Debians' apt-get??

Hal MacArgle
2005-05-16T13:08:36Z

Not running Debian I have a query prior to my proposed use of
slapt-get; the Slackware version..

I thought 'apt' was the Debian package manager only used for
installing packages from a CD to the HD..

Can I presume that apt-get is for installing packages via the INet or
for fetching the packages from the INet, thence installing them
within the box?? In other words; do the packages have the extension,
say, .deb; like RedHat uses .rpm??

Needless to say I'm confused.. Maybe 'apt' can be used for many
things.. TIA.
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Hal - in Terra Alta, WV - Slackware GNU/Linux 9.0 (2.4.20-1)
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