Advanced Packaging Tool

Advanced Packaging Tool
Developer(s)	The Debian Project
Initial release	31 March 1998[1]
Stable release	2.9.4[2] / 25 May 2024
Repository	salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt.git ;
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

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.

Synaptic Package Manager is one of the frontends available for APT

Related pages

APTonCD

References

"Initial release". apt package changelog. The Debian project. 31 March 1998. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
"2.9.4". GitLab. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
"The apt - Advanced Package Tool Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Open Hub. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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[1] "Initial release". apt package changelog. The Debian project. 31 March 1998. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[wikidata-c5bd6370c47f886fcf844963d6f76f89b03abb82-v10-2] "2.9.4". GitLab. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[wikidata-8722832ec3cd35c44824801980e5cb39ae93e9c6-v10-3] "The apt - Advanced Package Tool Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Open Hub. Retrieved 2 May 2024.