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Debian
The rock-solid grandparent of Linux
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What is Debian
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Lesson 1+40 XP
What is Debian
Debian is a community distro started in 1993 and the base for Ubuntu, Mint, Kali, Pop!_OS and many more. Its package manager is APT.
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Lesson 2+50 XP
Refresh the index
Always refresh the package list before installing.
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Lesson 3+60 XP
Install a package
APT pulls packages from the configured repositories.
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Lesson 4+60 XP
Search packages
Look for a package by name.
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Lesson 5+70 XP
Upgrade everything
Pull the latest version of every installed package.
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Lesson 6+60 XP
Remove a package
Uninstall but keep config files.
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Lesson 7+70 XP
Autoremove orphans
Drop packages installed as dependencies that nothing needs anymore.
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Lesson 8+70 XP
Purge a package
Remove a package AND its config files.
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Lesson 9+90 XP
dpkg install .deb
Install a downloaded .deb file directly.
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Lesson 10+70 XP
List installed
Show every installed package.
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Lesson 11+100 XP
Sources file
Where APT reads repos from.
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Check release
Print Debian's release name.
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Debian Master