APTUI is a terminal user interface (TUI) written in Go for managing APT packages. Browse, search, install, remove and upgrade packages — all without leaving the terminal.

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• Browse all packages — lists every available APT package with version and size info loaded lazily
• Search & filter — single bar for fuzzy search and structured filters (section, architecture, size, status and more) (docs)
• Column sorting — sort packages by name, version, size, section or architecture (ascending/descending)
• Tabs — switch between All, Installed and Upgradable views
• Multi-select — mark multiple packages with space, then bulk install/remove/upgrade
• Mouse support — click to select packages, click again to toggle selection, click column headers to sort
• Parallel downloads — installs and upgrades use parallel downloads by default for faster operations
• Transaction history — every operation is recorded; undo (z) or redo (x) past transactions
• Fetch mirrors — detect your distro, test mirror latency, and apply the fastest sources
• PPA management — list, add, remove, enable and disable PPA repositories (docs)
• Cleanup — dedicated tab listing autoremovable packages; clean them all with c
• Error log — all errors are captured and shown in a dedicated tab with source, timestamp and full message detail
• Pin favorites — pin packages with F to keep them at the top of the list (📌); pins are persisted across sessions
• Export / Import — export installed packages to a JSON file (E) and import from a file to restore your environment (I)
• Inline detail panel — shows package metadata (version, size, dependencies, homepage, etc.)

curl -fsSL https://mexirica.github.io/aptui/public-key.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/aptui-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/aptui-archive-keyring.gpg] https://mexirica.github.io/aptui/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/aptui.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install aptui

go install github.com/mexirica/aptui@latest

git clone https://github.com/mexirica/aptui.git
cd aptui
go build -o aptui .
sudo mv aptui /usr/local/bin/

# Run with sudo to allow package management operations (install, remove, upgrade)
sudo aptui

vim                          # fuzzy search for "vim"
section:editors vim          # filter by section + fuzzy search combined
installed size>10MB          # installed packages larger than 10 MB
section:utils order:name     # packages in "utils" section, sorted A→Z
order:size:desc              # all packages sorted by size, largest first

See the full search & filter documentation for all available options.