apt-get is a shell command on the Debian Linux distribution for installing and updating various different packages.

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How do I install lighttpd (lighty) on Debian “squeeze”?

How do I install lighttpd on my Raspberry Pi? I tried running sudo apt-get install lighttpd, which works fine on a regular Debian 'squeeze' installation, but on a Raspberry Pi I get the following ...
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How does apt-get work?

Normally, when I want to download something on my pi (for instance this vnc app, I use apt-get <insert app>? But, sometimes an app is not in the apt-get area (not sure what proper name is) and ...
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What to do when apt-get -f install fails?

sudo apt-get update hangs and suggests running sudo apt-get -f install, but that fails on a duplicate declaration. How can I fix this? The following NEW packages will be installed: libfont-afm-perl ...