Network Configuration
apt-cache
Queries package metadata from the APT cache.
Ubuntu
Debian
Mint
Pop!_OS
Elementary OS
Kali
Verified: 2025-09-07
Syntax
$apt-cache [COMMAND] [PACKAGE]
Optionen
search
Search package names/descriptions
show
Show package details
policy
Show version and repo priorities
depends
Show package dependencies
Examples
$apt-cache search nginx
$apt-cache policy openssl
$apt-cache show curl
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
apt-cache --help
Note
Useful for package research without installing anything.
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