Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie Are Getting a Refined APT Command-Line Interface
APT developer and Canonical engineer Julian Andres Klode took to LinkedIn to present the revamped APT interface powered by the upcoming APT 3.0 package manager that looks to give users a more concise and well-laid-out command-line output when updating, installing, or removing packages via the terminal emulator.
The new APT 3.0 UI brings a columnar display that will make it easier for users to quickly scan for a package name and support for colors, namely red for removals and green for other changes, which makes it easier to quickly distinguish commands at a glance.
Update (by Roy)
In OMGJoey:
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APT is Getting a Colourful New UI (it’s a BIG Improvement)
I think most of us are familiar with the way that APT, the package management tool underpinning Ubuntu and all other Debian-based GNU/Linux distributions, looks and behaves. But some (much needed) visual changes are coming in the next major stable release, APT 3.0 — and they look great. Hey, don’t pretend you’re not excited by fancier looking APT print outs, my friend!
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Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color, squishes ancient bug
Major updates to Debian's Advanced Packaging Tool don't come along very often, but APT 2.9 is here with a significant facelift.
APT version 2.9 has just been accepted into Debian's unstable development channel. This is an unfinished development version, which should lead to APT 3 in time for Debian 13, which will probably appear around mid-2025.
The pace of development of APT seems to be accelerating. It's only just over a year since we reported on APT 2.6, development of which was spurred by the inclusion of soft-loadable firmware in the default installation media for Debian 12.