Re: What is apt-get Install

On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Alex Kwan wrote: > Would someone please explain that > 1) What is the apt-get install apt-get is a program and it comes with the apt package. Normally, one would do: apt-get update Which gets the Packages.gz files from the archive (ftp or cdrom, or whatever is in your /

Re: What is apt-get Install

On Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 08:51:02PM +0800, Alex Kwan wrote: > Would someone please explain that > 1) What is the apt-get install apt-get install checks out apt's own database of packages (which is updated by apt-get update) of what is available for download. It then downloads and installs the lates

What is apt-get Install

Would someone please explain that 1) What is the apt-get install 2) How to use apt-get install (step by step please) 3) What is the difference between apt and dpkg   Many thanks!