sudo apt-get clean Above command will clean out the local repository of retrieved package file. sudo apt-get install -f Will correct broken dependencies i.e. -f here stands for “fix broken”. sudo …

apt-get may be considered as lower-level and "back-end", and support other APT-based tools. apt is designed for end-users (human) and its output may be changed between versions. Note …

apt-file search part_of_package_name | grep another_part_of_name Example of searching for ssh server package if I do not know the name is ssh-server or sshserver or server-ssh etc.: apt …

Sep 17, 2014 · sudo apt-get update then cleanup any partial packages . sudo apt-get autoclean Now clean the apt cache. sudo apt-get clean Now remove any unnecessary dependancies . …

Oct 1, 2012 · The apt command provides a convenient subset of the functionality of various other apt-commands (e.g., apt-get, apt-cache), with colorized display and progress bars. Although …

I tried both apt-cache show and apt-cache showpkg but no luck. Using synaptic it's easy as typing the package name and the description is given by the standard view, but sometimes I'd prefer …

sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S $(sudo debsums -c) | cut -d : -f 1 | sort -u) Reinstalls packages with changed files. My disk were randomly corrupted while I was experimenting with …

Jul 17, 2019 · The students should be able to operate the corresponding tool on their computers anyway. For example, if Ubuntu users try to find advice online, they will be definitely directed …

Oct 11, 2016 · apt-offline install /media/USB/apt-offline.zip This will update the APT database on your disconnected machine seamlessly. If there were packages that needed to be upgraded, …

Apr 30, 2014 · As an alternative to lgarzo's answer, you can grep what you are interested in from /var/log/dpkg.log.E.g., if you want to see everything you installed or upgraded yesterday, you …