of package management tools
Graphical:
Synaptic - Graphical package manager
Configuration
SourcesList - Edit packages sources (repositories)
DebianSoftware - The software available to Debian users
DebianRepository/UseThirdParty - Instructions to connect to a third-party repository
Usage
Advanced maintenance topics (French)
Backports of newer features to Debian stable
SecureApt - configure APT to retrieve packages from authenticated repositories
Debian package documentation
Every Debian package install 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
Packaging
Packaging - Information relevant to developers wishing to package software for Debian.
Definitions
Definitions (French)
CategoryPortal | CategorySystemAdministration | CategoryPackageManagement