Aptitude

Install software for your system, with needed dependencies as well:

sudo aptitude install

Remove packages as well as orphaned dependencies:

sudo aptitude remove

Remove packages and orphaned dependencies, as well as any configuration files left behind:

sudo aptitude purge

Search for packages in the local apt package lists:

sudo aptitude search package-name

Show details about a package:

sudo aptitude show package-name

Update the local packages lists:

sudo aptitude update

Upgrade any installed packages that have been updated:

sudo aptitude upgrade

Upgrade packages, even if it means uninstalling certain packages:

sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

Delete only out-of-date packages, but keep current ones:

sudo aptitude autoclean

Delete any downloaded files necessary for installing the software on your system:

sudo aptitude clean

Fix a package at it’s current version, and don’t update it:

sudo aptitude hold