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  2. dpkg - Wikipedia

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    dpkg is used to install, remove, and provide information about .deb packages. dpkg (Debian Package) itself is a low-level tool. APT (Advanced Package Tool), a higher-level tool, is more commonly used than dpkg as it can fetch packages from remote locations and deal with complex package relations, such as dependency resolution. Frontends for APT ...

  3. List of software package management systems - Wikipedia

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    The following package management systems distribute the source code of their apps. Either the user must know how to compile the packages, or they come with a script that automates the compilation process. For example, in GoboLinux a recipe file contains information on how to download, unpack, compile and install a package using its Compile tool ...

  4. aptitude (software) - Wikipedia

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    aptitude is a front end to APT, the Debian package manager. [4] It displays a list of software packages and allows the user to interactively pick packages to install or remove. It has a search system utilizing flexible search patterns. It was initially created for Debian, but has appeared in RPM-based distributions as well.

  5. Download and install the latest Java Virtual Machine in ...

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    Pentium 166 MHz or faster processor with at least 64 MB of physical RAM; 98 MB of free disk space; Download and install the latest Java Virtual Machine in Internet Explorer. 1. Go to www.java.com. 2. Click Free Java Download. 3. Click Agree and Start Free Download. 4. Click Run. Notes: If prompted by the User Account Control window, click Yes.

  6. Debian configuration system - Wikipedia

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    When packages are being installed, debconf asks the user questions which determine the contents of the system-wide configuration files associated with that package. After package installation, it is possible to go back and change the configuration of a package by using the dpkg-reconfigure program, or another program such as Synaptic .

  7. APT (software) - Wikipedia

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    APT is a collection of tools distributed in a package named apt. A significant part of APT is defined in a C++ library of functions; APT also includes command-line programs for dealing with packages, which use the library. Three such programs are apt, apt-get and apt-cache. They are commonly used in examples because they are simple and ubiquitous.

  8. slapt-get - Wikipedia

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    slapt-get builds functionality on top of the native Slackware package tools (installpkg, upgradepkg and removepkg) enabling package query, remote fetching, system updates, integrated changelog information, and many optional advanced features [3] such as dependency resolution, package conflicts, suggestions, checksum and public key verification, and transfer resumption.

  9. Debian - Wikipedia

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    The apt command itself is intended as an end user interface and enables some options better suited for interactive usage by default compared to more specialized APT like apt-get and apt-cache explained below. apt-get and apt-cache are command tools of the standard apt package. apt-get installs and removes packages, and apt-cache is used for ...