The latest version of APT can be downloaded from Softpedia

May 7, 2014 09:58 GMT  ·  By

APT (Advanced Package Tool) 1.0.3, a set of core tools inside Debian that makes it possible to install, remove, and keep applications up to date, has been released and is now available for download.

Advanced Package Tool was launched back in 1998, and 16 years later it finally reached version 1.0. Now we already have version 1.0.3, which means that the developers intend to pick up the pace a little with the new builds.

According to the changelog, support has been added for vendor specific config files, a missing ScreenWidth check in apt.cc has been fixed, LFS is now enforced for partial files in the HTTPS range requests, the CD-ROM mount is now working as it should, vendor information for BlankOn has been added, and openpty() is applied if both stdin/stdout are terminals.

The developers have explained that the new APT binary has replaced the old apt-get and now it supports the following commands: list (similar to dpkg list), search (like apt-cache search, but displays results alphabetically), show, update (with color output), install, remove, upgrade, full-upgrade, and edit-sources.

A complete list of changes and updates can be found in the official announcement. You can download APT (Advanced Package Tool) 1.0.3 right now from Softpedia.