Ubuntu Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples
∟APT (Advanced Package Tool)
This chapter provides introductions and tutorial examples on APT (Advanced Package Tool). Topics include 'apt' commands to list package, show package details, search for packages, install and remove packages.
What Is APT
"apt list" - List Software Packages
"apt show" - Show Software Package Details
"sudo apt install/remove" - Install/Remove Package
"sudo apt autoremove" - Remove Unneeded Packages
Manage "apt" Package Repositories
APT Configuration Settings and Overrides
APT Package Archives and Metadata
Takeaways:
- APT (Advanced Package Tool) is the default package manager
on Ubuntu computers.
- "apt list" lists all packages from all APT repositories.
- "apt show {package}" shows detail information of the given package.
- "apt search {keyword} {keyword} ..." searches packages with
given keywords.
- "apt install {package}" installs the given package.
- "apt remove {package}" removes the given package.
- /etc/apt/sources.list contains server addresses of APT repositories.
- /etc/apt/apt.conf.d contains APT configuration files.
- /var/cache/apt/archives caches downloaded APT packages.
Table of Contents
About This Book
Introduction to Ubuntu Systems
GNOME - Desktop Interface and Environment
Shell - The Command-Line Interpreter
Process Management
Memory Management
Files and Directories
►APT (Advanced Package Tool)
Network Connection on Ubuntu
Internet Networking Tools
SSH Protocol and ssh/scp Commands
Administrative Tasks
References
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