Package: apt (0.8.10.3+squeeze1)

[ Source: apt  ]

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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