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Package: apt (0.7.23.1)

Advanced front-end for dpkg

This is Debian's next generation front-end for the dpkg package manager. It provides the apt-get utility and APT dselect method that provides a simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages.

APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability and several other unique features, see the Users Guide in apt-doc.

Tags: System Administration: Package Management, Hardware Enablement: Storage, CD, User Interface: Command Line, Networking: Client, Network Protocol: FTP, HTTP, IPv6, Role: Program, Application Suite: Debian, Purpose: Downloading, Searching, Works with: Packaged Software

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  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.4) [amd64, hppa, i386, mips, mipsel]
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    dep: libc6 (>= 2.4) [armel, powerpc, s390]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.6) [sparc]
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  • dep: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) [not armel, hppa]
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    dep: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.4.0) [armel]
  • dep: libgcc4 (>= 4.1.1) [hppa]
    GCC support library
  • dep: libstdc++6 (>= 4.2.1) [not armel]
    The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
    dep: libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0) [armel]
  • dep: libunwind7 (>= 0.98.5-6) [ia64]
    A library to determine the call-chain of a program - runtime
  • sug: apt-doc
    Documentation for APT
  • sug: aptitude
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  • sug: bzip2
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Download for all available architectures
Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
amd64 1,613.4 kB5188 kB [list of files]
armel 1,571.8 kB5004 kB [list of files]
hppa 1,702.7 kB5332 kB [list of files]
i386 1,603.1 kB5092 kB [list of files]
ia64 1,810.2 kB6228 kB [list of files]
mips 1,572.1 kB5460 kB [list of files]
mipsel 1,571.8 kB5460 kB [list of files]
powerpc 1,660.3 kB5356 kB [list of files]
s390 1,611.3 kB5180 kB [list of files]
sparc 1,607.0 kB5164 kB [list of files]