Editing APT (software) (section)

{{short description|Free software package management system}}
{{Other uses|APT (disambiguation)#Computing and software}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = Advanced Package Tool
| screenshot = File:Sudo apt install libreoffice on Debian 12 screenshot.png
| logo = 
| caption = <code>apt</code> requesting confirmation before an installation
| developer = The [[Debian]] Project
| released = {{Start date and age|1998|03|31|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web
 | url        = https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/a/apt/apt_2.2.4_changelog
 | title      = Initial release
 | date       = 31 March 1998
 | work       = apt package changelog
 | publisher  = The Debian project
 | access-date = 18 December 2021}}</ref>
| latest release version = {{Wikidata|properties|references|edit|P348}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{Wikidata|qualifier|single|P348|P577}}}}
| latest preview version = {{Wikidata|properties|references|edit|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{Start date and age|{{Wikidata|qualifier|single|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}}}
| programming language = {{Wikidata|properties|references|edit|P277}}
| operating system = [[Unix-like]]
| genre = [[Package manager]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPLv2+]]
| website = {{URL|https://wiki.debian.org/AptCLI}}
}}

'''Advanced Package Tool''' ('''APT''') is a [[free software|free-software]] [[frontend and backend|user interface]] that works with [[library (computing)|core libraries]] to handle the installation and removal of software on [[Debian]] and Debian-based [[Linux distribution]]s.<ref name=manpage>{{cite web|url=https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/apt/apt-get.8.en.html|title=apt-get(8)|website=Debian Manpages|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> APT simplifies the process of managing software on [[Unix-like]] computer systems by automating the retrieval, configuration and installation of [[Package manager|software packages]], either from precompiled files or by [[Compiler|compiling]] source code.<ref name=manpage/>