apt(8) System Manager's Manual apt(8)
NAME
apt - Advanced Package Tool
SYNOPSIS
apt
DESCRIPTION
APT is a management system for software packages. For normal day to day package management there are several frontends available, such as
aptitude(8) for the command line or synaptic(8) for the X Window System. Some options are only implemented in apt-get(8) though.
SEE ALSO
apt-cache(8), apt-get(8), apt.conf(5), sources.list(5), apt_preferences(5), apt-secure(8)
DIAGNOSTICS
apt returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
BUGS
This manpage isn't even started.
See <http://bugs.debian.org/apt>. If you wish to report a bug in apt, please see /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the report-
bug(1) command.
AUTHOR
apt was written by the APT team <apt@packages.debian.org>.
Debian 16 June 1998 apt(8)
