![]() ![]() Note: In earlier versions of Ubuntu, the core apt command was known as apt-get. In general, apt will be used to update the local cache, and to make modifications to the live system. It is also used to modify the package state, meaning to install or remove a package from the system. The apt command is used to refresh the local cache. The apt suite in general functions by pulling information from remote repositories into a cache maintained on the local system. Its main purpose is interfacing with remote repositories maintained by the distribution’s packaging team and performing actions on the available packages. The apt command is probably the most often used member of the apt suite of packaging tools. Some of these tools attempt to provide high-level interfaces to the packaging system, while other utilities concentrate on providing low-level functionality. Most of these tools are interrelated and work on the same package databases. The Debian/Ubuntu ecosystem employs quite a few different package management tools in order to manage software on the system. Step 1 – Debian Package Management Tools Overview You can learn more about how to set up a user with these privileges in our Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 20.04 guide.
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