MX on Linux: Difference between revisions

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|To install a package and its dependencies

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| The "source list" [[#The various components to commands for installation|mentioned earlier]] that references the repositories from which software packages can be installed, needs to be updated periodically so it reflects any changes within those repositories. The instruction "update" is included after "apt" to make sure your computer has up to date information about repositories installed, and to report if these contain packages that can be upgraded

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| Once your "source list" is up to date, the instruction "upgrade" can be included after "apt" to download any newer versions now available in repositories, and to replace those packages that are already installed on your computer with those newer versions

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| The instruction "autoremove" can be included after "apt" to check all components in the packages you have installed onto your computer, and remove any components that are not needed by the dependencies of the packages you are using. A download for software frequently includes some components specifically for their software to work with particular other optional packages.

 

When we install mono-complete later, the other packages we install do not need every component that has installed, and “autoremove” can be used to tidy up when all our installations are finished.

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|If you want to remove just one component manually, after "apt", use “remove” followed by the name of component you no longer want

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| To remove any installed package and delete all related configuration files, after "apt" type "purge" then the name of the package we no longer want

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|To search in repositories in source list for a package you specify after “search”

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|To show any information available about a package that you name after the “show”

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