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nala — Package management utility with better formatting. Front-end for the `python-apt` API. More informat

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Problem

How to use the nala command: Package management utility with better formatting. Front-end for the python-apt API. More information: <https://gitlab.com/volian/nala>.

Solution

nala — Package management utility with better formatting. Front-end for the python-apt API. More information: <https://gitlab.com/volian/nala>.

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

sudo nala install {{package}}

Remove a package:

sudo nala remove {{package}}

Remove a package and its configuration files:

nala purge {{package}}

Search package names and descriptions using a word, regex (default) or glob:

nala search "{{pattern}}"

Update the list of available packages and upgrade the system:

sudo nala upgrade

Remove all unused packages and dependencies from your system:

sudo nala autoremove

Fetch fast mirrors to improve download speeds:

sudo nala fetch

Display the history of all transactions:

nala history

Code Snippets

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

sudo nala install {{package}}

Remove a package

sudo nala remove {{package}}

Remove a package and its configuration files

nala purge {{package}}

Search package names and descriptions using a word, `regex` (default) or glob

nala search "{{pattern}}"

Update the list of available packages and upgrade the system

sudo nala upgrade

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