Linux 04: How to update and install applications on Linux
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 Published On Apr 15, 2024

In this video, we'll introduce you to keeping your Linux up to date and how to install applications. We'll be doing this in future videos as well, but we'll introduce you to this process here.

We'll do this for both Debian/Ubuntu/Mint Linux as well as Red Hat/CentOS and Alma Linux

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Commands Used (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint Linux):
- Update the software catalogs: sudo apt update
- Upgrade installed software: sudo apt upgrade
- Clean up temporary and unecessary files: sudo apt autoremove
- Install a software title: sudo apt install software-title
- Install a software title without y/n: sudo apt install software-title -y
- Searching for a package to install: sudo apt search software-title
- List software already installed: sudo apt list --installed
- Searching for already installed software: sudo apt list --installed | grep keyword
- Un-installing a software title: sudo apt remove software-title
- Install Developer's Tools: sudo apt install build-essential -y

Commands Used (Red Hat/CentOS/Fedora/Alma Linux):
- Upgrade installed software: sudo dnf update
- Clean up temporary and unnecessary files: sudo dnf autoremove
- Install a software title: sudo dnf install software-title
- Install a software title without y/n: sudo dnf install software-title -y
- Searching for a package to install: sudo dnf search software-title
- List software already installed: sudo dnf list --installed
- Searching for already installed software: sudo dnf list --installed | grep keyword
- Un-installing a software title: sudo dnf remove software-title
- Install Developer's Tools: sudo dnf group install "Development Tools" -y

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