sudo apt-get clean Above command will clean out the local repository of retrieved package file. sudo apt-get install -f Will correct broken dependencies i.e. -f here stands for “fix broken”. sudo dpkg --configure -a will configure all (-a) the packages which haven't been configured yet. In the end do run the update command sudo apt-get update.

apt-get may be considered as lower-level and "back-end", and support other APT-based tools. apt is designed for end-users (human) and its output may be changed between versions. Note from apt(8): The `apt` command is meant to be pleasant for end users and does not need to be backward compatible like apt-get(8).

Also worth adding, as explained in the apt-preferences docs, that Phased Updates depend upon each machine's Machine ID, which maybe found (and potentially altered/copied - but generally one should avoid changing it as mentioned by @Daniel) in /etc/machine-id.

apt-file search part_of_package_name | grep another_part_of_name Example of searching for ssh server package if I do not know the name is ssh-server or sshserver or server-ssh etc.: apt-file search ssh | grep server Steps to prepare apt-file search for searching. It should be done before first usage: sudo apt-get install apt-file sudo apt-file ...

apt list --manual-installed | awk -F/ -v ORS=" " 'NR>1 {print $1}' > apt_packages.txt Now all your apt-packages are ready to install on another or new installed Ubuntu system. sudo apt-get install < apt_packages.txt Detailed Description. If you want to know exactly when, what and which packages have been removed take a look in your /var/log/apt

Oct 1, 2012 · The apt command provides a convenient subset of the functionality of various other apt-commands (e.g., apt-get, apt-cache), with colorized display and progress bars. Although the apt command does not support all the same actions and options as apt-get, it may often be used in place of apt-get. See Fsando's answer for details.

Mar 22, 2016 · Of course, cat /var/log/apt/term.log will display the file contents just fine. You may also be interested in tail -f /var/log/apt/term.log. This only displays the last few lines (tail) of the file, and, more interestingly, will continually print whatever gets appended to that file. This is quite interesting if you want to "observe" the log.

That's why I'd suggest always using apt-cache policy <package-name> instead. Note about output: I have some local repository setup and both of the command shows those as well. Note 2 Newer apt comes with policy integrated into them. So, you can use apt instead of …

Oct 24, 2018 · Anaconda maintains an apt repo for conda which allows for installation of one version of conda for all the users on a system. as of 2023, anaconda has instructions on how to to this The short version: (note, requires root access)

May 29, 2014 · apt-cache's madison command attempts to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian archive management tool, madison. It displays available versions of a package in a tabular format.