Re: What does apt and dpkg mean?

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

Yes, I know their usage, I just want to know what their "full names" are :-)

e.g. "Editor MACroS" is the full name for "emacs".

Thanks.

On 11/2/06, Pollywog <linux-debian@shadypond.com> 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.
>
> See the Debian Reference
>
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/
>
> also other documentation at
>
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/
>
>
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