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What is APT? — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

What is APT?

Advanced Package Tool, more commonly known as “APT”, is a collection of tools used to install, update, remove, and otherwise manage software packages on Debian and its derivative operating systems, including Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

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Learning to Love Your Terminal — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Learning to Love Your Terminal

After following a few cloud tutorials, you should have a good grasp on working in a modern command line. However, Many users who are new to the command line may still find it fairly restrictive. This tutorial is designed to provide more background on command line interfaces, as well as about advice around customization and cross-platform portability, for these users in particular. The goal is to feel just as comfortable in a terminal environment as you are with using a computer in any other way.

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How To Manage /etc with Version Control Using Etckeeper on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Manage /etc with Version Control Using Etckeeper on CentOS 7

As opposed to the old standby of making copies of configuration files before making changes, etckeeper lets you keep track of modifications using a Git, Mercurial, Bazaar, or Darcs repository, just like you would do with a software development project. In addition, etckeeper integrates seamlessly with yum to automatically commit changes made to the contents of the `/etc` directory when packages are upgraded.

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