A Beginners Guide to using apt-get commands in Linux(Ubuntu) by Kayode Oluwafemi

Ubuntu is widely regarded as a beginner friendly version of Linux and has a lot of GUI-based methods for installing applications but personally i think managing your software via the command-line can be a real time-saver and is really fast. If you just started using or have been using Ubuntu or any other Ubuntu based Linux distribution such as Linux Mint it’s likely that you will have had to use an apt-get command at some point. In this guide, we will discuss the basic usage of apt-get and how they can be used manage your software. WHAT IS APT? Ubuntu is dependent on Debian Linux and Debian Linux uses a dpkgpackaging system . A packaging system simply provides programs and applications for installation. APT(Advanced Package Tool) is a command line tool that is used for easy interaction with the dpkg packaging system and it is the most efficient and preferred way of....