#apt

8 one-liners with this tag.

Delete downloaded package files from the apt cache

#du -sh /var/cache/apt/archives && apt clean

cautionDebian and APT

Fix an interrupted installation and broken dependencies

#dpkg --configure -a && apt --fix-broken install

cautionDebian and APT

Hold a package at its current version (apt-mark hold)

#apt-mark hold mariadb-server

cautionDebian and APT

Release a held package for updates again

#apt-mark unhold mariadb-server

cautionDebian and APT

Remove unused dependencies (apt autoremove)

#apt autoremove

cautionDebian and APT

Show available package updates

#apt update && apt list --upgradable

harmlessDebian and APT

Show only pending security updates

$apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | grep -- -security

harmlessDebian and APT

Show the changelog of a package

$apt changelog openssl

harmlessDebian and APT