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[–] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

mostly supersedes apt-get/apt-cache/etc tools,

Except for in scripts. Debian guarantee that the output format of apt-get will never change and thus it's safe to use in scripts that parse the output, whereas they don't have the same guarantee for apt, which can change between releases.

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