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APT (software)
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<p>Advanced Package Tool (APT) is a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free-software</a> <a href="/facts/Frontend_and_backend/QVUfH8gu">user interface</a> that works with <a href="/facts/Library_(computing)/xRzL3P7q">core libraries</a> to handle the installation and removal of software on <a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a> and Debian-based <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distributions</a>. APT simplifies the process of managing software on <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> computer systems by automating the retrieval, configuration and installation of <a href="/facts/Package_manager/kEX4kx7g">software packages</a>, either from precompiled files or by <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">compiling</a> source code. </p>