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-file search ssh | grep server Steps to prepare apt-file search for searching. It should be done before first usage: sudo apt-get install apt-file sudo apt-file ...

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 from apt(8): The `apt` command is meant to be pleasant for end users and does not need to be backward compatible like apt-get(8).

Aug 23, 2014 · sudo apt-get autoremove sudo apt-get -f install sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Install ubuntu toolchain from PPA. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test Then install aptitude. sudo apt install aptitude aptitude package manager is a much more handy installer than apt-get. It also suggests resolving conflicting dependencies ...

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 . sudo apt-get autoremove from the command above, you can identify any broken packages and forcefully remove it like this. sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq package_name

May 29, 2014 · apt-cache's madison command attempts to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian archive management tool, madison. It displays available versions of a package in a tabular format.

I tried both apt-cache show and apt-cache showpkg but no luck. Using synaptic it's easy as typing the package name and the description is given by the standard view, but sometimes I'd prefer to just use apt-cache, for example from terminal.

Jul 17, 2019 · The students should be able to operate the corresponding tool on their computers anyway. For example, if Ubuntu users try to find advice online, they will be definitely directed at APT. APT is also used to upgrade components of the OS. And if you don’t know how to translate a particular Homebrew command to the APT syntax, don’t hesitate to ask!

Apr 30, 2014 · As an alternative to lgarzo's answer, you can grep what you are interested in from /var/log/dpkg.log.E.g., if you want to see everything you installed or upgraded yesterday, you could run:

Dec 11, 2010 · apt-mark showmanual lists manually installed packages; ie. those that should never be auto-removed. grep " install " /var/log/dpkg.log is taken from the accepted answer. An alternative, showing more information, in chronological order, and accessing all available logs, is:

Jun 8, 2016 · source: man apt-clone. APT-Clone is used by ubiquity (Ubuntu installer) for upgrade process. It is much better than the dpkg --get-selections solution because: It preserves all repositories information. It keeps track of what packages were automatically installed. It allows to repack locally installed DEB files.