nala

Install a package

$ sudo nala install [package]

$ sudo nala remove [package]

$ sudo nala purge [package]

$ nala search "[pattern]"

$ sudo nala upgrade

$ sudo nala autoremove

$ sudo nala fetch

$ nala history

nala command [options] [packages]

nala is a modern package management utility for Debian-based systems, serving as a front-end for apt and the python-apt API. It provides improved formatting, parallel downloads, and a cleaner interface compared to traditional apt.
Features include transaction history for reviewing and undoing changes, parallel downloads for faster operations, and the fetch command for automatically selecting fast mirrors based on latency and throughput testing.

--assume-yes, -y

Assume yes to all prompts

Download packages without installing

Do not install recommended packages

Also install suggested packages

Enable verbose output

Enable debug output

install _packages_

Install packages or update to latest version

Remove packages

Remove packages and their configuration files

Update package list from repositories

Update package list and upgrade installed packages

Search package names and descriptions using regex or glob

Display package information

Remove unused packages and dependencies

Autoremove with purge (removes config files)

Fetch and select fast mirrors

Display transaction history

Clear package cache

Nala wraps apt and requires the same privileges. Not all apt features are exposed through nala. The fetch command modifies /etc/apt/sources.list. Transaction history is stored locally and can be used to undo/redo operations.

nala was developed by the Volian Linux project, first released in December 2021. It was created to provide a more user-friendly interface to apt with better visual output, inspired by the dnf package manager's formatting.

apt(8), apt-get(8), dpkg(1)