apt Command Examples
Package management utility for Debian based distributions. Recommended replacement for
apt-get
when used interactively in Ubuntu versions 16.04 and later. For equivalent commands in other package managers, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta. More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/apt/apt.8.html.
- Update the list of available packages and versions (it's recommended to run this before other
apt
commands):
sudo apt update
- Search for a given package:
apt search {{package}}
- Show information for a package:
apt show {{package}}
- Install a package, or update it to the latest available version:
sudo apt install {{package}}
- Remove a package (using
purge
instead also removes its configuration files):
sudo apt remove {{package}}
- Upgrade all installed packages to their newest available versions:
sudo apt upgrade
- List all packages:
apt list
- List installed packages:
apt list --installed