https://jeltsch.org/en/tags/apt-get/Recent content in Apt-Get on Michael’s DomainHugoen-usCopyright © 2002 - 2026 Michael Jeltsch.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:18:18 +0300https://jeltsch.org/en/the_debian_package_manager_apt_cache_apt_get_install_search/Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000https://jeltsch.org/en/the_debian_package_manager_apt_cache_apt_get_install_search/<p>Search for packages containing the word emacs in their name or description:<code>apt-cache search emacs</code>Install package emacs21:<code>apt-get install emacs21</code>Remove package wine including all configuration files:<code>apt-get remove --purge wine</code>Reinstall a package:<code>apt-get --reinstall install wine</code>Sometimes, you need to use dpkg to reconfigure a package, e.g. here the bittorrent sync package:<code>dpkg-reconfigure btsync</code></p>