Advanced Packaging Tool

Ubuntu — and all Debian-based distros — includes the Advanced Packaging Tool (APT), which can be used to easily download and install software for the operating system. This article looks at APT, and how it is used.

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Installing Software on a Computer

Installing Software on Windows

Installing Software on Linux

Repositories

Enabling Additional Repositories

Software Updates

Configuring Package Updates

GUI Front-Ends to APT

Add/Remove Programs

Synaptic Package Manager

Using APT from the Command-Line

apt-get

dpkg

wget

apt-cache

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Fully updating Ubuntu

Introduction to APT (advanced package Tools)

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