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 Enter the start of a command at the prompt then use '''''' to complete the typing. If more than one result would be possible then '''''' to list them all. 

 !! Installing or Building packages 

 !!! apt 

-* '''apt-get install ''' - a '''very''' easy to use application installer/uninstaller originally for [Debian].  Simply type the command and the name of the application (package) you want and '''apt''' will download it, install it and configure it for you. It's available for some rpm distributions as an add on package, '''yum''' is an equivalent now installed by default in [RedHat Fedora]. 

+* '''apt-get install ''' - a '''very''' easy to use package installer/uninstaller originally for [Debian].  Simply type the command and the name of the application (package) you want and '''apt''' will download it, install it and configure it for you. Apt is available for some rpm distributions as an add on package, '''yum''' is an equivalent now installed by default in [RedHat Fedora]. 

+* '''apt-cache search ''' - a quick way to find and list packages with short descriptions for [Debian].  Try something like '''apt-cache search wireless''' and see what you get. ;) 

+* '''apt-cache show ''' - show the version, size, full description and so forth for a package. 

 !!! emerge 

 * '''emerge '''- a '''very''' easy to use application installer/uninstaller found in (http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo).  Simply type the command and the name of the application (package) you want and '''portage''' will download it, '''compile''' it, install it and configure it for you. Edit /etc/make.conf to setup exactly how you want your applications compiled. 

 !! Misc - but still important