I have successfully installed some packages using the command: sudo apt-get install packagename when I have known in advance that those packages are available. But how can I search for or get a l...

Oct 1, 2012 · The apt command provides a convenient subset of the functionality of various other apt- commands (e.g., apt-get, apt-cache), with colorized display and progress bars.

apt-cache's madison command attempts to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian archive management tool, madison. It displays available versions of a package in a …

I'd like to output a list of all installed packages into a text file so that I can review it and bulk-install on another system. How would I do this?

Aug 16, 2016 · No, apt is not a shortcut to apt-get; they are two separate programs, even if they are closely related. But several of the options provided by man apt-get do apply to apt as well, even if …

Jul 13, 2015 · apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential git libjpeg-dev and then I simply installed python3 and it seems it automatically got python 3.5: apt-get install python3 apt-get install …

Use this: sudo apt update # Fetches the list of available updates sudo apt upgrade # Installs some updates; does not remove packages sudo apt full-upgrade # Installs updates; may also remove …

1123 How do I update a single package? As far as man apt-get says apt-get upgrade doesn't take a package/list of packages as parameter: upgrade upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all …

The command sudo apt --fix-broken install fixed it for me.

sudo gpg -a --export <PUBKEY> | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get update Note that when you import a key like this using apt-key you are telling the system that you trust the key you're importing to sign …