apt-get
E721378
apt-get is a command-line package management tool on Debian-based Linux systems that automates the retrieval, installation, upgrade, and removal of software packages.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Debian APT | 2 |
| apt-get canonical | 1 |
| slapt-get | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8247352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: apt-get Context triple: [dpkg, usedBy, apt-get]
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A.
Apt
Apt is a historic market town in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its candied fruit production and Provençal charm.
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B.
Debian
Debian is a widely used, community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, extensive package repository, and role as the basis for many other operating systems such as Ubuntu.
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C.
opkg
opkg is a lightweight package management system commonly used in embedded Linux distributions to install, update, and remove software packages.
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D.
Linux Mint Software Manager
Linux Mint Software Manager is a graphical application for browsing, installing, and managing software packages on the Linux Mint operating system.
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E.
APT-P
APT-P was the experimental tilting prototype of British Rail’s Advanced Passenger Train, built to test high-speed rail technology in the 1970s–80s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: apt-get Target entity description: apt-get is a command-line package management tool on Debian-based Linux systems that automates the retrieval, installation, upgrade, and removal of software packages.
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A.
Apt
Apt is a historic market town in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its candied fruit production and Provençal charm.
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B.
Debian
Debian is a widely used, community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, extensive package repository, and role as the basis for many other operating systems such as Ubuntu.
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C.
opkg
opkg is a lightweight package management system commonly used in embedded Linux distributions to install, update, and remove software packages.
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D.
Linux Mint Software Manager
Linux Mint Software Manager is a graphical application for browsing, installing, and managing software packages on the Linux Mint operating system.
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E.
APT-P
APT-P was the experimental tilting prototype of British Rail’s Advanced Passenger Train, built to test high-speed rail technology in the 1970s–80s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
APT front-end
ⓘ
command-line package management tool ⓘ software ⓘ |
| commandOption |
autoclean
ⓘ
autoremove ⓘ build-dep ⓘ check ⓘ clean ⓘ dist-upgrade ⓘ full-upgrade ⓘ install ⓘ purge ⓘ remove ⓘ source ⓘ update ⓘ upgrade ⓘ |
| developer | Debian project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
included by default in Debian
ⓘ
included by default in Ubuntu ⓘ |
| introducedAs | low-level APT interface ⓘ |
| invokedWith | apt-get [options] command ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Debian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linux Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubuntu NERFINISHED ⓘ other Debian-based Linux distributions ⓘ |
| partOf | Advanced Package Tool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
install software packages
ⓘ
manage package dependencies ⓘ remove software packages ⓘ retrieve software packages ⓘ upgrade software packages ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| requiresPrivilege | root access for system-wide changes ⓘ |
| shortName | APT ⓘ |
| stillSupported | true ⓘ |
| supersededInUserFacingRoleBy | apt command ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
distribution upgrade
ⓘ
package download ⓘ package installation ⓘ package list update ⓘ package removal ⓘ package search via apt-cache ⓘ package upgrade ⓘ |
| supportsPackageFormat | .deb ⓘ |
| supportsRepositoryType | APT repositories ⓘ |
| typicalUsage |
apt-get install package-name
ⓘ
apt-get remove package-name ⓘ apt-get update ⓘ apt-get upgrade ⓘ |
| usesCacheDirectory | /var/cache/apt/archives/ ⓘ |
| usesConfigurationDirectory | /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ ⓘ |
| usesConfigurationFile | /etc/apt/sources.list ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: apt-get Description of subject: apt-get is a command-line package management tool on Debian-based Linux systems that automates the retrieval, installation, upgrade, and removal of software packages.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
dpkg
this entity surface form:
Debian APT
this entity surface form:
Debian APT
this entity surface form:
slapt-get