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Sparky Package Tool is a dialog based front-end to the APT. It is a small and simply front-end which works in a text console. It lets you perform the most important jobs around packages via the dialog menu without knowing about APT.

It also provides the Aptitude and Nala front-end of your choice.

 sudo apt install sparky-package-tool

 sparky-package-tool

or short:

 spt

It lets you choose the package manager of your choice: APT, Aptitude or Nala.

Then do what you need

Manual commands:

- APT - sparky-package-tool-apt or short spta

- Aptitude - sparky-package-tool-aptitude or short sptt

- Nala - sparky-package-tool-nala or sptn