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Linux Journal: Making apt Work for You: A Book Excerpt

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 27, 2006

“One of the popular Linux patch management systems is based on
the Advanced Package Tool, known as apt. While it was developed for
Debian Linux, it is the standard patch management tool for a number
of Debian and Red Hat-based distributions, including Knoppix,
Xandros, and even the Lineox rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
But if you prefer apt, the associated tools can be installed on
most Linux distributions.

“In this chapter, you’ll learn the fundamentals of apt,
including some of its more useful commands…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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