APT (software)

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Advanced Package Tool

apt requesting confirmation before an installation
Developer(s)	The Debian Project
Initial release	31 March 1998; 27 years ago (1998-03-31)[1]
Stable release	3.0.1[2]  / 25 April 2025; 17 days ago (25 April 2025)
Repository	salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt.git
Written in	C++,[3] shell script,[3] XML,[3] CMake,[3] C,[3] Perl[3]
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Package manager
License	GPLv2+
Website	wiki.debian.org/AptCLI

Advanced Package Tool (APT) is a free-software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions.^[4] APT simplifies the process of managing software on Unix-like computer systems by automating the retrieval, configuration and installation of software packages, either from precompiled files or by compiling source code.^[4]