apt Ref

🎯 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 README.md). • 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 & SRE engineers. • Developers writing automation, deployment, or Docker provisioning scripts. • Students learning Linux command line package management.

Fast. Clean. Practical.