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.SH SYNOPSIS
.B apt
.SH DESCRIPTION
-APT is a management system for software packages. It is still
-under development; the snazzy front ends are not yet available. In the
-meantime, please see
-.BR apt-get (8).
+APT is a management system for software packages. For normal day to day
+package management there are several frontends available, like
+.BR aptitude (8)
+for the command line or
+.BR synaptic (8)for X-Windows. Some options are only implemented in
+.BR apt-get (8) though.
.SH OPTIONS
None.
.SH FILES
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ None.
.BR apt-cache (8),
.BR apt-get (8),
.BR apt.conf (5),
-.BR sources.list (5)
+.BR sources.list (5),
+.BR apt-secure (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
apt returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
.SH BUGS