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Remove packages: <screen>sudo apt-get remove <emphasis>packagename</emphasis></screen>

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Remove package dependencies that are no longer needed: <screen>sudo apt-get autoremove</screen>

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Search for packages: <screen>apt-cache search <emphasis>keyword</emphasis></screen>

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Retrieve the current lists of available packages: <screen>sudo apt-get update</screen>

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Install the latest available updates for the applications currently installed: <screen>sudo apt-get upgrade</screen>

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List further commands and options: <screen>apt-get help</screen>

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For further information about the use of <application>APT</application>, read the comprehensive <ulink url="http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#apt-howto">Debian APT User Manual</ulink>.

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<application>Aptitude</application> is a command line front-end to <application>APT</application>. <application>Aptitude</application> allows for interactive package selection to remove, update or install packages. <application>Aptitude</application> is an advanced package management system, with more control and capability than <application>APT</application> as a command line tool.

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Manual Installation

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Although the preferred method of installing programs is with the package manager, individual software package files can be downloaded and installed. Several kinds of package files are available for Linux systems. Generally, these file types are associated with the package managers of specific Linux distributions.