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8 powerful apt commands every Linux user should know - or else you're missing out

Apt is more than just a software installer. The Debian/Ubuntu package manager can do much more. With these commands at your disposal, apt becomes more powerful. I've used Debian/Ubuntu-based ...
Linux Journal

YUM vs. APT: Understanding Package Managers on Linux and Finding the CUDA Version

When it comes to package management on Linux systems, two popular tools are YUM and APT. YUM, short for Yellowdog Updater Modified, is commonly used in Red Hat-based distributions like CentOS and RHEL ...
ZDNet

Nasty security bug found and fixed in Linux apt

If you want to install a program on the Debian/Ubuntu/Mint Linux distribution family, you almost always end up using the core software installer program Advanced Package Tool (apt). It works well, but ...
Phoronix

Ubuntu Working On SHA3 For Debian's APT For If/When SHA2 Is Broken

Ubuntu developer Gianpiero Carpinelli at Canonical has been working on introducing SHA3-256 and SHA3-384 support for Debian's ...
techtarget

How to use Linux package managers

Package managers are essential tools for Linux users. Some familiarity with each package manager is useful because most Linux administrators regularly encounter a variety of distributions. Package ...
Bleeping Computer

Remote Code Execution Bug Patched in APT Linux Package Manager

Independent consultant and security contractor Max Justicz discovered a remote code execution issue in the APT high level package manager used by Debian, Ubuntu, and other related Linux distributions.
Linux Journal

Making apt Work for You: A Book Excerpt

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, ...