What is the usage of apt in Ubuntu?

Apt is a package management tool in the Ubuntu system used for installing, upgrading, and removing software packages. Here are some common ways to use apt:

  1. Update the list of software packages:
  2. Please update the apt package manager.
  3. Upgrade the installed software packages.
  4. Update the system using sudo apt upgrade.
  5. Install software package:
  6. Install the using the following command: sudo apt install
  7. Uninstall software package:
  8. Please remove the specified package using the sudo apt remove command.
  9. Search for available software packages.
  10. Search for a package using the command “apt search”.
  11. Display detailed information about the software package.
  12. Display information about a specific package using the “apt show” command.
  13. Clean up unnecessary software packages.
  14. Remove unnecessary packages using the autoremove command in sudo apt.
  15. Clearing the downloaded software package cache.
  16. Clean the apt cache.
  17. List the installed software packages:
  18. List of installed packages.

Please note that the above command needs to be executed using sudo or as a root user in order to obtain sufficient privileges.

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