Debian Package Management: Part 2

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On with the real stuff now. Don’t forget the relationship between the various tools: synaptic, aptitude and kpackage depend on apt which in turn relies on dpkg.
APT and aptitude:
APT is the Advanced Package Tool and provides the apt-get program. Unlike dpkg, apt-get does not understand .deb files, it works with the package’s proper name. It [...]

Debian Package Management: Part 1

Debian’s package management system is undoubtedly one of the most powerful in the Linux world. But users new to this wonderful distro often get confused when confronted with anything but the most trivial package management tasks.
This article attempts to clarify some of the basic concepts that must be understood in order to use these [...]