Today's article answers a question about apt-remove vs apt-purge...

[KGIII]

It's kinda written like someone asked me a question. I'd like to encourage that, actually. I'd like to do an 'asked by you' type of thing once a month.

Anyhow, here's the link:

'sudo apt remove' vs 'sudo apt purge' • Linux Tips

Today's article is going to cover sudo apt remove vs sudo apt purge and will be a different format than some articles.

linux-tips.us

Feedback is awesome, and after today I should be less busy.

 

[Deleted member 128018]

I've learned to use this command to remove software packages etc in the terminal when I go that route.

sudo apt remove --purge package name

 

[KGIII]

You can just sudo apt purge <package_name>.

That'll save you some time!

 

[Deleted member 128018]

What's the difference or is there a difference and why 2 different terminal codes.

sudo apt remove --purge package_name

sudo apt purge package_name

 

[KGIII]

No, there's no difference between the results - as far as I know.

 

[wizardfromoz]

One is older than the other.

The first was originally

sudo apt-get remove --purge package_name

and goes back to when APT was first introduced to Debian and Debian-based Distros.

It was left functional, even since apt has more recently been favoured over apt-get.

Wiz

 

[Deleted member 128018]

One is older than the other.

I hear that quite a bit around my house from family.

Yep the more I learn about terminal commands the more I'm finding different commands with the same end results.

Can't post any of them at the moment but I know you guys have seen the same thing.

 

[craigevil]

alias apurge='sudo apt purge -y --autoremove'

poof bye-bye package!

 

[KGIII]

Also, when scripting use 'apt-get' as it's a more stable interface. Use apt otherwise.

Lemme find an FYI type of link to go with this...

This one should do it.

Should I use apt or apt-get in shell scripting?

apt is the command that is being recommended by the Linux distributions. It provides the necessary option to manage the packages. It is easier to use with its fewer but easy to remember options. As

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I can't help but notice the lack of innumerable comments (on the site) with questions I should answer at the rate of "whenever I feel like it" (once a month or so).