II.
Tool JSON
Structured · livetool:apt
apt json
Inspect the normalized record payload exactly as the atlas UI reads it.
{
"id": "tool:apt",
"_kind": "Tool",
"_file": "domain/tools/tools-package-managers-api.yaml",
"_cluster": "domain",
"attributes": {
"displayName": "apt",
"homepageUrl": "https://wiki.debian.org/Apt",
"kind": "package-manager",
"description": "Advanced Package Tool — the primary package manager for Debian-based Linux distributions\nincluding Ubuntu, handling dependency resolution, installs, upgrades, and removals.\nWraps dpkg with a high-level interface and integrates with software repositories\nvia signed sources.list entries for secure, authenticated package delivery.\n"
},
"outgoingEdges": [
{
"from": "tool:apt",
"to": "skill-area:developer-environment",
"kind": "tool_used_by",
"attributes": {}
},
{
"from": "tool:apt",
"to": "skill-area:developer-environment",
"kind": "used_for"
},
{
"from": "tool:apt",
"to": "tool:homebrew",
"kind": "alternative_to",
"attributes": {
"comparison": "System package managers — apt is Debian/Ubuntu; Homebrew is macOS/Linux"
}
},
{
"from": "tool:apt",
"to": "tool:nix",
"kind": "alternative_to",
"attributes": {
"comparison": "System package managers — apt is Debian/Ubuntu; Nix is cross-platform declarative"
}
}
],
"incomingEdges": [
{
"from": "tool:homebrew",
"to": "tool:apt",
"kind": "alternative_to",
"attributes": {
"comparison": "System package managers — Homebrew is macOS/Linux; apt is Debian/Ubuntu"
}
},
{
"from": "tool:nix",
"to": "tool:apt",
"kind": "alternative_to",
"attributes": {
"comparison": "System package managers — Nix is cross-platform declarative; apt is Debian/Ubuntu"
}
}
]
}