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Advanced Packaging Tool
free software package management system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
Developer(s) | The Debian Project |
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Initial release | 31 March 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-31)[1] |
Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | C++,[3] shell script,[3] Extensible Markup Language,[3] CMake,[3] C,[3] Perl[3] ![]() |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Platform | Debian and its derivatives |
Type | Package management system |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | www.launchpad.net/apt-project |
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