apt

apt is a command-line tool for working with debian package manager. It stands for Advanced Packaging Tool(APT).

Working with APT examples

Install new package

$ apt install nvim

Remove package

$ apt remove nvim

Adding the --purge option to apt remove will also removes the package configuration files.

Update the local package index

$ apt update

Upgrade all packages in system

$ apt update
$ apt upgrade

Check apt cache size

$ du -sh /var/cache/apt/archives/partial

Clean apt cache except blocking file

$ apt-get clean

Clean apt cache, but it will remove only those packages, which can't be loaded from repositories.

$ apt-get autoclean