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apt

Package management utility for Debian based distributions. Recommended replacement for apt-get when used interactively in Ubuntu versions 16.04 and later. 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