apt-get may be considered as lower-level and "back-end", and support other APT-based tools. apt is designed for end-users (human) and its output may be changed between versions. Note …

May 6, 2015 · So, when you remove package(s) usually by using Ubuntu-Software-Center or by sudo apt-get remove, it leaves its configuration files on system. From community help , While …

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apt-file search part_of_package_name | grep another_part_of_name Example of searching for ssh server package if I do not know the name is ssh-server or sshserver or server-ssh etc.: apt …

sudo apt-get install <package name>=<version> Example: $ sudo apt-get install gparted=0.16.1-1 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done …

sudo apt-get clean Above command will clean out the local repository of retrieved package file. sudo apt-get install -f Will correct broken dependencies i.e. -f here stands for “fix broken”. sudo …

Aug 17, 2010 · This depends on whether the package containing the file is already installed. If so, use dpkg -S filename.. If your intention is to find out which package to install to get a certain …

Sep 17, 2014 · sudo apt-get update then cleanup any partial packages . sudo apt-get autoclean Now clean the apt cache. sudo apt-get clean Now remove any unnecessary dependancies . …

Now, if you do apt-get install vlc-nox you will get the message that vlc-nox is now set to "manually installed", i.e. the package manager now thinks that you want that package specifically and not …

Feb 21, 2014 · I ran the following code and got this package needs these packages, now it also says these packages are suggested, and theses are recommended. How do I get those up to …