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apt: Search for a given package.

$ apt search ${package}

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The command "apt search ${package}" is used to search for package(s) within the repository using the Advanced Package Tool (APT) on Linux-based systems. Here's a breakdown of the command and its components: - "apt" refers to the APT tool, which is a package management system used in Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu. - "search" is the command to search for packages within the repository. - "${package}" is a variable that represents the package name or a keyword you want to search for. You need to replace "${package}" with the actual name or keyword you wish to find. When you run this command, APT will search for the specified package name or keyword in its repository database and display the relevant results, including package names, descriptions, and other details.

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