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What is there about APT Advanced Packaging Tool?
Problem
Description
We try to list here the main places to find infomration about apt, the package manager in Debian.
Strict Guidelines
- Any program cited should be Free Software and Open Source software.
- Information should be up to date.
The Solution
Some solutions: Official doccumentation from Debian
Some solutions: front-ends for apt
- wajig
- Single commandline wrapper around apt, apt-cache, dpkg, /etc/init.d scripts and more, intended to be easy to use and providing
- aptipude
- text-based front-end that replaces the old dselect.
- Synaptic
- This is the main GUI for apt, based on GTK+ v2
- KPackage
- GUI for KDE that can be used as apt front-end
- gnome-apt
- GUI for GNOME that can be used as apt front-end
Some solutions: various extensions/enhancements when installing packages
- APT-TORRENT
- To use apt over a bittorrent network.
- apt-axel
- Using axel with apt to speed up downloads (simultaneous downloads, etc...) nead to apt-get dist-upgrade as root in a terminal in order to install all new packages and put your system up to date. extensive documentation for all of its functions.
- apt-build
- Compiling software from source optimised for your architecture. It uses the sources of Debian packages available in official repositories.
Some solutions: find packages
- debtags
- Multiple tags per package solution: the Debian Package Tags.
- apt-best
- Utility to help users in finding the most popular debian packages.
Some solutions: auto install software
- cron-apt
- Package that can be configured to use cron and to automaticaly download all new packages while the computer is not used. Then you only
- auto-apt
- If a program tries to access a file known to belong in an uninstalled package, auto-apt will install that package using apt-get.
Some solutions: using apt offline or with slow connections
- apt-zip
- deb-downloader
- APT offline is a guide from 1999
Some solutions: various tricks and guides
- apt-pinning
- Using testing and unstable packages on a stable debian.
- fakeroot
- Fake root environment
Some solutions: (un)official repositoris
- official Debian mirrors
- backports is a web site where you can find updated packages for your stable debian distribution
- apt-get.org is the biggest collection of unofficial repositoris. Most of the software if free/dom or free/ware.