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Debian package management</a></strong> <span class="anchor" id="line-2-1"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-3-1"></span><p class="line867"><strong><a class="https" href="https://packages.debian.org/stable/">List of Debian packages</a></strong> </div><span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span><p class="line867"><div class="table-of-contents"><p class="table-of-contents-heading">Contents<ol><li> <a href="#Installing.2C_removing.2C_upgrading_software">Installing, removing, upgrading software</a></li><li> <a href="#Configuration">Configuration</a></li><li> <a href="#Debian_package_documentation">Debian package documentation</a></li><li> <a href="#Repository_management">Repository management</a></li><li> <a href="#Packaging">Packaging</a></li><li> <a href="#See_also">See also</a></li><li> <a href="#Wiki_pages">Wiki pages</a></li></ol></li></ol></div> <span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span><p class="line862">Much of why Debian is a strong Linux distribution comes from its <a class="interwiki" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager" title="WikiPedia">package management</a>. Everything in Debian – every application, every component – everything – is built into a package. <span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span><p class="line862">There are many <a href="/Software">software packages</a> available for Debian – everything from the Linux kernel to games. And their number has been growing with every release. <span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span><p class="line862">The <a href="/Apt">Apt</a> (<em>Advanced Package Tool</em>) package management system is a set of tools to download, install, remove, upgrade, configure and manage Debian packages, and therefore all software installed on a Debian system. <span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="Install"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span> <h2 id="Installing.2C_removing.2C_upgrading_software">Installing, removing, upgrading software</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span><p class="line862">To manage installed software, use a <strong>package manager</strong>: <span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/PackageManagementTools">PackageManagementTools</a> - List of package managers and related tools <span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianUpgrade">DebianUpgrade</a> - How to upgrade from a Debian release to another <span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Configuration">Configuration</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/SourcesList">SourcesList</a> - Edit packages sources (repositories) <span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/PackageInstallTips">PackageInstallTips</a> - Package management tips <span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/AptConfiguration">AptConfiguration</a> - Apt configuration and <em>pinning</em> <span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/UnattendedUpgrades">UnattendedUpgrades</a> - Automatically install latest security (and other) upgrades <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/PackageManagement/Preseed">PackageManagement/Preseed</a> - Preconfigure Debian packages before installation <span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/PackageManagement/Searching">PackageManagement/Searching</a> - Searching for packages <span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Backports">Backports</a> - Newer versions of packages compatible with <a href="/DebianStable">DebianStable</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianPackageManagement">DebianPackageManagement</a> - Advanced topics on Debian package management <span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/SecureApt">SecureApt</a> - Authenticate packages against cryptographic signatures <span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Debian_package_documentation">Debian package documentation</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-44"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-45"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">Every Debian package installs its documentation under <tt>/usr/share/doc/<package_name></tt>. Check this directory for more information on a specific package. <span class="anchor" id="line-46"></span></li><li><p class="line862">All programs provided by Debian packages come with their own <a href="/ManPage">ManPage</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-47"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-48"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Repository_management">Repository management</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-49"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianRepository/Setup">DebianRepository/Setup</a> - summarizes the process of setting up a Debian package repository <span class="anchor" id="line-51"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianRepository">DebianRepository</a> - Debian package repository <span class="anchor" id="line-52"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianRepository/Format">DebianRepository/Format</a> - Debian package repository format <span class="anchor" id="line-53"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/DebianRepository/UseThirdParty">DebianRepository/UseThirdParty</a> - Instructions to connect to a third-party repository <span class="anchor" id="line-54"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-55"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-56"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Packaging">Packaging</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-57"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-58"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Packaging">Packaging</a> - Information relevant to developers wishing to package software for Debian. <span class="anchor" id="line-59"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-60"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-61"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-62"></span><ul><li><p class="line891"><a class="https" href="https://www.debian.org/Bugs/">https://www.debian.org/Bugs/</a> - information on finding, reporting and fixing bugs in Debian packages <span class="anchor" id="line-63"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/AptProtocol">AptProtocol</a> - Installing packages by clicking on links with <tt class="backtick">apt://</tt> URLs <span class="anchor" id="line-64"></span></li><li><p class="line891"><a href="/Permissions/ResetPackagePermissions">Restore an installed package permissions to their default</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-65"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-66"></span></li></ul><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Wiki_pages">Wiki pages</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-67"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-68"></span><p class="line874">All wiki pages related to package management: <span class="anchor" id="line-69"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-70"></span><p class="line867"><div class="searchresults"> <ol start="1"><li><a href="/Alien?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">Alien</a></li><li><a href="/Apt?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">Apt</a></li><li><a href="/AptCLI?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">AptCLI</a></li><li><a href="/AptCacherNg?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">AptCacherNg</a></li><li><a href="/AptConfiguration?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">AptConfiguration</a></li><li><a href="/AptMove?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">AptMove</a></li><li><a href="/AptProtocol?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">AptProtocol</a></li><li><a href="/Aptitude?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">Aptitude</a></li><li><a href="/Backports?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">Backports</a></li><li><a href="/CheckInstall?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">CheckInstall</a></li><li><a href="/DDPO?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DDPO</a></li><li><a href="/DebianPackageManagement?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DebianPackageManagement</a></li><li><a href="/DebianRepository?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DebianRepository</a></li><li><a href="/DebianRepository/Setup?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DebianRepository/Setup</a></li><li><a href="/DebianRepository/UseThirdParty?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DebianRepository/UseThirdParty</a></li><li><a href="/DebianUpgrade?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DebianUpgrade</a></li><li><a href="/DontBreakDebian?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DontBreakDebian</a></li><li><a href="/DpkgConffileHandling?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">DpkgConffileHandling</a></li><li><a href="/FastTrack?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">FastTrack</a></li><li><a href="/Flatpak?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">Flatpak</a></li><li><a href="/Java/JavaGit?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryPackageManagement%5Cb%29">Java/JavaGit</a></li><li><a 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