>Usage
The apt command is a package management tool used in Debian-based Linux distributions (like Ubuntu) to install, update, upgrade, and remove software. It automates the process of managing software packages, including resolving dependencies and retrieving packages from configured repositories
The apt command simplifies and improves upon older commands like apt-get, providing a more user-friendly interface for package management tasks.
>Synopsis
>Commands
>Options
-c
This command updates the package list using the specified configuration file instead of the default one. Output will depend on the configuration file settings.
Example:
-c
> sudo apt -c /path/to/custom-config-file.conf update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
-q=2
Example:
-q=2
> sudo apt -q=2 update
-y
Installs a specified package without prompting for confirmation
Example:
-y
> apt -y vim install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
vim
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,152 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,235 kB of additional disk space will be used.