Installing Debian Software with the Advanced Package Tool

Will Trillich

wdt@users.sourceforge.net

Copyright © 2001 by Will Trillich

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Revision v0.0123 July 2001Revised by: rml
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This is an introduction to Debian powerful Advanced Package Tool to install new packages.

SGML source for this document is available on the Newbiedoc Project's site.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. About APT
1.2. Using APT with the shell
2. Using APT to install packages
2.1. Assumptions
2.2. Setup -- apt-setup
2.3. Following a distribution
2.4. Updating your system -- apt-get upgrade
2.5. Installing packages -- apt-get install
3. Getting information about packages
3.1. Finding packages -- apt-cache search
3.2. Describing packages -- apt-cache show
3.3. Listing packages -- dpkg -l
3.4. Combine dpkg with grep for some powerful searches
3.5. Package contents -- dpkg -L
3.6. Finding which package contains... -- dpkg -S
4. Learn more
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