Where do 'apt-get' packages come from?
So what I'm trying to ask is say I want to download Firefox. If I use 'sudo apt-get install firefox' does it get it from the Firefox website or some third-party repository? Or is using 'apt-get install' the same as getting it from the website?
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So what I'm trying to ask is say I want to download Firefox. If I use 'sudo apt-get install firefox' does it get it from the Firefox website or some third-party repository? Or is using 'apt-get install' the same as getting it from the website?
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enterapt-cache policy firefoxand you'll see where it'll come from. Your sources provide where software will come from, and any priority rates given dictate if one is used over another.
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So what I'm trying to ask is say I want to download Firefox. If I use 'sudo apt-get install firefox' does it get it from the Firefox website or some third-party repository? Or is using 'apt-get install' the same as getting it from the website?
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So what I'm trying to ask is say I want to download Firefox. If I use 'sudo apt-get install firefox' does it get it from the Firefox website or some third-party repository? Or is using 'apt-get install' the same as getting it from the website?
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enterapt-cache policy firefoxand you'll see where it'll come from. Your sources provide where software will come from, and any priority rates given dictate if one is used over another.
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enterapt-cache policy firefoxand you'll see where it'll come from. Your sources provide where software will come from, and any priority rates given dictate if one is used over another.
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So most of the packages you'll get using apt will be from the official distributor/creator, excluding a package from a ppa (personal package archive). Here is some info about apt. As @guiverc commented you can use apt-cache policy <package> to check where a package has come from, but also the version you have and the version you can update the package to using apt. If you want to make sure you're installing the latest version possibly it's recommended to get the application from the provider's website. There's a vetting process for distributors to push their updates to the official apt repositories.
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So most of the packages you'll get using apt will be from the official distributor/creator, excluding a package from a ppa (personal package archive). Here is some info about apt. As @guiverc commented you can use apt-cache policy <package> to check where a package has come from, but also the version you have and the version you can update the package to using apt. If you want to make sure you're installing the latest version possibly it's recommended to get the application from the provider's website. There's a vetting process for distributors to push their updates to the official apt repositories.
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So most of the packages you'll get using apt will be from the official distributor/creator, excluding a package from a ppa (personal package archive). Here is some info about apt. As @guiverc commented you can use apt-cache policy <package> to check where a package has come from, but also the version you have and the version you can update the package to using apt. If you want to make sure you're installing the latest version possibly it's recommended to get the application from the provider's website. There's a vetting process for distributors to push their updates to the official apt repositories.
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apt-cache policy firefoxand you'll see where it'll come from. Your sources provide where software will come from, and any priority rates given dictate if one is used over another.– guiverc
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