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Christopher Engelhard 2020-08-06 01:52:29 +02:00 committed by pbokoc
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WARNING: APT *can not* be used to install packages on Fedora, you *have to use DNF* instead. WARNING: APT *can not* be used to install packages on Fedora, you *have to use DNF* instead.
The `apt` command on Fedora used to actually be - until https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Move_apt_package_from_RPM_to_DPKG_backend[Fedora 32] - `apt-rpm`, which basically mapped normal apt commands so that they worked with Fedora's RPM package management system. The `apt` command on Fedora used to - until https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Move_apt_package_from_RPM_to_DPKG_backend[Fedora 32] - actually be `apt-rpm`, which basically mapped normal apt commands so that they worked with Fedora's RPM package management system.
However, `apt-rpm` is unmaintained, broken & insecure, and so was dropped in favour of shipping the actual Debian `apt` software. Since `apt` exclusively deals with `.deb` packages, the `apt` command can no longer be used to manage Fedora packages. It's purpose is now purely as a tool for people trying to build packages for Debian-based distributions on a Fedora system. However, `apt-rpm` is unmaintained, broken & insecure, and so was dropped in favour of shipping the actual Debian `apt` software. Since `apt` exclusively deals with `.deb` packages, the `apt` command can no longer be used to manage Fedora packages. It's purpose is now purely as a tool for people trying to build packages for Debian-based distributions on a Fedora system.