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If you then want to remove
Iceweasel , you can do it with:
sudo apt-get purge iceweasel
The package manager will try to
remove any dependencies that
aren't used by other packages.
You'll often see packages with
the end of package names. These are
only needed if you're compiling software.
Usually you can just ignore these.
is a great tool, but it isn't as
apt-get
user-friendly as it could be. There are
a couple of graphical tools that make
package management a bit easier. The
first we'll look at is Synaptic . This isn't
installed by default on Raspbian, so you'll
have to get it using apt-get
sudo apt-get synaptic
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This works with packages in the
same way as
graphical interface. Once the package
is installed, you can start it with:
--where is synaptic
See below for more information.
-dev at The second graphical tool is the Raspberry
Pi App store. Unlike
Synaptic , this deals with commercial
software as well as free software, so
you have to pay to install some things.
It comes by default on Raspbian, and
you can get it by clicking on the icon on
desktop. See 'Raspberry Pi Store' on
the next page for more information.
with:
, but with a
apt-get
apt-get and
Synaptic
Synaptic lets you do everything
you can with the command
line
apt-get
interface is easier to use. We
find it especially useful when
searching, because the window
is easier to look through
than text on the terminal.
Synaptic provides a user-friendly
■
front-end to the apt package
management system.
, but the graphical
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