Linux apt-get

With Debian-based of the Linux system, you will need to use apt-get as the package handle utility to handle your Linux Distro packages.

The Basic of apt-get,
apt-get update
- Resynchronise installed packages with their sources. (Always do this before an upgrade.)


apt-get upgrade
- Install the newest version of all packages installed on the system.

apt-get dist-upgrade
- Upgrade to the latest version of your distribution.

apt-get install package1 package2 package3
- Install programs package1, package2 and package3 along with all their dependencies.

apt-get remove package1 package2 package3
- Remove programs package1, package2 and package3.

apt-get purge package1 package2 package3
- Remove programs package1, package2 and package3 and delete any configuration files that they used.

apt-get check
- Update the package cache and check for any broken dependencies.

apt-get clean
- Clean out retrieved package files.

apt-get autoclean
- Clean out retrieved package files, but only those that are no longer needed.

apt-get autoremove
- Remove any packages that were installed to satisfy dependencies but are no longer required.

For advance usage,

apt-get source package1
- Retrieve source files for package package1.

apt-get build-dep package1
- Get all the dependencies needed to build package package1.

apt-get source package1 -b
- Fetch the source code then compile it.