What are apt-get Command Options in Linux You should know|Linux Tutorial

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Vijay Kumar
Sep 8, 2019

You will learn what is the use of apt-get command including, version, options, repository, update, upgrade, dist-upgrade, autoremove, install, uninstall, remove, purge, clean cache, autoclean, clean packages, search packages, search installed packages and more. The apt-get package manager is command-based utility and

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