# apt Ref

> Reference for Linux apt (Advanced Package Tool) commands. Practical real-world example commands for package management, simulations, and sudo privilege consequences. • Safe Coding. • All client-side. No tracking. No data collection.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/apt\_ref](https://chrome-stats.com/d/apt_ref)

## Overview

- **ID:** `apt_ref`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Libor Benes (Dr. B)
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15
- **First published:** 2026-06-12
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/apt_ref/)
- **Website:** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/LiborBenes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/LiborBenes)

## Description

🎯 apt Ref sidebar brings a clean, practical reference for the entire Advanced Package Tool (apt) ecosystem directly into your Firefox sidebar: apt, apt-get, apt-cache, apt-mark.Whether you're updating software, installing packages, diagnosing dependency trees, or testing safe upgrades via dry-run simulations — the right command is always available without switching tabs or searching the web.

🗂️ WHAT EACH ENTRY CONTAINS:
• Tool name with clear color-coded classification headers.
• Short description of best use cases.
• Ready-to-copy commands dynamically reflecting your active modifier choices.
• Realistic terminal output mockups depicting expected results or sudo permission failures.

🖥️ FEATURES:
🔎 Live search — Filter instantly across command names, descriptions, and categories.
📋 One-click Copy buttons for every command.
⚡ Live Sudo Architecture Switch — Global checkbox to safely toggle sudo prefixes on modifications.
🧪 Simulation State Switch — Instantly append --simulate flags to preview sandbox runs in real time.
🧹 Clean, compact, and highly readable layout optimized for narrow sidebars.

🔒 SECURITY-FIRST ARCHITECTURE:
✅ No data collection — explicitly declared in manifest.json.
✅ No telemetry or network requests.
✅ No eval() — safe, audited code.
✅ No innerHTML from user input.
✅ Active input validation and strict regex sanitation filters.
✅ clipboardWrite permission only.
✅ Flat file structure, no icons, minimal asset footprint.

🛠️ TECHNICAL:
• Compatibility: Firefox 140.0+ Desktop.
• Resource Efficient - Very lightweight:
• Runtime Execution RAM Footprint: ~19 KB (core scripts: manifest.json + sidebar.html + style.css + sidebar.js).
• Total Extension Download/Install Size: ~45 KB (including <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/314993ecd4dc7c46957bfef070c95483527be10cfcd1ba8bc21ba2371bf4c365/http%3A//README.md" rel="nofollow">README.md</a>).
• 100% client-side.
• No storage, no background scripts, no external resources.
•⚠️ Desktop only.

🎯 Best for:
• Linux power users and open-source enthusiasts.
• System administrators managing servers.
• DevOps &amp; SRE engineers.
• Developers writing automation, deployment, or Docker provisioning scripts.
• Students learning Linux command line package management.

Fast. Clean. Practical.

## Rankings

- #106,555 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

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