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apt-get

apt-get is the command-line tool for handling packages, and may be considered the user's "back-end" to other tools using the APT library. Several "front-end" interfaces exist, such as aptitude, synaptic and wajig",

List of commands for apt-get:

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apache2:install Install an Apache2 webserver.

$ apt-get install apache

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apt-get:package:changelog Download and display the changelog for the given package

$ apt-get changelog ${package_name}

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apt-get:package:install Download and install the given package

$ apt-get install ${package_name}

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apt-get:tldr:01ee6 apt-get: Upgrade installed packages (like `upgrade`), but remove obsolete packages and install additional packages to meet new dependencies.

$ apt-get dist-upgrade

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apt-get:tldr:0e2d9 apt-get: removing package files (`.deb`) from interrupted downloads that can no longer be downloaded.

$ apt-get autoclean

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apt-get:tldr:905ca apt-get: Remove a package.

$ apt-get remove ${package}

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apt-get:tldr:d72e1 apt-get: Remove all packages that are no longer needed.

$ apt-get autoremove

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apt-get:tldr:e608d apt-get: Remove a package and its configuration files.

$ apt-get purge ${package}

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apt-get:update Update the list of packages registered in your system.

$ apt-get update

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apt-get:upgrade Upgrade all installed tools that where installed via apt-get.

$ apt-get upgrade

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certbot:install Install certbot to handle tls/https certificates.

$ apt-get install snapd
$ snap install certbot --classic

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chrome:install:stable Installs Google Chrome stable version.

$ apt-get install google-chrome-stable

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mysql:install Install a MySQL database server.

$ apt-get install mysql-server

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node:install Installs Node.js using the package manager (apt-get) in Linux

$ apt-get install nodejs

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php:install Install PHP.

$ apt-get install php

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php:module:install:mysql Installs the PHP MySQL module on Linux

$ apt-get install php-mysql

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php:module:install:xml Installs the PHP XML extension.

$ apt-get install php-xml

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php:modules:install:curl How to install php8.1 curl?

$ apt-get install php8.1-curl

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php:modules:install:xml Installs the PHP 8.1 XML extension

$ apt-get install php-xml

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