What is the meaning of the command “ sudo apt-get update“? sudo apt-get update is the command used to updates the package index files to get the latest list of available packages in the repositories. Let us see what this command does, how it does that, and the reason you need to do this every time you need to install an app on your Linux computer.įor those of you in a hurry, here is the short version of the answer! The Short Version of the Answer In this article, I have tried to explain what this command means from a beginner’s perspective avoiding unnecessary “technical terms” and I have tried to keep this article concise so that you can get through the entire article in about 10 to 20 mins max!
I guess to beginners, it just feels like a magic spell to get something installed! I was just happy that I was able to type something in the Terminal and that it actually worked and did what I wanted it to do! I did not pay much attention to what I actually typed in.
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