https://github.com/gerlero/apt-install

GitHub Action to install and cache APT packages
https://github.com/gerlero/apt-install

apt apt-get cache caching github-actions install

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GitHub Action to install and cache APT packages

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gerlero/apt-install
• Owner: gerlero
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-08-23T18:22:23.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-08-18T22:37:06.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-19T00:27:30.338Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: apt, apt-get, cache, caching, github-actions, install
• Homepage:
• Size: 54.7 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# apt-install

[![CI](https://github.com/gerlero/apt-install/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/gerlero/apt-install/actions/workflows/ci.yml)

[![Release](https://github.com/gerlero/apt-install/actions/workflows/update-tags.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/gerlero/apt-install/actions/workflows/update-tags.yml)

GitHub Action to install and cache APT packages.

## Usage

```yaml

- uses: gerlero/apt-install@v1

  with:

    packages: curl

```

## Inputs

### `packages`

**Required**. A package name or a whitespace-separated list of package names to install.

### `cache` 

Whether to cache installed packages between runs. Default: `true`.

### `install-recommends`

Whether to install optional packages recommended by the packages to install. Default: `true`.

### `install-suggests`

Whether to install optional packages suggested by the packages to install. Default: `false`.

### `update`

Whether to update the package list (i.e., run `apt-get update`) before installing the packages. Default: `true`.

### `upgrade`

Whether to upgrade the listed packages if they are already installed and newer versions are available. Default: `true`.

## Related actions

- [`gerlero/add-apt-repository`](https://github.com/gerlero/add-apt-repository): GitHub Action to add a new APT repository for installing packages.

- [`gerlero/brew-install`](https://github.com/gerlero/brew-install): GitHub Action to install and cache Homebrew packages.