====== Ubuntu - apt-get ======

**apt-get** is a set of command line tools that allow you to install, remove and update deb packages installed via the APT (Advanced Package Tool).

  * apt-get provides a huge amount of package options.
  * See [[Ubuntu:apt|apt]] which provides the most commonly used ones, and more user friendly to the end-user.

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[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Clean the system|Clean the system]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Fix Broken Packages|Fix Broken Packages]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Install a package|Install a package]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Install a package without upgrading|Install a package without upgrading]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Install a specific version of an application|Install a specific version of an application]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Only upgrade a package, do not install it|Only upgrade a package, do not install it]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Prevent server (daemons) from starting during apt-get install|Prevent server (daemons) from starting during apt-get install]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Purge a package|Purge a package]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Remove a package|Remove a package]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Update the package database|Update the package database]]

[[Ubuntu:apt-get:Upgrade installed packages|Upgrade installed packages]]