Manage APT packages

APT is a packaging tool usually available on Debian-based systems. You can use these functions to manage APT packages.

# Search the apt cache.
# usage: <aptsearch <keywords>
function+aptsearch {
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f apt-cache search ~0
r !apt-cache search ~0
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}

# Show apt package information.
# usage: <aptshow [<package name>]
function+aptshow {
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r !apt-cache show $(if [ -n "~0" ]; then echo "~0"; else echo ${EB_DOT%% *}; fi)
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f apt-cache show ~0
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}

# Install apt package.
# usage: <aptinstall [<package name>]
function+aptinstall {
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!sudo apt-get install $(if [ -n "~0" ]; then echo "~0"; else echo ${EB_DOT%% *}; fi) -q
}

# Update apt packages.
# usage: <aptupdate [<package name>]
function+aptupdate {
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!sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get upgrade -qqq && sudo apt autoremove -qqq
}