install packages

(install specific package)

$sudo apt-get install <package name>

(install multiple packages)

$sudo apt-get install <package 1> <package 2> ... <package n>

(prevent a specific package from upgrading)

$sudo apt-get install <package name> --no-upgrade

(upgrade only a specific package)

$sudo apt-get install <package name> --only-upgrade

(install a specific package version)

$sudo apt-get install <package name>=<package version>
example install vsftpd version 2.3.5-3ubuntu1
$sudo apt-get install vsftpd=2.3.5-3ubuntu1

(completely remove packages)

$sudo apt-get purge <package name>

(clean disk space)

$sudo apt-get clean

(check broken dependencies)

$sudo apt-get check

(fix all packages with broken dependencies)

$sudo apt-get -f install

(search and build dependencies)

$sudo apt-get build-dep <package name>

(auto clean apt-get cache)

$sudo apt-get autoclean

(how to remove installed package dependencies that are no longer needed)

$sudo apt-get autoremove