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This quick guide lets you find and install new packages via a text console.
Every command has to be run with root privileges su or sudo.
1. Find a package:
apt-cache search package-name
2. Check is a package installed and find its version:
apt-cache policy package-name
3. List all packages installed in your system:
dpkg -l
or
dpkg-query -l
4. Install a package (packages):
apt-get install package1 package2 package3
5. If you have downloaded a “deb” package from the network, you can install it using dpkg tool:
cd /patch-to-download-directory dpkg -i package1.deb package2.deb package3.deb
If the package (packages) needs extra dependencies, the installation can be broken. To fix it, run:
apt-get install -f