Re: What does apt and dpkg mean?

[gniuxiao <gniuxiao.mailinglist@gmail.com>]

Thanks for your more clear explanation~ ;-)

On 11/2/06, Joshua J. Kugler <joshua@eeinternet.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 November 2006 16:46, Pollywog wrote:
> > On Thursday 02 November 2006 01:41, gniuxiao wrote:
> > > I know that rm means remove, ls means list, but what does apt and dpkg
> > > mean? Thanks.
> >
> > apt and dpkg are commands used to install or remove Debian packages.  If
> > you have used RedHat derivatives, dpkg is similar in function to rpm.
>
> I think the post meant "What do they *mean*," not what are they used for.  In
> other words, as rm and ls are abbreviations for their functions, for what
> words or functions are "apt" and "dpkg" abbreviations?
>
> j
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