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-====== package management ======
-===== command line =====
-==== Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) ====
-  * ''sudo apt-get install <package name>'' install a package
-  * ''sudo apt-get remove <package name>'' remove a package (config files are NOT removed)
-  * ''sudo apt-get purge <package name>'' remove a package (config files ARE also removed)
-  * ''sudo apt-get update'' update package listings from repositories
-  * ''sudo apt-get upgrade [<packagename>]'' perform upgrade of all eligible or specific packages
-  * getting package information:
-    * ''apt-cache search <package name or regex pattern>'' search for packages
-    * ''apt-cache show <package name>'' readable details about a package
-    * ''apt-cache pkgnames |sort'' show a sorted list of packages in the system
-==== aptitude ====
-  * a curses interface to apt
-===== GUI =====
-  * synaptic
-  * ubuntu software center
-  * ubuntu update manager