Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
There are some packages that you are able to install, called metapackages. These
packages represent a collection of packages that add a particular function to your
Raspberry Pi. An example of this is as follows: if you used a distribution based
on Raspbian that didn't include a graphical user interface, you could install this
interface in one go by installing a metapackage. These packages behave as normal
packages but are actually collections of several different packages behind the scenes.
You are also able to use the * wildcard to represent multiple characters. To install
all the available php packages, you could run this:
sudo apt-get install php-*
apt-get remove
Sometimes, you will want to remove some software packages that have been
installed and are no longer required. Removing a package is as easy as installing
it. You simply use the
apt-get remove
command.
Run the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apache2
You should get an output similar to this:
Removing Apache2 using apt-get remove
