apt command

Definition:

• apt install, upgrade, remove
• Software updates are usually a two-step process with APT. The first step is for APT to discover updated packages in the configured repositories.
  • The second step upgrade is to actually install the updates.

Synopsis:

• apt
• [-h]
• [-o=config_string]
• [-c=config_file]
• [-t=target_release]
• [-a=architecture]
• {
  • list |
  • search |
  • show |
  • update |
  • install pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]... |
  • `remove pkg… |
  • `upgrade |
  • full-upgrade |
  • `edit-sources |
  • `{-v | —version} |
  • {-h | --help}
  • }

List of options:

• install
• remove
• purge: uninstall and remove its config file
• show
• version
• upgrade