tldr/pages/linux/apt.md

apt

Package manager for Debian-based distributions. Intended as a user-friendly alternative to apt-get for interactive use. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://manned.org/apt.8.

• Update the list of available packages and versions (recommended before running other apt commands):

sudo apt update

• Search packages by name or description:

apt search {{package}}

• Search packages by name only (supports wildcards like *):

apt list {{package}}

• Show detailed information about a package:

apt show {{package}}

• Install a package, or update it to the latest version:

sudo apt install {{package}}

• Remove a package (use purge instead to also remove configuration files):

sudo apt remove {{package}}

• Upgrade all installed packages to their latest versions:

sudo apt upgrade

• List all installed packages:

apt list {{[-i|--installed]}}