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deb-get — `apt-get` functionality for `.deb` packages published in third party repositories or via direct down

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Problem

How to use the deb-get command: apt-get functionality for .deb packages published in third party repositories or via direct download. Works with Linux distributions which use apt-get. More information: <https://github.com/wimpysworld/deb-get>.

Solution

deb-get — apt-get functionality for .deb packages published in third party repositories or via direct download. Works with Linux distributions which use apt-get. More information: <https://github.com/wimpysworld/deb-get>.

Update the list of available packages and versions:

deb-get update

Search for a given package:

deb-get search {{package}}

Show information about a package:

deb-get show {{package}}

Install a package, or update it to the latest available version:

deb-get install {{package}}

Remove a package (using purge instead also removes its configuration files):

deb-get remove {{package}}

Upgrade all installed packages to their newest available versions:

deb-get upgrade

List all available packages:

deb-get list

Code Snippets

Update the list of available packages and versions

deb-get update

Search for a given package

deb-get search {{package}}

Show information about a package

deb-get show {{package}}

Install a package, or update it to the latest available version

deb-get install {{package}}

Remove a package (using `purge` instead also removes its configuration files)

deb-get remove {{package}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/deb-get

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