aptitude

> Debian and Ubuntu package management utility.

Synchronize list of packages and versions available. This should be run first, before running subsequent aptitude commands:

aptitude update

Install a new package and its dependencies:

aptitude install {package}

Search for a package:

aptitude search {package}

Search for an installed package (`?installed` is an aptitude search term):

aptitude search '?installed({package})'

Remove a package and all packages depending on it:

aptitude remove {package}

Upgrade installed packages to the newest available versions:

aptitude upgrade

Upgrade installed packages (like `aptitude upgrade`) including removing obsolete packages and installing additional packages to meet new package dependencies:

aptitude full-upgrade

Put an installed package on hold to prevent it from being automatically upgraded:

aptitude hold '?installed({package})'

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