What is the difference between apt and apt-get? - Ask Ubuntu
apt-get may be considered as lower-level and "back-end", and support other APT-based tools. apt is designed for end-users (human) and its output may be changed between versions. Note …
apt - Package system is broken. How to fix it? - Ask Ubuntu
sudo apt-get clean Above command will clean out the local repository of retrieved package file. sudo apt-get install -f Will correct broken dependencies i.e. -f here stands for “fix broken”. sudo …
apt - What is difference between the options "autoclean", …
Aug 27, 2010 · When APT is used as a dselect(1) method, clean is run automatically. Those who do not use dselect will likely want to run apt-get clean from time to time to free up disk space. …
apt - List all versions of a package - Ask Ubuntu
May 29, 2014 · 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 …
apt - How do I search for available packages from the command …
apt-file search part_of_package_name | grep another_part_of_name Example of searching for ssh server package if I do not know the name is ssh-server or sshserver or server-ssh etc.: apt …
"Unable to locate package" while trying to install packages with …
Dec 2, 2016 · When apt-get install is unable to locate a package, the package you want to install couldn't be found within repositories that you have added (those in in /etc/apt/sources.list and …
apt - How to list all installed packages - Ask Ubuntu
Jun 8, 2016 · source: man apt-clone. APT-Clone is used by ubiquity (Ubuntu installer) for upgrade process. It is much better than the dpkg --get-selections solution because: It preserves all …
apt - How do I fix the GPG error "NO_PUBKEY"? - Ask Ubuntu
The reason for this change is that when adding an OpenPGP key that's used to sign an APT repository to /etc/apt/trusted.gpg or /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d, the key is unconditionally trusted by …
apt - How do I find out which repository a package comes from
Aug 12, 2017 · Or the alternative with more info apt show <package>, line starting with "APT-Sources:". Description: This package provides command line tools for searching and …
apt - How can I see all versions of a package that are available in …
That's why I'd suggest always using apt-cache policy <package-name> instead. Note about output: I have some local repository setup and both of the command shows those as well. …