nala

Package management utility with better formatting. Front-end for the python-apt API. More information: https://gitlab.com/volian/nala.

• Install a package, or update it to the latest available version:

sudo nala install {{package}}

• Remove a package:

sudo nala remove {{package}}

• Remove a package and its configuration files:

nala purge {{package}}

• Search package names and descriptions using a word, regex (default) or glob:

nala search "{{pattern}}"

• Update the list of available packages and upgrade the system:

sudo nala upgrade

• Remove all unused packages and dependencies from your system:

sudo nala autoremove

• Fetch fast mirrors to improve download speeds:

sudo nala fetch

• Display the history of all transactions:

nala history