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+ <sect3 id="apt-setup">
+ <title>Configuring apt</title>
+
+<para>
+
+The main means that people use to install packages on their system is
+via a program called <command>apt-get</command>, from the
+<classname>apt</classname> package.<footnote>
+
+<para>
+
+Note that the actual program that installs packages is called
+<command>dpkg</command>. However, this program is more of a low-level
+tool. <command>apt-get</command> is a higher-level tool as it will
+invoke <command>dpkg</command> as appropriate and also because it knows
+to install other packages which are required for the package you're
+trying to install, as well as how to retrieve the package from your
+CD, the network, or wherever.
+
+</para>
+</footnote>
+Other front-ends for package management, like <command>aptitude</command>
+and <command>synaptic</command> are also in use and depend on
+<command>apt-get</command>. These front-ends are recommended for new users,
+since they integrate some additional features (package searching and status checks)
+in a nice user interface.
+
+</para><para>
+
+<command>apt</command> must be configured so that it knows where to retrieve
+packages from. The installer largely takes care of this automatically based on
+what it knows about your installation medium. The results of this configuration
+are written to the file <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>, and you can
+examine and edit it to your liking after the install is complete.
+
+</para>
+ </sect3>