Advanced package tool, or APT, is a free-software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions.
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}| Options Id | Description | Type | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| packages | Comma separated list of packages. | string | - |
| ppas | Comma separated list of required ppas (not recommended) | string | - |
| clean_ppas | If ppas used, remove them after usage in order to increase safety | boolean | True |
| preserve_apt_list | Preserving the existing apt list (the result of apt-get update) will decrease container layer size (but will require a re-update of the packages database on next install) | boolean | True |
| force_ppas_on_non_ubuntu | Installing ppas on a non-ubuntu distro (eg. debian) is discouraged | boolean | - |