Basic operations on managing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS software package

Basic operations on managing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS software package

We have already introduced the new features of Ubuntu 16.04 in the previous article. With the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, the management commands of Ubuntu software packages have also changed, the new system uses the APT (Advanced Package Tool) used in the Debian project to complete various tasks, the ATP command completely replaces the apt-get and apt-cache functions described in the basic operations of Linux software package management.

At the beginning of its creation, ATP was designed to solve the problems encountered in managing a large number of software packages and hoped to end a major drawback similar to the early Linux system dependency. However, the documentation of the ATP command itself is relatively scattered, and it is difficult for users who have just started to find its help information.

Over the past decade, almost all Debian and Ubuntu users have been using apt-get to install and delete software packages. Now you should try to switch to the new APT command.

Note: Ubuntu 16.04 retains the apt-get series commands to ensure the usage of old users.

Simplify command line with APT

Next we will list the usage comparison between the ATP command in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and the software package management in earlier versions of Ubuntu:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS	Earlier versions of Ubuntu
Apt install package name	SubstitutionApt-get install package name
Apt remove package name	SubstitutionApt-get remove package name
Apt search package name	SubstitutionApt-cache search package name
Apt show package name	Replace apt-cache show package name
Apt update	SubstitutionApt-get update
Apt upgrade	SubstitutionApt-get upgrade
Apt list-installed	SubstitutionDpkg-get-selections | grep-v deinstall SubstitutionDpkg-l
Apt list-upgradable	Apt-get-u upgrade-assume-no
Pt edit-sources	SubstitutionEcho 'new line of text' | sudo tee-a/etc/apt/sources. list SubstitutionSudo nano/etc/apt/sources. list
Apt autoremove	SubstitutionApt-get autoremove
Apt purge package name	SubstitutionApt-get purge package name

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