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apt-get command not found.

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Users-MacBook-Air:~ user$ apt-get update
-bash: apt-get: command not found
Users-MacBook-Air:~ user$

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  • getrix November 14, 2015

    You're need first to connect to your "server machine" e.g. droplet. Read this.

    If you want use human-oriented package & dependency manager on OS X there is no alternative but http://brew.sh/

    How To Connect To Your Droplet with SSH
    DigitalOcean Droplets are managed using a terminal and SSH. SSH is an encrypted network protocol for remote server login and command execution. It is the standard method used for accessing and interacting with Linux servers. This tutorial shows how to connect to a DigitalOcean Droplet for the first time by using the OpenSSH client.
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Woet November 13, 2015

You're on your macbook, not your droplet.

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navalkishoregr November 13, 2015

what is droplet?

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  • jtittle1 November 14, 2015

    @navalkishoregr A Droplet is what DigitalOcean calls a VPS, much like how some refer to them as Cloud Servers, Cloud Instances etc.

    As for the apt-get command, this is native to Ubuntu & Debian Operating Systems. OSX, Apples' OS, using the installer command, IIRC.

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