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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 distributions for decades. Because of that, I'm quite familiar with the Apt package manager. I've always found this command-line tool to be quite easy and efficient to use.
Also: How to install Linux applications from the command line
Although you can get away with just using the basic commands, there's much more to Apt than just install, remove, update, and upgrade. In fact, there are several lesser-known options for Apt, and I'm going to introduce you to them.
1. apt list
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