Advanced Package Tool (APT)


 
Configuration of /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://debian.rutgers.edu/ sarge main contrib non-free
deb-src http://debian.rutgers.edu/ sarge main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security sarge/updates main contrib non-fre 
   or (in the Unisys lab)
deb http://192.168.5.55/debmirror sarge main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security sarge/updates main contrib non-fre

After updating config files and periodically, run
apt-get update

Upgrade packages 
apt-get dist-upgrade

Search for string in known packages
apt-cache search ncurses

Install a package
apt-get install libcurses-perl

Clean the cached deb packages after installations 
apt-get autoclean

More instructions on APT are available in   APT manual 





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