Here’s a quick reference list of Apt-get commands and Aptitude commands. This quick reference is quite useful for new Debian and Ubuntu users. For more information, go here and here.
Apt-get and Aptitude quick reference
| Apt-get commands | Aptitude commands | |
| apt-get install package | aptitude install package | install package |
apt-get install package -- reinstall |
reinstall package | |
| apt-get -f install | force install | |
| apt-get remove package | aptitude remove package | remove package |
apt-get remove package -- purge |
aptitude purge package | remove package, include configuration files |
| apt-get autoremove | auto remove unused packages | |
| apt-get update | aptitude update | update the list of available packages |
| apt-get upgrade | aptitude upgrade | upgrade packages |
| apt-get dist-upgrade | aptitude dist-upgrade | upgrade to a new release |
| apt-get build-dep package | install build dependency | |
| apt-get source package | download source | |
| apt-get clean && apt-get autoclean | aptitude clean && aptitude autoclean | remove unused package files |
| apt-cache search package | aptitude search package | search packages |
| apt-cache show package | get more information |
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