Frequently asked questions for Package manager
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The apt package manager can be used to download a package file without actually installing it. See how the download subcommand is used to achieve this.
Learn how to remove previously installed packages on a Linux system using the apt package manager, such as Debian and Ubuntu.
Learn why and how packages may become unnecessary on Linux and how to remove them with the apt package manager on systems like Debian and Ubuntu.
Learn how to see the dependencies of a package that is to be installed or already installed on the system using the apt package manager.
Query the package manager to show installed packages on Ubuntu systems including version details. This can be done with the dpkg command and --list option.
On Linux systems such as Arch Linux, pacman is the default package manager. Query the pacman package manager to show all installed packages.