apt get newbie question

citrus · 01-27-2004, 08:04 AM

i just got the apt source and installed it on my slackware machine

one problem
i really have no idea how to use it

anyone want to give me some tips and tricks???

ranger_nemo · 01-27-2004, 09:21 AM

To update your list of packages... apt-get update
To upgrade all packages with the latest version... apt-get upgrade
To install package foo... apt-get install foo
To remove package bar... apt-get remove bar
To search for package foo... apt-cache search foo
To see what apt- programs there are... apt-[tab]
To see help on them... apt-get help

MaleWithBrains · 01-27-2004, 11:07 AM

alternatively you can apt-get install synaptic and have a nice gui

citrus · 01-27-2004, 12:03 PM

well this apt thing i got turned out to be some other type of program
i guess i can't get it for slackware

Berhanie · 01-27-2004, 12:25 PM

There's a slackware-specific version of apt-get called slapt-get.
You can find it in http://www.linuxpackages.net/