Linux - Apt-Cache

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

apt-cache – used to search for packages and package names which are located in the package cache.

-a parameter to display all information about packages.

-h parameter to show help via a short usage summary.

-i parameter to display only important dependencies.

search – argument which searches the title and description of a package.

showpkg - argument to display package information.

stats – argument to display statistics.

Example: apt-cache search open