Advanced Packaging Tool

Advanced Packaging Tool
Developer(s)	The Debian Project
Initial release	31 March 1998; 27 years ago
Stable release	3.0.0 / 4 April 2025; 3 days ago
Repository	salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt.git ;
Written in	C++, shell script, XML, CMake, C, Perl
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	Debian and its derivatives
Type	Package management system
License	GNU General Public License
Website	www.launchpad.net/apt-project

The Advanced packaging tool, or APT, is a user interface that works with core libraries to handle the sometimes difficult job of installing software on Linux.

Related pages

APTonCD

References

↑ "Initial release". apt package changelog. The Debian project. 31 March 1998. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
↑ "3.0.0". 4 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 "The apt - Advanced Package Tool Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Open Hub. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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[1] "Initial release". apt package changelog. The Debian project. 31 March 1998. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[wikidata-d173b6bcab55dd3b46a2e63056e0a2999dc446bb-v10-2] "3.0.0". 4 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

[wikidata-8722832ec3cd35c44824801980e5cb39ae93e9c6-v10-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 "The apt - Advanced Package Tool Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Open Hub. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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