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When you start with any Linux Distribution, like Ubuntu, Kali Linux, and such, it is required to make yourself aware of the "apt-get" command.
As "apt" stands "Advance Package Tools". This command is very handy and makes it easy to handle packages in Linux. This command is basically used for installing, update, and upgrade your packages, etc.
Let's study a few important features of apt-get:
1) | apt-get install | :This command is used to install any software packages in Linux Operating System. Refer the syntax below:
{ sudo apt-get install "software name" }
2) | apt-get update| :
This command is initiated to update packages. Refer the syntax below:
{ sudo apt-get update } to update packages.
{ sudo apt-get update "package-name" } to update particular package.
This command will make you see three lines in the terminal: hit, ign, and get.
✓ hit: This reflection in terminal means there is no change made in the package version.
✓ ign: This reflection in terminal means that the package is being ignored due to certain reasons. This is not an error, it simply means either package version is very recent or some issue while retrieving the file but the issue was minor hence ignored.
✓ get: This reflection in terminal means a new version of the package is available.
3) | apt-get upgrade|:
When you have updated the installed packages, you can simply upgrade those packages using this command.
Using the "man" command along with apt-get, you can view the complete manual for apt-get in Linux.
That's all for now. Thanks for reading.
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