Hi,
Distro -Ubuntu/Debian:
apt-get - APT package handling utility
# apt-get update
update is used to resynchronize the package index files from their
sources
# apt-get upgrade
upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all packages
# apt-get install package1 package2
install or upgrade the packages
# apt-get dist-upgrade
will upgrade, unconcerned of whether software packages
will be added or removed to fulfill dependencies
# apt-get install packageName --no-upgrade
to install Packages without upgrading
# apt-get install packageName --only-upgrade
to upgrade only specific packages
# apt-get remove packagename
will remove packages without configuration
# apt-get purge packagename
will remove software packages including their configuration files
# apt-get clean
used to free up the disk space by clean downloaded packages from
the local repository
# apt-get --download-only source packagename
will download only source code of particular package
# apt-get source packagename
to download and unpack source code of a package
# apt-get --compile source packagename
will download, unpack and compile the source code
# apt-get download packagename
will download any given package without installing it
# apt-get check packagename
will update package cache and checks for broken dependencies
regards,
T.Dhanasekar
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