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# aptitude

> Debian and Ubuntu package management utility.
> More information: <https://manned.org/aptitude.8>.

- Synchronize list of packages and versions available. This should be run first, before running subsequent `aptitude` commands:

`aptitude update`

- Install a new package and its dependencies:

`aptitude install {{package}}`

- Search for a package:

`aptitude search {{package}}`

- Search for an installed package (`?installed` is an `aptitude` search term):

`aptitude search '?installed({{package}})'`

- Remove a package and all packages depending on it:

`aptitude remove {{package}}`

- Upgrade installed packages to the newest available versions:

`aptitude upgrade`

- Upgrade installed packages (like `aptitude upgrade`) including removing obsolete packages and installing additional packages to meet new package dependencies:

`aptitude full-upgrade`

- Put an installed package on hold to prevent it from being automatically upgraded:

`aptitude hold '?installed({{package}})'`
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00			`# aptitude`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`> Debian and Ubuntu package management utility.`
pages*/linux: replace manpages.debian.org with manned.org (#13725) 2024-09-18 11:00:49 +02:00			`> More information: <https://manned.org/aptitude.8>.`
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00
aptitude: update page and Polish translation (#11295) 2023-10-27 06:53:22 +02:00			- Synchronize list of packages and versions available. This should be run first, before running subsequent `aptitude` commands:
Fix markdown lint warning for linux man pages 2015-10-22 15:00:05 +08:00
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00			`aptitude update`

Update aptitude.md: purge command + better desc * `aptitude install {{package}}` also installs dependencies. * `aptitude remove {{package}}` also removes packages depending on `{{package}}` * `aptitude purge {{package}}` removes packages and also removes config files 2016-01-31 09:44:21 +01:00			`- Install a new package and its dependencies:`
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00
			`aptitude install {{package}}`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Search for a package:`
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00
			`aptitude search {{package}}`

aptitude: update page and Polish translation (#11295) 2023-10-27 06:53:22 +02:00			- Search for an installed package (`?installed` is an `aptitude` search term):
aptitude: add search term and hold examples (#3380) 2019-10-13 07:15:33 -04:00
			`aptitude search '?installed({{package}})'`

Update aptitude.md: purge command + better desc * `aptitude install {{package}}` also installs dependencies. * `aptitude remove {{package}}` also removes packages depending on `{{package}}` * `aptitude purge {{package}}` removes packages and also removes config files 2016-01-31 09:44:21 +01:00			`- Remove a package and all packages depending on it:`
Fix markdown lint warning for linux man pages 2015-10-22 15:00:05 +08:00
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00			`aptitude remove {{package}}`

*: fix errors reported by languagetool (#6069) 2021-08-15 19:59:09 +02:00			`- Upgrade installed packages to the newest available versions:`
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00
			`aptitude upgrade`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			- Upgrade installed packages (like `aptitude upgrade`) including removing obsolete packages and installing additional packages to meet new package dependencies:
aptitude.md 2014-03-05 16:53:06 +01:00
			`aptitude full-upgrade`
aptitude: add search term and hold examples (#3380) 2019-10-13 07:15:33 -04:00
			`- Put an installed package on hold to prevent it from being automatically upgraded:`

			`aptitude hold '?installed({{package}})'`