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apt Command - Advanced Package Tool for Debian-based Systems
The apt command is a package manager for Debian-based Linux distributions such as Ubuntu. It is used to install, update, remove, and manage software packages.
Syntax
apt [options] [command] [package...]
Examples
sudo apt update
Update the package index.
sudo apt install vim
Install the vim package.
sudo apt remove nano
Remove the nano package.
Notes
- apt is a user-friendly front-end for
apt-getandapt-cache. - Requires root privileges for most operations.
- Configuration files are in
/etc/apt/and/etc/apt/sources.list.
