topic Using the apt package manager in Databricks Free Edition Help https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/using-the-apt-package-manager/m-p/146550#M630 <P>With DB free edition is there any hope tu use the apt tool for doing e.g. apt update?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:16:07 GMT fehrin1 2026-02-02T13:16:07Z Using the apt package manager https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/using-the-apt-package-manager/m-p/146550#M630 <P>With DB free edition is there any hope tu use the apt tool for doing e.g. apt update?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:16:07 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/using-the-apt-package-manager/m-p/146550#M630 fehrin1 2026-02-02T13:16:07Z Re: Using the apt package manager https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/using-the-apt-package-manager/m-p/146563#M640 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/211979">@fehrin1</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>It won't work in serverless. It would require root user or sudo permissions and that's not an option in Serverless.</P> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:05:38 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/databricks-free-edition-help/using-the-apt-package-manager/m-p/146563#M640 szymon_dybczak 2026-02-02T14:05:38Z