command: apt-get
usage: package handling utility for .deb based system
syntax: apt-get [options] command
1. To print options and commands of apt-get
# apt-get -h
2. To install a package
# apt-get install packagename
or
# apt-get remove packagename+
3. To reinstall a damaged or want install newest version of package
# apt-get -- reinstall install packagename
4. To remove a package
# apt-get remove packagename
5. To remove a package and its configuration files
# apt-get -- purge remove packagename
6. To install a package
# apt-get -- purge remove packagename+
7. To upgrade
# apt-get -u upgrade
8. To upgrade to a new release
# apt-get -u -dist-upgrade
9. To upgrade a specific package
# apt-get -u install packagename
10. To update packages listings from Debian mirror
# apt-get update
11. To download a source package
# apt-get source packagename
12. To auto-build the package when it's been downloaded
# apt-get source -b packagename
13. To download and install packages necessary to build the source debian
# apt-get build-dep packagename
regards,
dhanasekar
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