apt-get

apt-get - Package manager for Debian based distros.


Update system packages list:

apt-get update

Upgrade all installed packages on the system:

apt-get upgrade

Install a specific package:

apt-get install firefox

Install multiple packages:

apt-get install firefox chromium-browser

Install multiple packages using wildcard:

apt-get install '*package-name*'

Upgrade only specific packages

apt-get install firefox --only-upgrade

Remove package:

apt-get remove firefox

Remove package including configuration files:

apt-get purge firefox
apt-get remove --purge firefox

Free up space from local repository:

apt-get clean

Download source code of package:

apt-get --download-only source firefox

Download a package without installing:

apt-get download firefox

Check broken dependencies:

apt-get check

Remove no longer required packages:

apt-get autoremove