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free software package management system

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Developer: The Debian Project
Initial release: 31 March 1998 ; 28 years ago ( 1998-03-31 )
Stable release: 3.2.0 / 7 April 2026 ; 57 days ago ( 7 April 2026 )
Written in: C++, shell script, XML, CMake, C, Perl
Operating system: Unix-like
Type: Package manager
License: GPLv2+
Website: wiki .debian .org /AptCLI
Repository: salsa .debian .org /apt-team /apt .git

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Advanced Package Tool (APT) is a free-software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions. APT simplifies the process of managing software on Unix-like computer systems by automating the retrieval, configuration and installation of software packages, either from precompiled files or by compiling source code.