===== Install new packages =====


This quick guide lets you find and install new packages via a text console.

Every command has to be run with super user privileges **sudo**.

**1**. Find a package:

   sudo apt-cache search package-name

**2**. Check if a package is installed and find its version:

   sudo apt-cache policy package-name

**3**. Install a package (packages):

   sudo apt-get install package1 package2 package3

**4**. "Deb" package downloaded from the network can be installed using **dpkg** tool:

   cd /path/to/download/directory
   sudo dpkg -i package1.deb package2.deb package3.deb

If the package(s) need extra dependencies, the installation can become broken. To fix it, run:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -f


List of all packages installed on your system can be generated via the command:

   sudo dpkg -l
or
   sudo dpkg-query -l

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