The apt commands have been introduced to solve this problem. apt consists some of the most widely used features from apt-get, apt-cache and apt-config leaving aside obscure and seldom used features.

Aug 27, 2010 · apt-get has a few options which looks the same to me: autoclean, autoremove and clean. What do each of them do?

Oct 1, 2012 · The apt command provides a convenient subset of the functionality of various other apt- commands (e.g., apt-get, apt-cache), with colorized display and progress bars.

apt-get is a Package Management System that handles the installation of Deb packages on Debian-based Linux distributions. A Package Management System is a set of tools that will help you install, …

Jul 13, 2015 · apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential git libjpeg-dev and then I simply installed python3 and it seems it automatically got python 3.5: apt-get install python3 apt-get install …

The command sudo apt --fix-broken install fixed it for me.

sudo gpg -a --export <PUBKEY> | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get update Note that when you import a key like this using apt-key you are telling the system that you trust the key you're importing to sign …

Aug 16, 2016 · No, apt is not a shortcut to apt-get; they are two separate programs, even if they are closely related. But several of the options provided by man apt-get do apply to apt as well, even if …

For example, if apt-get fails to install something because of conflicting dependencies it will give up. However, aptitude might offer to go ahead, but uninstall a whole bunch of other packages in order to …

Mar 7, 2014 · Is it possible to force apt-get to download a multi-architecture binary of the library I want to install? Or is apt-get not the right tool for this?