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Aptitude (software)

aptitude is a front end to APT, the Debian package manager. It displays a list of software packages and allows the user to interactively pick packages to install or remove. It has a search system utilizing flexible search patterns. It was initially created for Debian, but has appeared in RPM-based distributions as well.

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Developer
Daniel Burrows
License
GPLv2
Operating system
Linux, iOS
Platform
Debian and derivatives
Release
1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Repository
salsa.debian.org/apt-team/aptitude.git

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Aptitude (software)

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Edges36
Triples12
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Aptitude (software)

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Developer · 1
Aptitude (software) → Daniel Burrows
License · 1
Aptitude (software) → GPLv2
Operating system · 1
Aptitude (software) → Linux, iOS
Platform · 1
Aptitude (software) → Debian and derivatives
Release · 1
Aptitude (software) → 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Repository · 1
Aptitude (software) → salsa.debian.org/apt-team/aptitude.git
Stable release · 1
Aptitude (software) → 0.8.13 / 21 May 2020; 6 years ago (21 May 2020)
Type · 1
Aptitude (software) → Package manager
Written in · 1
Aptitude (software) → C++ (ncurses)

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aptitude debian user created package apt apt-get packages also manager ncurses interface list easter release 1999 system ios provides command-line

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Aptitude (software)DeveloperDaniel Burrows1.00infobox
Aptitude (software)LicenseGPLv21.00infobox
Aptitude (software)Operating systemLinux, iOS1.00infobox
Aptitude (software)PlatformDebian and derivatives1.00infobox
Aptitude (software)Release1999; 27 years ago (1999)1.00infobox
Aptitude (software)Repositorysalsa.debian.org/apt-team/aptitude.git1.00infobox
Aptitude (software)Stable release0.8.13 / 21 May 2020; 6 years ago (21 May 2020)1.00infobox
Aptitude (software)TypePackage manager1.00infobox
Aptitude (software)Written inC++ (ncurses)1.00infobox
GTKinstance ofcallback library and concepts from modern widget toolkits0.80text
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