deb-get
apt-get-like functionality for third-party .deb packages
TLDR
Refresh the list of available packages
$ deb-get update
List every package deb-get knows about, without checking install state$ deb-get list --raw
List only what is installed, which is much faster$ deb-get list --installed
Search the catalogue with a regular expression$ deb-get search [pattern]
Show the details of one or more packages$ deb-get show [package1] [package2]
Install packages from their upstream sources$ deb-get install [package1] [package2]
Reinstall a package$ deb-get reinstall [package]
Upgrade everything deb-get manages$ deb-get upgrade
Remove a package and drop the apt repository it came from$ deb-get remove --remove-repo [package]
Remove a package and its configuration$ deb-get purge [package]
Repair packages whose definitions changed upstream$ deb-get fix-installed
Show what is sitting in the download cache$ deb-get cache
Empty the download cache$ deb-get clean
SYNOPSIS
deb-get command [package]
DESCRIPTION
deb-get provides apt-get-like functionality for .deb packages from third-party repositories or direct downloads. It simplifies installing software not available in official Debian/Ubuntu repositories.Supports popular applications like Chrome, Discord, Slack, VS Code, and many others.
PARAMETERS
update
Update package listsearch pattern
Search for packagesshow package
Display package informationinstall package
Install or upgrade packageremove package
Remove packagepurge package
Remove package and configurationreinstall package
Reinstall packageupgrade
Upgrade all packageslist [--installed|--not-installed|--raw]
List available packages. Use --installed or --not-installed to filter, --raw to skip install status check.clean
Remove cached .deb filesfix-installed
Fix broken packages
CAVEATS
Works on Debian-based distributions. Packages come from third-party sources. Update regularly to get latest package information.
