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====== Ubuntu - aptitude - aptitude cheat sheet ======

^Syntax^Description^
|aptitude|Running it with no arguments brings up a curses based interface to search, navigate, install, update and otherwise administer packages.|
|aptitude install <package>|Install software for the system, installing needed dependencies as well.|
|aptitude -d install <package>|Download packages to the package cache as necessary, but do not install or remove anything.|
|aptitude remove <package>|Remove packages as well as orphaned dependencies.|
|aptitude purge <package>|Remove packages and orphaned dependencies as well as any configuration files left behind.|
|aptitude search <search_term>|Search for packages in the local apt package lists.|
|aptitude update|Update the local packages lists.|
|aptitude upgrade|Upgrade any installed packages that have been updated.|
|aptitude clean|Delete any downloaded files necessary for installing the software on the system.|
|aptitude dist-upgrade|Upgrade packages, even if it means uninstalling certain packages.|
|aptitude show <package>|Show details about a package name.|
|aptitude autoclean|Delete only out-of-date packages, but keep current ones.|
|aptitude hold <package>|Fix a package at its current version, and do not update it.|