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apt-cache

List of commands for apt-cache:

- apt-cache
apt-cache:ai:1244e why hasn't forrest been updated in 2 years?

$ apt-cache show forrest

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- apt-cache
apt-cache:tldr:1900b apt-cache: Show packages that depend on a particular package.

$ apt-cache rdepends ${package}

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- apt-cache
apt-cache:tldr:755a4 apt-cache: Search for a package in your current sources.

$ apt-cache search ${query}

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- apt-cache
apt-cache:tldr:9ec33 apt-cache: Show whether a package is installed and up to date.

$ apt-cache policy ${package}

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- apt-cache
apt-cache:tldr:a9de9 apt-cache: Show dependencies for a package.

$ apt-cache depends ${package}

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- apt-cache
apt-cache:tldr:f569b apt-cache: Show information about a package.

$ apt-cache show ${package}

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