Going Linux #345 · Apt and apt-get and aptitude, oh my!

An episode of the Going Linux podcast, hosted by Larry Bushey, titled "Going Linux #345 · Apt and apt-get and aptitude, oh my!" was published on May 20, 2018 and runs 32 minutes.

May 20, 2018 ·32m · Going Linux

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Summary

00:00 Going Linux #345 · Apt and apt-get and aptitude, oh my! 00:15 Introduction 00:39 Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS released 02:30 Debian-based Packages explained by 'minion' Ken Leyba 04:35 Debian-based package managers 14:37 .deb package anatomy 17:44 The dpkg command-line tool 20:07 The advance packaging tool - apt 24:48 Aptitude 26:47 Synaptic 27:39 Just for fun 30:06 Are you a minion? 31:39 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 32:58 End

Episode Description

In Linux there are methods of installing software, from source code by compiling and installing, or through software packages and package managers. There are newer forms of installing software, for example using portable app installers like Appimage, Snap or Flatpak. In this episode we describe the common methods of installing applications on Debian-based distributions.

Episode 345 Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #345 · Apt and apt-get and aptitude, oh my!
00:15 Introduction
00:39 Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS released
02:30 Debian-based Packages explained by 'minion' Ken Leyba
04:35 Debian-based package managers
14:37 .deb package anatomy
17:44 The dpkg command-line tool
20:07 The advance packaging tool - apt
24:48 Aptitude
26:47 Synaptic
27:39 Just for fun
30:06 Are you a minion?
31:39 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe
32:58 End