= apt =

 * OSGeo4W command line Installer/Updater/Remover
 * Installs ''osgeo4w''\bin\apt.py which can be launched from the OSGeo4W shell.
 * Built from the source code at http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/trunk/apt
 * Maintained by MattWilkie

''This program is still in Alpha stage. The primary functions (install, upgrade, remove) seem to work well enough but it's  not recommended for production use. There *are* bugs.''

The package lags behind svn quite a bit right now, so please use [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/browser/trunk/apt svn apt.py] when possible.

Interim documentation: http://code.google.com/p/maphew/wiki/AptGetLike

Not in the package but related is a 
[http://code.google.com/p/maphew/downloads/list standalone apt.exe] which doesn't require an installed python and can be used to install OSGeo4W on a virgin system:

Minimal o4w skeleton:
{{{
SET OSGEO4W_ROOT=C:\Osgeo4W
apt setup
apt update
apt install msvcrt
}}}

A skeleton install is not so useful, so after the above run `apt install gdal`, and perhaps `apt available` to see what other package choices there are.