Apt

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Apt package administration

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Install a package

apt-get install package-name

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List files installed by a package

dpkg -L package

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Search packages

apt-cache search keywords

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Put a package on hold

Sometimes you want to avoid upgrading a package. For instance, you might want to avoid upgrading your kernel. (This didn't work! Check).

 echo kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686-smp hold |  dpkg --set-selections