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There are multiple ways to download the source package -*.dsc (Debian Source Control) file. For example:

  • apt source xxx
  • dget xxx
  • git clone (not related to this question)

What's the difference between "apt source" and "dget"?

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apt source foo will find the source package providing the foo binary package, download it, and extract it to the current directory. (See the apt-get manpage for details.)

dget foo will download the foo binary package to the current directory. It doesn’t download the source package.

When given a URL, dget downloads the corresponding file; additionally, if the downloaded file is a .dsc or .changes file, it will download the other files referenced there, and extract the resulting source package.

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  • what means "download the other files referenced there", dependency package?
    – TJCLK
    Commented Oct 18, 2019 at 5:32
  • No. .dsc and .changes files list the other files composing a source package (the .orig and .debian tarballs). Those are the other files referenced. dget doesn’t deal with dependencies.
    – Stephen Kitt
    Commented Oct 18, 2019 at 5:37

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