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<sect3 id="apt-setup">
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<title>Configuring apt</title>
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The main means that people use to install packages on their system is
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via a program called <command>apt-get</command>, from the
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<classname>apt</classname> package.<footnote>
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One of the tools used to install packages on a &debian; system is
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a program called <command>apt-get</command>, from the
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<classname>apt</classname> package<footnote>
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Note that the actual program that installs packages is called
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Note that the program which actually installs the packages is called
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<command>dpkg</command>. However, this program is more of a low-level
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tool. <command>apt-get</command> is a higher-level tool as it will
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invoke <command>dpkg</command> as appropriate and also because it knows
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to install other packages which are required for the package you're
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trying to install, as well as how to retrieve the package from your
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CD, the network, or wherever.
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tool. <command>apt-get</command> is a higher-level tool, which will
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invoke <command>dpkg</command> as appropriate. It knows how to retrieve
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packages from your CD, the network, or wherever. It is also able to
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automatically install other packages which are required to make the
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package you're trying to install work correctly.
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Other front-ends for package management, like <command>aptitude</command>
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and <command>synaptic</command> are also in use and depend on
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<command>apt-get</command>. These front-ends are recommended for new users,
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since they integrate some additional features (package searching and status checks)
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in a nice user interface.
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and <command>synaptic</command>, are also in use.
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These front-ends are recommended for new users, since they integrate
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some additional features (package searching and status checks)
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in a nice user interface. In fact, <command>aptitude</command> is now the
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recommended utility for package management.