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--- ubuntu:packages [2019/12/01 12:10] – peter
+++ ubuntu:packages [2023/06/18 14:11] (current) – peter
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 ====== Packages ======
+Packages are applications that are packaged up to make them easier to install.
-[[Ubuntu:Packages:Add local directory to apt sources.list|Add local directory to apt sources.list]]
+  * A group of Packages are contained in a Software Repository.
+  * A software repository can store its files on one server or across many different servers known as mirrors.
+  * Ubuntu/Debian based distributions utilize the **.deb** package format whereas Red Hat based distributions utilize rpm packages.
+----
+See [[Ubuntu:apt|apt]]
+See [[Ubuntu:aptitude|aptitude]]
+See [[Ubuntu:dpkg|dpkg]]
+----
 [[Ubuntu:Packages:Automatically installed packages|Automatically installed packages]]
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 [[Ubuntu:Packages:Purge a package|Purge a package]]
+[[Ubuntu:Packages:Purge removed, unpurged packages|Purge removed, unpurged packages]]
 [[Ubuntu:Packages:Re-install a package|Re-install a package]]
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 [[Ubuntu:Packages:Remove Kernels|Remove Unused Kernels]]
+[[Ubuntu:Packages:Repair a key server error for the Google repository|Repair a key server error for the Google repository]]
 [[Ubuntu:Packages:Search packages|Search packages]]