APT
The facts below are what the maker publishes about APT, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From APT's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| APT | Free | Free software under the GNU General Public License |
The facts
Each one read from APT's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cached downloads
- APT removes cached .deb packages by default after successfully installing downloaded packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Interactive output
- The apt command provides a progress bar when installing packages with apt install.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interactive use
- The Debian Reference recommends apt for interactive command-line operations such as installing, removing, and performing distribution upgrades.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline installation
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Package discovery
- The apt tool suite includes apt-cache for searching package lists and querying package dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- Debian binary packages (.deb),Debian source packageschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Package installation
- APT retrieves and installs packages from configured sources, and apt-get calls dpkg after downloading the package archives.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package integrity
- APT uses GPG-based security mechanisms to verify that packages from official Debian mirrors match those uploaded by Debian developers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package sources
- APT uses configured package sources, which can include Debian archive mirrors accessed over HTTP or FTP.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Private registry auth
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- APT is an advanced interface to the Debian packaging system that provides command-line tools for searching, managing, and querying packages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Script use
- The Debian Reference recommends apt-get for invoking Debian package management from scripts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- Debian's package trust documentation says APT's verification cannot eliminate all risks, including the possibility of a tampered package entering the master archive.checked 11 Oct 2026
- System privileges
- Commands that install packages or update package metadata require root privileges.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- APT is the current Debian package management system for users managing packages from Debian archives and other configured sources.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 21 Sep 2026
