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1# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
2# Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc.
aec22160 3# This file is distributed under the same license as the apt-doc package.
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4# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
5#
6#, fuzzy
7msgid ""
8msgstr ""
a63077b8 9"Project-Id-Version: apt-doc 0.9.8~20130508\n"
f8b830ab 10"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>\n"
a63077b8 11"POT-Creation-Date: 2013-05-08 18:12+0300\n"
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12"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
13"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
14"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
0c1a7101 15"Language: \n"
2a52e8c5 16"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
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17"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
18"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
2a52e8c5 19
2a52e8c5 20#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 21#: apt.ent:7
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22#, no-wrap
23msgid ""
24"<!ENTITY apt-author.team \"\n"
25" <author>\n"
26" <othername>APT team</othername>\n"
bcf91c1b 27" <contrib></contrib>\n"
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28" </author>\n"
29"\">\n"
30msgstr ""
31
32#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 33#: apt.ent:13
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34#, no-wrap
35msgid ""
36"<!ENTITY apt-qapage \"\n"
37"\t<para>\n"
38"\t\t<ulink url='http://packages.qa.debian.org/a/apt.html'>QA Page</ulink>\n"
39"\t</para>\n"
40"\">\n"
41msgstr ""
42
43#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 44#: apt.ent:24
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45#, no-wrap
46msgid ""
47"<!-- Boiler plate Bug reporting section -->\n"
48"<!ENTITY manbugs \"\n"
49" <refsect1><title>Bugs</title>\n"
0c1a7101 50" <para><ulink url='http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt'>APT bug page</ulink>.\n"
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51" If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see\n"
52" <filename>/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt</filename> or the\n"
53" &reportbug; command.\n"
54" </para>\n"
55" </refsect1>\n"
56"\">\n"
57msgstr ""
58
59#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 60#: apt.ent:32
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61#, no-wrap
62msgid ""
63"<!-- Boiler plate Author section -->\n"
64"<!ENTITY manauthor \"\n"
65" <refsect1><title>Author</title>\n"
66" <para>APT was written by the APT team "
67"<email>apt@packages.debian.org</email>.\n"
68" </para>\n"
69" </refsect1>\n"
70"\">\n"
71msgstr ""
72
73#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 74#: apt.ent:42
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75#, no-wrap
76msgid ""
77"<!-- Should be used within the option section of the text to\n"
78" put in the blurb about -h, -v, -c and -o -->\n"
79"<!ENTITY apt-commonoptions \"\n"
80" <varlistentry><term><option>-h</option></term>\n"
81" <term><option>--help</option></term>\n"
82" <listitem><para>Show a short usage summary.\n"
83" </para>\n"
84" </listitem>\n"
85" </varlistentry>\n"
86msgstr ""
87
88#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 89#: apt.ent:50
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90#, no-wrap
91msgid ""
92" <varlistentry>\n"
93" <term><option>-v</option></term>\n"
94" <term><option>--version</option></term>\n"
95" <listitem><para>Show the program version.\n"
96" </para>\n"
97" </listitem>\n"
98" </varlistentry>\n"
99msgstr ""
100
101#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 102#: apt.ent:62
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103#, no-wrap
104msgid ""
105" <varlistentry>\n"
106" <term><option>-c</option></term>\n"
107" <term><option>--config-file</option></term>\n"
108" <listitem><para>Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to "
109"use. \n"
110" The program will read the default configuration file and then this \n"
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111" configuration file. If configuration settings need to be set before "
112"the\n"
113" default configuration files are parsed specify a file with the "
114"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>\n"
115" environment variable. See &apt-conf; for syntax information.\n"
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116" </para>\n"
117" </listitem>\n"
118" </varlistentry>\n"
119msgstr ""
120
121#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 122#: apt.ent:74
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123#, no-wrap
124msgid ""
125" <varlistentry>\n"
126" <term><option>-o</option></term>\n"
127" <term><option>--option</option></term>\n"
128" <listitem><para>Set a Configuration Option; This will set an "
129"arbitrary\n"
130" configuration option. The syntax is <option>-o "
131"Foo::Bar=bar</option>.\n"
132" <option>-o</option> and <option>--option</option> can be used "
133"multiple\n"
134" times to set different options.\n"
135" </para>\n"
136" </listitem>\n"
137" </varlistentry>\n"
138"\">\n"
139msgstr ""
140
141#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 142#: apt.ent:85
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143#, no-wrap
144msgid ""
145"<!-- Should be used within the option section of the text to\n"
146" put in the blurb about -h, -v, -c and -o -->\n"
147"<!ENTITY apt-cmdblurb \"\n"
148" <para>All command line options may be set using the configuration file, "
149"the\n"
150" descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean\n"
151" options you can override the config file by using something like \n"
152" <option>-f-</option>,<option>--no-f</option>, <option>-f=no</option>\n"
153" or several other variations.\n"
154" </para>\n"
155"\">\n"
156msgstr ""
157
bcf91c1b 158#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 159#: apt.ent:91
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160#, no-wrap
161msgid ""
162"<!ENTITY file-aptconf \"\n"
163" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename></term>\n"
164" <listitem><para>APT configuration file.\n"
165" Configuration Item: "
166"<literal>Dir::Etc::Main</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
167" </varlistentry>\n"
168msgstr ""
169
170#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 171#: apt.ent:97
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172#, no-wrap
173msgid ""
174" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/</filename></term>\n"
175" <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments.\n"
176" Configuration Item: "
177"<literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
178" </varlistentry>\n"
179"\">\n"
180msgstr ""
181
182#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 183#: apt.ent:103
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184#, no-wrap
185msgid ""
186"<!ENTITY file-cachearchives \"\n"
187" <varlistentry><term><filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename></term>\n"
188" <listitem><para>Storage area for retrieved package files.\n"
189" Configuration Item: "
190"<literal>Dir::Cache::Archives</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
191" </varlistentry>\n"
192msgstr ""
193
194#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 195#: apt.ent:109
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196#, no-wrap
197msgid ""
198" "
199"<varlistentry><term><filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename></term>\n"
200" <listitem><para>Storage area for package files in transit.\n"
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201" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::Archives</literal> "
202"(<filename>partial</filename> will be implicitly "
aec22160 203"appended)</para></listitem>\n"
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204" </varlistentry>\n"
205"\">\n"
206msgstr ""
207
208#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 209#: apt.ent:119
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210#, no-wrap
211msgid ""
212"<!ENTITY file-preferences \"\n"
213" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename></term>\n"
214" <listitem><para>Version preferences file.\n"
215" This is where you would specify &quot;pinning&quot;,\n"
216" i.e. a preference to get certain packages\n"
217" from a separate source\n"
218" or from a different version of a distribution.\n"
219" Configuration Item: "
220"<literal>Dir::Etc::Preferences</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
221" </varlistentry>\n"
222msgstr ""
223
224#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 225#: apt.ent:125
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226#, no-wrap
227msgid ""
228" "
229"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename></term>\n"
230" <listitem><para>File fragments for the version preferences.\n"
231" Configuration Item: "
232"<literal>Dir::Etc::PreferencesParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
233" </varlistentry>\n"
234"\">\n"
235msgstr ""
236
237#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 238#: apt.ent:131
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239#, no-wrap
240msgid ""
241"<!ENTITY file-sourceslist \"\n"
242" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename></term>\n"
243" <listitem><para>Locations to fetch packages from.\n"
244" Configuration Item: "
245"<literal>Dir::Etc::SourceList</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
246" </varlistentry>\n"
247msgstr ""
248
249#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 250#: apt.ent:137
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251#, no-wrap
252msgid ""
253" "
254"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/</filename></term>\n"
255" <listitem><para>File fragments for locations to fetch packages from.\n"
256" Configuration Item: "
257"<literal>Dir::Etc::SourceParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
258" </varlistentry>\n"
259"\">\n"
260msgstr ""
261
262#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 263#: apt.ent:144
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264#, no-wrap
265msgid ""
266"<!ENTITY file-statelists \"\n"
267" <varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/</filename></term>\n"
268" <listitem><para>Storage area for state information for each package "
269"resource specified in\n"
270" &sources-list;\n"
271" Configuration Item: "
272"<literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
273" </varlistentry>\n"
274msgstr ""
275
276#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 277#: apt.ent:150
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278#, no-wrap
279msgid ""
280" "
281"<varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/partial/</filename></term>\n"
282" <listitem><para>Storage area for state information in transit.\n"
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283" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> "
284"(<filename>partial</filename> will be implicitly "
aec22160 285"appended)</para></listitem>\n"
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286" </varlistentry>\n"
287"\">\n"
288msgstr ""
289
b39c1859 290#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 291#: apt.ent:156
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292#, no-wrap
293msgid ""
294"<!ENTITY file-trustedgpg \"\n"
295" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg</filename></term>\n"
296" <listitem><para>Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added "
297"here.\n"
298" Configuration Item: "
299"<literal>Dir::Etc::Trusted</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
300" </varlistentry>\n"
301msgstr ""
302
303#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 304#: apt.ent:163
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305#, no-wrap
306msgid ""
307" "
308"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/</filename></term>\n"
309" <listitem><para>File fragments for the trusted keys, additional "
310"keyrings can\n"
311" be stored here (by other packages or the administrator).\n"
312" Configuration Item "
313"<literal>Dir::Etc::TrustedParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
314" </varlistentry>\n"
315"\">\n"
316msgstr ""
317
318#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 319#: apt.ent:171
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320#, no-wrap
321msgid ""
322"<!ENTITY file-extended_states \"\n"
323" "
324"<varlistentry><term><filename>/var/lib/apt/extended_states</filename></term>\n"
325" <listitem><para>Status list of auto-installed packages.\n"
326" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::extended_states</literal>.\n"
327" </para></listitem>\n"
328" </varlistentry>\n"
329"\">\n"
330msgstr ""
331
332#. type: Plain text
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334#, no-wrap
335msgid ""
336"<!-- TRANSLATOR: This is the section header for the following paragraphs - "
337"comparable\n"
338" to the other headers like NAME and DESCRIPTION and should therefore be "
339"uppercase. -->\n"
340"<!ENTITY translation-title \"TRANSLATION\">\n"
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341msgstr ""
342
343#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 344#: apt.ent:184
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345#, no-wrap
346msgid ""
347"<!-- TRANSLATOR: This is a placeholder. You should write here who has "
d8b3cbb6 348"contributed\n"
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349" to the translation in the past, who is responsible now and maybe "
350"further information\n"
351" specially related to your translation. -->\n"
352"<!ENTITY translation-holder \"\n"
353" The english translation was done by John Doe "
354"<email>john@doe.org</email> in 2009,\n"
355" 2010 and Daniela Acme <email>daniela@acme.us</email> in 2010 together "
356"with the\n"
357" Debian Dummy l10n Team "
358"<email>debian-l10n-dummy@lists.debian.org</email>.\n"
359"\">\n"
360msgstr ""
361
362#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 363#: apt.ent:195
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364#, no-wrap
365msgid ""
366"<!-- TRANSLATOR: As a translation is allowed to have 20% of "
367"untranslated/fuzzy strings\n"
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368" in a shipped manpage newer/modified paragraphs will maybe appear in "
369"english in\n"
370" the generated manpage. This sentence is therefore here to tell the "
371"reader that this\n"
372" is not a mistake by the translator - obviously the target is that at "
373"least for stable\n"
374" releases this sentence is not needed. :) -->\n"
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375"<!ENTITY translation-english \"\n"
376" Note that this translated document may contain untranslated parts.\n"
377" This is done on purpose, to avoid losing content when the\n"
378" translation is lagging behind the original content.\n"
379"\">\n"
380msgstr ""
381
c77d6597 382#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 383#: apt.ent:198
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384msgid ""
385"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -o=config_string "
386"e.g. -o=Debug::pkgProblemResolver=1 --> <!ENTITY synopsis-config-string "
387"\"config_string\">"
388msgstr ""
389
390#. type: Plain text
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392msgid ""
393"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -c=config_file e.g. -c=./apt.conf --> <!ENTITY "
394"synopsis-config-file \"config_file\">"
395msgstr ""
396
397#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 398#: apt.ent:204
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399msgid ""
400"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -t=target_release or pkg/target_release "
401"e.g. -t=squeeze apt/experimental --> <!ENTITY synopsis-target-release "
402"\"target_release\">"
403msgstr ""
404
405#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 406#: apt.ent:207
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407msgid ""
408"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -a=architecture e.g. -a=armel --> <!ENTITY "
409"synopsis-architecture \"architecture\">"
410msgstr ""
411
412#. type: Plain text
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414msgid ""
415"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-get install pkg e.g. apt-get install awesome "
416"--> <!ENTITY synopsis-pkg \"pkg\">"
417msgstr ""
418
419#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 420#: apt.ent:213
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421msgid ""
422"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in pkg=pkg_version_number e.g. apt=0.8.15 --> "
423"<!ENTITY synopsis-pkg-ver-number \"pkg_version_number\">"
424msgstr ""
425
426#. type: Plain text
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428msgid ""
429"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cache pkgnames prefix e.g. apt-cache "
430"pkgnames apt --> <!ENTITY synopsis-prefix \"prefix\">"
431msgstr ""
432
433#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 434#: apt.ent:219
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435msgid ""
436"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cache search regex e.g. apt-cache search "
437"awesome --> <!ENTITY synopsis-regex \"regex\">"
438msgstr ""
439
440#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 441#: apt.ent:222
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442msgid ""
443"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cdrom -d=cdrom_mount_point e.g. apt-cdrom "
444"-d=/media/cdrom --> <!ENTITY synopsis-cdrom-mount \"cdrom_mount_point\">"
445msgstr ""
446
447#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 448#: apt.ent:225
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449msgid ""
450"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-extracttemplates -t=temporary_directory "
451"e.g. apt-extracttemplates -t=/tmp --> <!ENTITY synopsis-tmp-directory "
452"\"temporary_directory\">"
453msgstr ""
454
455#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 456#: apt.ent:228
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457msgid ""
458"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-extracttemplates filename --> <!ENTITY "
459"synopsis-filename \"filename\">"
460msgstr ""
461
c086ac18 462#. type: Plain text
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464msgid ""
465"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
466"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-path \"path\">"
467msgstr ""
468
c77d6597 469#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 470#: apt.ent:234
c77d6597 471msgid ""
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472"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
473"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-override "
474"\"override-file\">"
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475msgstr ""
476
477#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 478#: apt.ent:237
c77d6597 479msgid ""
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480"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
481"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-pathprefix "
482"\"pathprefix\">"
483msgstr ""
484
485#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 486#: apt.ent:240
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487msgid ""
488"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
489"generate section --> <!ENTITY synopsis-section \"section\">"
490msgstr ""
491
492#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 493#: apt.ent:243
c086ac18 494msgid ""
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495"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-key export keyid e.g. apt-key export "
496"473041FA --> <!ENTITY synopsis-keyid \"keyid\">"
497msgstr ""
498
2a52e8c5 499#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
7d76ea1d 500#: apt-get.8.xml:26 apt-cache.8.xml:26 apt-key.8.xml:25 apt-mark.8.xml:26 apt-secure.8.xml:25 apt-cdrom.8.xml:25 apt-config.8.xml:26
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501msgid "8"
502msgstr ""
503
bcf91c1b 504#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><refmiscinfo>
7d76ea1d 505#: apt-get.8.xml:27 apt-cache.8.xml:27 apt-key.8.xml:26 apt-mark.8.xml:27 apt-secure.8.xml:26 apt-cdrom.8.xml:26 apt-config.8.xml:27 apt.conf.5.xml:32 apt_preferences.5.xml:26 sources.list.5.xml:27 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:27 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:27 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:27
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506msgid "APT"
507msgstr ""
508
2a52e8c5 509#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
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510#: apt-get.8.xml:33
511msgid "APT package handling utility -- command-line interface"
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512msgstr ""
513
2a52e8c5 514#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
7d76ea1d 515#: apt-get.8.xml:38 apt-cache.8.xml:38 apt-key.8.xml:37 apt-mark.8.xml:38 apt-secure.8.xml:50 apt-cdrom.8.xml:37 apt-config.8.xml:38 apt.conf.5.xml:41 apt_preferences.5.xml:36 sources.list.5.xml:36 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:38 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:38 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:38
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516msgid "Description"
517msgstr ""
518
519#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 520#: apt-get.8.xml:39
2a52e8c5 521msgid ""
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522"<command>apt-get</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages, "
523"and may be considered the user's \"back-end\" to other tools using the APT "
524"library. Several \"front-end\" interfaces exist, such as &dselect;, "
525"&aptitude;, &synaptic; and &wajig;."
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526msgstr ""
527
528#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 529#: apt-get.8.xml:44 apt-cache.8.xml:44 apt-cdrom.8.xml:51 apt-config.8.xml:44 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:54
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530msgid ""
531"Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, "
532"one of the commands below must be present."
533msgstr ""
534
2a52e8c5 535#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 536#: apt-get.8.xml:49
2a52e8c5 537msgid ""
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538"<literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files "
539"from their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched from the "
540"location(s) specified in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. For "
541"example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and scans the "
542"<filename>Packages.gz</filename> files, so that information about new and "
543"updated packages is available. An <literal>update</literal> should always be "
544"performed before an <literal>upgrade</literal> or "
545"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal>. Please be aware that the overall progress "
546"meter will be incorrect as the size of the package files cannot be known in "
547"advance."
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548msgstr ""
549
550#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 551#: apt-get.8.xml:61
2a52e8c5 552msgid ""
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553"<literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all "
554"packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in "
555"<filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. Packages currently installed "
556"with new versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no "
557"circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages not "
558"already installed retrieved and installed. New versions of currently "
559"installed packages that cannot be upgraded without changing the install "
560"status of another package will be left at their current version. An "
561"<literal>update</literal> must be performed first so that "
562"<command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions of packages are "
563"available."
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564msgstr ""
565
2a52e8c5 566#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 567#: apt-get.8.xml:74
2a52e8c5 568msgid ""
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569"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> in addition to performing the function of "
570"<literal>upgrade</literal>, also intelligently handles changing dependencies "
571"with new versions of packages; <command>apt-get</command> has a \"smart\" "
572"conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most "
573"important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. The "
574"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> command may therefore remove some packages. "
575"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of "
576"locations from which to retrieve desired package files. See also "
577"&apt-preferences; for a mechanism for overriding the general settings for "
578"individual packages."
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579msgstr ""
580
581#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 582#: apt-get.8.xml:87
2a52e8c5 583msgid ""
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584"<literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> is used in conjunction with the "
585"traditional Debian packaging front-end, "
586"&dselect;. <literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> follows the changes made by "
587"&dselect; to the <literal>Status</literal> field of available packages, and "
588"performs the actions necessary to realize that state (for instance, the "
589"removal of old and the installation of new packages)."
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590msgstr ""
591
2a52e8c5 592#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 593#: apt-get.8.xml:98
2a52e8c5 594msgid ""
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595"<literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for "
596"installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a fully "
597"qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system, "
598"<package>apt-utils</package> would be the argument provided, not "
599"<filename>apt-utils_&apt-product-version;_amd64.deb</filename>). All "
600"packages required by the package(s) specified for installation will also be "
601"retrieved and installed. The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> "
602"file is used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the "
603"package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
604"removed if it is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate "
605"a package to install. These latter features may be used to override "
606"decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system."
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607msgstr ""
608
2a52e8c5 609#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 610#: apt-get.8.xml:116
2a52e8c5 611msgid ""
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612"A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by "
613"following the package name with an equals and the version of the package to "
614"select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for "
615"install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by following "
616"the package name with a slash and the version of the distribution or the "
617"Archive name (stable, testing, unstable)."
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618msgstr ""
619
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620#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
621#: apt-get.8.xml:123
2a52e8c5 622msgid ""
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623"Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must be "
624"used with care."
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625msgstr ""
626
7d76ea1d
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627#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
628#: apt-get.8.xml:126
2a52e8c5 629msgid ""
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630"This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or more "
631"already-installed packages without upgrading every package you have on your "
632"system. Unlike the \"upgrade\" target, which installs the newest version of "
633"all currently installed packages, \"install\" will install the newest "
634"version of only the package(s) specified. Simply provide the name of the "
635"package(s) you wish to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and "
636"its dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and installed."
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637msgstr ""
638
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639#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
640#: apt-get.8.xml:137
2a52e8c5 641msgid ""
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642"Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to create an alternative "
643"installation policy for individual packages."
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644msgstr ""
645
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646#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
647#: apt-get.8.xml:141
2a52e8c5 648msgid ""
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649"If no package matches the given expression and the expression contains one "
650"of '.', '?' or '*' then it is assumed to be a POSIX regular expression, and "
651"it is applied to all package names in the database. Any matches are then "
652"installed (or removed). Note that matching is done by substring so 'lo.*' "
653"matches 'how-lo' and 'lowest'. If this is undesired, anchor the regular "
654"expression with a '^' or '$' character, or create a more specific regular "
655"expression."
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656msgstr ""
657
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658#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
659#: apt-get.8.xml:151
2a52e8c5 660msgid ""
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661"<literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except "
662"that packages are removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package "
663"leaves its configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to "
664"the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
665"installed instead of removed."
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666msgstr ""
667
7d76ea1d
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668#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
669#: apt-get.8.xml:159
2a52e8c5 670msgid ""
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671"<literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except "
672"that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted "
673"too)."
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674msgstr ""
675
2a52e8c5 676#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 677#: apt-get.8.xml:164
2a52e8c5 678msgid ""
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679"<literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source "
680"packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source "
681"package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory "
682"the newest available version of that source package while respecting the "
683"default release, set with the option "
684"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>, the <option>-t</option> option or "
685"per package with the <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible."
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686msgstr ""
687
2a52e8c5 688#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 689#: apt-get.8.xml:172
2a52e8c5 690msgid ""
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691"Source packages are tracked separately from binary packages via "
692"<literal>deb-src</literal> lines in the &sources-list; file. This means that "
693"you will need to add such a line for each repository you want to get sources "
694"from; otherwise you will probably get either the wrong (too old/too new) "
695"source versions or none at all."
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696msgstr ""
697
2a52e8c5 698#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 699#: apt-get.8.xml:178
2a52e8c5 700msgid ""
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701"If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified then the package will "
702"be compiled to a binary .deb using <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for "
703"the architecture as defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> "
704"option. If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source "
705"package will not be unpacked."
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706msgstr ""
707
2a52e8c5 708#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 709#: apt-get.8.xml:185
2a52e8c5 710msgid ""
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711"A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name "
712"with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism used "
713"for the package files. This enables exact matching of the source package "
714"name and version, implicitly enabling the "
715"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal> option."
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716msgstr ""
717
2a52e8c5 718#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 719#: apt-get.8.xml:191
2a52e8c5 720msgid ""
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721"Note that source packages are not installed and tracked in the "
722"<command>dpkg</command> database like binary packages; they are simply "
723"downloaded to the current directory, like source tarballs."
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724msgstr ""
725
726#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 727#: apt-get.8.xml:197
2a52e8c5 728msgid ""
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729"<literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an "
730"attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default "
731"the dependencies are satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a "
732"host-architecture can be specified with the "
733"<option>--host-architecture</option> option instead."
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734msgstr ""
735
736#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 737#: apt-get.8.xml:204
2a52e8c5 738msgid ""
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739"<literal>check</literal> is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache "
740"and checks for broken dependencies."
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741msgstr ""
742
2a52e8c5 743#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 744#: apt-get.8.xml:209
2a52e8c5 745msgid ""
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746"<literal>download</literal> will download the given binary package into the "
747"current directory."
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748msgstr ""
749
2a52e8c5 750#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 751#: apt-get.8.xml:215
2a52e8c5 752msgid ""
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753"<literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved "
754"package files. It removes everything but the lock file from "
755"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename> and "
756"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename>. When APT is used as a "
757"&dselect; method, <literal>clean</literal> is run automatically. Those who "
758"do not use dselect will likely want to run <literal>apt-get clean</literal> "
759"from time to time to free up disk space."
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760msgstr ""
761
762#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 763#: apt-get.8.xml:225
2a52e8c5 764msgid ""
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765"Like <literal>clean</literal>, <literal>autoclean</literal> clears out the "
766"local repository of retrieved package files. The difference is that it only "
767"removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely "
768"useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it "
769"growing out of control. The configuration option "
770"<literal>APT::Clean-Installed</literal> will prevent installed packages from "
771"being erased if it is set to off."
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772msgstr ""
773
63fc5550 774#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 775#: apt-get.8.xml:235
63fc5550 776msgid ""
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777"<literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were "
778"automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are "
779"now no longer needed."
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780msgstr ""
781
2a52e8c5 782#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 783#: apt-get.8.xml:240
2a52e8c5 784msgid ""
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785"<literal>changelog</literal> downloads a package changelog and displays it "
786"through <command>sensible-pager</command>. The server name and base "
787"directory is defined in the <literal>APT::Changelogs::Server</literal> "
788"variable (e.g. <ulink "
789"url=\"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs\">packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> "
790"for Debian or <ulink "
791"url=\"http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs\">changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs</ulink> "
792"for Ubuntu). By default it displays the changelog for the version that is "
793"installed. However, you can specify the same options as for the "
794"<option>install</option> command."
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795msgstr ""
796
7d76ea1d
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797#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
798#: apt-get.8.xml:258 apt-cache.8.xml:248 apt-mark.8.xml:108 apt-config.8.xml:84 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:52 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:48 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:504
799msgid "options"
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800msgstr ""
801
802#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 803#: apt-get.8.xml:263
2a52e8c5 804msgid ""
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805"Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. "
806"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>."
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807msgstr ""
808
2a52e8c5 809#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 810#: apt-get.8.xml:268
2a52e8c5 811msgid ""
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812"Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing. Configuration "
813"Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>."
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814msgstr ""
815
2a52e8c5 816#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 817#: apt-get.8.xml:273
2a52e8c5 818msgid ""
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819"Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. "
820"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>."
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821msgstr ""
822
823#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 824#: apt-get.8.xml:278
2a52e8c5 825msgid ""
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826"Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This "
827"option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT "
828"to deduce a likely solution. If packages are specified, these have to "
829"completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when "
830"running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package "
831"dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency "
832"structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually "
833"means using &dselect; or <command>dpkg --remove</command> to eliminate some "
834"of the offending packages). Use of this option together with "
835"<option>-m</option> may produce an error in some situations. Configuration "
836"Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Broken</literal>."
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837msgstr ""
838
2a52e8c5 839#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 840#: apt-get.8.xml:293
2a52e8c5 841msgid ""
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842"Ignore missing packages; if packages cannot be retrieved or fail the "
843"integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back those "
844"packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with "
845"<option>-f</option> may produce an error in some situations. If a package is "
846"selected for installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the command "
847"line) and it could not be downloaded then it will be silently held back. "
848"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Missing</literal>."
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849msgstr ""
850
2a52e8c5 851#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 852#: apt-get.8.xml:304
2a52e8c5 853msgid ""
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854"Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with "
855"<option>--ignore-missing</option> to force APT to use only the .debs it has "
856"already downloaded. Configuration Item: "
857"<literal>APT::Get::Download</literal>."
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858msgstr ""
859
2a52e8c5 860#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 861#: apt-get.8.xml:311
2a52e8c5 862msgid ""
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863"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
864"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
865"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
866"file. Note that quiet level 2 implies <option>-y</option>; you should never "
867"use -qq without a no-action modifier such as -d, --print-uris or -s as APT "
868"may decide to do something you did not expect. Configuration Item: "
869"<literal>quiet</literal>."
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870msgstr ""
871
2a52e8c5 872#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 873#: apt-get.8.xml:326
2a52e8c5 874msgid ""
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875"No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not "
876"actually change the system. Configuration Item: "
877"<literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>."
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878msgstr ""
879
2a52e8c5 880#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 881#: apt-get.8.xml:330
2a52e8c5 882msgid ""
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883"Simulated runs performed as a user will automatically deactivate locking "
884"(<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>), and if the option "
885"<literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set (as it is by "
886"default) a notice will also be displayed indicating that this is only a "
887"simulation. Runs performed as root do not trigger either NoLocking or the "
888"notice - superusers should know what they are doing without further warnings "
889"from <literal>apt-get</literal>."
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890msgstr ""
891
2a52e8c5 892#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 893#: apt-get.8.xml:338
2a52e8c5 894msgid ""
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895"Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a "
896"<command>dpkg</command> operation: configure (<literal>Conf</literal>), "
897"remove (<literal>Remv</literal>) or unpack "
898"(<literal>Inst</literal>). Square brackets indicate broken packages, and "
899"empty square brackets indicate breaks that are of no consequence (rare)."
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900msgstr ""
901
b6c6b52f 902#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 903#: apt-get.8.xml:346
b6c6b52f 904msgid ""
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905"Automatic yes to prompts; assume \"yes\" as answer to all prompts and run "
906"non-interactively. If an undesirable situation, such as changing a held "
907"package, trying to install a unauthenticated package or removing an "
908"essential package occurs then <literal>apt-get</literal> will abort. "
909"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal>."
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910msgstr ""
911
2a52e8c5 912#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 913#: apt-get.8.xml:354
2a52e8c5 914msgid ""
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915"Automatic \"no\" to all prompts. Configuration Item: "
916"<literal>APT::Get::Assume-No</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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917msgstr ""
918
2a52e8c5 919#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 920#: apt-get.8.xml:359
2a52e8c5 921msgid ""
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922"Show upgraded packages; print out a list of all packages that are to be "
923"upgraded. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Upgraded</literal>."
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924msgstr ""
925
2a52e8c5 926#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 927#: apt-get.8.xml:365
2a52e8c5 928msgid ""
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929"Show full versions for upgraded and installed packages. Configuration Item: "
930"<literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>."
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931msgstr ""
932
2a52e8c5 933#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 934#: apt-get.8.xml:371
2a52e8c5 935msgid ""
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936"This option controls the architecture packages are built for by "
937"<command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies "
938"are satisfied. By default is it not set which means that the host "
939"architecture is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by "
940"<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>). Configuration Item: "
941"<literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>"
2a52e8c5
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942msgstr ""
943
2a52e8c5 944#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 945#: apt-get.8.xml:381
2a52e8c5 946msgid ""
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947"Compile source packages after downloading them. Configuration Item: "
948"<literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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949msgstr ""
950
2a52e8c5 951#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 952#: apt-get.8.xml:386
2a52e8c5 953msgid ""
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954"Ignore package holds; this causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a "
955"hold placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with "
956"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> to override a large number of undesired "
957"holds. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Ignore-Hold</literal>."
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958msgstr ""
959
2a52e8c5 960#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 961#: apt-get.8.xml:393
2a52e8c5 962msgid ""
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963"Do not upgrade packages; when used in conjunction with "
964"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>no-upgrade</literal> will prevent "
965"packages on the command line from being upgraded if they are already "
966"installed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade</literal>."
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967msgstr ""
968
2a52e8c5 969#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 970#: apt-get.8.xml:400
2a52e8c5 971msgid ""
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972"Do not install new packages; when used in conjunction with "
973"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will install "
974"upgrades for already installed packages only and ignore requests to install "
975"new packages. Configuration Item: "
976"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>."
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977msgstr ""
978
7d76ea1d
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979#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
980#: apt-get.8.xml:408
2a52e8c5 981msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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982"Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue "
983"without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It should "
984"not be used except in very special situations. Using "
985"<literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system! "
986"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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987msgstr ""
988
7d76ea1d
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989#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
990#: apt-get.8.xml:416
2a52e8c5 991msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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992"Instead of fetching the files to install their URIs are printed. Each URI "
993"will have the path, the destination file name, the size and the expected MD5 "
994"hash. Note that the file name to write to will not always match the file "
995"name on the remote site! This also works with the <literal>source</literal> "
996"and <literal>update</literal> commands. When used with the "
997"<literal>update</literal> command the MD5 and size are not included, and it "
998"is up to the user to decompress any compressed files. Configuration Item: "
999"<literal>APT::Get::Print-URIs</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1000msgstr ""
1001
7d76ea1d
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1002#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1003#: apt-get.8.xml:427
2a52e8c5 1004msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1005"Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk "
1006"(\"*\") will be displayed next to packages which are scheduled to be "
1007"purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent to the "
1008"<option>purge</option> command. Configuration Item: "
1009"<literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1010msgstr ""
1011
aec22160 1012#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1013#: apt-get.8.xml:435
2a52e8c5 1014msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1015"Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version. "
1016"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::ReInstall</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1017msgstr ""
1018
aec22160 1019#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1020#: apt-get.8.xml:440
2a52e8c5 1021msgid ""
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1022"This option is on by default; use <literal>--no-list-cleanup</literal> to "
1023"turn it off. When it is on, <command>apt-get</command> will automatically "
1024"manage the contents of <filename>&statedir;/lists</filename> to ensure that "
1025"obsolete files are erased. The only reason to turn it off is if you "
1026"frequently change your sources list. Configuration Item: "
1027"<literal>APT::Get::List-Cleanup</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1028msgstr ""
1029
aec22160 1030#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1031#: apt-get.8.xml:450
2a52e8c5 1032msgid ""
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1033"This option controls the default input to the policy engine; it creates a "
1034"default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string. This "
1035"overrides the general settings in "
1036"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename>. Specifically pinned packages are "
1037"not affected by the value of this option. In short, this option lets you "
1038"have simple control over which distribution packages will be retrieved "
1039"from. Some common examples might be <option>-t '2.1*'</option>, <option>-t "
1040"unstable</option> or <option>-t sid</option>. Configuration Item: "
1041"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>; see also the &apt-preferences; "
1042"manual page."
2a52e8c5
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1043msgstr ""
1044
7d76ea1d
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1045#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1046#: apt-get.8.xml:465
1047msgid ""
1048"Only perform operations that are 'trivial'. Logically this can be considered "
1049"related to <option>--assume-yes</option>; where "
1050"<option>--assume-yes</option> will answer yes to any prompt, "
1051"<option>--trivial-only</option> will answer no. Configuration Item: "
1052"<literal>APT::Get::Trivial-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1053msgstr ""
1054
2a52e8c5 1055#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1056#: apt-get.8.xml:472
2a52e8c5 1057msgid ""
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1058"If any packages are to be removed apt-get immediately aborts without "
1059"prompting. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Remove</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1060msgstr ""
1061
2a52e8c5 1062#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1063#: apt-get.8.xml:478
2a52e8c5 1064msgid ""
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1065"If the command is either <literal>install</literal> or "
1066"<literal>remove</literal>, then this option acts like running the "
1067"<literal>autoremove</literal> command, removing unused dependency "
1068"packages. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AutomaticRemove</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1069msgstr ""
1070
2a52e8c5 1071#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1072#: apt-get.8.xml:485
2a52e8c5 1073msgid ""
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1074"Only has meaning for the <literal>source</literal> and "
1075"<literal>build-dep</literal> commands. Indicates that the given source "
1076"names are not to be mapped through the binary table. This means that if "
1077"this option is specified, these commands will only accept source package "
1078"names as arguments, rather than accepting binary package names and looking "
1079"up the corresponding source package. Configuration Item: "
1080"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1081msgstr ""
1082
2a52e8c5 1083#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1084#: apt-get.8.xml:496
2a52e8c5 1085msgid ""
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1086"Download only the diff, dsc, or tar file of a source archive. Configuration "
1087"Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal>, "
1088"<literal>APT::Get::Dsc-Only</literal>, and "
1089"<literal>APT::Get::Tar-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1090msgstr ""
1091
2a52e8c5 1092#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1093#: apt-get.8.xml:502
2a52e8c5 1094msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1095"Only process architecture-dependent build-dependencies. Configuration Item: "
1096"<literal>APT::Get::Arch-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1097msgstr ""
1098
2a52e8c5 1099#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1100#: apt-get.8.xml:507
2a52e8c5 1101msgid ""
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1102"Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it. This "
1103"is useful for tools like pbuilder. Configuration Item: "
1104"<literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>."
1105msgstr ""
1106
1107#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 1108#: apt-get.8.xml:518 apt-cache.8.xml:343 apt-key.8.xml:174 apt-mark.8.xml:125 apt.conf.5.xml:1168 apt_preferences.5.xml:698
7d76ea1d
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1109msgid "Files"
1110msgstr ""
1111
1112#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 1113#: apt-get.8.xml:528 apt-cache.8.xml:350 apt-key.8.xml:195 apt-mark.8.xml:131 apt-secure.8.xml:191 apt-cdrom.8.xml:144 apt-config.8.xml:109 apt.conf.5.xml:1174 apt_preferences.5.xml:705 sources.list.5.xml:252 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:70 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:63 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:607
7d76ea1d 1114msgid "See Also"
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1115msgstr ""
1116
1117#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d
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1118#: apt-get.8.xml:529
1119msgid ""
1120"&apt-cache;, &apt-cdrom;, &dpkg;, &dselect;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, "
1121"&apt-config;, &apt-secure;, The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, "
1122"&apt-preferences;, the APT Howto."
1123msgstr ""
1124
1125#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
1126#: apt-get.8.xml:534 apt-cache.8.xml:355 apt-mark.8.xml:135 apt-cdrom.8.xml:149 apt-config.8.xml:114 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:74 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:67 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:611
1127msgid "Diagnostics"
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1128msgstr ""
1129
1130#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 1131#: apt-get.8.xml:535
2a52e8c5 1132msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1133"<command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
1134"error."
2a52e8c5
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1135msgstr ""
1136
2a52e8c5 1137#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
7d76ea1d
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1138#: apt-cache.8.xml:33
1139msgid "query the APT cache"
2a52e8c5
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1140msgstr ""
1141
2a52e8c5 1142#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 1143#: apt-cache.8.xml:39
2a52e8c5 1144msgid ""
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1145"<command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's "
1146"package cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the state of "
1147"the system but does provide operations to search and generate interesting "
1148"output from the package metadata."
2a52e8c5
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1149msgstr ""
1150
2a52e8c5 1151#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1152#: apt-cache.8.xml:49
2a52e8c5 1153msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1154"<literal>gencaches</literal> creates APT's package cache. This is done "
1155"implicitly by all commands needing this cache if it is missing or outdated."
2a52e8c5
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1156msgstr ""
1157
7d76ea1d
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1158#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
1159#: apt-cache.8.xml:53 apt-cache.8.xml:142 apt-cache.8.xml:163 apt-cache.8.xml:185 apt-cache.8.xml:190 apt-cache.8.xml:206 apt-cache.8.xml:224 apt-cache.8.xml:236
1160msgid "&synopsis-pkg;"
2a52e8c5
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1161msgstr ""
1162
1163#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1164#: apt-cache.8.xml:54
2a52e8c5 1165msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1166"<literal>showpkg</literal> displays information about the packages listed on "
1167"the command line. Remaining arguments are package names. The available "
1168"versions and reverse dependencies of each package listed are listed, as well "
1169"as forward dependencies for each version. Forward (normal) dependencies are "
1170"those packages upon which the package in question depends; reverse "
1171"dependencies are those packages that depend upon the package in "
1172"question. Thus, forward dependencies must be satisfied for a package, but "
1173"reverse dependencies need not be. For instance, <command>apt-cache showpkg "
1174"libreadline2</command> would produce output similar to the following:"
2a52e8c5
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1175msgstr ""
1176
7d76ea1d
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1177#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
1178#: apt-cache.8.xml:66
1179#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 1180msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1181"Package: libreadline2\n"
1182"Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages),\n"
1183"Reverse Depends: \n"
1184" libreadlineg2,libreadline2\n"
1185" libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2\n"
1186"Dependencies:\n"
1187"2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null))\n"
1188"Provides:\n"
1189"2.1-12 - \n"
1190"Reverse Provides: \n"
2a52e8c5
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1191msgstr ""
1192
1193#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d
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1194#: apt-cache.8.xml:78
1195msgid ""
1196"Thus it may be seen that libreadline2, version 2.1-12, depends on libc5 and "
1197"ncurses3.0 which must be installed for libreadline2 to work. In turn, "
1198"libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev depend on libreadline2. If "
1199"libreadline2 is installed, libc5 and ncurses3.0 (and ldso) must also be "
1200"installed; libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev do not have to be "
1201"installed. For the specific meaning of the remainder of the output it is "
1202"best to consult the apt source code."
2a52e8c5
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1203msgstr ""
1204
aa2218b2 1205#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1206#: apt-cache.8.xml:87
aa2218b2 1207msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1208"<literal>stats</literal> displays some statistics about the cache. No "
1209"further arguments are expected. Statistics reported are:"
aa2218b2
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1210msgstr ""
1211
7d76ea1d
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1212#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1213#: apt-cache.8.xml:90
aa2218b2 1214msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1215"<literal>Total package names</literal> is the number of package names found "
1216"in the cache."
aa2218b2
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1217msgstr ""
1218
7d76ea1d
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1219#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1220#: apt-cache.8.xml:94
aa2218b2 1221msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1222"<literal>Normal packages</literal> is the number of regular, ordinary "
1223"package names; these are packages that bear a one-to-one correspondence "
1224"between their names and the names used by other packages for them in "
1225"dependencies. The majority of packages fall into this category."
2a52e8c5
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1226msgstr ""
1227
7d76ea1d
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1228#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1229#: apt-cache.8.xml:100
2a52e8c5 1230msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1231"<literal>Pure virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
1232"exist only as a virtual package name; that is, packages only \"provide\" the "
1233"virtual package name, and no package actually uses the name. For instance, "
1234"\"mail-transport-agent\" in the Debian system is a pure virtual package; "
1235"several packages provide \"mail-transport-agent\", but there is no package "
1236"named \"mail-transport-agent\"."
2a52e8c5
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1237msgstr ""
1238
7d76ea1d
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1239#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1240#: apt-cache.8.xml:108
2a52e8c5 1241msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1242"<literal>Single virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages with "
1243"only one package providing a particular virtual package. For example, in the "
1244"Debian system, \"X11-text-viewer\" is a virtual package, but only one "
1245"package, xless, provides \"X11-text-viewer\"."
2a52e8c5
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1246msgstr ""
1247
7d76ea1d
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1248#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1249#: apt-cache.8.xml:114
1250msgid ""
1251"<literal>Mixed virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
1252"either provide a particular virtual package or have the virtual package name "
1253"as the package name. For instance, in the Debian system, \"debconf\" is both "
1254"an actual package, and provided by the debconf-tiny package."
2a52e8c5
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1255msgstr ""
1256
7d76ea1d
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1257#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1258#: apt-cache.8.xml:121
2a52e8c5 1259msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1260"<literal>Missing</literal> is the number of package names that were "
1261"referenced in a dependency but were not provided by any package. Missing "
1262"packages may be an evidence if a full distribution is not accessed, or if a "
1263"package (real or virtual) has been dropped from the distribution. Usually "
1264"they are referenced from Conflicts or Breaks statements."
2a52e8c5
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1265msgstr ""
1266
7d76ea1d
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1267#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1268#: apt-cache.8.xml:128
2a52e8c5 1269msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1270"<literal>Total distinct</literal> versions is the number of package versions "
1271"found in the cache; this value is therefore at least equal to the number of "
1272"total package names. If more than one distribution is being accessed (for "
1273"instance, \"stable\" and \"unstable\"), this value can be considerably "
1274"larger than the number of total package names."
2a52e8c5
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1275msgstr ""
1276
7d76ea1d
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1277#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
1278#: apt-cache.8.xml:135
2a52e8c5 1279msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1280"<literal>Total dependencies</literal> is the number of dependency "
1281"relationships claimed by all of the packages in the cache."
2a52e8c5
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1282msgstr ""
1283
2a52e8c5 1284#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1285#: apt-cache.8.xml:143
2a52e8c5 1286msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1287"<literal>showsrc</literal> displays all the source package records that "
1288"match the given package names. All versions are shown, as well as all "
1289"records that declare the name to be a binary package."
2a52e8c5
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1290msgstr ""
1291
2a52e8c5 1292#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1293#: apt-cache.8.xml:149
2a52e8c5 1294msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1295"<literal>dump</literal> shows a short listing of every package in the "
1296"cache. It is primarily for debugging."
2a52e8c5
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1297msgstr ""
1298
7d76ea1d
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1299#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1300#: apt-cache.8.xml:154
2a52e8c5 1301msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1302"<literal>dumpavail</literal> prints out an available list to stdout. This is "
1303"suitable for use with &dpkg; and is used by the &dselect; method."
2a52e8c5
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1304msgstr ""
1305
7d76ea1d
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1306#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1307#: apt-cache.8.xml:159
2a52e8c5 1308msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1309"<literal>unmet</literal> displays a summary of all unmet dependencies in the "
1310"package cache."
2a52e8c5
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1311msgstr ""
1312
7d76ea1d
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1313#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1314#: apt-cache.8.xml:164
2a52e8c5 1315msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1316"<literal>show</literal> performs a function similar to <command>dpkg "
1317"--print-avail</command>; it displays the package records for the named "
1318"packages."
2a52e8c5
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1319msgstr ""
1320
7d76ea1d
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1321#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
1322#: apt-cache.8.xml:169
1323msgid "&synopsis-regex;"
2a52e8c5
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1324msgstr ""
1325
2a52e8c5 1326#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1327#: apt-cache.8.xml:170
2a52e8c5 1328msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1329"<literal>search</literal> performs a full text search on all available "
1330"package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given, see &regex;. It searches "
1331"the package names and the descriptions for an occurrence of the regular "
1332"expression and prints out the package name and the short description, "
1333"including virtual package names. If <option>--full</option> is given then "
1334"output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched "
1335"package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long "
1336"description is not searched, only the package name is."
2a52e8c5
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1337msgstr ""
1338
1339#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d
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1340#: apt-cache.8.xml:181
1341msgid ""
1342"Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that are "
1343"and'ed together."
2a52e8c5
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1344msgstr ""
1345
2a52e8c5 1346#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1347#: apt-cache.8.xml:186
2a52e8c5 1348msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1349"<literal>depends</literal> shows a listing of each dependency a package has "
1350"and all the possible other packages that can fulfill that dependency."
2a52e8c5
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1351msgstr ""
1352
1353#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1354#: apt-cache.8.xml:191
2a52e8c5 1355msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1356"<literal>rdepends</literal> shows a listing of each reverse dependency a "
1357"package has."
2a52e8c5
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1358msgstr ""
1359
7d76ea1d
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1360#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
1361#: apt-cache.8.xml:195
1362msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-prefix;</replaceable></optional>"
2a52e8c5
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1363msgstr ""
1364
2a52e8c5 1365#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1366#: apt-cache.8.xml:196
2a52e8c5 1367msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1368"This command prints the name of each package APT knows. The optional "
1369"argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable "
1370"for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated "
1371"extremely quickly. This command is best used with the "
1372"<option>--generate</option> option."
2a52e8c5
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1373msgstr ""
1374
2a52e8c5 1375#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1376#: apt-cache.8.xml:201
2a52e8c5 1377msgid ""
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1378"Note that a package which APT knows of is not necessarily available to "
1379"download, installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in "
1380"the generated list."
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1381msgstr ""
1382
1383#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1384#: apt-cache.8.xml:207
2a52e8c5 1385msgid ""
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1386"<literal>dotty</literal> takes a list of packages on the command line and "
1387"generates output suitable for use by dotty from the <ulink "
1388"url=\"http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/\">GraphViz</ulink> "
1389"package. The result will be a set of nodes and edges representing the "
1390"relationships between the packages. By default the given packages will trace "
1391"out all dependent packages; this can produce a very large graph. To limit "
1392"the output to only the packages listed on the command line, set the "
1393"<literal>APT::Cache::GivenOnly</literal> option."
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1394msgstr ""
1395
2a52e8c5 1396#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 1397#: apt-cache.8.xml:216
2a52e8c5 1398msgid ""
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1399"The resulting nodes will have several shapes; normal packages are boxes, "
1400"pure virtual packages are triangles, mixed virtual packages are diamonds, "
1401"missing packages are hexagons. Orange boxes mean recursion was stopped (leaf "
1402"packages), blue lines are pre-depends, green lines are conflicts."
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1403msgstr ""
1404
2a52e8c5 1405#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
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1406#: apt-cache.8.xml:221
1407msgid "Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages."
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1408msgstr ""
1409
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1410#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1411#: apt-cache.8.xml:225
2a52e8c5 1412msgid ""
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1413"The same as <literal>dotty</literal>, only for xvcg from the <ulink "
1414"url=\"http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html\">VCG "
1415"tool</ulink>."
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1416msgstr ""
1417
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1418#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
1419#: apt-cache.8.xml:229
1420msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-pkg;</replaceable>…</optional>"
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1421msgstr ""
1422
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1423#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1424#: apt-cache.8.xml:230
2a52e8c5 1425msgid ""
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1426"<literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the "
1427"preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the priorities of each "
1428"source. Otherwise it prints out detailed information about the priority "
1429"selection of the named package."
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1430msgstr ""
1431
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1432#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1433#: apt-cache.8.xml:237
2a52e8c5 1434msgid ""
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1435"<literal>apt-cache</literal>'s <literal>madison</literal> command attempts "
1436"to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian "
1437"archive management tool, <literal>madison</literal>. It displays available "
1438"versions of a package in a tabular format. Unlike the original "
1439"<literal>madison</literal>, it can only display information for the "
1440"architecture for which APT has retrieved package lists "
1441"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)."
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1442msgstr ""
1443
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1444#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1445#: apt-cache.8.xml:253
1446msgid ""
1447"Select the file to store the package cache. The package cache is the primary "
1448"cache used by all operations. Configuration Item: "
1449"<literal>Dir::Cache::pkgcache</literal>."
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1450msgstr ""
1451
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1452#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1453#: apt-cache.8.xml:259
1454msgid ""
1455"Select the file to store the source cache. The source is used only by "
1456"<literal>gencaches</literal> and it stores a parsed version of the package "
1457"information from remote sources. When building the package cache the source "
1458"cache is used to avoid reparsing all of the package files. Configuration "
1459"Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache</literal>."
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1460msgstr ""
1461
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1462#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1463#: apt-cache.8.xml:267
2a52e8c5 1464msgid ""
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1465"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
1466"More q's will produce more quietness up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
1467"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quietness level, overriding the "
1468"configuration file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
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1469msgstr ""
1470
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1471#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1472#: apt-cache.8.xml:274
1473msgid ""
1474"Print only important dependencies; for use with <literal>unmet</literal> and "
1475"<literal>depends</literal>. Causes only Depends and Pre-Depends relations to "
1476"be printed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Important</literal>."
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1477msgstr ""
1478
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1479#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1480#: apt-cache.8.xml:288
2a52e8c5 1481msgid ""
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1482"Per default the <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> "
1483"print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with these flags which will omit "
1484"the specified dependency type. Configuration Item: "
1485"<literal>APT::Cache::Show<replaceable>DependencyType</replaceable></literal> "
1486"e.g. <literal>APT::Cache::ShowRecommends</literal>."
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1487msgstr ""
1488
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1489#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1490#: apt-cache.8.xml:295
2a52e8c5 1491msgid ""
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1492"Print full package records when searching. Configuration Item: "
1493"<literal>APT::Cache::ShowFull</literal>."
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1494msgstr ""
1495
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1496#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1497#: apt-cache.8.xml:300
2a52e8c5 1498msgid ""
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1499"Print full records for all available versions. This is the default; to turn "
1500"it off, use <option>--no-all-versions</option>. If "
1501"<option>--no-all-versions</option> is specified, only the candidate version "
1502"will be displayed (the one which would be selected for installation). This "
1503"option is only applicable to the <literal>show</literal> command. "
1504"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::AllVersions</literal>."
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1505msgstr ""
1506
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1507#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1508#: apt-cache.8.xml:309
2a52e8c5 1509msgid ""
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1510"Perform automatic package cache regeneration, rather than use the cache as "
1511"it is. This is the default; to turn it off, use "
1512"<option>--no-generate</option>. Configuration Item: "
1513"<literal>APT::Cache::Generate</literal>."
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1514msgstr ""
1515
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1516#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1517#: apt-cache.8.xml:315
2a52e8c5 1518msgid ""
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1519"Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions. Configuration "
1520"Item: <literal>APT::Cache::NamesOnly</literal>."
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1521msgstr ""
1522
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1523#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1524#: apt-cache.8.xml:320
2a52e8c5 1525msgid ""
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1526"Make <literal>pkgnames</literal> print all names, including virtual packages "
1527"and missing dependencies. Configuration Item: "
1528"<literal>APT::Cache::AllNames</literal>."
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1529msgstr ""
1530
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1531#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1532#: apt-cache.8.xml:326
2a52e8c5 1533msgid ""
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1534"Make <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> recursive so "
1535"that all packages mentioned are printed once. Configuration Item: "
1536"<literal>APT::Cache::RecurseDepends</literal>."
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1537msgstr ""
1538
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1539#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1540#: apt-cache.8.xml:333
b81dbe40 1541msgid ""
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1542"Limit the output of <literal>depends</literal> and "
1543"<literal>rdepends</literal> to packages which are currently installed. "
1544"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Installed</literal>."
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1545msgstr ""
1546
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1547#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1548#: apt-cache.8.xml:351
1549msgid "&apt-conf;, &sources-list;, &apt-get;"
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1550msgstr ""
1551
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1552#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1553#: apt-cache.8.xml:356
b81dbe40 1554msgid ""
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1555"<command>apt-cache</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
1556"on error."
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1557msgstr ""
1558
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1559#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
1560#: apt-key.8.xml:32
1561msgid "APT key management utility"
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1562msgstr ""
1563
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1564#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1565#: apt-key.8.xml:39
2a52e8c5 1566msgid ""
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1567"<command>apt-key</command> is used to manage the list of keys used by apt to "
1568"authenticate packages. Packages which have been authenticated using these "
1569"keys will be considered trusted."
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1570msgstr ""
1571
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1572#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
1573#: apt-key.8.xml:45
1574msgid "Commands"
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1575msgstr ""
1576
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1577#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1578#: apt-key.8.xml:50
2a52e8c5 1579msgid ""
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1580"Add a new key to the list of trusted keys. The key is read from the "
1581"filename given with the parameter &synopsis-param-filename; or if the "
1582"filename is <literal>-</literal> from standard input."
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1583msgstr ""
1584
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1585#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1586#: apt-key.8.xml:63
1587msgid "Remove a key from the list of trusted keys."
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1588msgstr ""
1589
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1590#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1591#: apt-key.8.xml:74
1592msgid "Output the key &synopsis-param-keyid; to standard output."
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1593msgstr ""
1594
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1595#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1596#: apt-key.8.xml:85
1597msgid "Output all trusted keys to standard output."
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1598msgstr ""
1599
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1600#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1601#: apt-key.8.xml:96
1602msgid "List trusted keys."
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1603msgstr ""
1604
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1605#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1606#: apt-key.8.xml:107
1607msgid "List fingerprints of trusted keys."
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1608msgstr ""
1609
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1610#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1611#: apt-key.8.xml:118
b81dbe40 1612msgid ""
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1613"Pass advanced options to gpg. With adv --recv-key you can download the "
1614"public key."
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1615msgstr ""
1616
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1617#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1618#: apt-key.8.xml:130
2a52e8c5 1619msgid ""
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1620"Update the local keyring with the archive keyring and remove from the local "
1621"keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid. The archive keyring is "
1622"shipped in the <literal>archive-keyring</literal> package of your "
1623"distribution, e.g. the <literal>debian-archive-keyring</literal> package in "
1624"Debian."
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1625msgstr ""
1626
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1627#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1628#: apt-key.8.xml:144
2a52e8c5 1629msgid ""
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1630"Perform an update working similarly to the <command>update</command> command "
1631"above, but get the archive keyring from a URI instead and validate it "
1632"against a master key. This requires an installed &wget; and an APT build "
1633"configured to have a server to fetch from and a master keyring to validate. "
1634"APT in Debian does not support this command, relying on "
1635"<command>update</command> instead, but Ubuntu's APT does."
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1636msgstr ""
1637
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1638#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
1639#: apt-key.8.xml:160 apt-cdrom.8.xml:80
1640msgid "Options"
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1641msgstr ""
1642
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1643#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1644#: apt-key.8.xml:161
2a52e8c5 1645msgid ""
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1646"Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the "
1647"previous section."
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1648msgstr ""
1649
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1650#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1651#: apt-key.8.xml:164
2a52e8c5 1652msgid ""
6072cbe1 1653"With this option it is possible to specify a particular keyring file the "
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1654"command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed on the "
1655"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the "
1656"<filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, though "
1657"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> is the primary keyring which means that "
1658"e.g. new keys are added to this one."
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1659msgstr ""
1660
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1661#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
1662#: apt-key.8.xml:179
1663msgid "<filename>/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg</filename>"
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1664msgstr ""
1665
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1666#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1667#: apt-key.8.xml:180
1668msgid "Local trust database of archive keys."
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1669msgstr ""
1670
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1671#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
1672#: apt-key.8.xml:183
1673msgid "<filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg</filename>"
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1674msgstr ""
1675
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1676#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1677#: apt-key.8.xml:184
1678msgid "Keyring of Debian archive trusted keys."
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1679msgstr ""
1680
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1681#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
1682#: apt-key.8.xml:187
1683msgid "<filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-removed-keys.gpg</filename>"
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1684msgstr ""
1685
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1686#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1687#: apt-key.8.xml:188
1688msgid "Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys."
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1689msgstr ""
1690
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1691#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1692#: apt-key.8.xml:197
1693msgid "&apt-get;, &apt-secure;"
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1694msgstr ""
1695
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1696#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
1697#: apt-mark.8.xml:33
1698msgid "mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed"
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1699msgstr ""
1700
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1701#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1702#: apt-mark.8.xml:39
2a52e8c5 1703msgid ""
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1704"<command>apt-mark</command> will change whether a package has been marked as "
1705"being automatically installed."
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1706msgstr ""
1707
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1708#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1709#: apt-mark.8.xml:43
2a52e8c5 1710msgid ""
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1711"When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other packages "
1712"are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies are marked as "
1713"being automatically installed. Once these automatically installed packages "
1714"are no longer depended on by any manually installed packages, they will be "
1715"removed by e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>."
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1716msgstr ""
1717
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1718#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1719#: apt-mark.8.xml:52
2a52e8c5 1720msgid ""
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1721"<literal>auto</literal> is used to mark a package as being automatically "
1722"installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more manually "
1723"installed packages depend on this package."
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1724msgstr ""
1725
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1726#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1727#: apt-mark.8.xml:60
1728msgid ""
1729"<literal>manual</literal> is used to mark a package as being manually "
1730"installed, which will prevent the package from being automatically removed "
1731"if no other packages depend on it."
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1732msgstr ""
1733
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1734#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1735#: apt-mark.8.xml:68
2a52e8c5 1736msgid ""
6072cbe1 1737"<literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a package as held back, which will "
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1738"prevent the package from being automatically installed, upgraded or "
1739"removed. The command is only a wrapper around <command>dpkg "
1740"--set-selections</command> and the state is therefore maintained by &dpkg; "
6072cbe1 1741"and not affected by the <option>--file</option> option."
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1742msgstr ""
1743
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1744#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1745#: apt-mark.8.xml:78
1746msgid ""
1747"<literal>unhold</literal> is used to cancel a previously set hold on a "
1748"package to allow all actions again."
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1749msgstr ""
1750
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1751#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1752#: apt-mark.8.xml:84
2a52e8c5 1753msgid ""
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1754"<literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a list of automatically "
1755"installed packages with each package on a new line. All automatically "
1756"installed packages will be listed if no package is given. If packages are "
1757"given only those which are automatically installed will be shown."
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1758msgstr ""
1759
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1760#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1761#: apt-mark.8.xml:92
1762msgid ""
1763"<literal>showmanual</literal> can be used in the same way as "
1764"<literal>showauto</literal> except that it will print a list of manually "
1765"installed packages instead."
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1766msgstr ""
1767
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1768#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1769#: apt-mark.8.xml:99
2a52e8c5 1770msgid ""
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1771"<literal>showhold</literal> is used to print a list of packages on hold in "
1772"the same way as for the other show commands."
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1773msgstr ""
1774
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1775#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1776#: apt-mark.8.xml:115
1777msgid ""
1778"Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter "
1779"&synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which is "
1780"<filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined by the "
1781"Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>."
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1782msgstr ""
1783
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1784#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1785#: apt-mark.8.xml:136
1786msgid ""
1787"<command>apt-mark</command> returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on "
1788"error."
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1789msgstr ""
1790
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1791#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
1792#: apt-secure.8.xml:47
1793msgid "Archive authentication support for APT"
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1794msgstr ""
1795
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1796#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1797#: apt-secure.8.xml:52
1798msgid ""
1799"Starting with version 0.6, <command>apt</command> contains code that does "
1800"signature checking of the Release file for all archives. This ensures that "
1801"packages in the archive can't be modified by people who have no access to "
1802"the Release file signing key."
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1803msgstr ""
1804
7d76ea1d
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1805#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1806#: apt-secure.8.xml:60
1807msgid ""
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1808"If a package comes from a archive without a signature, or with a signature "
1809"that apt does not have a key for, that package is considered untrusted, and "
7d76ea1d 1810"installing it will result in a big warning. <command>apt-get</command> will "
75d9bdba 1811"currently only warn for unsigned archives; future releases might force all "
7d76ea1d 1812"sources to be verified before downloading packages from them."
2a52e8c5
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1813msgstr ""
1814
2a52e8c5 1815#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 1816#: apt-secure.8.xml:69
2a52e8c5 1817msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1818"The package frontends &apt-get;, &aptitude; and &synaptic; support this new "
1819"authentication feature."
2a52e8c5
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1820msgstr ""
1821
1822#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
7d76ea1d
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1823#: apt-secure.8.xml:74
1824msgid "Trusted archives"
2a52e8c5
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1825msgstr ""
1826
1827#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 1828#: apt-secure.8.xml:77
2a52e8c5 1829msgid ""
75d9bdba
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1830"The chain of trust from an apt archive to the end user is made up of several "
1831"steps. <command>apt-secure</command> is the last step in this chain; "
1832"trusting an archive does not mean that you trust its packages not to contain "
1833"malicious code, but means that you trust the archive maintainer. It's the "
1834"archive maintainer's responsibility to ensure that the archive's integrity "
1835"is preserved."
2a52e8c5
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1836msgstr ""
1837
1838#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 1839#: apt-secure.8.xml:85
2a52e8c5 1840msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1841"apt-secure does not review signatures at a package level. If you require "
1842"tools to do this you should look at <command>debsig-verify</command> and "
1843"<command>debsign</command> (provided in the debsig-verify and devscripts "
1844"packages respectively)."
2a52e8c5
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1845msgstr ""
1846
7d76ea1d
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1847#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1848#: apt-secure.8.xml:92
1849msgid ""
1850"The chain of trust in Debian starts when a maintainer uploads a new package "
75d9bdba
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1851"or a new version of a package to the Debian archive. In order to become "
1852"effective, this upload needs to be signed by a key contained in the Debian "
1853"Maintainers keyring (available in the debian-keyring package). Maintainers' "
1854"keys are signed by other maintainers following pre-established procedures to "
1855"ensure the identity of the key holder."
2a52e8c5
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1856msgstr ""
1857
1858#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 1859#: apt-secure.8.xml:102
2a52e8c5 1860msgid ""
7d76ea1d 1861"Once the uploaded package is verified and included in the archive, the "
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1862"maintainer signature is stripped off, and checksums of the package are "
1863"computed and put in the Packages file. The checksums of all of the Packages "
1864"files are then computed and put into the Release file. The Release file is "
dabb215c 1865"then signed by the archive key for this Debian release, and distributed "
75d9bdba
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1866"alongside the packages and the Packages files on Debian mirrors. The keys "
1867"are in the Debian archive keyring available in the "
1868"<package>debian-archive-keyring</package> package."
2a52e8c5
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1869msgstr ""
1870
7d76ea1d 1871#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1872#: apt-secure.8.xml:113
7d76ea1d 1873msgid ""
75d9bdba
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1874"End users can check the signature of the Release file, extract a checksum of "
1875"a package from it and compare it with the checksum of the package they "
1876"downloaded by hand - or rely on APT doing this automatically."
2a52e8c5
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1877msgstr ""
1878
1879#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1880#: apt-secure.8.xml:118
2a52e8c5 1881msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1882"Notice that this is distinct from checking signatures on a per package "
1883"basis. It is designed to prevent two possible attacks:"
2a52e8c5
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1884msgstr ""
1885
7d76ea1d 1886#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
75d9bdba 1887#: apt-secure.8.xml:123
2a52e8c5 1888msgid ""
7d76ea1d 1889"<literal>Network \"man in the middle\" attacks</literal>. Without signature "
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1890"checking, malicious agents can introduce themselves into the package "
1891"download process and provide malicious software either by controlling a "
1892"network element (router, switch, etc.) or by redirecting traffic to a rogue "
1893"server (through ARP or DNS spoofing attacks)."
2a52e8c5
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1894msgstr ""
1895
7d76ea1d 1896#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
75d9bdba 1897#: apt-secure.8.xml:131
2a52e8c5 1898msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1899"<literal>Mirror network compromise</literal>. Without signature checking, a "
1900"malicious agent can compromise a mirror host and modify the files in it to "
1901"propagate malicious software to all users downloading packages from that "
1902"host."
2a52e8c5
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1903msgstr ""
1904
7d76ea1d 1905#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1906#: apt-secure.8.xml:138
2a52e8c5 1907msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1908"However, it does not defend against a compromise of the Debian master server "
1909"itself (which signs the packages) or against a compromise of the key used to "
1910"sign the Release files. In any case, this mechanism can complement a "
1911"per-package signature."
2a52e8c5
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1912msgstr ""
1913
7d76ea1d 1914#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
75d9bdba 1915#: apt-secure.8.xml:144
7d76ea1d 1916msgid "User configuration"
2a52e8c5
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1917msgstr ""
1918
7d76ea1d 1919#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1920#: apt-secure.8.xml:146
2a52e8c5 1921msgid ""
7d76ea1d 1922"<command>apt-key</command> is the program that manages the list of keys used "
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1923"by apt. It can be used to add or remove keys, although an installation of "
1924"this release will automatically contain the default Debian archive signing "
7d76ea1d 1925"keys used in the Debian package repositories."
2a52e8c5
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1926msgstr ""
1927
7d76ea1d 1928#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1929#: apt-secure.8.xml:153
2a52e8c5 1930msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1931"In order to add a new key you need to first download it (you should make "
1932"sure you are using a trusted communication channel when retrieving it), add "
1933"it with <command>apt-key</command> and then run <command>apt-get "
1934"update</command> so that apt can download and verify the "
1935"<filename>InRelease</filename> or <filename>Release.gpg</filename> files "
1936"from the archives you have configured."
2a52e8c5
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1937msgstr ""
1938
7d76ea1d 1939#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
75d9bdba 1940#: apt-secure.8.xml:162
7d76ea1d
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1941msgid "Archive configuration"
1942msgstr ""
1943
1944#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1945#: apt-secure.8.xml:164
2a52e8c5 1946msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1947"If you want to provide archive signatures in an archive under your "
1948"maintenance you have to:"
2a52e8c5
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1949msgstr ""
1950
7d76ea1d 1951#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
75d9bdba 1952#: apt-secure.8.xml:169
43be0ac4 1953msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1954"<emphasis>Create a toplevel Release file</emphasis>, if it does not exist "
1955"already. You can do this by running <command>apt-ftparchive "
1956"release</command> (provided in apt-utils)."
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1957msgstr ""
1958
7d76ea1d 1959#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
75d9bdba 1960#: apt-secure.8.xml:174
0fd68707 1961msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1962"<emphasis>Sign it</emphasis>. You can do this by running <command>gpg "
1963"--clearsign -o InRelease Release</command> and <command>gpg -abs -o "
1964"Release.gpg Release</command>."
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1965msgstr ""
1966
7d76ea1d 1967#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
75d9bdba 1968#: apt-secure.8.xml:178
b39c1859 1969msgid ""
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1970"<emphasis>Publish the key fingerprint</emphasis>, that way your users will "
1971"know what key they need to import in order to authenticate the files in the "
1972"archive."
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1973msgstr ""
1974
7d76ea1d 1975#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1976#: apt-secure.8.xml:185
7d76ea1d 1977msgid ""
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1978"Whenever the contents of the archive change (new packages are added or "
1979"removed) the archive maintainer has to follow the first two steps outlined "
1980"above."
2a52e8c5
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1981msgstr ""
1982
7d76ea1d 1983#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1984#: apt-secure.8.xml:193
2a52e8c5 1985msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1986"&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, "
1987"&debsign; &debsig-verify;, &gpg;"
2a52e8c5
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1988msgstr ""
1989
1990#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 1991#: apt-secure.8.xml:197
2a52e8c5 1992msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1993"For more background information you might want to review the <ulink "
1994"url=\"http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch7\">Debian "
1995"Security Infrastructure</ulink> chapter of the Securing Debian Manual "
1996"(available also in the harden-doc package) and the <ulink "
1997"url=\"http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/strong_distro.html\" >Strong "
1998"Distribution HOWTO</ulink> by V. Alex Brennen."
1999msgstr ""
2000
2001#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
75d9bdba 2002#: apt-secure.8.xml:210
7d76ea1d 2003msgid "Manpage Authors"
2a52e8c5
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2004msgstr ""
2005
2006#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
75d9bdba 2007#: apt-secure.8.xml:212
2a52e8c5 2008msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2009"This man-page is based on the work of Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Isaac "
2010"Jones, Colin Walters, Florian Weimer and Michael Vogt."
2a52e8c5
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2011msgstr ""
2012
2a52e8c5 2013#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
7d76ea1d
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2014#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:32
2015msgid "APT CD-ROM management utility"
2a52e8c5
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2016msgstr ""
2017
2a52e8c5 2018#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 2019#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:38
2a52e8c5 2020msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2021"<command>apt-cdrom</command> is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list of "
2022"available sources. <command>apt-cdrom</command> takes care of determining "
2023"the structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible "
2024"mis-burns and verifying the index files."
2a52e8c5
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2025msgstr ""
2026
7d76ea1d
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2027#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2028#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:45
2a52e8c5 2029msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2030"It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the APT "
2031"system; it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set "
2032"must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns."
2a52e8c5
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2033msgstr ""
2034
2a52e8c5 2035#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2036#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:56
2a52e8c5 2037msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2038"<literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will "
2039"unmount the CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed "
2040"to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper "
2041"<filename>.disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive "
2042"title."
2a52e8c5
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2043msgstr ""
2044
2a52e8c5 2045#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2046#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:64
2a52e8c5 2047msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2048"APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and "
2049"maintains a database of these IDs in "
2050"<filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</filename>"
2a52e8c5
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2051msgstr ""
2052
2a52e8c5 2053#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2054#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:72
2a52e8c5 2055msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2056"A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the "
2057"stored file name"
2a52e8c5
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2058msgstr ""
2059
2a52e8c5 2060#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2061#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:85
2a52e8c5 2062msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2063"Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This mount point must "
2064"be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and properly configured. "
2065"Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2066msgstr ""
2067
2068#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2069#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:94
2a52e8c5 2070msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2071"Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the disc's given "
2072"label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to prompt for a "
2073"new label. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2074msgstr ""
2075
2076#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2077#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:103
2a52e8c5 2078msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2079"No mounting; prevent <command>apt-cdrom</command> from mounting and "
2080"unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item: "
2081"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoMount</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2082msgstr ""
2083
2084#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2085#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:111
2a52e8c5 2086msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2087"Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every "
2088"package. This option should be used only if <command>apt-cdrom</command> has "
2089"been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration "
2090"Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Fast</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2091msgstr ""
2092
2093#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2094#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:121
2a52e8c5 2095msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2096"Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian "
2097"1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It takes much "
2098"longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up."
2a52e8c5
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2099msgstr ""
2100
2101#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2102#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:132
2a52e8c5 2103msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2104"No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not write index "
2105"files. Everything is still checked however. Configuration Item: "
2106"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoAct</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2107msgstr ""
2108
7d76ea1d
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2109#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2110#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:145
2111msgid "&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;"
2a52e8c5
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2112msgstr ""
2113
7d76ea1d
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2114#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2115#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:150
2a52e8c5 2116msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2117"<command>apt-cdrom</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
2118"on error."
2a52e8c5
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2119msgstr ""
2120
7d76ea1d
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2121#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
2122#: apt-config.8.xml:33
2123msgid "APT Configuration Query program"
2a52e8c5
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2124msgstr ""
2125
7d76ea1d
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2126#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2127#: apt-config.8.xml:39
bcf91c1b 2128msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2129"<command>apt-config</command> is an internal program used by various "
2130"portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses "
2131"the main configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> in a "
2132"manner that is easy to use for scripted applications."
bcf91c1b
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2133msgstr ""
2134
2135#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2136#: apt-config.8.xml:51
bcf91c1b 2137msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2138"shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell "
2139"script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell variable and "
2140"the second the configuration value to query. As output it lists shell "
2141"assignment commands for each value present. In a shell script it should be "
2142"used as follows:"
bcf91c1b
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2143msgstr ""
2144
7d76ea1d
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2145#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
2146#: apt-config.8.xml:59
2147#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 2148msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2149"OPTS=\"-f\"\n"
2150"RES=`apt-config shell OPTS MyApp::options`\n"
2151"eval $RES\n"
2a52e8c5
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2152msgstr ""
2153
2154#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2155#: apt-config.8.xml:64
2a52e8c5 2156msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2157"This will set the shell environment variable $OPTS to the value of "
2158"MyApp::options with a default of <option>-f</option>."
2a52e8c5
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2159msgstr ""
2160
2a52e8c5 2161#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2162#: apt-config.8.xml:68
2a52e8c5 2163msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2164"The configuration item may be postfixed with a /[fdbi]. f returns file "
2165"names, d returns directories, b returns true or false and i returns an "
2166"integer. Each of the returns is normalized and verified internally."
2a52e8c5
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2167msgstr ""
2168
2a52e8c5 2169#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d
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2170#: apt-config.8.xml:77
2171msgid "Just show the contents of the configuration space."
2a52e8c5
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2172msgstr ""
2173
2174#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2175#: apt-config.8.xml:90
2a52e8c5 2176msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2177"Include options which have an empty value. This is the default, so use "
2178"--no-empty to remove them from the output."
30549c0c
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2179msgstr ""
2180
7d76ea1d
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2181#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
2182#: apt-config.8.xml:95
2183msgid "&percnt;f &#x0022;&percnt;v&#x0022;;&percnt;n"
2a52e8c5
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2184msgstr ""
2185
2a52e8c5 2186#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
7d76ea1d 2187#: apt-config.8.xml:96
2a52e8c5 2188msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2189"Defines the output of each config option. &percnt;t will be replaced with "
2190"its individual name, &percnt;f with its full hierarchical name and &percnt;v "
2191"with its value. Use uppercase letters and special characters in the value "
2192"will be encoded to ensure that it can e.g. be safely used in a quoted-string "
2193"as defined by RFC822. Additionally &percnt;n will be replaced by a newline, "
2194"and &percnt;N by a tab. A &percnt; can be printed by using &percnt;&percnt;."
2a52e8c5
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2195msgstr ""
2196
7d76ea1d
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2197#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2198#: apt-config.8.xml:110 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:71 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:64 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:608
2199msgid "&apt-conf;"
2a52e8c5
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2200msgstr ""
2201
7d76ea1d
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2202#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2203#: apt-config.8.xml:115
2a52e8c5 2204msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2205"<command>apt-config</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
2206"on error."
30549c0c
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2207msgstr ""
2208
7d76ea1d
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2209#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><contrib>
2210#: apt.conf.5.xml:20
2211msgid "Initial documentation of Debug::*."
2a52e8c5
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2212msgstr ""
2213
7d76ea1d
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2214#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><email>
2215#: apt.conf.5.xml:21
2216msgid "dburrows@debian.org"
2217msgstr ""
2218
2219#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
2220#: apt.conf.5.xml:31 apt_preferences.5.xml:25 sources.list.5.xml:26
2221msgid "5"
2222msgstr ""
2223
2224#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
2225#: apt.conf.5.xml:38
2226msgid "Configuration file for APT"
2227msgstr ""
2228
2229#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2230#: apt.conf.5.xml:42
30549c0c 2231msgid ""
5723791e
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2232"<filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> is the main configuration file shared "
2233"by all the tools in the APT suite of tools, though it is by no means the "
2234"only place options can be set. The suite also shares a common command line "
2235"parser to provide a uniform environment."
30549c0c
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2236msgstr ""
2237
7d76ea1d 2238#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><para>
5723791e 2239#: apt.conf.5.xml:48
2a52e8c5 2240msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2241"When an APT tool starts up it will read the configuration files in the "
2242"following order:"
2a52e8c5
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2243msgstr ""
2244
7d76ea1d 2245#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
5723791e 2246#: apt.conf.5.xml:50
2a52e8c5 2247msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2248"the file specified by the <envar>APT_CONFIG</envar> environment variable (if "
2249"any)"
2a52e8c5
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2250msgstr ""
2251
7d76ea1d 2252#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
5723791e 2253#: apt.conf.5.xml:52
2a52e8c5 2254msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2255"all files in <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal> in alphanumeric ascending "
2256"order which have either no or \"<literal>conf</literal>\" as filename "
2257"extension and which only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) "
2258"and period (.) characters. Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has "
44477002 2259"ignored a file, unless that file matches a pattern in the "
5723791e 2260"<literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> configuration list - in which "
7d76ea1d 2261"case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
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2262msgstr ""
2263
7d76ea1d 2264#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
5723791e 2265#: apt.conf.5.xml:59
7d76ea1d 2266msgid "the main configuration file specified by <literal>Dir::Etc::main</literal>"
2a52e8c5
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2267msgstr ""
2268
7d76ea1d 2269#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
5723791e 2270#: apt.conf.5.xml:61
2a52e8c5 2271msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2272"the command line options are applied to override the configuration "
2273"directives or to load even more configuration files."
2a52e8c5
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2274msgstr ""
2275
7d76ea1d 2276#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
5723791e 2277#: apt.conf.5.xml:65
7d76ea1d 2278msgid "Syntax"
2a52e8c5
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2279msgstr ""
2280
7d76ea1d 2281#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 2282#: apt.conf.5.xml:66
2a52e8c5 2283msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2284"The configuration file is organized in a tree with options organized into "
2285"functional groups. Option specification is given with a double colon "
5723791e 2286"notation; for instance <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> is an option "
7d76ea1d
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2287"within the APT tool group, for the Get tool. Options do not inherit from "
2288"their parent groups."
2a52e8c5
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2289msgstr ""
2290
7d76ea1d 2291#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 2292#: apt.conf.5.xml:72
2a52e8c5 2293msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2294"Syntactically the configuration language is modeled after what the ISC tools "
2295"such as bind and dhcp use. Lines starting with <literal>//</literal> are "
2296"treated as comments (ignored), as well as all text between "
2297"<literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments. "
5723791e
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2298"Each line is of the form <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes \"true\";</literal>. "
2299"The quotation marks and trailing semicolon are required. The value must be "
2300"on one line, and there is no kind of string concatenation. Values must not "
2301"include backslashes or extra quotation marks. Option names are made up of "
2302"alphanumeric characters and the characters \"/-:._+\". A new scope can be "
2303"opened with curly braces, like this:"
2a52e8c5
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2304msgstr ""
2305
7d76ea1d
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2306#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
2307#: apt.conf.5.xml:85
2308#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 2309msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2310"APT {\n"
2311" Get {\n"
2312" Assume-Yes \"true\";\n"
2313" Fix-Broken \"true\";\n"
2314" };\n"
2315"};\n"
2a52e8c5
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2316msgstr ""
2317
7d76ea1d
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2318#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2319#: apt.conf.5.xml:93
2a52e8c5 2320msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2321"with newlines placed to make it more readable. Lists can be created by "
2322"opening a scope and including a single string enclosed in quotes followed by "
5723791e 2323"a semicolon. Multiple entries can be included, separated by a semicolon."
2a52e8c5
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2324msgstr ""
2325
7d76ea1d
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2326#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
2327#: apt.conf.5.xml:98
2328#, no-wrap
2329msgid "DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {\"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt\";};\n"
c77d6597
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2330msgstr ""
2331
7d76ea1d
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2332#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2333#: apt.conf.5.xml:101
c77d6597 2334msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2335"In general the sample configuration file in "
2336"<filename>&docdir;examples/apt.conf</filename> &configureindex; is a good "
2337"guide for how it should look."
c77d6597
MV
2338msgstr ""
2339
7d76ea1d
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2340#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2341#: apt.conf.5.xml:105
2a52e8c5 2342msgid ""
5723791e
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2343"Case is not significant in names of configuration items, so in the previous "
2344"example you could use <literal>dpkg::pre-install-pkgs</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2345msgstr ""
2346
7d76ea1d
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2347#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2348#: apt.conf.5.xml:108
2a52e8c5 2349msgid ""
5723791e
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2350"Names for the configuration items are optional if a list is defined as can "
2351"be seen in the <literal>DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal> example above. If "
2352"you don't specify a name a new entry will simply add a new option to the "
2353"list. If you specify a name you can override the option in the same way as "
2354"any other option by reassigning a new value to the option."
2a52e8c5
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2355msgstr ""
2356
7d76ea1d
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2357#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2358#: apt.conf.5.xml:113
c77d6597 2359msgid ""
5723791e
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2360"Two special commands are defined: <literal>#include</literal> (which is "
2361"deprecated and not supported by alternative implementations) and "
2362"<literal>#clear</literal>. <literal>#include</literal> will include the "
2363"given file, unless the filename ends in a slash, in which case the whole "
2364"directory is included. <literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a part of "
2365"the configuration tree. The specified element and all its descendants are "
7d76ea1d 2366"erased. (Note that these lines also need to end with a semicolon.)"
c77d6597
MV
2367msgstr ""
2368
7d76ea1d 2369#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 2370#: apt.conf.5.xml:123
2a52e8c5 2371msgid ""
5723791e
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2372"The <literal>#clear</literal> command is the only way to delete a list or a "
2373"complete scope. Reopening a scope (or using the syntax described below with "
2374"an appended <literal>::</literal>) will <emphasis>not</emphasis> override "
2375"previously written entries. Options can only be overridden by addressing a "
2376"new value to them - lists and scopes can't be overridden, only cleared."
2a52e8c5
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2377msgstr ""
2378
7d76ea1d 2379#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 2380#: apt.conf.5.xml:131
2a52e8c5 2381msgid ""
5723791e 2382"All of the APT tools take an -o option which allows an arbitrary "
7d76ea1d
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2383"configuration directive to be specified on the command line. The syntax is a "
2384"full option name (<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> for instance) "
2385"followed by an equals sign then the new value of the option. To append a new "
5723791e
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2386"element to a list, add a trailing <literal>::</literal> to the name of the "
2387"list. (As you might suspect, the scope syntax can't be used on the command "
2388"line.)"
2a52e8c5
DK
2389msgstr ""
2390
7d76ea1d 2391#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e
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2392#: apt.conf.5.xml:139
2393msgid ""
2394"Note that appending items to a list using <literal>::</literal> only works "
2395"for one item per line, and that you should not use it in combination with "
2396"the scope syntax (which adds <literal>::</literal> implicitly). Using both "
2397"syntaxes together will trigger a bug which some users unfortunately depend "
2398"on: an option with the unusual name \"<literal>::</literal>\" which acts "
2399"like every other option with a name. This introduces many problems; for one "
2400"thing, users who write multiple lines in this <emphasis>wrong</emphasis> "
2401"syntax in the hope of appending to a list will achieve the opposite, as only "
2402"the last assignment for this option \"<literal>::</literal>\" will be "
2403"used. Future versions of APT will raise errors and stop working if they "
2404"encounter this misuse, so please correct such statements now while APT "
2405"doesn't explicitly complain about them."
a7307a87
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2406msgstr ""
2407
7d76ea1d 2408#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
5723791e 2409#: apt.conf.5.xml:154
7d76ea1d 2410msgid "The APT Group"
2a52e8c5
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2411msgstr ""
2412
7d76ea1d 2413#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 2414#: apt.conf.5.xml:155
2a52e8c5 2415msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2416"This group of options controls general APT behavior as well as holding the "
2417"options for all of the tools."
2a52e8c5
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2418msgstr ""
2419
2a52e8c5 2420#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2421#: apt.conf.5.xml:160
2a52e8c5 2422msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2423"System Architecture; sets the architecture to use when fetching files and "
2424"parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was "
2425"compiled for."
a7307a87
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2426msgstr ""
2427
a7307a87 2428#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2429#: apt.conf.5.xml:167
a7307a87 2430msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2431"All Architectures the system supports. For instance, CPUs implementing the "
2432"<literal>amd64</literal> (also called <literal>x86-64</literal>) "
2433"instruction set are also able to execute binaries compiled for the "
2434"<literal>i386</literal> (<literal>x86</literal>) instruction set. This list "
2435"is used when fetching files and parsing package lists. The initial default "
2436"is always the system's native architecture "
2437"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>), and foreign architectures are added "
2438"to the default list when they are registered via <command>dpkg "
2439"--add-architecture</command>."
2a52e8c5
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2440msgstr ""
2441
2a52e8c5 2442#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2443#: apt.conf.5.xml:180
2a52e8c5 2444msgid ""
5723791e 2445"Default release to install packages from if more than one version is "
7d76ea1d
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2446"available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: "
2447"'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', '&stable-codename;', '&testing-codename;', "
2448"'4.0', '5.0*'. See also &apt-preferences;."
2a52e8c5
DK
2449msgstr ""
2450
2a52e8c5 2451#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2452#: apt.conf.5.xml:186
2a52e8c5 2453msgid ""
5723791e 2454"Ignore held packages; this global option causes the problem resolver to "
7d76ea1d 2455"ignore held packages in its decision making."
2a52e8c5
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2456msgstr ""
2457
2a52e8c5 2458#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2459#: apt.conf.5.xml:191
2a52e8c5 2460msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2461"Defaults to on. When turned on the autoclean feature will remove any "
2462"packages which can no longer be downloaded from the cache. If turned off "
2463"then packages that are locally installed are also excluded from cleaning - "
2464"but note that APT provides no direct means to reinstall them."
2a52e8c5
DK
2465msgstr ""
2466
2a52e8c5 2467#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2468#: apt.conf.5.xml:199
2a52e8c5 2469msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2470"Defaults to on, which will cause APT to install essential and important "
2471"packages as soon as possible in an install/upgrade operation, in order to "
2472"limit the effect of a failing &dpkg; call. If this option is disabled, APT "
2473"treats an important package in the same way as an extra package: between the "
2474"unpacking of the package A and its configuration there can be many other "
2475"unpack or configuration calls for other unrelated packages B, C etc. If "
2476"these cause the &dpkg; call to fail (e.g. because package B's maintainer "
2477"scripts generate an error), this results in a system state in which package "
2478"A is unpacked but unconfigured - so any package depending on A is now no "
2479"longer guaranteed to work, as its dependency on A is no longer satisfied."
2a52e8c5
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2480msgstr ""
2481
2a52e8c5 2482#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2483#: apt.conf.5.xml:211
2a52e8c5 2484msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2485"The immediate configuration marker is also applied in the potentially "
2486"problematic case of circular dependencies, since a dependency with the "
2487"immediate flag is equivalent to a Pre-Dependency. In theory this allows APT "
2488"to recognise a situation in which it is unable to perform immediate "
2489"configuration, abort, and suggest to the user that the option should be "
2490"temporarily deactivated in order to allow the operation to proceed. Note "
2491"the use of the word \"theory\" here; in the real world this problem has "
2492"rarely been encountered, in non-stable distribution versions, and was caused "
2493"by wrong dependencies of the package in question or by a system in an "
2494"already broken state; so you should not blindly disable this option, as the "
2495"scenario mentioned above is not the only problem it can help to prevent in "
2496"the first place."
2a52e8c5
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2497msgstr ""
2498
2a52e8c5 2499#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2500#: apt.conf.5.xml:224
2a52e8c5 2501msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2502"Before a big operation like <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> is run with this "
2503"option disabled you should try to explicitly <literal>install</literal> the "
2504"package APT is unable to configure immediately; but please make sure you "
2505"also report your problem to your distribution and to the APT team with the "
2506"buglink below, so they can work on improving or correcting the upgrade "
2507"process."
2a52e8c5
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2508msgstr ""
2509
2a52e8c5 2510#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2511#: apt.conf.5.xml:235
2a52e8c5 2512msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2513"Never enable this option unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> know what "
2514"you are doing. It permits APT to temporarily remove an essential package to "
2515"break a Conflicts/Conflicts or Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop between two "
2516"essential packages. <emphasis>Such a loop should never exist and is a grave "
2517"bug</emphasis>. This option will work if the essential packages are not "
2518"<command>tar</command>, <command>gzip</command>, <command>libc</command>, "
2519"<command>dpkg</command>, <command>dash</command> or anything that those "
2520"packages depend on."
2a52e8c5
DK
2521msgstr ""
2522
2a52e8c5 2523#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2524#: apt.conf.5.xml:247
2a52e8c5 2525msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2526"APT uses since version 0.7.26 a resizable memory mapped cache file to store "
5723791e
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2527"the available information. <literal>Cache-Start</literal> acts as a hint of "
2528"the size the cache will grow to, and is therefore the amount of memory APT "
7d76ea1d 2529"will request at startup. The default value is 20971520 bytes (~20 MB). Note "
5723791e 2530"that this amount of space needs to be available for APT; otherwise it will "
7d76ea1d
DK
2531"likely fail ungracefully, so for memory restricted devices this value should "
2532"be lowered while on systems with a lot of configured sources it should be "
2533"increased. <literal>Cache-Grow</literal> defines in bytes with the default "
5723791e
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2534"of 1048576 (~1 MB) how much the cache size will be increased in the event "
2535"the space defined by <literal>Cache-Start</literal> is not enough. This "
7d76ea1d
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2536"value will be applied again and again until either the cache is big enough "
2537"to store all information or the size of the cache reaches the "
2538"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal>. The default of "
2539"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal> is 0 which stands for no limit. If "
5723791e
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2540"<literal>Cache-Grow</literal> is set to 0 the automatic growth of the cache "
2541"is disabled."
2a52e8c5
DK
2542msgstr ""
2543
2a52e8c5 2544#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e
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2545#: apt.conf.5.xml:263
2546msgid "Defines which packages are considered essential build dependencies."
2a52e8c5
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2547msgstr ""
2548
2a52e8c5 2549#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2550#: apt.conf.5.xml:267
2a52e8c5 2551msgid ""
5723791e 2552"The Get subsection controls the &apt-get; tool; please see its documentation "
7d76ea1d 2553"for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
DK
2554msgstr ""
2555
2a52e8c5 2556#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2557#: apt.conf.5.xml:272
2a52e8c5 2558msgid ""
5723791e 2559"The Cache subsection controls the &apt-cache; tool; please see its "
7d76ea1d 2560"documentation for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
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2561msgstr ""
2562
2a52e8c5 2563#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2564#: apt.conf.5.xml:277
2a52e8c5 2565msgid ""
5723791e 2566"The CDROM subsection controls the &apt-cdrom; tool; please see its "
7d76ea1d 2567"documentation for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
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2568msgstr ""
2569
7d76ea1d 2570#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
5723791e 2571#: apt.conf.5.xml:283
7d76ea1d 2572msgid "The Acquire Group"
2a52e8c5
DK
2573msgstr ""
2574
2575#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 2576#: apt.conf.5.xml:284
2a52e8c5 2577msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2578"The <literal>Acquire</literal> group of options controls the download of "
5723791e
JR
2579"packages as well as the various \"acquire methods\" responsible for the "
2580"download itself (see also &sources-list;)."
2a52e8c5
DK
2581msgstr ""
2582
5723791e
JR
2583#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2584#: apt.conf.5.xml:291
7d76ea1d 2585msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2586"Security related option defaulting to true, as giving a Release file's "
2587"validation an expiration date prevents replay attacks over a long timescale, "
2588"and can also for example help users to identify mirrors that are no longer "
2589"updated - but the feature depends on the correctness of the clock on the "
2590"user system. Archive maintainers are encouraged to create Release files with "
2591"the <literal>Valid-Until</literal> header, but if they don't or a stricter "
2592"value is desired the <literal>Max-ValidTime</literal> option below can be "
2593"used."
2a52e8c5
DK
2594msgstr ""
2595
5723791e
JR
2596#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2597#: apt.conf.5.xml:304
2a52e8c5 2598msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2599"Maximum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
2600"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
2601"should be considered valid. If the Release file itself includes a "
2602"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header the earlier date of the two is used as "
2603"the expiration date. The default value is <literal>0</literal> which stands "
2604"for \"valid forever\". Archive specific settings can be made by appending "
2605"the label of the archive to the option name."
2a52e8c5
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2606msgstr ""
2607
5723791e
JR
2608#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2609#: apt.conf.5.xml:316
7d76ea1d 2610msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2611"Minimum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
2612"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
2613"should be considered valid. Use this if you need to use a seldom updated "
2614"(local) mirror of a more frequently updated archive with a "
2615"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header instead of completely disabling the "
2616"expiration date checking. Archive specific settings can and should be used "
2617"by appending the label of the archive to the option name."
2a52e8c5
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2618msgstr ""
2619
2a52e8c5 2620#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2621#: apt.conf.5.xml:328
2a52e8c5 2622msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2623"Try to download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for indexes (like "
2624"<filename>Packages</filename> files) instead of downloading whole ones. True "
2625"by default."
2a52e8c5
DK
2626msgstr ""
2627
2a52e8c5 2628#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2629#: apt.conf.5.xml:331
7d76ea1d 2630msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2631"Two sub-options to limit the use of PDiffs are also available: "
2632"<literal>FileLimit</literal> can be used to specify a maximum number of "
2633"PDiff files should be downloaded to update a "
2634"file. <literal>SizeLimit</literal> on the other hand is the maximum "
2635"percentage of the size of all patches compared to the size of the targeted "
2636"file. If one of these limits is exceeded the complete file is downloaded "
2637"instead of the patches."
2a52e8c5
DK
2638msgstr ""
2639
2a52e8c5 2640#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2641#: apt.conf.5.xml:341
7d76ea1d
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2642msgid ""
2643"Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of "
2644"<literal>host</literal> or <literal>access</literal> which determines how "
2645"APT parallelizes outgoing connections. <literal>host</literal> means that "
2646"one connection per target host will be opened, <literal>access</literal> "
2647"means that one connection per URI type will be opened."
2a52e8c5
DK
2648msgstr ""
2649
2a52e8c5 2650#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2651#: apt.conf.5.xml:349
7d76ea1d
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2652msgid ""
2653"Number of retries to perform. If this is non-zero APT will retry failed "
2654"files the given number of times."
2a52e8c5
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2655msgstr ""
2656
2a52e8c5 2657#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2658#: apt.conf.5.xml:354
2a52e8c5 2659msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2660"Use symlinks for source archives. If set to true then source archives will "
2661"be symlinked when possible instead of copying. True is the default."
2a52e8c5
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2662msgstr ""
2663
2a52e8c5 2664#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2665#: apt.conf.5.xml:359
2a52e8c5 2666msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2667"<literal>http::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for HTTP "
2668"URIs. It is in the standard form of "
2669"<literal>http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies "
2670"can also be specified by using the form "
7d76ea1d
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2671"<literal>http::Proxy::&lt;host&gt;</literal> with the special keyword "
2672"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
2673"settings is specified, <envar>http_proxy</envar> environment variable will "
2674"be used."
2a52e8c5
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2675msgstr ""
2676
2a52e8c5 2677#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2678#: apt.conf.5.xml:367
2a52e8c5 2679msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2680"Three settings are provided for cache control with HTTP/1.1 compliant proxy "
5723791e
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2681"caches. <literal>No-Cache</literal> tells the proxy not to use its cached "
2682"response under any circumstances. <literal>Max-Age</literal> sets the "
2683"allowed maximum age (in seconds) of an index file in the cache of the "
2684"proxy. <literal>No-Store</literal> specifies that the proxy should not "
2685"store the requested archive files in its cache, which can be used to prevent "
2686"the proxy from polluting its cache with (big) .deb files."
2a52e8c5
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2687msgstr ""
2688
2689#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2690#: apt.conf.5.xml:377 apt.conf.5.xml:449
2a52e8c5 2691msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2692"The option <literal>timeout</literal> sets the timeout timer used by the "
5723791e 2693"method; this value applies to the connection as well as the data timeout."
2a52e8c5
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2694msgstr ""
2695
782486e8 2696#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2697#: apt.conf.5.xml:380
782486e8 2698msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2699"The setting <literal>Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth</literal> can be used to "
5723791e
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2700"enable HTTP pipelining (RFC 2616 section 8.1.2.2) which can be beneficial "
2701"e.g. on high-latency connections. It specifies how many requests are sent in "
7d76ea1d
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2702"a pipeline. Previous APT versions had a default of 10 for this setting, but "
2703"the default value is now 0 (= disabled) to avoid problems with the "
2704"ever-growing amount of webservers and proxies which choose to not conform to "
2705"the HTTP/1.1 specification."
782486e8
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2706msgstr ""
2707
5723791e
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2708#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2709#: apt.conf.5.xml:387
b39c1859 2710msgid ""
5723791e
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2711"<literal>Acquire::http::AllowRedirect</literal> controls whether APT will "
2712"follow redirects, which is enabled by default."
b39c1859
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2713msgstr ""
2714
2a52e8c5 2715#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2716#: apt.conf.5.xml:390
b39c1859 2717msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2718"The used bandwidth can be limited with "
2719"<literal>Acquire::http::Dl-Limit</literal> which accepts integer values in "
5723791e
JR
2720"kilobytes. The default value is 0 which deactivates the limit and tries to "
2721"use all available bandwidth (note that this option implicitly disables "
2722"downloading from multiple servers at the same time.)"
b39c1859
MV
2723msgstr ""
2724
5723791e
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2725#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2726#: apt.conf.5.xml:395
7d76ea1d
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2727msgid ""
2728"<literal>Acquire::http::User-Agent</literal> can be used to set a different "
2729"User-Agent for the http download method as some proxies allow access for "
2730"clients only if the client uses a known identifier."
2a52e8c5
DK
2731msgstr ""
2732
2733#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2734#: apt.conf.5.xml:403
7d76ea1d 2735msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2736"The <literal>Cache-control</literal>, <literal>Timeout</literal>, "
2737"<literal>AllowRedirect</literal>, <literal>Dl-Limit</literal> and "
2738"<literal>proxy</literal> options work for HTTPS URIs in the same way as for "
2739"the <literal>http</literal> method, and default to the same values if they "
2740"are not explicitly set. The <literal>Pipeline-Depth</literal> option is not "
2741"yet supported."
2a52e8c5
DK
2742msgstr ""
2743
5723791e
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2744#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2745#: apt.conf.5.xml:411
7d76ea1d
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2746msgid ""
2747"<literal>CaInfo</literal> suboption specifies place of file that holds info "
5723791e 2748"about trusted certificates. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::CaInfo</literal> is the "
7d76ea1d 2749"corresponding per-host option. <literal>Verify-Peer</literal> boolean "
5723791e
JR
2750"suboption determines whether or not the server's host certificate should be "
2751"verified against trusted certificates. "
2752"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::Verify-Peer</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
2753"option. <literal>Verify-Host</literal> boolean suboption determines whether "
2754"or not the server's hostname should be verified. "
2755"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::Verify-Host</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
7d76ea1d 2756"option. <literal>SslCert</literal> determines what certificate to use for "
5723791e 2757"client authentication. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslCert</literal> is the "
7d76ea1d
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2758"corresponding per-host option. <literal>SslKey</literal> determines what "
2759"private key to use for client "
5723791e 2760"authentication. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslKey</literal> is the corresponding "
7d76ea1d 2761"per-host option. <literal>SslForceVersion</literal> overrides default SSL "
5723791e
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2762"version to use. It can contain either of the strings "
2763"'<literal>TLSv1</literal>' or '<literal>SSLv3</literal>'. "
2764"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslForceVersion</literal> is the corresponding "
2765"per-host option."
2a52e8c5
DK
2766msgstr ""
2767
2768#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2769#: apt.conf.5.xml:432
7d76ea1d 2770msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2771"<literal>ftp::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for FTP URIs. "
2772"It is in the standard form of "
2773"<literal>ftp://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies can "
2774"also be specified by using the form "
7d76ea1d
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2775"<literal>ftp::Proxy::&lt;host&gt;</literal> with the special keyword "
2776"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
2777"settings is specified, <envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable will be "
5723791e 2778"used. To use an FTP proxy you will have to set the "
7d76ea1d
DK
2779"<literal>ftp::ProxyLogin</literal> script in the configuration file. This "
2780"entry specifies the commands to send to tell the proxy server what to "
2781"connect to. Please see &configureindex; for an example of how to do "
5723791e
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2782"this. The substitution variables representing the corresponding URI "
2783"component are <literal>$(PROXY_USER)</literal>, "
2784"<literal>$(PROXY_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE_USER)</literal>, "
2785"<literal>$(SITE_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE)</literal> and "
2786"<literal>$(SITE_PORT)</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2787msgstr ""
2788
5723791e
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2789#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2790#: apt.conf.5.xml:452
7d76ea1d
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2791msgid ""
2792"Several settings are provided to control passive mode. Generally it is safe "
5723791e
JR
2793"to leave passive mode on; it works in nearly every environment. However, "
2794"some situations require that passive mode be disabled and port mode FTP used "
2795"instead. This can be done globally or for connections that go through a "
2796"proxy or for a specific host (see the sample config file for examples)."
2a52e8c5
DK
2797msgstr ""
2798
2799#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2800#: apt.conf.5.xml:459
7d76ea1d
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2801msgid ""
2802"It is possible to proxy FTP over HTTP by setting the "
5723791e 2803"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable to an HTTP URL - see the "
7d76ea1d
DK
2804"discussion of the http method above for syntax. You cannot set this in the "
2805"configuration file and it is not recommended to use FTP over HTTP due to its "
2806"low efficiency."
2a52e8c5
DK
2807msgstr ""
2808
5723791e
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2809#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2810#: apt.conf.5.xml:464
2a52e8c5 2811msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2812"The setting <literal>ForceExtended</literal> controls the use of RFC2428 "
2813"<literal>EPSV</literal> and <literal>EPRT</literal> commands. The default is "
2814"false, which means these commands are only used if the control connection is "
2815"IPv6. Setting this to true forces their use even on IPv4 connections. Note "
2816"that most FTP servers do not support RFC2428."
2a52e8c5
DK
2817msgstr ""
2818
5723791e
JR
2819#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
2820#: apt.conf.5.xml:478
7d76ea1d
DK
2821#, no-wrap
2822msgid "/cdrom/::Mount \"foo\";"
2a52e8c5
DK
2823msgstr ""
2824
5723791e
JR
2825#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2826#: apt.conf.5.xml:473
2a52e8c5 2827msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2828"For URIs using the <literal>cdrom</literal> method, the only configurable "
2829"option is the mount point, <literal>cdrom::Mount</literal>, which must be "
2830"the mount point for the CD-ROM (or DVD, or whatever) drive as specified in "
2831"<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. It is possible to provide alternate mount "
2832"and unmount commands if your mount point cannot be listed in the fstab. The "
7d76ea1d 2833"syntax is to put <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> within the "
5723791e
JR
2834"<literal>cdrom</literal> block. It is important to have the trailing slash. "
2835"Unmount commands can be specified using UMount."
2a52e8c5
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2836msgstr ""
2837
5723791e
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2838#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2839#: apt.conf.5.xml:486
2a52e8c5 2840msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2841"For GPGV URIs the only configurable option is "
2842"<literal>gpgv::Options</literal>, which passes additional parameters to "
2843"gpgv."
2a52e8c5
DK
2844msgstr ""
2845
5723791e
JR
2846#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
2847#: apt.conf.5.xml:497
7d76ea1d 2848#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 2849msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2850"Acquire::CompressionTypes::<replaceable>FileExtension</replaceable> "
2851"\"<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable>\";"
2a52e8c5
DK
2852msgstr ""
2853
2a52e8c5 2854#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2855#: apt.conf.5.xml:492
2a52e8c5 2856msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2857"List of compression types which are understood by the acquire methods. "
2858"Files like <filename>Packages</filename> can be available in various "
5723791e 2859"compression formats. By default the acquire methods can decompress "
7d76ea1d 2860"<command>bzip2</command>, <command>lzma</command> and "
5723791e 2861"<command>gzip</command> compressed files; with this setting more formats can "
7d76ea1d
DK
2862"be added on the fly or the used method can be changed. The syntax for this "
2863"is: <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"0\"/>"
2864msgstr ""
2865
5723791e
JR
2866#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
2867#: apt.conf.5.xml:502
7d76ea1d
DK
2868#, no-wrap
2869msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: \"gz\";"
2870msgstr ""
2871
5723791e
JR
2872#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
2873#: apt.conf.5.xml:505
7d76ea1d
DK
2874#, no-wrap
2875msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order { \"lzma\"; \"gz\"; };"
2a52e8c5
DK
2876msgstr ""
2877
bcf91c1b 2878#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2879#: apt.conf.5.xml:498
bcf91c1b 2880msgid ""
5723791e 2881"Also, the <literal>Order</literal> subgroup can be used to define in which "
7d76ea1d
DK
2882"order the acquire system will try to download the compressed files. The "
2883"acquire system will try the first and proceed with the next compression type "
5723791e
JR
2884"in this list on error, so to prefer one over the other type simply add the "
2885"preferred type first - default types not already added will be implicitly "
2886"appended to the end of the list, so e.g. <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" "
7d76ea1d
DK
2887"id=\"0\"/> can be used to prefer <command>gzip</command> compressed files "
2888"over <command>bzip2</command> and <command>lzma</command>. If "
2889"<command>lzma</command> should be preferred over <command>gzip</command> and "
5723791e 2890"<command>bzip2</command> the configure setting should look like this: "
7d76ea1d 2891"<placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"1\"/> It is not needed to add "
5723791e
JR
2892"<literal>bz2</literal> to the list explicitly as it will be added "
2893"automatically."
7d76ea1d
DK
2894msgstr ""
2895
5723791e
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2896#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
2897#: apt.conf.5.xml:512
7d76ea1d
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2898#, no-wrap
2899msgid "Dir::Bin::bzip2 \"/bin/bzip2\";"
bcf91c1b
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2900msgstr ""
2901
782486e8 2902#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2903#: apt.conf.5.xml:507
782486e8 2904msgid ""
5723791e 2905"Note that the "
7d76ea1d 2906"<literal>Dir::Bin::<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable></literal> will be "
5723791e
JR
2907"checked at run time. If this option has been set, the method will only be "
2908"used if this file exists; e.g. for the <literal>bzip2</literal> method (the "
2909"inbuilt) setting is: <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> Note "
2910"also that list entries specified on the command line will be added at the "
2911"end of the list specified in the configuration files, but before the default "
2912"entries. To prefer a type in this case over the ones specified in the "
2913"configuration files you can set the option direct - not in list style. This "
2914"will not override the defined list; it will only prefix the list with this "
2915"type."
2a52e8c5
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2916msgstr ""
2917
2a52e8c5 2918#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2919#: apt.conf.5.xml:517
2a52e8c5 2920msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2921"The special type <literal>uncompressed</literal> can be used to give "
2922"uncompressed files a preference, but note that most archives don't provide "
2923"uncompressed files so this is mostly only useable for local mirrors."
2a52e8c5
DK
2924msgstr ""
2925
782486e8 2926#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2927#: apt.conf.5.xml:524
782486e8 2928msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2929"When downloading <literal>gzip</literal> compressed indexes (Packages, "
2930"Sources, or Translations), keep them gzip compressed locally instead of "
2931"unpacking them. This saves quite a lot of disk space at the expense of more "
2932"CPU requirements when building the local package caches. False by default."
2a52e8c5
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2933msgstr ""
2934
2a52e8c5 2935#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2936#: apt.conf.5.xml:532
782486e8 2937msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2938"The Languages subsection controls which <filename>Translation</filename> "
2939"files are downloaded and in which order APT tries to display the "
5723791e
JR
2940"description-translations. APT will try to display the first available "
2941"description in the language which is listed first. Languages can be defined "
2942"with their short or long language codes. Note that not all archives provide "
2943"<filename>Translation</filename> files for every language - the long "
2944"language codes are especially rare."
2a52e8c5
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2945msgstr ""
2946
5723791e
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2947#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><programlisting>
2948#: apt.conf.5.xml:549
7d76ea1d
DK
2949#, no-wrap
2950msgid "Acquire::Languages { \"environment\"; \"de\"; \"en\"; \"none\"; \"fr\"; };"
2a52e8c5
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2951msgstr ""
2952
2a52e8c5 2953#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 2954#: apt.conf.5.xml:537
782486e8 2955msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2956"The default list includes \"environment\" and "
5723791e
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2957"\"en\". \"<literal>environment</literal>\" has a special meaning here: it "
2958"will be replaced at runtime with the language codes extracted from the "
7d76ea1d
DK
2959"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> environment variable. It will also ensure "
2960"that these codes are not included twice in the list. If "
2961"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> is set to \"C\" only the "
2962"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file (if available) will be used. To "
5723791e 2963"force APT to use no Translation file use the setting "
7d76ea1d 2964"<literal>Acquire::Languages=none</literal>. \"<literal>none</literal>\" is "
5723791e
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2965"another special meaning code which will stop the search for a suitable "
2966"<filename>Translation</filename> file. This tells APT to download these "
2967"translations too, without actually using them unless the environment "
2968"specifies the languages. So the following example configuration will result "
2969"in the order \"en, de\" in an English locale or \"de, en\" in a German "
2970"one. Note that \"fr\" is downloaded, but not used unless APT is used in a "
2971"French locale (where the order would be \"fr, de, en\"). <placeholder "
2972"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
bcf91c1b
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2973msgstr ""
2974
5723791e
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2975#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2976#: apt.conf.5.xml:550
2a52e8c5 2977msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2978"Note: To prevent problems resulting from APT being executed in different "
2979"environments (e.g. by different users or by other programs) all Translation "
2980"files which are found in <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists/</filename> will be "
2981"added to the end of the list (after an implicit "
2982"\"<literal>none</literal>\")."
2a52e8c5
DK
2983msgstr ""
2984
c1b21367
MV
2985#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2986#: apt.conf.5.xml:559
2987msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv4 protocol."
2988msgstr ""
2989
2990#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2991#: apt.conf.5.xml:565
2992msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv6 protocol."
2993msgstr ""
2994
7d76ea1d 2995#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 2996#: apt.conf.5.xml:572
7d76ea1d 2997msgid "Directories"
2a52e8c5
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2998msgstr ""
2999
3000#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3001#: apt.conf.5.xml:574
2a52e8c5 3002msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3003"The <literal>Dir::State</literal> section has directories that pertain to "
3004"local state information. <literal>lists</literal> is the directory to place "
3005"downloaded package lists in and <literal>status</literal> is the name of the "
5723791e 3006"&dpkg; status file. <literal>preferences</literal> is the name of the APT "
7d76ea1d 3007"<filename>preferences</filename> file. <literal>Dir::State</literal> "
5723791e 3008"contains the default directory to prefix on all sub-items if they do not "
7d76ea1d 3009"start with <filename>/</filename> or <filename>./</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3010msgstr ""
3011
3012#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3013#: apt.conf.5.xml:581
2a52e8c5 3014msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3015"<literal>Dir::Cache</literal> contains locations pertaining to local cache "
3016"information, such as the two package caches <literal>srcpkgcache</literal> "
3017"and <literal>pkgcache</literal> as well as the location to place downloaded "
3018"archives, <literal>Dir::Cache::archives</literal>. Generation of caches can "
5723791e
JR
3019"be turned off by setting their names to the empty string. This will slow "
3020"down startup but save disk space. It is probably preferable to turn off the "
7d76ea1d
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3021"pkgcache rather than the srcpkgcache. Like <literal>Dir::State</literal> the "
3022"default directory is contained in <literal>Dir::Cache</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3023msgstr ""
3024
2a52e8c5 3025#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3026#: apt.conf.5.xml:590
2a52e8c5 3027msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3028"<literal>Dir::Etc</literal> contains the location of configuration files, "
3029"<literal>sourcelist</literal> gives the location of the sourcelist and "
3030"<literal>main</literal> is the default configuration file (setting has no "
3031"effect, unless it is done from the config file specified by "
3032"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3033msgstr ""
3034
3035#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3036#: apt.conf.5.xml:596
2a52e8c5 3037msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3038"The <literal>Dir::Parts</literal> setting reads in all the config fragments "
3039"in lexical order from the directory specified. After this is done then the "
3040"main config file is loaded."
2a52e8c5
DK
3041msgstr ""
3042
3043#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3044#: apt.conf.5.xml:600
2a52e8c5 3045msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3046"Binary programs are pointed to by "
3047"<literal>Dir::Bin</literal>. <literal>Dir::Bin::Methods</literal> specifies "
3048"the location of the method handlers and <literal>gzip</literal>, "
3049"<literal>bzip2</literal>, <literal>lzma</literal>, <literal>dpkg</literal>, "
3050"<literal>apt-get</literal> <literal>dpkg-source</literal> "
3051"<literal>dpkg-buildpackage</literal> and <literal>apt-cache</literal> "
3052"specify the location of the respective programs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3053msgstr ""
3054
3055#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3056#: apt.conf.5.xml:608
2a52e8c5 3057msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3058"The configuration item <literal>RootDir</literal> has a special meaning. If "
3059"set, all paths in <literal>Dir::</literal> will be relative to "
3060"<literal>RootDir</literal>, <emphasis>even paths that are specified "
3061"absolutely</emphasis>. So, for instance, if <literal>RootDir</literal> is "
3062"set to <filename>/tmp/staging</filename> and "
3063"<literal>Dir::State::status</literal> is set to "
3064"<filename>/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>, then the status file will be "
3065"looked up in <filename>/tmp/staging/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3066msgstr ""
3067
3068#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3069#: apt.conf.5.xml:621
2a52e8c5 3070msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3071"The <literal>Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> list can be used to specify "
3072"which files APT should silently ignore while parsing the files in the "
3073"fragment directories. Per default a file which end with "
3074"<literal>.disabled</literal>, <literal>~</literal>, <literal>.bak</literal> "
3075"or <literal>.dpkg-[a-z]+</literal> is silently ignored. As seen in the last "
3076"default value these patterns can use regular expression syntax."
2a52e8c5
DK
3077msgstr ""
3078
7d76ea1d 3079#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 3080#: apt.conf.5.xml:630
7d76ea1d 3081msgid "APT in DSelect"
2a52e8c5
DK
3082msgstr ""
3083
3084#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3085#: apt.conf.5.xml:632
2a52e8c5 3086msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3087"When APT is used as a &dselect; method several configuration directives "
5723791e 3088"control the default behavior. These are in the <literal>DSelect</literal> "
7d76ea1d 3089"section."
2a52e8c5
DK
3090msgstr ""
3091
7d76ea1d 3092#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3093#: apt.conf.5.xml:637
2a52e8c5 3094msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3095"Cache Clean mode; this value may be one of <literal>always</literal>, "
3096"<literal>prompt</literal>, <literal>auto</literal>, "
3097"<literal>pre-auto</literal> and <literal>never</literal>. "
3098"<literal>always</literal> and <literal>prompt</literal> will remove all "
3099"packages from the cache after upgrading, <literal>prompt</literal> (the "
3100"default) does so conditionally. <literal>auto</literal> removes only those "
3101"packages which are no longer downloadable (replaced with a new version for "
3102"instance). <literal>pre-auto</literal> performs this action before "
3103"downloading new packages."
2a52e8c5
DK
3104msgstr ""
3105
7d76ea1d 3106#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3107#: apt.conf.5.xml:651
2a52e8c5 3108msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3109"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
3110"options when it is run for the install phase."
2a52e8c5
DK
3111msgstr ""
3112
7d76ea1d 3113#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3114#: apt.conf.5.xml:656
2a52e8c5 3115msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3116"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
3117"options when it is run for the update phase."
2a52e8c5
DK
3118msgstr ""
3119
7d76ea1d 3120#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3121#: apt.conf.5.xml:661
2a52e8c5 3122msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3123"If true the [U]pdate operation in &dselect; will always prompt to continue. "
3124"The default is to prompt only on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
3125msgstr ""
3126
3127#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 3128#: apt.conf.5.xml:667
5723791e 3129msgid "How APT calls &dpkg;"
2a52e8c5
DK
3130msgstr ""
3131
3132#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3133#: apt.conf.5.xml:668
2a52e8c5 3134msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3135"Several configuration directives control how APT invokes &dpkg;. These are "
3136"in the <literal>DPkg</literal> section."
2a52e8c5
DK
3137msgstr ""
3138
7d76ea1d 3139#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3140#: apt.conf.5.xml:673
2a52e8c5 3141msgid ""
5723791e 3142"This is a list of options to pass to &dpkg;. The options must be specified "
7d76ea1d
DK
3143"using the list notation and each list item is passed as a single argument to "
3144"&dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
3145msgstr ""
3146
7d76ea1d 3147#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3148#: apt.conf.5.xml:679
2a52e8c5 3149msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3150"This is a list of shell commands to run before/after invoking &dpkg;. Like "
3151"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
5723791e 3152"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
7d76ea1d 3153"fail APT will abort."
2a52e8c5
DK
3154msgstr ""
3155
7d76ea1d 3156#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3157#: apt.conf.5.xml:686
2a52e8c5 3158msgid ""
5723791e 3159"This is a list of shell commands to run before invoking &dpkg;. Like "
7d76ea1d 3160"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
5723791e
JR
3161"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
3162"fail APT will abort. APT will pass the filenames of all .deb files it is "
3163"going to install to the commands, one per line on standard input."
2a52e8c5
DK
3164msgstr ""
3165
7d76ea1d 3166#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3167#: apt.conf.5.xml:692
2a52e8c5 3168msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3169"Version 2 of this protocol dumps more information, including the protocol "
3170"version, the APT configuration space and the packages, files and versions "
3171"being changed. Version 2 is enabled by setting "
3172"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::cmd::Version</literal> to "
3173"2. <literal>cmd</literal> is a command given to "
3174"<literal>Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3175msgstr ""
3176
7d76ea1d 3177#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3178#: apt.conf.5.xml:700
2a52e8c5 3179msgid ""
5723791e 3180"APT chdirs to this directory before invoking &dpkg;, the default is "
7d76ea1d 3181"<filename>/</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3182msgstr ""
3183
7d76ea1d 3184#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3185#: apt.conf.5.xml:705
2a52e8c5 3186msgid ""
5723791e 3187"These options are passed to &dpkg-buildpackage; when compiling packages; the "
7d76ea1d 3188"default is to disable signing and produce all binaries."
2a52e8c5
DK
3189msgstr ""
3190
7d76ea1d 3191#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
c1b21367 3192#: apt.conf.5.xml:710
7d76ea1d 3193msgid "dpkg trigger usage (and related options)"
2a52e8c5
DK
3194msgstr ""
3195
7d76ea1d 3196#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
c1b21367 3197#: apt.conf.5.xml:711
2a52e8c5 3198msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3199"APT can call &dpkg; in such a way as to let it make aggressive use of "
3200"triggers over multiple calls of &dpkg;. Without further options &dpkg; will "
3201"use triggers once each time it runs. Activating these options can therefore "
3202"decrease the time needed to perform the install or upgrade. Note that it is "
3203"intended to activate these options per default in the future, but as it "
3204"drastically changes the way APT calls &dpkg; it needs a lot more testing. "
3205"<emphasis>These options are therefore currently experimental and should not "
3206"be used in production environments.</emphasis> It also breaks progress "
3207"reporting such that all front-ends will currently stay around half (or more) "
3208"of the time in the 100% state while it actually configures all packages."
2a52e8c5
DK
3209msgstr ""
3210
7d76ea1d 3211#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><literallayout>
c1b21367 3212#: apt.conf.5.xml:726
7d76ea1d 3213#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3214msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3215"DPkg::NoTriggers \"true\";\n"
3216"PackageManager::Configure \"smart\";\n"
3217"DPkg::ConfigurePending \"true\";\n"
3218"DPkg::TriggersPending \"true\";"
2a52e8c5
DK
3219msgstr ""
3220
7d76ea1d 3221#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
c1b21367 3222#: apt.conf.5.xml:720
2a52e8c5 3223msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3224"Note that it is not guaranteed that APT will support these options or that "
3225"these options will not cause (big) trouble in the future. If you have "
3226"understand the current risks and problems with these options, but are brave "
5723791e 3227"enough to help testing them, create a new configuration file and test a "
7d76ea1d
DK
3228"combination of options. Please report any bugs, problems and improvements "
3229"you encounter and make sure to note which options you have used in your "
5723791e 3230"reports. Asking &dpkg; for help could also be useful for debugging proposes, "
7d76ea1d
DK
3231"see e.g. <command>dpkg --audit</command>. A defensive option combination "
3232"would be <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3233msgstr ""
3234
7d76ea1d 3235#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3236#: apt.conf.5.xml:733
2a52e8c5 3237msgid ""
5723791e 3238"Add the no triggers flag to all &dpkg; calls (except the ConfigurePending "
7d76ea1d 3239"call). See &dpkg; if you are interested in what this actually means. In "
5723791e
JR
3240"short: &dpkg; will not run the triggers when this flag is present unless it "
3241"is explicitly called to do so in an extra call. Note that this option "
3242"exists (undocumented) also in older APT versions with a slightly different "
3243"meaning: Previously these option only append --no-triggers to the configure "
3244"calls to &dpkg; - now APT will also add this flag to the unpack and remove "
3245"calls."
2a52e8c5
DK
3246msgstr ""
3247
7d76ea1d 3248#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3249#: apt.conf.5.xml:741
2a52e8c5 3250msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3251"Valid values are \"<literal>all</literal>\", \"<literal>smart</literal>\" "
5723791e
JR
3252"and \"<literal>no</literal>\". The default value is "
3253"\"<literal>all</literal>\", which causes APT to configure all packages. The "
3254"\"<literal>smart</literal>\" way is to configure only packages which need to "
3255"be configured before another package can be unpacked (Pre-Depends), and let "
3256"the rest be configured by &dpkg; with a call generated by the "
3257"ConfigurePending option (see below). On the other hand, "
3258"\"<literal>no</literal>\" will not configure anything, and totally relies on "
3259"&dpkg; for configuration (which at the moment will fail if a Pre-Depends is "
3260"encountered). Setting this option to any value other than "
3261"<literal>all</literal> will implicitly also activate the next option by "
3262"default, as otherwise the system could end in an unconfigured and "
3263"potentially unbootable state."
2a52e8c5
DK
3264msgstr ""
3265
7d76ea1d 3266#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3267#: apt.conf.5.xml:756
2a52e8c5 3268msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3269"If this option is set APT will call <command>dpkg --configure "
3270"--pending</command> to let &dpkg; handle all required configurations and "
3271"triggers. This option is activated automatically per default if the previous "
3272"option is not set to <literal>all</literal>, but deactivating it could be "
7d76ea1d
DK
3273"useful if you want to run APT multiple times in a row - e.g. in an "
3274"installer. In these sceneries you could deactivate this option in all but "
3275"the last run."
2a52e8c5
DK
3276msgstr ""
3277
7d76ea1d 3278#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3279#: apt.conf.5.xml:763
2a52e8c5 3280msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3281"Useful for the <literal>smart</literal> configuration as a package which has "
3282"pending triggers is not considered as <literal>installed</literal>, and "
3283"&dpkg; treats them as <literal>unpacked</literal> currently which is a "
3284"showstopper for Pre-Dependencies (see debbugs #526774). Note that this will "
3285"process all triggers, not only the triggers needed to configure this "
3286"package."
2a52e8c5
DK
3287msgstr ""
3288
7d76ea1d 3289#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
c1b21367 3290#: apt.conf.5.xml:776
7d76ea1d 3291#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3292msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3293"OrderList::Score {\n"
3294"\tDelete 500;\n"
3295"\tEssential 200;\n"
3296"\tImmediate 10;\n"
3297"\tPreDepends 50;\n"
3298"};"
2a52e8c5
DK
3299msgstr ""
3300
7d76ea1d 3301#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3302#: apt.conf.5.xml:769
7d76ea1d 3303msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3304"Essential packages (and their dependencies) should be configured immediately "
3305"after unpacking. It is a good idea to do this quite early in the upgrade "
3306"process as these configure calls also currently require "
7d76ea1d 3307"<literal>DPkg::TriggersPending</literal> which will run quite a few triggers "
5723791e
JR
3308"(which may not be needed). Essentials get per default a high score but the "
3309"immediate flag is relatively low (a package which has a Pre-Depends is rated "
3310"higher). These option and the others in the same group can be used to "
3311"change the scoring. The following example shows the settings with their "
7d76ea1d 3312"default values. <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3313msgstr ""
3314
7d76ea1d 3315#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 3316#: apt.conf.5.xml:789
7d76ea1d 3317msgid "Periodic and Archives options"
89fd753d
MV
3318msgstr ""
3319
7d76ea1d 3320#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3321#: apt.conf.5.xml:790
7d76ea1d
DK
3322msgid ""
3323"<literal>APT::Periodic</literal> and <literal>APT::Archives</literal> groups "
5723791e
JR
3324"of options configure behavior of apt periodic updates, which is done by the "
3325"<literal>/etc/cron.daily/apt</literal> script. See the top of this script "
3326"for the brief documentation of these options."
2a52e8c5
DK
3327msgstr ""
3328
7d76ea1d 3329#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 3330#: apt.conf.5.xml:798
7d76ea1d 3331msgid "Debug options"
2a52e8c5
DK
3332msgstr ""
3333
3334#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3335#: apt.conf.5.xml:800
2a52e8c5 3336msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3337"Enabling options in the <literal>Debug::</literal> section will cause "
3338"debugging information to be sent to the standard error stream of the program "
3339"utilizing the <literal>apt</literal> libraries, or enable special program "
3340"modes that are primarily useful for debugging the behavior of "
3341"<literal>apt</literal>. Most of these options are not interesting to a "
3342"normal user, but a few may be:"
b39c1859
MV
3343msgstr ""
3344
7d76ea1d 3345#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3346#: apt.conf.5.xml:811
b39c1859 3347msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3348"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> enables output about the "
3349"decisions made by <literal>dist-upgrade, upgrade, install, remove, "
3350"purge</literal>."
b39c1859
MV
3351msgstr ""
3352
7d76ea1d 3353#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3354#: apt.conf.5.xml:819
b39c1859 3355msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3356"<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal> disables all file locking. This can be "
3357"used to run some operations (for instance, <literal>apt-get -s "
3358"install</literal>) as a non-root user."
b39c1859
MV
3359msgstr ""
3360
7d76ea1d 3361#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3362#: apt.conf.5.xml:828
b39c1859 3363msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3364"<literal>Debug::pkgDPkgPM</literal> prints out the actual command line each "
3365"time that <literal>apt</literal> invokes &dpkg;."
b39c1859
MV
3366msgstr ""
3367
7d76ea1d
DK
3368#. TODO: provide a
3369#. motivating example, except I haven't a clue why you'd want
3370#. to do this.
3371#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3372#: apt.conf.5.xml:836
b39c1859 3373msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3374"<literal>Debug::IdentCdrom</literal> disables the inclusion of statfs data "
3375"in CD-ROM IDs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3376msgstr ""
3377
3378#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3379#: apt.conf.5.xml:846
7d76ea1d 3380msgid "A full list of debugging options to apt follows."
2a52e8c5
DK
3381msgstr ""
3382
7d76ea1d 3383#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3384#: apt.conf.5.xml:855
7d76ea1d 3385msgid "Print information related to accessing <literal>cdrom://</literal> sources."
2a52e8c5
DK
3386msgstr ""
3387
7d76ea1d 3388#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3389#: apt.conf.5.xml:866
7d76ea1d 3390msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using FTP."
2a52e8c5
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3391msgstr ""
3392
7d76ea1d 3393#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3394#: apt.conf.5.xml:877
7d76ea1d 3395msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTP."
2a52e8c5
DK
3396msgstr ""
3397
7d76ea1d 3398#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3399#: apt.conf.5.xml:888
7d76ea1d 3400msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTPS."
2a52e8c5
DK
3401msgstr ""
3402
7d76ea1d 3403#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3404#: apt.conf.5.xml:899
2a52e8c5 3405msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3406"Print information related to verifying cryptographic signatures using "
3407"<literal>gpg</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3408msgstr ""
3409
7d76ea1d 3410#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3411#: apt.conf.5.xml:910
2a52e8c5 3412msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3413"Output information about the process of accessing collections of packages "
3414"stored on CD-ROMs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3415msgstr ""
3416
7d76ea1d 3417#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3418#: apt.conf.5.xml:920
7d76ea1d 3419msgid "Describes the process of resolving build-dependencies in &apt-get;."
63fc5550
DK
3420msgstr ""
3421
7d76ea1d 3422#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3423#: apt.conf.5.xml:930
63fc5550 3424msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3425"Output each cryptographic hash that is generated by the "
3426"<literal>apt</literal> libraries."
2a52e8c5
DK
3427msgstr ""
3428
7d76ea1d 3429#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3430#: apt.conf.5.xml:940
63fc5550 3431msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3432"Do not include information from <literal>statfs</literal>, namely the number "
3433"of used and free blocks on the CD-ROM filesystem, when generating an ID for "
3434"a CD-ROM."
63fc5550
DK
3435msgstr ""
3436
7d76ea1d 3437#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3438#: apt.conf.5.xml:951
2a52e8c5 3439msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3440"Disable all file locking. For instance, this will allow two instances of "
3441"<quote><literal>apt-get update</literal></quote> to run at the same time."
63fc5550
DK
3442msgstr ""
3443
7d76ea1d 3444#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3445#: apt.conf.5.xml:963
7d76ea1d 3446msgid "Log when items are added to or removed from the global download queue."
2a52e8c5
DK
3447msgstr ""
3448
7d76ea1d 3449#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3450#: apt.conf.5.xml:973
63fc5550 3451msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3452"Output status messages and errors related to verifying checksums and "
3453"cryptographic signatures of downloaded files."
2a52e8c5
DK
3454msgstr ""
3455
7d76ea1d 3456#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3457#: apt.conf.5.xml:983
2a52e8c5 3458msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3459"Output information about downloading and applying package index list diffs, "
3460"and errors relating to package index list diffs."
2a52e8c5
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3461msgstr ""
3462
2a52e8c5 3463#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3464#: apt.conf.5.xml:995
2a52e8c5 3465msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3466"Output information related to patching apt package lists when downloading "
3467"index diffs instead of full indices."
2a52e8c5
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3468msgstr ""
3469
c77d6597 3470#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3471#: apt.conf.5.xml:1006
7d76ea1d 3472msgid "Log all interactions with the sub-processes that actually perform downloads."
c77d6597
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3473msgstr ""
3474
2a52e8c5 3475#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3476#: apt.conf.5.xml:1017
2a52e8c5 3477msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3478"Log events related to the automatically-installed status of packages and to "
3479"the removal of unused packages."
2a52e8c5
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3480msgstr ""
3481
2a52e8c5 3482#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3483#: apt.conf.5.xml:1027
2a52e8c5 3484msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3485"Generate debug messages describing which packages are being automatically "
3486"installed to resolve dependencies. This corresponds to the initial "
3487"auto-install pass performed in, e.g., <literal>apt-get install</literal>, "
3488"and not to the full <literal>apt</literal> dependency resolver; see "
3489"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> for that."
2a52e8c5
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3490msgstr ""
3491
2a52e8c5 3492#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3493#: apt.conf.5.xml:1041
2a52e8c5 3494msgid ""
5723791e 3495"Generate debug messages describing which packages are marked as "
7d76ea1d
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3496"keep/install/remove while the ProblemResolver does his work. Each addition "
3497"or deletion may trigger additional actions; they are shown indented two "
5723791e 3498"additional spaces under the original entry. The format for each line is "
7d76ea1d
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3499"<literal>MarkKeep</literal>, <literal>MarkDelete</literal> or "
3500"<literal>MarkInstall</literal> followed by <literal>package-name &lt;a.b.c "
3501"-&gt; d.e.f | x.y.z&gt; (section)</literal> where <literal>a.b.c</literal> "
3502"is the current version of the package, <literal>d.e.f</literal> is the "
3503"version considered for installation and <literal>x.y.z</literal> is a newer "
3504"version, but not considered for installation (because of a low pin "
3505"score). The later two can be omitted if there is none or if it is the same "
5723791e 3506"as the installed version. <literal>section</literal> is the name of the "
7d76ea1d 3507"section the package appears in."
2a52e8c5
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3508msgstr ""
3509
2a52e8c5 3510#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3511#: apt.conf.5.xml:1062
2a52e8c5 3512msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3513"When invoking &dpkg;, output the precise command line with which it is being "
3514"invoked, with arguments separated by a single space character."
2a52e8c5
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3515msgstr ""
3516
2a52e8c5 3517#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3518#: apt.conf.5.xml:1073
2a52e8c5 3519msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3520"Output all the data received from &dpkg; on the status file descriptor and "
3521"any errors encountered while parsing it."
2a52e8c5
DK
3522msgstr ""
3523
2a52e8c5 3524#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3525#: apt.conf.5.xml:1084
2a52e8c5 3526msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3527"Generate a trace of the algorithm that decides the order in which "
3528"<literal>apt</literal> should pass packages to &dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
3529msgstr ""
3530
2a52e8c5 3531#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3532#: apt.conf.5.xml:1096
7d76ea1d 3533msgid "Output status messages tracing the steps performed when invoking &dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
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3534msgstr ""
3535
2a52e8c5 3536#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3537#: apt.conf.5.xml:1107
7d76ea1d 3538msgid "Output the priority of each package list on startup."
2a52e8c5
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3539msgstr ""
3540
2a52e8c5 3541#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3542#: apt.conf.5.xml:1117
2a52e8c5 3543msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3544"Trace the execution of the dependency resolver (this applies only to what "
3545"happens when a complex dependency problem is encountered)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3546msgstr ""
3547
2a52e8c5 3548#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3549#: apt.conf.5.xml:1128
2a52e8c5 3550msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3551"Display a list of all installed packages with their calculated score used by "
3552"the pkgProblemResolver. The description of the package is the same as "
3553"described in <literal>Debug::pkgDepCache::Marker</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3554msgstr ""
3555
2a52e8c5 3556#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
c1b21367 3557#: apt.conf.5.xml:1140
2a52e8c5 3558msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3559"Print information about the vendors read from "
3560"<filename>/etc/apt/vendors.list</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3561msgstr ""
3562
3563#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
c1b21367 3564#: apt.conf.5.xml:1162 apt_preferences.5.xml:545 sources.list.5.xml:211 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:596
7d76ea1d 3565msgid "Examples"
2a52e8c5
DK
3566msgstr ""
3567
aec22160 3568#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3569#: apt.conf.5.xml:1163
aec22160 3570msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3571"&configureindex; is a configuration file showing example values for all "
3572"possible options."
aec22160
DK
3573msgstr ""
3574
7d76ea1d
DK
3575#. ? reading apt.conf
3576#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
c1b21367 3577#: apt.conf.5.xml:1175
7d76ea1d 3578msgid "&apt-cache;, &apt-config;, &apt-preferences;."
b6c6b52f
MV
3579msgstr ""
3580
7d76ea1d
DK
3581#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
3582#: apt_preferences.5.xml:32
3583msgid "Preference control file for APT"
c77d6597
MV
3584msgstr ""
3585
aec22160 3586#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 3587#: apt_preferences.5.xml:37
b6c6b52f 3588msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3589"The APT preferences file <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> and the "
3590"fragment files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename> folder "
3591"can be used to control which versions of packages will be selected for "
3592"installation."
b6c6b52f
MV
3593msgstr ""
3594
7d76ea1d
DK
3595#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
3596#: apt_preferences.5.xml:42
2a52e8c5 3597msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3598"Several versions of a package may be available for installation when the "
3599"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one distribution (for "
3600"example, <literal>stable</literal> and <literal>testing</literal>). APT "
3601"assigns a priority to each version that is available. Subject to dependency "
3602"constraints, <command>apt-get</command> selects the version with the highest "
44477002
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3603"priority for installation. The APT preferences override the priorities that "
3604"APT assigns to package versions by default, thus giving the user control "
3605"over which one is selected for installation."
2a52e8c5
DK
3606msgstr ""
3607
7d76ea1d
DK
3608#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
3609#: apt_preferences.5.xml:52
b39c1859 3610msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3611"Several instances of the same version of a package may be available when the "
3612"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one source. In this "
3613"case <command>apt-get</command> downloads the instance listed earliest in "
44477002
JR
3614"the &sources-list; file. The APT preferences do not affect the choice of "
3615"instance, only the choice of version."
b39c1859
MV
3616msgstr ""
3617
7d76ea1d
DK
3618#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
3619#: apt_preferences.5.xml:59
2a52e8c5 3620msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3621"Preferences are a strong power in the hands of a system administrator but "
3622"they can become also their biggest nightmare if used without care! APT will "
44477002
JR
3623"not question the preferences, so wrong settings can lead to uninstallable "
3624"packages or wrong decisions while upgrading packages. Even more problems "
3625"will arise if multiple distribution releases are mixed without a good "
3626"understanding of the following paragraphs. Packages included in a specific "
3627"release aren't tested in (and therefore don't always work as expected in) "
3628"older or newer releases, or together with other packages from different "
3629"releases. You have been warned."
2a52e8c5
DK
3630msgstr ""
3631
7d76ea1d
DK
3632#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
3633#: apt_preferences.5.xml:70
2a52e8c5 3634msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3635"Note that the files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d</filename> "
3636"directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the "
3637"following naming convention: The files have either no or "
3638"\"<literal>pref</literal>\" as filename extension and only contain "
3639"alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) and period (.) characters. "
44477002
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3640"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that "
3641"file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
5723791e 3642"configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
DK
3643msgstr ""
3644
7d76ea1d
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3645#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
3646#: apt_preferences.5.xml:79
3647msgid "APT's Default Priority Assignments"
2a52e8c5
DK
3648msgstr ""
3649
7d76ea1d
DK
3650#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
3651#: apt_preferences.5.xml:94
3652#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3653msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3654"<command>apt-get install -t testing "
3655"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command>\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
3656msgstr ""
3657
7d76ea1d
DK
3658#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
3659#: apt_preferences.5.xml:97
3660#, no-wrap
3661msgid "APT::Default-Release \"stable\";\n"
3662msgstr ""
2a52e8c5 3663
7d76ea1d
DK
3664#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3665#: apt_preferences.5.xml:81
2a52e8c5 3666msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3667"If there is no preferences file or if there is no entry in the file that "
3668"applies to a particular version then the priority assigned to that version "
3669"is the priority of the distribution to which that version belongs. It is "
3670"possible to single out a distribution, \"the target release\", which "
3671"receives a higher priority than other distributions do by default. The "
3672"target release can be set on the <command>apt-get</command> command line or "
3673"in the APT configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename>. Note "
3674"that this has precedence over any general priority you set in the "
3675"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> file described later, but not over "
3676"specifically pinned packages. For example, <placeholder "
3677"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/> <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
3678"id=\"1\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3679msgstr ""
3680
7d76ea1d
DK
3681#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3682#: apt_preferences.5.xml:101
2a52e8c5 3683msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3684"If the target release has been specified then APT uses the following "
3685"algorithm to set the priorities of the versions of a package. Assign:"
2a52e8c5
DK
3686msgstr ""
3687
7d76ea1d
DK
3688#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
3689#: apt_preferences.5.xml:106
3690msgid "priority 1"
c086ac18
DK
3691msgstr ""
3692
7d76ea1d
DK
3693#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
3694#: apt_preferences.5.xml:107
63fc5550 3695msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3696"to the versions coming from archives which in their "
3697"<filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" but "
44477002 3698"<emphasis>not</emphasis> as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
7d76ea1d 3699"<literal>experimental</literal> archive."
63fc5550
DK
3700msgstr ""
3701
7d76ea1d
DK
3702#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
3703#: apt_preferences.5.xml:113
3704msgid "priority 100"
bf5c3fe8
MV
3705msgstr ""
3706
7d76ea1d
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3707#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
3708#: apt_preferences.5.xml:114
2a52e8c5 3709msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3710"to the version that is already installed (if any) and to the versions coming "
3711"from archives which in their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked "
44477002 3712"as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" and \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
7d76ea1d 3713"backports archive since <literal>squeeze-backports</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3714msgstr ""
3715
7d76ea1d
DK
3716#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
3717#: apt_preferences.5.xml:121
3718msgid "priority 500"
2a52e8c5
DK
3719msgstr ""
3720
7d76ea1d
DK
3721#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
3722#: apt_preferences.5.xml:122
bcf91c1b 3723msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3724"to the versions that are not installed and do not belong to the target "
3725"release."
2a52e8c5
DK
3726msgstr ""
3727
7d76ea1d
DK
3728#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
3729#: apt_preferences.5.xml:126
3730msgid "priority 990"
c086ac18
DK
3731msgstr ""
3732
7d76ea1d
DK
3733#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
3734#: apt_preferences.5.xml:127
3735msgid "to the versions that are not installed and belong to the target release."
63fc5550
DK
3736msgstr ""
3737
7d76ea1d
DK
3738#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3739#: apt_preferences.5.xml:132
2a52e8c5 3740msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3741"If the target release has not been specified then APT simply assigns "
3742"priority 100 to all installed package versions and priority 500 to all "
3743"uninstalled package versions, except versions coming from archives which in "
3744"their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" "
3745"- these versions get the priority 1 or priority 100 if it is additionally "
3746"marked as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
3747msgstr ""
3748
7d76ea1d
DK
3749#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3750#: apt_preferences.5.xml:139
2a52e8c5 3751msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3752"APT then applies the following rules, listed in order of precedence, to "
3753"determine which version of a package to install."
2a52e8c5
DK
3754msgstr ""
3755
7d76ea1d
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3756#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3757#: apt_preferences.5.xml:142
2a52e8c5 3758msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3759"Never downgrade unless the priority of an available version exceeds 1000. "
3760"(\"Downgrading\" is installing a less recent version of a package in place "
3761"of a more recent version. Note that none of APT's default priorities "
3762"exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in the preferences file. "
3763"Note also that downgrading a package can be risky.)"
2a52e8c5
DK
3764msgstr ""
3765
7d76ea1d
DK
3766#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3767#: apt_preferences.5.xml:148
3768msgid "Install the highest priority version."
2a52e8c5
DK
3769msgstr ""
3770
7d76ea1d
DK
3771#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3772#: apt_preferences.5.xml:149
2a52e8c5 3773msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3774"If two or more versions have the same priority, install the most recent one "
3775"(that is, the one with the higher version number)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3776msgstr ""
3777
7d76ea1d
DK
3778#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3779#: apt_preferences.5.xml:152
2a52e8c5 3780msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3781"If two or more versions have the same priority and version number but either "
3782"the packages differ in some of their metadata or the "
3783"<literal>--reinstall</literal> option is given, install the uninstalled one."
2a52e8c5
DK
3784msgstr ""
3785
7d76ea1d
DK
3786#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3787#: apt_preferences.5.xml:158
bcf91c1b 3788msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3789"In a typical situation, the installed version of a package (priority 100) "
3790"is not as recent as one of the versions available from the sources listed in "
3791"the &sources-list; file (priority 500 or 990). Then the package will be "
3792"upgraded when <command>apt-get install "
3793"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
3794"upgrade</command> is executed."
bcf91c1b
DK
3795msgstr ""
3796
7d76ea1d
DK
3797#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3798#: apt_preferences.5.xml:165
bcf91c1b 3799msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3800"More rarely, the installed version of a package is <emphasis>more</emphasis> "
3801"recent than any of the other available versions. The package will not be "
3802"downgraded when <command>apt-get install "
3803"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
3804"upgrade</command> is executed."
bcf91c1b
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3805msgstr ""
3806
7d76ea1d
DK
3807#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3808#: apt_preferences.5.xml:170
2a52e8c5 3809msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3810"Sometimes the installed version of a package is more recent than the version "
3811"belonging to the target release, but not as recent as a version belonging to "
3812"some other distribution. Such a package will indeed be upgraded when "
3813"<command>apt-get install <replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> "
3814"or <command>apt-get upgrade</command> is executed, because at least "
3815"<emphasis>one</emphasis> of the available versions has a higher priority "
3816"than the installed version."
bcf91c1b
DK
3817msgstr ""
3818
7d76ea1d
DK
3819#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
3820#: apt_preferences.5.xml:179
3821msgid "The Effect of APT Preferences"
bcf91c1b
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3822msgstr ""
3823
7d76ea1d
DK
3824#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3825#: apt_preferences.5.xml:181
bcf91c1b 3826msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3827"The APT preferences file allows the system administrator to control the "
3828"assignment of priorities. The file consists of one or more multi-line "
3829"records separated by blank lines. Records can have one of two forms, a "
3830"specific form and a general form."
bcf91c1b
DK
3831msgstr ""
3832
7d76ea1d
DK
3833#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3834#: apt_preferences.5.xml:187
bcf91c1b 3835msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3836"The specific form assigns a priority (a \"Pin-Priority\") to one or more "
44477002
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3837"specified packages with a specified version or version range. For example, "
3838"the following record assigns a high priority to all versions of the "
7d76ea1d 3839"<filename>perl</filename> package whose version number begins with "
75d9bdba
JR
3840"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". Multiple packages can be separated by "
3841"spaces."
bcf91c1b
DK
3842msgstr ""
3843
7d76ea1d
DK
3844#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
3845#: apt_preferences.5.xml:194
bcf91c1b 3846#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d
DK
3847msgid ""
3848"Package: perl\n"
75d9bdba 3849"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
7d76ea1d 3850"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
bcf91c1b
DK
3851msgstr ""
3852
7d76ea1d
DK
3853#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3854#: apt_preferences.5.xml:200
bcf91c1b 3855msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3856"The general form assigns a priority to all of the package versions in a "
3857"given distribution (that is, to all the versions of packages that are listed "
3858"in a certain <filename>Release</filename> file) or to all of the package "
3859"versions coming from a particular Internet site, as identified by the site's "
3860"fully qualified domain name."
bcf91c1b
DK
3861msgstr ""
3862
7d76ea1d
DK
3863#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3864#: apt_preferences.5.xml:206
bcf91c1b 3865msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3866"This general-form entry in the APT preferences file applies only to groups "
3867"of packages. For example, the following record assigns a high priority to "
3868"all package versions available from the local site."
bcf91c1b
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3869msgstr ""
3870
7d76ea1d
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3871#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
3872#: apt_preferences.5.xml:211
bcf91c1b 3873#, no-wrap
de2c243c 3874msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3875"Package: *\n"
3876"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
3877"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
de2c243c 3878msgstr ""
3879
7d76ea1d
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3880#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3881#: apt_preferences.5.xml:216
bf5c3fe8 3882msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3883"A note of caution: the keyword used here is \"<literal>origin</literal>\" "
3884"which can be used to match a hostname. The following record will assign a "
3885"high priority to all versions available from the server identified by the "
3886"hostname \"ftp.de.debian.org\""
bf5c3fe8
MV
3887msgstr ""
3888
7d76ea1d
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3889#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
3890#: apt_preferences.5.xml:220
bf5c3fe8 3891#, no-wrap
bcf91c1b 3892msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3893"Package: *\n"
3894"Pin: origin \"ftp.de.debian.org\"\n"
3895"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
bf5c3fe8
MV
3896msgstr ""
3897
7d76ea1d
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3898#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3899#: apt_preferences.5.xml:224
bf5c3fe8 3900msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3901"This should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be confused with the Origin of a "
3902"distribution as specified in a <filename>Release</filename> file. What "
3903"follows the \"Origin:\" tag in a <filename>Release</filename> file is not an "
3904"Internet address but an author or vendor name, such as \"Debian\" or "
3905"\"Ximian\"."
bf5c3fe8
MV
3906msgstr ""
3907
7d76ea1d
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3908#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3909#: apt_preferences.5.xml:229
c086ac18 3910msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3911"The following record assigns a low priority to all package versions "
3912"belonging to any distribution whose Archive name is "
3913"\"<literal>unstable</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
3914msgstr ""
3915
7d76ea1d
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3916#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
3917#: apt_preferences.5.xml:233
bf5c3fe8 3918#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3919msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3920"Package: *\n"
3921"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
3922"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
2a52e8c5
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3923msgstr ""
3924
7d76ea1d
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3925#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3926#: apt_preferences.5.xml:238
2a52e8c5 3927msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3928"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
3929"belonging to any distribution whose Codename is "
3930"\"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
3931msgstr ""
3932
7d76ea1d
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3933#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
3934#: apt_preferences.5.xml:242
3935#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3936msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3937"Package: *\n"
3938"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
3939"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
3940msgstr ""
3941
7d76ea1d
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3942#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
3943#: apt_preferences.5.xml:247
2a52e8c5 3944msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3945"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
3946"belonging to any release whose Archive name is \"<literal>stable</literal>\" "
44477002 3947"and whose release Version number is \"<literal>&stable-version;</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
3948msgstr ""
3949
7d76ea1d
DK
3950#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
3951#: apt_preferences.5.xml:252
3952#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3953msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3954"Package: *\n"
44477002 3955"Pin: release a=stable, v=&stable-version;\n"
7d76ea1d 3956"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
2a52e8c5
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3957msgstr ""
3958
7d76ea1d
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3959#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
3960#: apt_preferences.5.xml:262
44477002 3961msgid "Regular expressions and &glob; syntax"
2a52e8c5
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3962msgstr ""
3963
7d76ea1d
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3964#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3965#: apt_preferences.5.xml:264
b6c6b52f 3966msgid ""
44477002
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3967"APT also supports pinning by &glob; expressions, and regular expressions "
3968"surrounded by slashes. For example, the following example assigns the "
3969"priority 500 to all packages from experimental where the name starts with "
3970"gnome (as a &glob;-like expression) or contains the word kde (as a POSIX "
3971"extended regular expression surrounded by slashes)."
b6c6b52f
MV
3972msgstr ""
3973
7d76ea1d
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3974#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
3975#: apt_preferences.5.xml:273
3976#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3977msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3978"Package: gnome* /kde/\n"
3979"Pin: release n=experimental\n"
3980"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
2a52e8c5
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3981msgstr ""
3982
7d76ea1d
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3983#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
3984#: apt_preferences.5.xml:279
2a52e8c5 3985msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3986"The rule for those expressions is that they can occur anywhere where a "
3987"string can occur. Thus, the following pin assigns the priority 990 to all "
44477002 3988"packages from a release starting with &ubuntu-codename;."
2a52e8c5
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3989msgstr ""
3990
7d76ea1d
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3991#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
3992#: apt_preferences.5.xml:285
3993#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3994msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3995"Package: *\n"
44477002 3996"Pin: release n=&ubuntu-codename;*\n"
7d76ea1d 3997"Pin-Priority: 990\n"
2a52e8c5
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3998msgstr ""
3999
7d76ea1d
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4000#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4001#: apt_preferences.5.xml:291
2a52e8c5 4002msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4003"If a regular expression occurs in a <literal>Package</literal> field, the "
4004"behavior is the same as if this regular expression were replaced with a list "
4005"of all package names it matches. It is undecided whether this will change in "
44477002 4006"the future; thus you should always list wild-card pins first, so later "
7d76ea1d 4007"specific pins override it. The pattern \"<literal>*</literal>\" in a "
44477002 4008"Package field is not considered a &glob; expression in itself."
2a52e8c5
DK
4009msgstr ""
4010
7d76ea1d
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4011#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
4012#: apt_preferences.5.xml:307
4013msgid "How APT Interprets Priorities"
2a52e8c5
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4014msgstr ""
4015
7d76ea1d
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4016#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4017#: apt_preferences.5.xml:310
2a52e8c5 4018msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4019"Priorities (P) assigned in the APT preferences file must be positive or "
4020"negative integers. They are interpreted as follows (roughly speaking):"
2a52e8c5
DK
4021msgstr ""
4022
7d76ea1d
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4023#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4024#: apt_preferences.5.xml:315
5e594b30 4025msgid "P &gt;= 1000"
2a52e8c5
DK
4026msgstr ""
4027
7d76ea1d
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4028#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4029#: apt_preferences.5.xml:316
2a52e8c5 4030msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4031"causes a version to be installed even if this constitutes a downgrade of the "
4032"package"
2a52e8c5
DK
4033msgstr ""
4034
7d76ea1d
DK
4035#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4036#: apt_preferences.5.xml:320
5e594b30 4037msgid "990 &lt;= P &lt; 1000"
2a52e8c5
DK
4038msgstr ""
4039
7d76ea1d
DK
4040#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4041#: apt_preferences.5.xml:321
2a52e8c5 4042msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4043"causes a version to be installed even if it does not come from the target "
4044"release, unless the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4045msgstr ""
4046
7d76ea1d
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4047#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4048#: apt_preferences.5.xml:326
5e594b30 4049msgid "500 &lt;= P &lt; 990"
2a52e8c5
DK
4050msgstr ""
4051
7d76ea1d
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4052#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4053#: apt_preferences.5.xml:327
2a52e8c5 4054msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4055"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
4056"belonging to the target release or the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4057msgstr ""
4058
7d76ea1d
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4059#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4060#: apt_preferences.5.xml:332
5e594b30 4061msgid "100 &lt;= P &lt; 500"
2a52e8c5
DK
4062msgstr ""
4063
7d76ea1d
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4064#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4065#: apt_preferences.5.xml:333
2a52e8c5 4066msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4067"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
4068"belonging to some other distribution or the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4069msgstr ""
4070
7d76ea1d
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4071#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4072#: apt_preferences.5.xml:338
5e594b30 4073msgid "0 &lt; P &lt; 100"
3e9c4f70
DK
4074msgstr ""
4075
7d76ea1d
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4076#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4077#: apt_preferences.5.xml:339
3e9c4f70 4078msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4079"causes a version to be installed only if there is no installed version of "
4080"the package"
3e9c4f70
DK
4081msgstr ""
4082
7d76ea1d
DK
4083#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4084#: apt_preferences.5.xml:343
4085msgid "P &lt; 0"
3e9c4f70
DK
4086msgstr ""
4087
7d76ea1d
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4088#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4089#: apt_preferences.5.xml:344
4090msgid "prevents the version from being installed"
3e9c4f70
DK
4091msgstr ""
4092
7d76ea1d
DK
4093#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4094#: apt_preferences.5.xml:349
3e9c4f70 4095msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4096"If any specific-form records match an available package version then the "
4097"first such record determines the priority of the package version. Failing "
4098"that, if any general-form records match an available package version then "
4099"the first such record determines the priority of the package version."
3e9c4f70
DK
4100msgstr ""
4101
3e9c4f70 4102#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 4103#: apt_preferences.5.xml:355
5e312de7 4104msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4105"For example, suppose the APT preferences file contains the three records "
4106"presented earlier:"
3e9c4f70
DK
4107msgstr ""
4108
7d76ea1d
DK
4109#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
4110#: apt_preferences.5.xml:359
3e9c4f70 4111#, no-wrap
5e312de7 4112msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4113"Package: perl\n"
75d9bdba 4114"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
7d76ea1d
DK
4115"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
4116"\n"
4117"Package: *\n"
4118"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
4119"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
4120"\n"
4121"Package: *\n"
4122"Pin: release unstable\n"
4123"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
5e312de7
DK
4124msgstr ""
4125
3e9c4f70 4126#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d
DK
4127#: apt_preferences.5.xml:372
4128msgid "Then:"
5e312de7
DK
4129msgstr ""
4130
7d76ea1d
DK
4131#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
4132#: apt_preferences.5.xml:374
5e312de7 4133msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4134"The most recent available version of the <literal>perl</literal> package "
4135"will be installed, so long as that version's version number begins with "
75d9bdba
JR
4136"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". If <emphasis>any</emphasis> "
4137"&good-perl;* version of <literal>perl</literal> is available and the "
4138"installed version is &bad-perl;*, then <literal>perl</literal> will be "
4139"downgraded."
5e312de7
DK
4140msgstr ""
4141
7d76ea1d
DK
4142#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
4143#: apt_preferences.5.xml:379
5e312de7 4144msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4145"A version of any package other than <literal>perl</literal> that is "
4146"available from the local system has priority over other versions, even "
4147"versions belonging to the target release."
2a52e8c5
DK
4148msgstr ""
4149
7d76ea1d
DK
4150#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
4151#: apt_preferences.5.xml:383
2a52e8c5 4152msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4153"A version of a package whose origin is not the local system but some other "
4154"site listed in &sources-list; and which belongs to an "
4155"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution is only installed if it is selected "
4156"for installation and no version of the package is already installed."
2a52e8c5
DK
4157msgstr ""
4158
7d76ea1d
DK
4159#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
4160#: apt_preferences.5.xml:393
4161msgid "Determination of Package Version and Distribution Properties"
2a52e8c5
DK
4162msgstr ""
4163
7d76ea1d
DK
4164#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4165#: apt_preferences.5.xml:395
2a52e8c5 4166msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4167"The locations listed in the &sources-list; file should provide "
4168"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> files to "
4169"describe the packages available at that location."
2a52e8c5
DK
4170msgstr ""
4171
7d76ea1d
DK
4172#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4173#: apt_preferences.5.xml:399
2a52e8c5 4174msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4175"The <filename>Packages</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
4176"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable>/<replaceable>component</replaceable>/<replaceable>arch</replaceable></filename>: "
4177"for example, "
4178"<filename>.../dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages</filename>. It "
4179"consists of a series of multi-line records, one for each package available "
4180"in that directory. Only two lines in each record are relevant for setting "
4181"APT priorities:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4182msgstr ""
4183
7d76ea1d
DK
4184#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4185#: apt_preferences.5.xml:407
4186msgid "the <literal>Package:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4187msgstr ""
4188
7d76ea1d
DK
4189#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4190#: apt_preferences.5.xml:408
4191msgid "gives the package name"
2a52e8c5
DK
4192msgstr ""
4193
7d76ea1d
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4194#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4195#: apt_preferences.5.xml:411 apt_preferences.5.xml:461
4196msgid "the <literal>Version:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
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4197msgstr ""
4198
7d76ea1d
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4199#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4200#: apt_preferences.5.xml:412
4201msgid "gives the version number for the named package"
2a52e8c5
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4202msgstr ""
4203
7d76ea1d
DK
4204#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4205#: apt_preferences.5.xml:417
5e312de7 4206msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4207"The <filename>Release</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
4208"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable></filename>: for "
4209"example, <filename>.../dists/stable/Release</filename>, or "
4210"<filename>.../dists/&stable-codename;/Release</filename>. It consists of a "
4211"single multi-line record which applies to <emphasis>all</emphasis> of the "
4212"packages in the directory tree below its parent. Unlike the "
4213"<filename>Packages</filename> file, nearly all of the lines in a "
4214"<filename>Release</filename> file are relevant for setting APT priorities:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4215msgstr ""
4216
7d76ea1d
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4217#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4218#: apt_preferences.5.xml:428
4219msgid "the <literal>Archive:</literal> or <literal>Suite:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4220msgstr ""
4221
7d76ea1d
DK
4222#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4223#: apt_preferences.5.xml:429
2a52e8c5 4224msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4225"names the archive to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
4226"For example, the line \"Archive: stable\" or \"Suite: stable\" specifies "
4227"that all of the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
4228"<filename>Release</filename> file are in a <literal>stable</literal> "
4229"archive. Specifying this value in the APT preferences file would require "
4230"the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4231msgstr ""
4232
7d76ea1d
DK
4233#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
4234#: apt_preferences.5.xml:439
4235#, no-wrap
4236msgid "Pin: release a=stable\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4237msgstr ""
4238
7d76ea1d
DK
4239#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4240#: apt_preferences.5.xml:445
4241msgid "the <literal>Codename:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4242msgstr ""
4243
7d76ea1d
DK
4244#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4245#: apt_preferences.5.xml:446
2a52e8c5 4246msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4247"names the codename to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
4248"For example, the line \"Codename: &testing-codename;\" specifies that all of "
4249"the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
4250"<filename>Release</filename> file belong to a version named "
4251"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. Specifying this value in the APT "
4252"preferences file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4253msgstr ""
4254
7d76ea1d
DK
4255#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
4256#: apt_preferences.5.xml:455
4257#, no-wrap
4258msgid "Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4259msgstr ""
4260
7d76ea1d
DK
4261#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4262#: apt_preferences.5.xml:462
2a52e8c5 4263msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4264"names the release version. For example, the packages in the tree might "
44477002
JR
4265"belong to Debian release version &stable-version;. Note that there is "
4266"normally no version number for the <literal>testing</literal> and "
7d76ea1d
DK
4267"<literal>unstable</literal> distributions because they have not been "
4268"released yet. Specifying this in the APT preferences file would require one "
4269"of the following lines."
2a52e8c5
DK
4270msgstr ""
4271
7d76ea1d
DK
4272#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
4273#: apt_preferences.5.xml:471
4274#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4275msgid ""
44477002
JR
4276"Pin: release v=&stable-version;\n"
4277"Pin: release a=stable, v=&stable-version;\n"
4278"Pin: release &stable-version;\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4279msgstr ""
4280
7d76ea1d
DK
4281#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4282#: apt_preferences.5.xml:480
4283msgid "the <literal>Component:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4284msgstr ""
4285
7d76ea1d
DK
4286#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4287#: apt_preferences.5.xml:481
2a52e8c5 4288msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4289"names the licensing component associated with the packages in the directory "
4290"tree of the <filename>Release</filename> file. For example, the line "
4291"\"Component: main\" specifies that all the packages in the directory tree "
4292"are from the <literal>main</literal> component, which entails that they are "
4293"licensed under terms listed in the Debian Free Software Guidelines. "
4294"Specifying this component in the APT preferences file would require the "
4295"line:"
2a52e8c5
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4296msgstr ""
4297
7d76ea1d
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4298#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
4299#: apt_preferences.5.xml:490
4300#, no-wrap
4301msgid "Pin: release c=main\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4302msgstr ""
4303
7d76ea1d
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4304#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4305#: apt_preferences.5.xml:496
4306msgid "the <literal>Origin:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
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4307msgstr ""
4308
7d76ea1d
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4309#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4310#: apt_preferences.5.xml:497
2a52e8c5 4311msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4312"names the originator of the packages in the directory tree of the "
4313"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
4314"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this origin in the APT preferences "
4315"file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4316msgstr ""
4317
7d76ea1d
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4318#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
4319#: apt_preferences.5.xml:503
4320#, no-wrap
4321msgid "Pin: release o=Debian\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4322msgstr ""
4323
7d76ea1d
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4324#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4325#: apt_preferences.5.xml:509
4326msgid "the <literal>Label:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4327msgstr ""
4328
7d76ea1d
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4329#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
4330#: apt_preferences.5.xml:510
2a52e8c5 4331msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4332"names the label of the packages in the directory tree of the "
4333"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
4334"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this label in the APT preferences "
4335"file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
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4336msgstr ""
4337
7d76ea1d
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4338#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
4339#: apt_preferences.5.xml:516
4340#, no-wrap
4341msgid "Pin: release l=Debian\n"
2a52e8c5
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4342msgstr ""
4343
7d76ea1d
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4344#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4345#: apt_preferences.5.xml:523
2a52e8c5 4346msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4347"All of the <filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> "
4348"files retrieved from locations listed in the &sources-list; file are stored "
4349"in the directory <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists</filename>, or in the file "
4350"named by the variable <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> in the "
4351"<filename>apt.conf</filename> file. For example, the file "
4352"<filename>debian.lcs.mit.edu_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Release</filename> "
4353"contains the <filename>Release</filename> file retrieved from the site "
4354"<literal>debian.lcs.mit.edu</literal> for <literal>binary-i386</literal> "
4355"architecture files from the <literal>contrib</literal> component of the "
4356"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution."
2a52e8c5
DK
4357msgstr ""
4358
7d76ea1d
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4359#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
4360#: apt_preferences.5.xml:536
4361msgid "Optional Lines in an APT Preferences Record"
2a52e8c5
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4362msgstr ""
4363
7d76ea1d
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4364#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4365#: apt_preferences.5.xml:538
2a52e8c5 4366msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4367"Each record in the APT preferences file can optionally begin with one or "
4368"more lines beginning with the word <literal>Explanation:</literal>. This "
4369"provides a place for comments."
2a52e8c5
DK
4370msgstr ""
4371
7d76ea1d
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4372#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
4373#: apt_preferences.5.xml:547
4374msgid "Tracking Stable"
2a52e8c5
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4375msgstr ""
4376
7d76ea1d
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4377#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
4378#: apt_preferences.5.xml:555
4379#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4380msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4381"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated\n"
4382"Explanation: package versions other than those in the stable distro\n"
4383"Package: *\n"
4384"Pin: release a=stable\n"
4385"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
4386"\n"
4387"Package: *\n"
4388"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
4389"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
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4390msgstr ""
4391
7d76ea1d
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4392#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4393#: apt_preferences.5.xml:549
2a52e8c5 4394msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4395"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
4396"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
4397"<literal>stable</literal> distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
4398"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> "
4399"distributions. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4400msgstr ""
4401
7d76ea1d
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4402#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
4403#: apt_preferences.5.xml:572 apt_preferences.5.xml:618 apt_preferences.5.xml:676
4404#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4405msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4406"apt-get install <replaceable>package-name</replaceable>\n"
4407"apt-get upgrade\n"
4408"apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4409msgstr ""
4410
7d76ea1d
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4411#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4412#: apt_preferences.5.xml:567
2a52e8c5 4413msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4414"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
4415"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
4416"<literal>stable</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
4417"id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4418msgstr ""
4419
7d76ea1d
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4420#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
4421#: apt_preferences.5.xml:584
4422#, no-wrap
4423msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/testing\n"
2a52e8c5
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4424msgstr ""
4425
7d76ea1d
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4426#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4427#: apt_preferences.5.xml:578
2a52e8c5 4428msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4429"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
4430"latest version from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution; the package "
4431"will not be upgraded again unless this command is given again. <placeholder "
4432"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4433msgstr ""
4434
7d76ea1d
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4435#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
4436#: apt_preferences.5.xml:590
4437msgid "Tracking Testing or Unstable"
2a52e8c5
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4438msgstr ""
4439
7d76ea1d
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4440#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
4441#: apt_preferences.5.xml:599
4442#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4443msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4444"Package: *\n"
4445"Pin: release a=testing\n"
4446"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
4447"\n"
4448"Package: *\n"
4449"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
4450"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
4451"\n"
4452"Package: *\n"
4453"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
4454"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
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4455msgstr ""
4456
7d76ea1d
DK
4457#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4458#: apt_preferences.5.xml:592
2a52e8c5 4459msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4460"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a high priority "
4461"to package versions from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution, a "
4462"lower priority to package versions from the <literal>unstable</literal> "
4463"distribution, and a prohibitively low priority to package versions from "
4464"other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions. <placeholder "
4465"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4466msgstr ""
4467
7d76ea1d
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4468#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4469#: apt_preferences.5.xml:613
2a52e8c5 4470msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4471"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
4472"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
4473"<literal>testing</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
4474"id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4475msgstr ""
4476
7d76ea1d
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4477#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
4478#: apt_preferences.5.xml:633
4479#, no-wrap
4480msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/unstable\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4481msgstr ""
4482
7d76ea1d
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4483#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4484#: apt_preferences.5.xml:624
4485msgid ""
4486"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
4487"latest version from the <literal>unstable</literal> distribution. "
4488"Thereafter, <command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to "
4489"the most recent <literal>testing</literal> version if that is more recent "
4490"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
4491"<literal>unstable</literal> version if that is more recent than the "
4492"installed version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4493msgstr ""
4494
7d76ea1d
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4495#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
4496#: apt_preferences.5.xml:640
4497msgid "Tracking the evolution of a codename release"
2a52e8c5
DK
4498msgstr ""
4499
7d76ea1d
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4500#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
4501#: apt_preferences.5.xml:654
4502#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4503msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4504"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated package "
4505"versions\n"
4506"Explanation: other than those in the distribution codenamed with "
4507"&testing-codename; or sid\n"
4508"Package: *\n"
4509"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
4510"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
4511"\n"
4512"Explanation: Debian unstable is always codenamed with sid\n"
4513"Package: *\n"
4514"Pin: release n=sid\n"
4515"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
4516"\n"
4517"Package: *\n"
4518"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
4519"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
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4520msgstr ""
4521
7d76ea1d
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4522#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4523#: apt_preferences.5.xml:642
2a52e8c5 4524msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4525"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
4526"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
4527"specified codename of a distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
4528"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions, "
4529"codenames and archives. Note that with this APT preference APT will follow "
4530"the migration of a release from the archive <literal>testing</literal> to "
4531"<literal>stable</literal> and later <literal>oldstable</literal>. If you "
4532"want to follow for example the progress in <literal>testing</literal> "
4533"notwithstanding the codename changes you should use the example "
4534"configurations above. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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4535msgstr ""
4536
7d76ea1d
DK
4537#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4538#: apt_preferences.5.xml:671
2a52e8c5 4539msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4540"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
4541"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest version(s) in "
4542"the release codenamed with <literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. "
4543"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4544msgstr ""
4545
7d76ea1d
DK
4546#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
4547#: apt_preferences.5.xml:691
4548#, no-wrap
4549msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/sid\n"
4550msgstr ""
4551
4552#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
4553#: apt_preferences.5.xml:682
4554msgid ""
4555"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
4556"latest version from the <literal>sid</literal> distribution. Thereafter, "
4557"<command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to the most "
4558"recent <literal>&testing-codename;</literal> version if that is more recent "
4559"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
4560"<literal>sid</literal> version if that is more recent than the installed "
4561"version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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4562msgstr ""
4563
b39c1859 4564#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d
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4565#: apt_preferences.5.xml:706
4566msgid "&apt-get; &apt-cache; &apt-conf; &sources-list;"
2a52e8c5
DK
4567msgstr ""
4568
7d76ea1d
DK
4569#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
4570#: sources.list.5.xml:33
dabb215c 4571msgid "List of configured APT data sources"
2a52e8c5
DK
4572msgstr ""
4573
4574#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 4575#: sources.list.5.xml:38
b39c1859 4576msgid ""
5723791e
JR
4577"The source list <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> is designed to "
4578"support any number of active sources and a variety of source media. The file "
4579"lists one source per line, with the most preferred source listed first. The "
4580"information available from the configured sources is acquired by "
4581"<command>apt-get update</command> (or by an equivalent command from another "
4582"APT front-end)."
0fd68707
MV
4583msgstr ""
4584
4585#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5723791e 4586#: sources.list.5.xml:45
0fd68707 4587msgid ""
5723791e
JR
4588"Each line specifying a source starts with type "
4589"(e.g. <literal>deb-src</literal>) followed by options and arguments for "
4590"this type. Individual entries cannot be continued onto a following "
4591"line. Empty lines are ignored, and a <literal>#</literal> character anywhere "
4592"on a line marks the remainder of that line as a comment."
b39c1859
MV
4593msgstr ""
4594
7d76ea1d
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4595#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
4596#: sources.list.5.xml:53
4597msgid "sources.list.d"
2a52e8c5
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4598msgstr ""
4599
0fd68707 4600#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 4601#: sources.list.5.xml:54
2a52e8c5 4602msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4603"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</filename> directory provides a way to "
4604"add sources.list entries in separate files. The format is the same as for "
4605"the regular <filename>sources.list</filename> file. File names need to end "
4606"with <filename>.list</filename> and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), "
4607"digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. "
44477002
JR
4608"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that "
4609"file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
5723791e 4610"configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
DK
4611msgstr ""
4612
7d76ea1d
DK
4613#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
4614#: sources.list.5.xml:65
4615msgid "The deb and deb-src types"
2a52e8c5
DK
4616msgstr ""
4617
7d76ea1d
DK
4618#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4619#: sources.list.5.xml:66
2a52e8c5 4620msgid ""
5723791e
JR
4621"The <literal>deb</literal> type references a typical two-level Debian "
4622"archive, <filename>distribution/component</filename>. The "
4623"<literal>distribution</literal> is generally an archive name like "
7d76ea1d
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4624"<literal>stable</literal> or <literal>testing</literal> or a codename like "
4625"<literal>&stable-codename;</literal> or "
4626"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal> while component is one of "
5723791e
JR
4627"<literal>main</literal>, <literal>contrib</literal> or "
4628"<literal>non-free</literal>. The <literal>deb-src</literal> type references "
4629"a Debian distribution's source code in the same form as the "
7d76ea1d
DK
4630"<literal>deb</literal> type. A <literal>deb-src</literal> line is required "
4631"to fetch source indexes."
2a52e8c5
DK
4632msgstr ""
4633
7d76ea1d
DK
4634#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4635#: sources.list.5.xml:78
aec22160 4636msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4637"The format for a <filename>sources.list</filename> entry using the "
4638"<literal>deb</literal> and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:"
aec22160
DK
4639msgstr ""
4640
7d76ea1d
DK
4641#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4642#: sources.list.5.xml:81
2a52e8c5 4643#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 4644msgid "deb [ options ] uri distribution [component1] [component2] [...]"
2a52e8c5
DK
4645msgstr ""
4646
7d76ea1d
DK
4647#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4648#: sources.list.5.xml:83
b6c6b52f 4649msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4650"The URI for the <literal>deb</literal> type must specify the base of the "
4651"Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. "
4652"<literal>distribution</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the "
4653"components must be omitted and <literal>distribution</literal> must end with "
5723791e
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4654"a slash (<literal>/</literal>). This is useful for the case when only a "
4655"particular sub-section of the archive denoted by the URI is of interest. If "
7d76ea1d
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4656"<literal>distribution</literal> does not specify an exact path, at least one "
4657"<literal>component</literal> must be present."
b6c6b52f
MV
4658msgstr ""
4659
7d76ea1d
DK
4660#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4661#: sources.list.5.xml:92
aec22160 4662msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4663"<literal>distribution</literal> may also contain a variable, "
5723791e
JR
4664"<literal>$(ARCH)</literal> which expands to the Debian architecture (such as "
4665"<literal>amd64</literal> or <literal>armel</literal>) used on the "
4666"system. This permits architecture-independent "
4667"<filename>sources.list</filename> files to be used. In general this is only "
4668"of interest when specifying an exact path, <literal>APT</literal> will "
4669"automatically generate a URI with the current architecture otherwise."
b6c6b52f
MV
4670msgstr ""
4671
7d76ea1d
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4672#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4673#: sources.list.5.xml:100
782486e8 4674msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4675"Since only one distribution can be specified per line it may be necessary to "
4676"have multiple lines for the same URI, if a subset of all available "
4677"distributions or components at that location is desired. APT will sort the "
4678"URI list after it has generated a complete set internally, and will collapse "
4679"multiple references to the same Internet host, for instance, into a single "
4680"connection, so that it does not inefficiently establish an FTP connection, "
4681"close it, do something else, and then re-establish a connection to that same "
4682"host. This feature is useful for accessing busy FTP sites with limits on the "
4683"number of simultaneous anonymous users. APT also parallelizes connections to "
4684"different hosts to more effectively deal with sites with low bandwidth."
2a52e8c5
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4685msgstr ""
4686
7d76ea1d
DK
4687#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4688#: sources.list.5.xml:112
b6c6b52f 4689msgid ""
5723791e 4690"<literal>options</literal> is always optional and needs to be surrounded by "
7d76ea1d
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4691"square brackets. It can consist of multiple settings in the form "
4692"<literal><replaceable>setting</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>. "
4693"Multiple settings are separated by spaces. The following settings are "
5723791e
JR
4694"supported by APT (note however that unsupported settings will be ignored "
4695"silently):"
2a52e8c5
DK
4696msgstr ""
4697
7d76ea1d
DK
4698#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
4699#: sources.list.5.xml:117
2a52e8c5 4700msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4701"<literal>arch=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
5723791e
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4702"can be used to specify for which architectures information should be "
4703"downloaded. If this option is not set all architectures defined by the "
7d76ea1d 4704"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> option will be downloaded."
2a52e8c5
DK
4705msgstr ""
4706
7d76ea1d
DK
4707#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
4708#: sources.list.5.xml:121
782486e8 4709msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4710"<literal>trusted=yes</literal> can be set to indicate that packages from "
4711"this source are always authenticated even if the "
4712"<filename>Release</filename> file is not signed or the signature can't be "
4713"checked. This disables parts of &apt-secure; and should therefore only be "
4714"used in a local and trusted context. <literal>trusted=no</literal> is the "
4715"opposite which handles even correctly authenticated sources as not "
4716"authenticated."
2a52e8c5
DK
4717msgstr ""
4718
7d76ea1d
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4719#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4720#: sources.list.5.xml:128
4721msgid ""
4722"It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most "
4723"preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting by "
4724"speed from fastest to slowest (CD-ROM followed by hosts on a local network, "
4725"followed by distant Internet hosts, for example)."
2a52e8c5
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4726msgstr ""
4727
7d76ea1d
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4728#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4729#: sources.list.5.xml:133
4730msgid "Some examples:"
2a52e8c5
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4731msgstr ""
4732
7d76ea1d
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4733#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4734#: sources.list.5.xml:135
4735#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4736msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4737"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main contrib non-free\n"
4738"deb http://security.debian.org/ &stable-codename;/updates main contrib "
4739"non-free\n"
4740" "
2a52e8c5
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4741msgstr ""
4742
7d76ea1d
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4743#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
4744#: sources.list.5.xml:141
4745msgid "URI specification"
2a52e8c5
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4746msgstr ""
4747
7d76ea1d
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4748#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4749#: sources.list.5.xml:143
4750msgid "The currently recognized URI types are:"
2a52e8c5
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4751msgstr ""
4752
7d76ea1d
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4753#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
4754#: sources.list.5.xml:147
2a52e8c5 4755msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4756"The file scheme allows an arbitrary directory in the file system to be "
4757"considered an archive. This is useful for NFS mounts and local mirrors or "
4758"archives."
2a52e8c5
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4759msgstr ""
4760
7d76ea1d
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4761#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
4762#: sources.list.5.xml:154
2a52e8c5 4763msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4764"The cdrom scheme allows APT to use a local CD-ROM drive with media "
4765"swapping. Use the &apt-cdrom; program to create cdrom entries in the source "
4766"list."
2a52e8c5
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4767msgstr ""
4768
7d76ea1d
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4769#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
4770#: sources.list.5.xml:161
2a52e8c5 4771msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4772"The http scheme specifies an HTTP server for the archive. If an environment "
4773"variable <envar>http_proxy</envar> is set with the format "
4774"http://server:port/, the proxy server specified in <envar>http_proxy</envar> "
4775"will be used. Users of authenticated HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string of "
4776"the format http://user:pass@server:port/. Note that this is an insecure "
4777"method of authentication."
2a52e8c5
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4778msgstr ""
4779
7d76ea1d
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4780#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
4781#: sources.list.5.xml:172
2a52e8c5 4782msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4783"The ftp scheme specifies an FTP server for the archive. APT's FTP behavior "
4784"is highly configurable; for more information see the &apt-conf; manual "
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4785"page. Please note that an FTP proxy can be specified by using the "
4786"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable. It is possible to specify an "
4787"HTTP proxy (HTTP proxy servers often understand FTP URLs) using this "
dabb215c 4788"environment variable and <emphasis>only</emphasis> this environment "
5723791e
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4789"variable. Proxies using HTTP specified in the configuration file will be "
4790"ignored."
2a52e8c5
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4791msgstr ""
4792
7d76ea1d 4793#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 4794#: sources.list.5.xml:184
2a52e8c5 4795msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4796"The copy scheme is identical to the file scheme except that packages are "
4797"copied into the cache directory instead of used directly at their location. "
5723791e
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4798"This is useful for people using removable media to copy files around with "
4799"APT."
2a52e8c5
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4800msgstr ""
4801
7d76ea1d 4802#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5723791e 4803#: sources.list.5.xml:191
2a52e8c5 4804msgid ""
5723791e
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4805"The rsh/ssh method invokes RSH/SSH to connect to a remote host and access "
4806"the files as a given user. Prior configuration of rhosts or RSA keys is "
4807"recommended. The standard <command>find</command> and <command>dd</command> "
4808"commands are used to perform the file transfers from the remote host."
2a52e8c5
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4809msgstr ""
4810
7d76ea1d
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4811#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4812#: sources.list.5.xml:198
4813msgid "adding more recognizable URI types"
2a52e8c5
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4814msgstr ""
4815
7d76ea1d
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4816#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
4817#: sources.list.5.xml:200
2a52e8c5 4818msgid ""
5723791e
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4819"APT can be extended with more methods shipped in other optional packages, "
4820"which should follow the naming scheme "
4821"<package>apt-transport-<replaceable>method</replaceable></package>. For "
4822"instance, the APT team also maintains the package "
4823"<package>apt-transport-https</package>, which provides access methods for "
4824"HTTPS URIs with features similar to the http method. Methods for using "
4825"e.g. debtorrent are also available - see &apt-transport-debtorrent;."
2a52e8c5
DK
4826msgstr ""
4827
7d76ea1d
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4828#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4829#: sources.list.5.xml:212
2a52e8c5 4830msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4831"Uses the archive stored locally (or NFS mounted) at /home/jason/debian for "
4832"stable/main, stable/contrib, and stable/non-free."
2a52e8c5
DK
4833msgstr ""
4834
7d76ea1d
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4835#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4836#: sources.list.5.xml:214
4837#, no-wrap
4838msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian stable main contrib non-free"
2a52e8c5
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4839msgstr ""
4840
7d76ea1d
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4841#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4842#: sources.list.5.xml:216
4843msgid "As above, except this uses the unstable (development) distribution."
2a52e8c5
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4844msgstr ""
4845
7d76ea1d
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4846#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4847#: sources.list.5.xml:217
2a52e8c5 4848#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 4849msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
2a52e8c5
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4850msgstr ""
4851
7d76ea1d
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4852#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4853#: sources.list.5.xml:219
4854msgid "Source line for the above"
2a52e8c5
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4855msgstr ""
4856
7d76ea1d
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4857#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4858#: sources.list.5.xml:220
2a52e8c5 4859#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 4860msgid "deb-src file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
b81dbe40
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4861msgstr ""
4862
7d76ea1d
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4863#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4864#: sources.list.5.xml:222
b81dbe40 4865msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4866"The first line gets package information for the architectures in "
4867"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> while the second always retrieves "
4868"<literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>armel</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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4869msgstr ""
4870
7d76ea1d
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4871#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4872#: sources.list.5.xml:224
4873#, no-wrap
b81dbe40 4874msgid ""
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4875"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main\n"
4876"deb [ arch=amd64,armel ] http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main"
b81dbe40
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4877msgstr ""
4878
7d76ea1d
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4879#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4880#: sources.list.5.xml:227
2a52e8c5 4881msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4882"Uses HTTP to access the archive at archive.debian.org, and uses only the "
4883"hamm/main area."
2a52e8c5
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4884msgstr ""
4885
7d76ea1d
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4886#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4887#: sources.list.5.xml:229
2a52e8c5 4888#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 4889msgid "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main"
2a52e8c5
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4890msgstr ""
4891
7d76ea1d
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4892#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4893#: sources.list.5.xml:231
2a52e8c5 4894msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4895"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
4896"directory, and uses only the &stable-codename;/contrib area."
2a52e8c5
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4897msgstr ""
4898
7d76ea1d
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4899#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4900#: sources.list.5.xml:233
2a52e8c5 4901#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 4902msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; contrib"
2a52e8c5
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4903msgstr ""
4904
7d76ea1d
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4905#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4906#: sources.list.5.xml:235
2a52e8c5 4907msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4908"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
4909"directory, and uses only the unstable/contrib area. If this line appears as "
4910"well as the one in the previous example in <filename>sources.list</filename> "
4911"a single FTP session will be used for both resource lines."
2a52e8c5
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4912msgstr ""
4913
7d76ea1d
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4914#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
4915#: sources.list.5.xml:239
2a52e8c5 4916#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 4917msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib"
2a52e8c5
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4918msgstr ""
4919
7d76ea1d
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4920#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
4921#: sources.list.5.xml:248
2a52e8c5 4922#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 4923msgid "deb http://ftp.tlh.debian.org/universe unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/"
782486e8
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4924msgstr ""
4925
7d76ea1d
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4926#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4927#: sources.list.5.xml:241
782486e8 4928msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4929"Uses HTTP to access the archive at ftp.tlh.debian.org, under the universe "
4930"directory, and uses only files found under "
4931"<filename>unstable/binary-i386</filename> on i386 machines, "
4932"<filename>unstable/binary-amd64</filename> on amd64, and so forth for other "
4933"supported architectures. [Note this example only illustrates how to use the "
4934"substitution variable; official debian archives are not structured like "
4935"this] <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
782486e8
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4936msgstr ""
4937
7d76ea1d
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4938#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4939#: sources.list.5.xml:253
4940msgid "&apt-cache; &apt-conf;"
782486e8
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4941msgstr ""
4942
7d76ea1d
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4943#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
4944#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:26 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:26 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:26
4945msgid "1"
782486e8
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4946msgstr ""
4947
7d76ea1d
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4948#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
4949#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:33
782486e8 4950msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4951"Utility to extract <command>debconf</command> config and templates from "
4952"Debian packages"
782486e8
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4953msgstr ""
4954
7d76ea1d
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4955#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4956#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:39
2b9b27c3 4957msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4958"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> will take one or more Debian package "
4959"files as input and write out (to a temporary directory) all associated "
4960"config scripts and template files. For each passed in package that contains "
4961"config scripts and templates, one line of output will be generated in the "
4962"format:"
782486e8
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4963msgstr ""
4964
7d76ea1d
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4965#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4966#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:44
4967msgid "package version template-file config-script"
2a52e8c5
DK
4968msgstr ""
4969
7d76ea1d
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4970#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4971#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:45
aec22160 4972msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4973"template-file and config-script are written to the temporary directory "
4974"specified by the <option>-t</option> or <option>--tempdir</option> "
4975"(<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>) directory, with "
4976"filenames of the form <filename>package.template.XXXX</filename> and "
4977"<filename>package.config.XXXX</filename>"
aec22160
DK
4978msgstr ""
4979
7d76ea1d
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4980#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
4981#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:58
782486e8 4982msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4983"Temporary directory in which to write extracted <command>debconf</command> "
4984"template files and config scripts. Configuration Item: "
4985"<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4986msgstr ""
4987
7d76ea1d
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4988#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
4989#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:75
2a52e8c5 4990msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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4991"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> returns zero on normal operation, "
4992"decimal 100 on error."
2a52e8c5
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4993msgstr ""
4994
7d76ea1d
DK
4995#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
4996#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:33
4997msgid "Utility to sort package index files"
2a52e8c5
DK
4998msgstr ""
4999
7d76ea1d
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5000#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5001#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:39
2a52e8c5 5002msgid ""
14301cf3
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5003"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> will take an index file (source index or "
5004"package index) and sort the records so that they are ordered by the package "
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5005"name. It will also sort the internal fields of each record according to the "
5006"internal sorting rules."
2a52e8c5
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5007msgstr ""
5008
7d76ea1d
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5009#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5010#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:45
5723791e 5011msgid "All output is sent to standard output; the input must be a seekable file."
2a52e8c5
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5012msgstr ""
5013
7d76ea1d
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5014#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5015#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:54
2a52e8c5 5016msgid ""
14301cf3 5017"Use source index field ordering. Configuration Item: "
7d76ea1d 5018"<literal>APT::SortPkgs::Source</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5019msgstr ""
5020
7d76ea1d
DK
5021#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5022#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:68
2a52e8c5 5023msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5024"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
5025"100 on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
5026msgstr ""
5027
7d76ea1d
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5028#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
5029#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:33
5030msgid "Utility to generate index files"
2a52e8c5
DK
5031msgstr ""
5032
7d76ea1d
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5033#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5034#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:39
2a52e8c5 5035msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5036"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is the command line tool that generates "
5037"the index files that APT uses to access a distribution source. The index "
5038"files should be generated on the origin site based on the content of that "
5039"site."
2a52e8c5
DK
5040msgstr ""
5041
7d76ea1d
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5042#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5043#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:43
2a52e8c5 5044msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5045"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is a superset of the &dpkg-scanpackages; "
5046"program, incorporating its entire functionality via the "
5047"<literal>packages</literal> command. It also contains a contents file "
5048"generator, <literal>contents</literal>, and an elaborate means to 'script' "
5049"the generation process for a complete archive."
2a52e8c5
DK
5050msgstr ""
5051
7d76ea1d
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5052#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5053#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:49
2a52e8c5 5054msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5055"Internally <command>apt-ftparchive</command> can make use of binary "
5056"databases to cache the contents of a .deb file and it does not rely on any "
5057"external programs aside from &gzip;. When doing a full generate it "
5058"automatically performs file-change checks and builds the desired compressed "
5059"output files."
2a52e8c5
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5060msgstr ""
5061
7d76ea1d
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5062#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5063#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:60
2a52e8c5 5064msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5065"The packages command generates a package file from a directory tree. It "
5066"takes the given directory and recursively searches it for .deb files, "
5067"emitting a package record to stdout for each. This command is approximately "
5068"equivalent to &dpkg-scanpackages;."
2a52e8c5
DK
5069msgstr ""
5070
7d76ea1d
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5071#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5072#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:65 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:89
5073msgid "The option <option>--db</option> can be used to specify a binary caching DB."
2a52e8c5
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5074msgstr ""
5075
7d76ea1d
DK
5076#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5077#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:70
2a52e8c5 5078msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5079"The <literal>sources</literal> command generates a source index file from a "
5080"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it "
5081"for .dsc files, emitting a source record to stdout for each. This command is "
5082"approximately equivalent to &dpkg-scansources;."
2a52e8c5
DK
5083msgstr ""
5084
7d76ea1d
DK
5085#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5086#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:75
2a52e8c5 5087msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5088"If an override file is specified then a source override file will be looked "
5089"for with an extension of .src. The --source-override option can be used to "
5090"change the source override file that will be used."
2a52e8c5
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5091msgstr ""
5092
7d76ea1d
DK
5093#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5094#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:82
2a52e8c5 5095msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5096"The <literal>contents</literal> command generates a contents file from a "
5097"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it for "
5098".deb files, and reads the file list from each file. It then sorts and writes "
5099"to stdout the list of files matched to packages. Directories are not written "
5100"to the output. If multiple packages own the same file then each package is "
5101"separated by a comma in the output."
2a52e8c5
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5102msgstr ""
5103
7d76ea1d
DK
5104#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5105#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:94
2a52e8c5 5106msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5107"The <literal>release</literal> command generates a Release file from a "
5108"directory tree. It recursively searches the given directory for uncompressed "
5109"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Sources</filename> files and "
5110"ones compressed with <command>gzip</command>, <command>bzip2</command> or "
5111"<command>lzma</command> as well as <filename>Release</filename> and "
5112"<filename>md5sum.txt</filename> files by default "
5113"(<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Default-Patterns</literal>). Additional "
5114"filename patterns can be added by listing them in "
5115"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Patterns</literal>. It then writes to "
5116"stdout a <filename>Release</filename> file containing an MD5, SHA1 and "
5117"SHA256 digest for each file."
2a52e8c5
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5118msgstr ""
5119
7d76ea1d
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5120#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5121#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:104
2a52e8c5 5122msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5123"Values for the additional metadata fields in the Release file are taken from "
5124"the corresponding variables under "
5125"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release</literal>, "
5126"e.g. <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin</literal>. The supported "
5127"fields are: <literal>Origin</literal>, <literal>Label</literal>, "
5128"<literal>Suite</literal>, <literal>Version</literal>, "
5129"<literal>Codename</literal>, <literal>Date</literal>, "
5130"<literal>Valid-Until</literal>, <literal>Architectures</literal>, "
5131"<literal>Components</literal>, <literal>Description</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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5132msgstr ""
5133
7d76ea1d
DK
5134#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5135#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:117
2a52e8c5 5136msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5137"The <literal>generate</literal> command is designed to be runnable from a "
5138"cron script and builds indexes according to the given config file. The "
5139"config language provides a flexible means of specifying which index files "
5140"are built from which directories, as well as providing a simple means of "
5141"maintaining the required settings."
2a52e8c5
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5142msgstr ""
5143
7d76ea1d
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5144#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5145#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:126
aec22160 5146msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5147"The <literal>clean</literal> command tidies the databases used by the given "
5148"configuration file by removing any records that are no longer necessary."
aec22160
DK
5149msgstr ""
5150
7d76ea1d
DK
5151#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
5152#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:132
5153msgid "The Generate Configuration"
2a52e8c5
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5154msgstr ""
5155
7d76ea1d
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5156#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5157#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:134
2a52e8c5 5158msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5159"The <literal>generate</literal> command uses a configuration file to "
5160"describe the archives that are going to be generated. It follows the typical "
5161"ISC configuration format as seen in ISC tools like bind 8 and dhcpd. "
5162"&apt-conf; contains a description of the syntax. Note that the generate "
5163"configuration is parsed in sectional manner, but &apt-conf; is parsed in a "
5164"tree manner. This only effects how the scope tag is handled."
2a52e8c5
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5165msgstr ""
5166
7d76ea1d
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5167#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5168#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:142
5169msgid "The generate configuration has four separate sections, each described below."
2a52e8c5
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5170msgstr ""
5171
2a52e8c5 5172#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
7d76ea1d
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5173#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:144
5174msgid "<literal>Dir</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
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5175msgstr ""
5176
5177#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 5178#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:146
2a52e8c5 5179msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5180"The <literal>Dir</literal> section defines the standard directories needed "
5181"to locate the files required during the generation process. These "
5182"directories are prepended certain relative paths defined in later sections "
5183"to produce a complete an absolute path."
2a52e8c5
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5184msgstr ""
5185
7d76ea1d
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5186#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5187#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:153
2a52e8c5 5188msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5189"Specifies the root of the FTP archive, in a standard Debian configuration "
5190"this is the directory that contains the <filename>ls-LR</filename> and dist "
5191"nodes."
2a52e8c5
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5192msgstr ""
5193
7d76ea1d
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5194#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5195#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:160
5196msgid "Specifies the location of the override files."
2a52e8c5
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5197msgstr ""
5198
7d76ea1d
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5199#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5200#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:165
5201msgid "Specifies the location of the cache files."
2a52e8c5
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5202msgstr ""
5203
7d76ea1d
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5204#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5205#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:170
2a52e8c5 5206msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5207"Specifies the location of the file list files, if the "
5208"<literal>FileList</literal> setting is used below."
2a52e8c5
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5209msgstr ""
5210
7d76ea1d
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5211#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
5212#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:176
5213msgid "<literal>Default</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
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5214msgstr ""
5215
2a52e8c5 5216#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 5217#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:178
2a52e8c5 5218msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5219"The <literal>Default</literal> section specifies default values, and "
5220"settings that control the operation of the generator. Other sections may "
5221"override these defaults with a per-section setting."
2a52e8c5
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5222msgstr ""
5223
7d76ea1d
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5224#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5225#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:184
2a52e8c5 5226msgid ""
14301cf3 5227"Sets the default compression schemes to use for the package index files. It "
7d76ea1d
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5228"is a string that contains a space separated list of at least one of: '.' (no "
5229"compression), 'gzip' and 'bzip2'. The default for all compression schemes is "
5230"'. gzip'."
2a52e8c5
DK
5231msgstr ""
5232
7d76ea1d
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5233#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5234#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:192
2a52e8c5 5235msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5236"Sets the default list of file extensions that are package files. This "
5237"defaults to '.deb'."
2a52e8c5 5238msgstr ""
2a52e8c5 5239
7d76ea1d
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5240#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5241#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:198
2a52e8c5 5242msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5243"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
5244"controls the compression for the Sources files."
2a52e8c5
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5245msgstr ""
5246
7d76ea1d
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5247#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5248#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:204
2a52e8c5 5249msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5250"Sets the default list of file extensions that are source files. This "
5251"defaults to '.dsc'."
2a52e8c5
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5252msgstr ""
5253
7d76ea1d
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5254#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5255#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:210
2a52e8c5 5256msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5257"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
5258"controls the compression for the Contents files."
2a52e8c5
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5259msgstr ""
5260
7d76ea1d
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5261#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5262#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:216
2a52e8c5 5263msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5264"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
5265"controls the compression for the Translation-en master file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5266msgstr ""
5267
7d76ea1d
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5268#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5269#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:222
2a52e8c5 5270msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5271"Specifies the number of kilobytes to delink (and replace with hard links) "
5272"per run. This is used in conjunction with the per-section "
5273"<literal>External-Links</literal> setting."
2a52e8c5
DK
5274msgstr ""
5275
7d76ea1d
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5276#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5277#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:229
2a52e8c5 5278msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5279"Specifies the mode of all created index files. It defaults to 0644. All "
5280"index files are set to this mode with no regard to the umask."
2a52e8c5
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5281msgstr ""
5282
7d76ea1d
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5283#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5284#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:236 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:382
2a52e8c5 5285msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5286"Specifies whether long descriptions should be included in the "
5287"<filename>Packages</filename> file or split out into a master "
5288"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5289msgstr ""
5290
5291#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
7d76ea1d
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5292#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:242
5293msgid "<literal>TreeDefault</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
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5294msgstr ""
5295
5296#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 5297#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:244
2a52e8c5 5298msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5299"Sets defaults specific to <literal>Tree</literal> sections. All of these "
5300"variables are substitution variables and have the strings $(DIST), "
5301"$(SECTION) and $(ARCH) replaced with their respective values."
2a52e8c5
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5302msgstr ""
5303
7d76ea1d
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5304#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5305#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:251
5306msgid ""
5307"Sets the number of kilobytes of contents files that are generated each "
5308"day. The contents files are round-robined so that over several days they "
5309"will all be rebuilt."
2a52e8c5
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5310msgstr ""
5311
7d76ea1d
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5312#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5313#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:258
2a52e8c5 5314msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5315"Controls the number of days a contents file is allowed to be checked without "
5316"changing. If this limit is passed the mtime of the contents file is "
5317"updated. This case can occur if the package file is changed in such a way "
5318"that does not result in a new contents file [override edit for instance]. A "
5319"hold off is allowed in hopes that new .debs will be installed, requiring a "
5320"new file anyhow. The default is 10, the units are in days."
2a52e8c5
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5321msgstr ""
5322
7d76ea1d
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5323#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5324#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:269
2a52e8c5 5325msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5326"Sets the top of the .deb directory tree. Defaults to "
5327"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
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5328msgstr ""
5329
7d76ea1d
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5330#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5331#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:275
2a52e8c5 5332msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5333"Sets the top of the source package directory tree. Defaults to "
5334"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
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5335msgstr ""
5336
7d76ea1d
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5337#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5338#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:281
2a52e8c5 5339msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5340"Sets the output Packages file. Defaults to "
5341"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/Packages</filename>"
2a52e8c5
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5342msgstr ""
5343
7d76ea1d
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5344#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5345#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:287
2a52e8c5 5346msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5347"Sets the output Sources file. Defaults to "
5348"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/Sources</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5349msgstr ""
5350
7d76ea1d
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5351#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5352#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:293
2a52e8c5 5353msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5354"Sets the output Translation-en master file with the long descriptions if "
5355"they should be not included in the Packages file. Defaults to "
5356"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/i18n/Translation-en</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5357msgstr ""
5358
7d76ea1d
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5359#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5360#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:300
2a52e8c5 5361msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5362"Sets the path prefix that causes a symlink to be considered an internal link "
5363"instead of an external link. Defaults to "
5364"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5365msgstr ""
5366
7d76ea1d
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5367#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5368#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:307
2a52e8c5 5369msgid ""
7d76ea1d 5370"Sets the output Contents file. Defaults to "
3adddfa8
DK
5371"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/Contents-$(ARCH)</filename>. If this setting "
5372"causes multiple Packages files to map onto a single Contents file (as is the "
7d76ea1d
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5373"default) then <command>apt-ftparchive</command> will integrate those "
5374"package files together automatically."
2a52e8c5
DK
5375msgstr ""
5376
7d76ea1d
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5377#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5378#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:316
5379msgid "Sets header file to prepend to the contents output."
2a52e8c5
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5380msgstr ""
5381
7d76ea1d
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5382#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5383#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:321
2a52e8c5 5384msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5385"Sets the binary cache database to use for this section. Multiple sections "
5386"can share the same database."
2a52e8c5
DK
5387msgstr ""
5388
7d76ea1d
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5389#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5390#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:327
5391msgid ""
5392"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
5393"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
5394"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory."
2a52e8c5
DK
5395msgstr ""
5396
7d76ea1d
DK
5397#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5398#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:334
2a52e8c5 5399msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5400"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
5401"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
5402"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory. "
5403"This is used when processing source indexes."
2a52e8c5
DK
5404msgstr ""
5405
5406#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
7d76ea1d
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5407#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:342
5408msgid "<literal>Tree</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
5409msgstr ""
5410
7d76ea1d
DK
5411#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
5412#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:344
2a52e8c5 5413msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5414"The <literal>Tree</literal> section defines a standard Debian file tree "
5415"which consists of a base directory, then multiple sections in that base "
5416"directory and finally multiple Architectures in each section. The exact "
5417"pathing used is defined by the <literal>Directory</literal> substitution "
5418"variable."
2a52e8c5
DK
5419msgstr ""
5420
5421#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 5422#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:349
2a52e8c5 5423msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5424"The <literal>Tree</literal> section takes a scope tag which sets the "
5425"<literal>$(DIST)</literal> variable and defines the root of the tree (the "
5426"path is prefixed by <literal>ArchiveDir</literal>). Typically this is a "
5427"setting such as <filename>dists/&stable-codename;</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5428msgstr ""
5429
5430#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 5431#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:354
2a52e8c5 5432msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5433"All of the settings defined in the <literal>TreeDefault</literal> section "
5434"can be used in a <literal>Tree</literal> section as well as three new "
5435"variables."
2a52e8c5
DK
5436msgstr ""
5437
5438#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
7d76ea1d 5439#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:360
2a52e8c5 5440#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d
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5441msgid ""
5442"for i in Sections do \n"
5443" for j in Architectures do\n"
5444" Generate for DIST=scope SECTION=i ARCH=j\n"
5445" "
2a52e8c5
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5446msgstr ""
5447
5448#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 5449#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:357
2a52e8c5 5450msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5451"When processing a <literal>Tree</literal> section "
5452"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> performs an operation similar to: "
5453"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5454msgstr ""
5455
7d76ea1d
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5456#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5457#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:368
5458msgid ""
5459"This is a space separated list of sections which appear under the "
5460"distribution; typically this is something like <literal>main contrib "
5461"non-free</literal>"
2a52e8c5
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5462msgstr ""
5463
7d76ea1d
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5464#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5465#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:375
2a52e8c5 5466msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5467"This is a space separated list of all the architectures that appear under "
5468"search section. The special architecture 'source' is used to indicate that "
5469"this tree has a source archive."
2a52e8c5
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5470msgstr ""
5471
7d76ea1d
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5472#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5473#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:388
2a52e8c5 5474msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5475"Sets the binary override file. The override file contains section, priority "
5476"and maintainer address information."
2a52e8c5
DK
5477msgstr ""
5478
7d76ea1d
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5479#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5480#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:394
2a52e8c5 5481msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5482"Sets the source override file. The override file contains section "
5483"information."
2a52e8c5
DK
5484msgstr ""
5485
7d76ea1d
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5486#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5487#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:400 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:446
5488msgid "Sets the binary extra override file."
2a52e8c5
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5489msgstr ""
5490
7d76ea1d
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5491#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5492#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:405 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:451
5493msgid "Sets the source extra override file."
2a52e8c5
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5494msgstr ""
5495
7d76ea1d
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5496#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
5497#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:410
5498msgid "<literal>BinDirectory</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
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5499msgstr ""
5500
2a52e8c5 5501#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
7d76ea1d 5502#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:412
2a52e8c5 5503msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5504"The <literal>bindirectory</literal> section defines a binary directory tree "
5505"with no special structure. The scope tag specifies the location of the "
5506"binary directory and the settings are similar to the <literal>Tree</literal> "
5507"section with no substitution variables or "
5508"<literal>Section</literal><literal>Architecture</literal> settings."
2a52e8c5
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5509msgstr ""
5510
7d76ea1d
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5511#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5512#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:420
5513msgid "Sets the Packages file output."
2a52e8c5
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5514msgstr ""
5515
7d76ea1d
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5516#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5517#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:425
2a52e8c5 5518msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5519"Sets the Sources file output. At least one of <literal>Packages</literal> or "
5520"<literal>Sources</literal> is required."
2a52e8c5
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5521msgstr ""
5522
7d76ea1d
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5523#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5524#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:431
5525msgid "Sets the Contents file output (optional)."
2a52e8c5
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5526msgstr ""
5527
7d76ea1d
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5528#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5529#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:436
5530msgid "Sets the binary override file."
2a52e8c5
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5531msgstr ""
5532
7d76ea1d
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5533#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5534#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:441
5535msgid "Sets the source override file."
2a52e8c5
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5536msgstr ""
5537
7d76ea1d
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5538#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5539#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:456
5540msgid "Sets the cache DB."
2a52e8c5
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5541msgstr ""
5542
7d76ea1d
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5543#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5544#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:461
5545msgid "Appends a path to all the output paths."
2a52e8c5
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5546msgstr ""
5547
7d76ea1d
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5548#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5549#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:466
5550msgid "Specifies the file list file."
5551msgstr ""
5552
5553#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
5554#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:473
5555msgid "The Binary Override File"
2a52e8c5
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5556msgstr ""
5557
5558#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 5559#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:474
2a52e8c5 5560msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5561"The binary override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scanpackages;. It "
5562"contains four fields separated by spaces. The first field is the package "
5563"name, the second is the priority to force that package to, the third is the "
5564"section to force that package to and the final field is the maintainer "
5565"permutation field."
2a52e8c5
DK
5566msgstr ""
5567
7d76ea1d
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5568#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
5569#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:480
2a52e8c5 5570#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5571msgid "old [// oldn]* => new"
2a52e8c5
DK
5572msgstr ""
5573
7d76ea1d
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5574#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
5575#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:482
5576#, no-wrap
5577msgid "new"
2a52e8c5
DK
5578msgstr ""
5579
5580#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 5581#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:479
2a52e8c5 5582msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5583"The general form of the maintainer field is: <placeholder "
5584"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> or simply, <placeholder "
5585"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"1\"/> The first form allows a double-slash "
5586"separated list of old email addresses to be specified. If any of those are "
5587"found then new is substituted for the maintainer field. The second form "
5588"unconditionally substitutes the maintainer field."
c77d6597
MV
5589msgstr ""
5590
7d76ea1d
DK
5591#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
5592#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:490
5593msgid "The Source Override File"
c77d6597
MV
5594msgstr ""
5595
2a52e8c5 5596#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 5597#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:492
c77d6597 5598msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5599"The source override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scansources;. It "
5600"contains two fields separated by spaces. The first field is the source "
5601"package name, the second is the section to assign it."
c77d6597
MV
5602msgstr ""
5603
7d76ea1d
DK
5604#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
5605#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:497
5606msgid "The Extra Override File"
c77d6597
MV
5607msgstr ""
5608
5609#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 5610#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:499
c77d6597 5611msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5612"The extra override file allows any arbitrary tag to be added or replaced in "
5613"the output. It has three columns, the first is the package, the second is "
5614"the tag and the remainder of the line is the new value."
2a52e8c5
DK
5615msgstr ""
5616
7d76ea1d
DK
5617#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5618#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:510
5619msgid ""
5620"Generate the given checksum. These options default to on, when turned off "
5621"the generated index files will not have the checksum fields where possible. "
5622"Configuration Items: "
5623"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> and "
5624"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Index</replaceable>::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> "
5625"where <literal><replaceable>Index</replaceable></literal> can be "
5626"<literal>Packages</literal>, <literal>Sources</literal> or "
5627"<literal>Release</literal> and "
5628"<literal><replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> can be "
5629"<literal>MD5</literal>, <literal>SHA1</literal> or "
5630"<literal>SHA256</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5631msgstr ""
5632
7d76ea1d
DK
5633#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5634#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:521
2a52e8c5 5635msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5636"Use a binary caching DB. This has no effect on the generate command. "
5637"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DB</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5638msgstr ""
5639
7d76ea1d
DK
5640#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5641#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:527
5642msgid ""
5643"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
5644"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
5645"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
5646"file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5647msgstr ""
5648
7d76ea1d
DK
5649#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5650#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:535
5651msgid ""
5652"Perform Delinking. If the <literal>External-Links</literal> setting is used "
5653"then this option actually enables delinking of the files. It defaults to on "
5654"and can be turned off with <option>--no-delink</option>. Configuration "
5655"Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DeLinkAct</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5656msgstr ""
5657
7d76ea1d
DK
5658#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5659#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:543
2a52e8c5 5660msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5661"Perform contents generation. When this option is set and package indexes are "
5662"being generated with a cache DB then the file listing will also be extracted "
5663"and stored in the DB for later use. When using the generate command this "
5664"option also allows the creation of any Contents files. The default is on. "
5665"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Contents</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5666msgstr ""
5667
7d76ea1d
DK
5668#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5669#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:553
2a52e8c5 5670msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5671"Select the source override file to use with the <literal>sources</literal> "
5672"command. Configuration Item: "
5673"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::SourceOverride</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5674msgstr ""
5675
7d76ea1d
DK
5676#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5677#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:559
2a52e8c5 5678msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5679"Make the caching databases read only. Configuration Item: "
5680"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::ReadOnlyDB</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5681msgstr ""
5682
7d76ea1d
DK
5683#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5684#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:564
2a52e8c5 5685msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5686"Accept in the <literal>packages</literal> and <literal>contents</literal> "
5687"commands only package files matching <literal>*_arch.deb</literal> or "
5688"<literal>*_all.deb</literal> instead of all package files in the given "
5689"path. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Architecture</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5690msgstr ""
5691
7d76ea1d
DK
5692#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5693#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:572
2a52e8c5 5694msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5695"&apt-ftparchive; caches as much as possible of metadata in a cachedb. If "
5696"packages are recompiled and/or republished with the same version again, this "
5697"will lead to problems as the now outdated cached metadata like size and "
5698"checksums will be used. With this option enabled this will no longer happen "
5699"as it will be checked if the file was changed. Note that this option is set "
5700"to \"<literal>false</literal>\" by default as it is not recommend to upload "
5701"multiply versions/builds of a package with the same versionnumber, so in "
5702"theory nobody will have these problems and therefore all these extra checks "
5703"are useless."
2a52e8c5
DK
5704msgstr ""
5705
7d76ea1d
DK
5706#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
5707#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:584
2a52e8c5 5708msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5709"This configuration option defaults to \"<literal>true</literal>\" and should "
5710"only be set to <literal>\"false\"</literal> if the Archive generated with "
5711"&apt-ftparchive; also provides <filename>Translation</filename> files. Note "
5712"that the <filename>Translation-en</filename> master file can only be created "
5713"in the generate command."
2a52e8c5
DK
5714msgstr ""
5715
7d76ea1d
DK
5716#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><programlisting>
5717#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:602
5718#, no-wrap
5719msgid ""
5720"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> packages "
5721"<replaceable>directory</replaceable> | <command>gzip</command> > "
5722"<filename>Packages.gz</filename>\n"
43be0ac4
MV
5723msgstr ""
5724
7d76ea1d
DK
5725#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
5726#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:598
43be0ac4 5727msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5728"To create a compressed Packages file for a directory containing binary "
5729"packages (.deb): <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
43be0ac4
MV
5730msgstr ""
5731
2a52e8c5 5732#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
7d76ea1d 5733#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:612
2a52e8c5 5734msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5735"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
5736"100 on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
5737msgstr ""
5738
7d76ea1d
DK
5739#. type: TH
5740#: apt.8:17
2a52e8c5 5741#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5742msgid "apt"
2a52e8c5
DK
5743msgstr ""
5744
7d76ea1d
DK
5745#. type: TH
5746#: apt.8:17
5747#, no-wrap
5748msgid "16 June 1998"
2a52e8c5
DK
5749msgstr ""
5750
7d76ea1d
DK
5751#. type: TH
5752#: apt.8:17
2a52e8c5 5753#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5754msgid "Debian"
2a52e8c5
DK
5755msgstr ""
5756
7d76ea1d
DK
5757#. type: SH
5758#: apt.8:18
5759#, no-wrap
5760msgid "NAME"
2a52e8c5
DK
5761msgstr ""
5762
7d76ea1d
DK
5763#. type: Plain text
5764#: apt.8:20
5765msgid "apt - Advanced Package Tool"
5766msgstr ""
5767
5768#. type: SH
5769#: apt.8:20
2a52e8c5 5770#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5771msgid "SYNOPSIS"
2a52e8c5
DK
5772msgstr ""
5773
7d76ea1d
DK
5774#. type: Plain text
5775#: apt.8:22
5776msgid "B<apt>"
c77d6597
MV
5777msgstr ""
5778
7d76ea1d
DK
5779#. type: SH
5780#: apt.8:22
c77d6597 5781#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5782msgid "DESCRIPTION"
c77d6597
MV
5783msgstr ""
5784
7d76ea1d
DK
5785#. type: Plain text
5786#: apt.8:31
2a52e8c5 5787msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5788"APT is a management system for software packages. For normal day to day "
5789"package management there are several frontends available, such as "
5790"B<aptitude>(8) for the command line or B<synaptic>(8) for the X Window "
5791"System. Some options are only implemented in B<apt-get>(8) though."
2a52e8c5
DK
5792msgstr ""
5793
7d76ea1d
DK
5794#. type: SH
5795#: apt.8:31
2a52e8c5 5796#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5797msgid "SEE ALSO"
2a52e8c5
DK
5798msgstr ""
5799
7d76ea1d
DK
5800#. type: Plain text
5801#: apt.8:38
2a52e8c5 5802msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5803"B<apt-cache>(8), B<apt-get>(8), B<apt.conf>(5), B<sources.list>(5), "
5804"B<apt_preferences>(5), B<apt-secure>(8)"
2a52e8c5
DK
5805msgstr ""
5806
7d76ea1d
DK
5807#. type: SH
5808#: apt.8:38
2a52e8c5 5809#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5810msgid "DIAGNOSTICS"
2a52e8c5
DK
5811msgstr ""
5812
7d76ea1d
DK
5813#. type: Plain text
5814#: apt.8:40
5815msgid "apt returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
5816msgstr ""
5817
7d76ea1d
DK
5818#. type: SH
5819#: apt.8:40
2a52e8c5 5820#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5821msgid "BUGS"
2a52e8c5
DK
5822msgstr ""
5823
7d76ea1d
DK
5824#. type: Plain text
5825#: apt.8:42
5826msgid "This manpage isn't even started."
2a52e8c5
DK
5827msgstr ""
5828
7d76ea1d
DK
5829#. type: Plain text
5830#: apt.8:51
2a52e8c5 5831msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5832"See E<lt>http://bugs.debian.org/aptE<gt>. If you wish to report a bug in "
5833"B<apt>, please see I</usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt> or the "
5834"B<reportbug>(1) command."
2a52e8c5
DK
5835msgstr ""
5836
7d76ea1d
DK
5837#. type: SH
5838#: apt.8:51
5839#, no-wrap
5840msgid "AUTHOR"
5841msgstr ""
5842
5843#. type: Plain text
5844#: apt.8:52
5845msgid "apt was written by the APT team E<lt>apt@packages.debian.orgE<gt>."
2a52e8c5 5846msgstr ""
43be0ac4
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5847
5848#. type: <title></title>
5849#: guide.sgml:4
5850msgid "APT User's Guide"
5851msgstr ""
5852
5853#. type: <author></author>
5854#: guide.sgml:6 offline.sgml:6
5855msgid "<name>Jason Gunthorpe </name><email>jgg@debian.org</email>"
5856msgstr ""
5857
5858#. type: <version></version>
5859#: guide.sgml:7
5860msgid "$Id: guide.sgml,v 1.7 2003/04/26 23:26:13 doogie Exp $"
5861msgstr ""
5862
5863#. type: <abstract></abstract>
5864#: guide.sgml:11
5865msgid ""
5866"This document provides an overview of how to use the the APT package "
5867"manager."
5868msgstr ""
5869
5870#. type: <copyrightsummary></copyrightsummary>
5871#: guide.sgml:15
5872msgid "Copyright &copy; Jason Gunthorpe, 1998."
5873msgstr ""
5874
5875#. type: <p></p>
5876#: guide.sgml:21 offline.sgml:22
5877msgid ""
5878"\"APT\" and this document are free software; you can redistribute them "
5879"and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public License as "
5880"published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, "
5881"or (at your option) any later version."
5882msgstr ""
5883
5884#. type: <p></p>
5885#: guide.sgml:24 offline.sgml:25
5886msgid ""
b176de3a 5887"For more details, on Debian systems, see the file "
43be0ac4
MV
5888"/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL for the full license."
5889msgstr ""
5890
5891#. type: <heading></heading>
5892#: guide.sgml:32
5893msgid "General"
5894msgstr ""
5895
5896#. type: <p></p>
5897#: guide.sgml:38
5898msgid ""
5899"The APT package currently contains two sections, the APT "
5900"<prgn>dselect</prgn> method and the <prgn>apt-get</prgn> command line user "
5901"interface. Both provide a way to install and remove packages as well as "
5902"download new packages from the Internet."
5903msgstr ""
5904
5905#. type: <heading></heading>
5906#: guide.sgml:39
5907msgid "Anatomy of the Package System"
5908msgstr ""
5909
5910#. type: <p></p>
5911#: guide.sgml:44
5912msgid ""
5913"The Debian packaging system has a large amount of information associated "
5914"with each package to help assure that it integrates cleanly and easily into "
5915"the system. The most prominent of its features is the dependency system."
5916msgstr ""
5917
5918#. type: <p></p>
5919#: guide.sgml:52
5920msgid ""
5921"The dependency system allows individual programs to make use of shared "
5922"elements in the system such as libraries. It simplifies placing infrequently "
5923"used portions of a program in separate packages to reduce the number of "
5924"things the average user is required to install. Also, it allows for choices "
5925"in mail transport agents, X servers and so on."
5926msgstr ""
5927
5928#. type: <p></p>
5929#: guide.sgml:57
5930msgid ""
5931"The first step to understanding the dependency system is to grasp the "
5932"concept of a simple dependency. The meaning of a simple dependency is that a "
5933"package requires another package to be installed at the same time to work "
5934"properly."
5935msgstr ""
5936
5937#. type: <p></p>
5938#: guide.sgml:63
5939msgid ""
5940"For instance, mailcrypt is an emacs extension that aids in encrypting email "
b39c1859 5941"with GPG. Without GPGP installed mailcrypt is useless, so mailcrypt has a "
43be0ac4
MV
5942"simple dependency on GPG. Also, because it is an emacs extension it has a "
5943"simple dependency on emacs, without emacs it is completely useless."
5944msgstr ""
5945
5946#. type: <p></p>
5947#: guide.sgml:73
5948msgid ""
5949"The other important dependency to understand is a conflicting dependency. It "
5950"means that a package, when installed with another package, will not work and "
5951"may possibly be extremely harmful to the system. As an example consider a "
5952"mail transport agent such as sendmail, exim or qmail. It is not possible to "
5953"have two mail transport agents installed because both need to listen to the "
5954"network to receive mail. Attempting to install two will seriously damage the "
5955"system so all mail transport agents have a conflicting dependency with all "
5956"other mail transport agents."
5957msgstr ""
5958
5959#. type: <p></p>
5960#: guide.sgml:83
5961msgid ""
5962"As an added complication there is the possibility for a package to pretend "
5963"to be another package. Consider that exim and sendmail for many intents are "
5964"identical, they both deliver mail and understand a common interface. Hence, "
5965"the package system has a way for them to declare that they are both "
5966"mail-transport-agents. So, exim and sendmail both declare that they provide "
5967"a mail-transport-agent and other packages that need a mail transport agent "
5968"depend on mail-transport-agent. This can add a great deal of confusion when "
5969"trying to manually fix packages."
5970msgstr ""
5971
5972#. type: <p></p>
5973#: guide.sgml:88
5974msgid ""
5975"At any given time a single dependency may be met by packages that are "
5976"already installed or it may not be. APT attempts to help resolve dependency "
5977"issues by providing a number of automatic algorithms that help in selecting "
5978"packages for installation."
5979msgstr ""
5980
9aa80d52
DK
5981#. type: <heading></heading>
5982#: guide.sgml:96
5983msgid "apt-get"
5984msgstr ""
5985
43be0ac4
MV
5986#. type: <p></p>
5987#: guide.sgml:102
5988msgid ""
5989"<prgn>apt-get</prgn> provides a simple way to install packages from the "
5990"command line. Unlike <prgn>dpkg</prgn>, <prgn>apt-get</prgn> does not "
5991"understand .deb files, it works with the package's proper name and can only "
5992"install .deb archives from a <em>Source</em>."
5993msgstr ""
5994
5995#. type: <p></p>
5996#: guide.sgml:109
5997msgid ""
5998"The first <footnote><p>If you are using an http proxy server you must set "
5999"the http_proxy environment variable first, see "
6000"sources.list(5)</p></footnote> thing that should be done before using "
6001"<prgn>apt-get</prgn> is to fetch the package lists from the <em>Sources</em> "
6002"so that it knows what packages are available. This is done with <tt>apt-get "
6003"update</tt>. For instance,"
6004msgstr ""
6005
6006#. type: <example></example>
6007#: guide.sgml:116
6008#, no-wrap
6009msgid ""
6010"# apt-get update\n"
6011"Get http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ stable/binary-i386/ Packages\n"
6012"Get http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/contrib Packages\n"
6013"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
6014"Building Dependency Tree... Done"
6015msgstr ""
6016
6017#. type: <p><taglist>
6018#: guide.sgml:120
6019msgid "Once updated there are several commands that can be used:"
6020msgstr ""
6021
2b9b27c3
DK
6022#. type: <tag></tag>
6023#: guide.sgml:121
6024msgid "upgrade"
6025msgstr ""
6026
43be0ac4
MV
6027#. type: <p></p>
6028#: guide.sgml:131
6029msgid ""
6030"Upgrade will attempt to gently upgrade the whole system. Upgrade will never "
6031"install a new package or remove an existing package, nor will it ever "
6032"upgrade a package that might cause some other package to break. This can be "
6033"used daily to relatively safely upgrade the system. Upgrade will list all of "
6034"the packages that it could not upgrade, this usually means that they depend "
6035"on new packages or conflict with some other package. <prgn>dselect</prgn> or "
6036"<tt>apt-get install</tt> can be used to force these packages to install."
6037msgstr ""
6038
2b9b27c3
DK
6039#. type: <tag></tag>
6040#: guide.sgml:131
6041msgid "install"
6042msgstr ""
6043
43be0ac4
MV
6044#. type: <p></p>
6045#: guide.sgml:140
6046msgid ""
6047"Install is used to install packages by name. The package is automatically "
6048"fetched and installed. This can be useful if you already know the name of "
6049"the package to install and do not want to go into a GUI to select it. Any "
6050"number of packages may be passed to install, they will all be "
6051"fetched. Install automatically attempts to resolve dependency problems with "
6052"the listed packages and will print a summary and ask for confirmation if "
6053"anything other than its arguments are changed."
6054msgstr ""
6055
2b9b27c3
DK
6056#. type: <tag></tag>
6057#: guide.sgml:140
6058msgid "dist-upgrade"
6059msgstr ""
6060
43be0ac4
MV
6061#. type: <p></p>
6062#: guide.sgml:149
6063msgid ""
6064"Dist-upgrade is a complete upgrader designed to simplify upgrading between "
6065"releases of Debian. It uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best "
6066"set of packages to install, upgrade and remove to get as much of the system "
6067"to the newest release. In some situations it may be desired to use "
6068"dist-upgrade rather than spend the time manually resolving dependencies in "
6069"<prgn>dselect</prgn>. Once dist-upgrade has completed then "
6070"<prgn>dselect</prgn> can be used to install any packages that may have been "
6071"left out."
6072msgstr ""
6073
6074#. type: <p></p>
6075#: guide.sgml:152
6076msgid ""
6077"It is important to closely look at what dist-upgrade is going to do, its "
6078"decisions may sometimes be quite surprising."
6079msgstr ""
6080
6081#. type: <p></p>
6082#: guide.sgml:163
6083msgid ""
6084"<prgn>apt-get</prgn> has several command line options that are detailed in "
6085"its man page, <manref section=\"8\" name=\"apt-get\">. The most useful "
6086"option is <tt>-d</tt> which does not install the fetched files. If the "
6087"system has to download a large number of package it would be undesired to "
6088"start installing them in case something goes wrong. When <tt>-d</tt> is used "
6089"the downloaded archives can be installed by simply running the command that "
6090"caused them to be downloaded again without <tt>-d</tt>."
6091msgstr ""
6092
6093#. type: <heading></heading>
6094#: guide.sgml:168
6095msgid "DSelect"
6096msgstr ""
6097
6098#. type: <p></p>
6099#: guide.sgml:173
6100msgid ""
6101"The APT <prgn>dselect</prgn> method provides the complete APT system with "
6102"the <prgn>dselect</prgn> package selection GUI. <prgn>dselect</prgn> is used "
6103"to select the packages to be installed or removed and APT actually installs "
6104"them."
6105msgstr ""
6106
6107#. type: <p></p>
6108#: guide.sgml:184
6109msgid ""
b39c1859
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6110"To enable the APT method you need to select [A]ccess in <prgn>dselect</prgn> "
6111"and then choose the APT method. You will be prompted for a set of "
6112"<em>Sources</em> which are places to fetch archives from. These can be "
25838be6 6113"remote Internet sites, local Debian mirrors or CD-ROMs. Each source can "
b39c1859 6114"provide a fragment of the total Debian archive, APT will automatically "
6f33340f
JR
6115"combine them to form a complete set of packages. If you have a CD-ROM then "
6116"it is a good idea to specify it first and then specify a mirror so that you "
43be0ac4 6117"have access to the latest bug fixes. APT will automatically use packages on "
25838be6 6118"your CD-ROM before downloading from the Internet."
43be0ac4
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6119msgstr ""
6120
6121#. type: <example></example>
6122#: guide.sgml:198
6123#, no-wrap
6124msgid ""
6125" Set up a list of distribution source locations\n"
6126"\t \n"
6127" Please give the base URL of the debian distribution.\n"
6128" The access schemes I know about are: http file\n"
6129"\t \n"
6130" For example:\n"
6131" file:/mnt/debian,\n"
6132" ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian,\n"
6133" http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian,\n"
6134" \n"
6135" \n"
6136" URL [http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian]:"
6137msgstr ""
6138
6139#. type: <p></p>
6140#: guide.sgml:205
6141msgid ""
6142"The <em>Sources</em> setup starts by asking for the base of the Debian "
6143"archive, defaulting to a HTTP mirror. Next it asks for the distribution to "
6144"get."
6145msgstr ""
6146
6147#. type: <example></example>
6148#: guide.sgml:212
6149#, no-wrap
6150msgid ""
6151" Please give the distribution tag to get or a path to the\n"
6152" package file ending in a /. The distribution\n"
6153" tags are typically something like: stable unstable testing non-US\n"
6154" \n"
6155" Distribution [stable]:"
6156msgstr ""
6157
6158#. type: <p></p>
6159#: guide.sgml:222
6160msgid ""
6161"The distribution refers to the Debian version in the archive, "
6162"<em>stable</em> refers to the latest released version and <em>unstable</em> "
6163"refers to the developmental version. <em>non-US</em> is only available on "
6164"some mirrors and refers to packages that contain encryption technology or "
6165"other things that cannot be exported from the United States. Importing these "
6166"packages into the US is legal however."
6167msgstr ""
6168
6169#. type: <example></example>
6170#: guide.sgml:228
6171#, no-wrap
6172msgid ""
6173" Please give the components to get\n"
6174" The components are typically something like: main contrib non-free\n"
6175" \n"
6176" Components [main contrib non-free]:"
6177msgstr ""
6178
6179#. type: <p></p>
6180#: guide.sgml:236
6181msgid ""
6182"The components list refers to the list of sub distributions to fetch. The "
6183"distribution is split up based on software licenses, main being DFSG free "
6184"packages while contrib and non-free contain things that have various "
6185"restrictions placed on their use and distribution."
6186msgstr ""
6187
6188#. type: <p></p>
6189#: guide.sgml:240
6190msgid ""
6191"Any number of sources can be added, the setup script will continue to prompt "
6192"until you have specified all that you want."
6193msgstr ""
6194
6195#. type: <p></p>
6196#: guide.sgml:247
6197msgid ""
6198"Before starting to use <prgn>dselect</prgn> it is necessary to update the "
b39c1859 6199"available list by selecting [U]pdate from the menu. This is a superset of "
43be0ac4
MV
6200"<tt>apt-get update</tt> that makes the fetched information available to "
6201"<prgn>dselect</prgn>. [U]pdate must be performed even if <tt>apt-get "
6202"update</tt> has been run before."
6203msgstr ""
6204
6205#. type: <p></p>
6206#: guide.sgml:253
6207msgid ""
6208"You can then go on and make your selections using [S]elect and then perform "
6209"the installation using [I]nstall. When using the APT method the [C]onfig and "
6210"[R]emove commands have no meaning, the [I]nstall command performs both of "
6211"them together."
6212msgstr ""
6213
6214#. type: <p></p>
6215#: guide.sgml:258
6216msgid ""
6217"By default APT will automatically remove the package (.deb) files once they "
6218"have been successfully installed. To change this behavior place "
6219"<tt>Dselect::clean \"prompt\";</tt> in /etc/apt/apt.conf."
6220msgstr ""
6221
6222#. type: <heading></heading>
6223#: guide.sgml:264
6224msgid "The Interface"
6225msgstr ""
6226
6227#. type: <p></p>
6228#: guide.sgml:278
6229msgid ""
6230"Both that APT <prgn>dselect</prgn> method and <prgn>apt-get</prgn> share the "
6231"same interface. It is a simple system that generally tells you what it will "
6232"do and then goes and does it. <footnote><p>The <prgn>dselect</prgn> method "
6233"actually is a set of wrapper scripts to <prgn>apt-get</prgn>. The method "
6234"actually provides more functionality than is present in <prgn>apt-get</prgn> "
6235"alone.</p></footnote> After printing out a summary of what will happen APT "
6236"then will print out some informative status messages so that you can "
6237"estimate how far along it is and how much is left to do."
6238msgstr ""
6239
6240#. type: <heading></heading>
6241#: guide.sgml:280
6242msgid "Startup"
6243msgstr ""
6244
6245#. type: <p></p>
6246#: guide.sgml:284
6247msgid ""
6248"Before all operations except update, APT performs a number of actions to "
6249"prepare its internal state. It also does some checks of the system's "
6250"state. At any time these operations can be performed by running <tt>apt-get "
6251"check</tt>."
6252msgstr ""
6253
6254#. type: <example></example>
6255#: guide.sgml:289
6256#, no-wrap
6257msgid ""
6258"# apt-get check\n"
6259"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
6260"Building Dependency Tree... Done"
6261msgstr ""
6262
6263#. type: <p></p>
6264#: guide.sgml:297
6265msgid ""
6266"The first thing it does is read all the package files into memory. APT uses "
6267"a caching scheme so this operation will be faster the second time it is "
6268"run. If some of the package files are not found then they will be ignored "
6269"and a warning will be printed when apt-get exits."
6270msgstr ""
6271
6272#. type: <p></p>
6273#: guide.sgml:303
6274msgid ""
6275"The final operation performs a detailed analysis of the system's "
6276"dependencies. It checks every dependency of every installed or unpacked "
6277"package and considers if it is OK. Should this find a problem then a report "
6278"will be printed out and <prgn>apt-get</prgn> will refuse to run."
6279msgstr ""
6280
6281#. type: <example></example>
6282#: guide.sgml:320
6283#, no-wrap
6284msgid ""
6285"# apt-get check\n"
6286"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
6287"Building Dependency Tree... Done\n"
6288"You might want to run apt-get -f install' to correct these.\n"
6289"Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:\n"
6290" 9fonts: Depends: xlib6g but it is not installed\n"
6291" uucp: Depends: mailx but it is not installed\n"
6292" blast: Depends: xlib6g (>= 3.3-5) but it is not installed\n"
6293" adduser: Depends: perl-base but it is not installed\n"
6294" aumix: Depends: libgpmg1 but it is not installed\n"
6295" debiandoc-sgml: Depends: sgml-base but it is not installed\n"
6296" bash-builtins: Depends: bash (>= 2.01) but 2.0-3 is installed\n"
6297" cthugha: Depends: svgalibg1 but it is not installed\n"
6298" Depends: xlib6g (>= 3.3-5) but it is not installed\n"
6299" libreadlineg2: Conflicts:libreadline2 (<< 2.1-2.1)"
6300msgstr ""
6301
6302#. type: <p></p>
6303#: guide.sgml:329
6304msgid ""
6305"In this example the system has many problems, including a serious problem "
6306"with libreadlineg2. For each package that has unmet dependencies a line is "
6307"printed out indicating the package with the problem and the dependencies "
6308"that are unmet. A short explanation of why the package has a dependency "
6309"problem is also included."
6310msgstr ""
6311
6312#. type: <p></p>
6313#: guide.sgml:337
6314msgid ""
6315"There are two ways a system can get into a broken state like this. The first "
6316"is caused by <prgn>dpkg</prgn> missing some subtle relationships between "
6317"packages when performing upgrades. <footnote><p>APT however considers all "
6318"known dependencies and attempts to prevent broken "
6319"packages</p></footnote>. The second is if a package installation fails "
6320"during an operation. In this situation a package may have been unpacked "
6321"without its dependents being installed."
6322msgstr ""
6323
6324#. type: <p></p>
6325#: guide.sgml:345
6326msgid ""
6327"The second situation is much less serious than the first because APT places "
6328"certain constraints on the order that packages are installed. In both cases "
6329"supplying the <tt>-f</tt> option to <prgn>apt-get</prgn> will cause APT to "
6330"deduce a possible solution to the problem and then continue on. The APT "
6331"<prgn>dselect</prgn> method always supplies the <tt>-f</tt> option to allow "
6332"for easy continuation of failed maintainer scripts."
6333msgstr ""
6334
6335#. type: <p></p>
6336#: guide.sgml:351
6337msgid ""
6338"However, if the <tt>-f</tt> option is used to correct a seriously broken "
6339"system caused by the first case then it is possible that it will either fail "
6340"immediately or the installation sequence will fail. In either case it is "
6341"necessary to manually use dpkg (possibly with forcing options) to correct "
6342"the situation enough to allow APT to proceed."
6343msgstr ""
6344
6345#. type: <heading></heading>
6346#: guide.sgml:356
6347msgid "The Status Report"
6348msgstr ""
6349
6350#. type: <p></p>
6351#: guide.sgml:363
6352msgid ""
6353"Before proceeding <prgn>apt-get</prgn> will present a report on what will "
6354"happen. Generally the report reflects the type of operation being performed "
6355"but there are several common elements. In all cases the lists reflect the "
6356"final state of things, taking into account the <tt>-f</tt> option and any "
6357"other relevant activities to the command being executed."
6358msgstr ""
6359
6360#. type: <heading></heading>
6361#: guide.sgml:364
6362msgid "The Extra Package list"
6363msgstr ""
6364
6365#. type: <example></example>
6366#: guide.sgml:372
6367#, no-wrap
6368msgid ""
6369"The following extra packages will be installed:\n"
6370" libdbd-mysql-perl xlib6 zlib1 xzx libreadline2 libdbd-msql-perl\n"
6371" mailpgp xdpkg fileutils pinepgp zlib1g xlib6g perl-base\n"
6372" bin86 libgdbm1 libgdbmg1 quake-lib gmp2 bcc xbuffy\n"
6373" squake pgp-i python-base debmake ldso perl libreadlineg2\n"
6374" ssh"
6375msgstr ""
6376
6377#. type: <p></p>
6378#: guide.sgml:379
6379msgid ""
6380"The Extra Package list shows all of the packages that will be installed or "
6381"upgraded in excess of the ones mentioned on the command line. It is only "
6382"generated for an <tt>install</tt> command. The listed packages are often the "
6383"result of an Auto Install."
6384msgstr ""
6385
6386#. type: <heading></heading>
6387#: guide.sgml:382
6388msgid "The Packages to Remove"
6389msgstr ""
6390
6391#. type: <example></example>
6392#: guide.sgml:389
6393#, no-wrap
6394msgid ""
6395"The following packages will be REMOVED:\n"
6396" xlib6-dev xpat2 tk40-dev xkeycaps xbattle xonix\n"
6397" xdaliclock tk40 tk41 xforms0.86 ghostview xloadimage xcolorsel\n"
6398" xadmin xboard perl-debug tkined xtetris libreadline2-dev perl-suid\n"
6399" nas xpilot xfig"
6400msgstr ""
6401
6402#. type: <p></p>
6403#: guide.sgml:399
6404msgid ""
6405"The Packages to Remove list shows all of the packages that will be removed "
6406"from the system. It can be shown for any of the operations and should be "
6407"given a careful inspection to ensure nothing important is to be taken "
6408"off. The <tt>-f</tt> option is especially good at generating packages to "
6409"remove so extreme care should be used in that case. The list may contain "
6410"packages that are going to be removed because they are only partially "
6411"installed, possibly due to an aborted installation."
6412msgstr ""
6413
6414#. type: <heading></heading>
6415#: guide.sgml:402
6416msgid "The New Packages list"
6417msgstr ""
6418
6419#. type: <example></example>
6420#: guide.sgml:406
6421#, no-wrap
6422msgid ""
6423"The following NEW packages will installed:\n"
6424" zlib1g xlib6g perl-base libgdbmg1 quake-lib gmp2 pgp-i python-base"
6425msgstr ""
6426
6427#. type: <p></p>
6428#: guide.sgml:411
6429msgid ""
6430"The New Packages list is simply a reminder of what will happen. The packages "
6431"listed are not presently installed in the system but will be when APT is "
6432"done."
6433msgstr ""
6434
6435#. type: <heading></heading>
6436#: guide.sgml:414
6437msgid "The Kept Back list"
6438msgstr ""
6439
6440#. type: <example></example>
6441#: guide.sgml:419
6442#, no-wrap
6443msgid ""
6444"The following packages have been kept back\n"
6445" compface man-db tetex-base msql libpaper svgalib1\n"
6446" gs snmp arena lynx xpat2 groff xscreensaver"
6447msgstr ""
6448
6449#. type: <p></p>
6450#: guide.sgml:428
6451msgid ""
6452"Whenever the whole system is being upgraded there is the possibility that "
6453"new versions of packages cannot be installed because they require new things "
6454"or conflict with already installed things. In this case the package will "
6455"appear in the Kept Back list. The best way to convince packages listed there "
6456"to install is with <tt>apt-get install</tt> or by using <prgn>dselect</prgn> "
6457"to resolve their problems."
6458msgstr ""
6459
6460#. type: <heading></heading>
6461#: guide.sgml:431
6462msgid "Held Packages warning"
6463msgstr ""
6464
6465#. type: <example></example>
6466#: guide.sgml:435
6467#, no-wrap
6468msgid ""
6469"The following held packages will be changed:\n"
6470" cvs"
6471msgstr ""
6472
6473#. type: <p></p>
6474#: guide.sgml:441
6475msgid ""
6476"Sometimes you can ask APT to install a package that is on hold, in such a "
6477"case it prints out a warning that the held package is going to be "
6478"changed. This should only happen during dist-upgrade or install."
6479msgstr ""
6480
6481#. type: <heading></heading>
6482#: guide.sgml:444
6483msgid "Final summary"
6484msgstr ""
6485
6486#. type: <p></p>
6487#: guide.sgml:447
6488msgid "Finally, APT will print out a summary of all the changes that will occur."
6489msgstr ""
6490
6491#. type: <example></example>
6492#: guide.sgml:452
6493#, no-wrap
6494msgid ""
6495"206 packages upgraded, 8 newly installed, 23 to remove and 51 not "
6496"upgraded.\n"
6497"12 packages not fully installed or removed.\n"
6498"Need to get 65.7M/66.7M of archives. After unpacking 26.5M will be used."
6499msgstr ""
6500
6501#. type: <p></p>
6502#: guide.sgml:470
6503msgid ""
6504"The first line of the summary simply is a reduced version of all of the "
6505"lists and includes the number of upgrades - that is packages already "
6506"installed that have new versions available. The second line indicates the "
6507"number of poorly configured packages, possibly the result of an aborted "
6508"installation. The final line shows the space requirements that the "
6509"installation needs. The first pair of numbers refer to the size of the "
6510"archive files. The first number indicates the number of bytes that must be "
6511"fetched from remote locations and the second indicates the total size of all "
6512"the archives required. The next number indicates the size difference between "
6513"the presently installed packages and the newly installed packages. It is "
6514"roughly equivalent to the space required in /usr after everything is "
6515"done. If a large number of packages are being removed then the value may "
6516"indicate the amount of space that will be freed."
6517msgstr ""
6518
6519#. type: <p></p>
6520#: guide.sgml:473
6521msgid ""
6522"Some other reports can be generated by using the -u option to show packages "
6523"to upgrade, they are similar to the previous examples."
6524msgstr ""
6525
6526#. type: <heading></heading>
6527#: guide.sgml:477
6528msgid "The Status Display"
6529msgstr ""
6530
6531#. type: <p></p>
6532#: guide.sgml:481
6533msgid ""
6534"During the download of archives and package files APT prints out a series of "
6535"status messages."
6536msgstr ""
6537
6538#. type: <example></example>
6539#: guide.sgml:490
6540#, no-wrap
6541msgid ""
6542"# apt-get update\n"
6543"Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ stable/non-US/ Packages\n"
6544"Get:2 http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/contrib Packages\n"
6545"Hit http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/main Packages\n"
6546"Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ unstable/binary-i386/ "
6547"Packages\n"
6548"Get:5 http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/non-free Packages\n"
6549"11% [5 testing/non-free `Waiting for file' 0/32.1k 0%] 2203b/s 1m52s"
6550msgstr ""
6551
6552#. type: <p></p>
6553#: guide.sgml:500
6554msgid ""
6555"The lines starting with <em>Get</em> are printed out when APT begins to "
6556"fetch a file while the last line indicates the progress of the download. The "
6557"first percent value on the progress line indicates the total percent done of "
6558"all files. Unfortunately since the size of the Package files is unknown "
6559"<tt>apt-get update</tt> estimates the percent done which causes some "
6560"inaccuracies."
6561msgstr ""
6562
6563#. type: <p></p>
6564#: guide.sgml:509
6565msgid ""
6566"The next section of the status line is repeated once for each download "
6567"thread and indicates the operation being performed and some useful "
6568"information about what is happening. Sometimes this section will simply read "
6569"<em>Forking</em> which means the OS is loading the download module. The "
6570"first word after the [ is the fetch number as shown on the history "
6571"lines. The next word is the short form name of the object being "
6572"downloaded. For archives it will contain the name of the package that is "
6573"being fetched."
6574msgstr ""
6575
6576#. type: <p></p>
6577#: guide.sgml:524
6578msgid ""
6579"Inside of the single quote is an informative string indicating the progress "
6580"of the negotiation phase of the download. Typically it progresses from "
6581"<em>Connecting</em> to <em>Waiting for file</em> to <em>Downloading</em> or "
6582"<em>Resuming</em>. The final value is the number of bytes downloaded from "
6583"the remote site. Once the download begins this is represented as "
6584"<tt>102/10.2k</tt> indicating that 102 bytes have been fetched and 10.2 "
6585"kilobytes is expected. The total size is always shown in 4 figure notation "
6586"to preserve space. After the size display is a percent meter for the file "
6587"itself. The second last element is the instantaneous average speed. This "
6588"values is updated every 5 seconds and reflects the rate of data transfer for "
6589"that period. Finally is shown the estimated transfer time. This is updated "
6590"regularly and reflects the time to complete everything at the shown transfer "
6591"rate."
6592msgstr ""
6593
6594#. type: <p></p>
6595#: guide.sgml:530
6596msgid ""
6597"The status display updates every half second to provide a constant feedback "
6598"on the download progress while the Get lines scroll back whenever a new file "
6599"is started. Since the status display is constantly updated it is unsuitable "
6600"for logging to a file, use the <tt>-q</tt> option to remove the status "
6601"display."
6602msgstr ""
6603
6604#. type: <heading></heading>
6605#: guide.sgml:535
6606msgid "Dpkg"
6607msgstr ""
6608
6609#. type: <p></p>
6610#: guide.sgml:542
6611msgid ""
6612"APT uses <prgn>dpkg</prgn> for installing the archives and will switch over "
6613"to the <prgn>dpkg</prgn> interface once downloading is "
6614"completed. <prgn>dpkg</prgn> will also ask a number of questions as it "
6615"processes the packages and the packages themselves may also ask several "
6616"questions. Before each question there is usually a description of what it is "
6617"asking and the questions are too varied to discuss completely here."
6618msgstr ""
6619
6620#. type: <title></title>
6621#: offline.sgml:4
6622msgid "Using APT Offline"
6623msgstr ""
6624
6625#. type: <version></version>
6626#: offline.sgml:7
6627msgid "$Id: offline.sgml,v 1.8 2003/02/12 15:06:41 doogie Exp $"
6628msgstr ""
6629
6630#. type: <abstract></abstract>
6631#: offline.sgml:12
6632msgid ""
6633"This document describes how to use APT in a non-networked environment, "
6634"specifically a 'sneaker-net' approach for performing upgrades."
6635msgstr ""
6636
6637#. type: <copyrightsummary></copyrightsummary>
6638#: offline.sgml:16
6639msgid "Copyright &copy; Jason Gunthorpe, 1999."
6640msgstr ""
6641
6642#. type: <heading></heading>
6643#: offline.sgml:32
6644msgid "Introduction"
6645msgstr ""
6646
6647#. type: <heading></heading>
6648#: offline.sgml:34 offline.sgml:65 offline.sgml:180
6649msgid "Overview"
6650msgstr ""
6651
6652#. type: <p></p>
6653#: offline.sgml:40
6654msgid ""
6655"Normally APT requires direct access to a Debian archive, either from a local "
6656"media or through a network. Another common complaint is that a Debian "
6657"machine is on a slow link, such as a modem and another machine has a very "
6658"fast connection but they are physically distant."
6659msgstr ""
6660
6661#. type: <p></p>
6662#: offline.sgml:51
6663msgid ""
6664"The solution to this is to use large removable media such as a Zip disc or a "
6665"SuperDisk disc. These discs are not large enough to store the entire Debian "
6666"archive but can easily fit a subset large enough for most users. The idea is "
6667"to use APT to generate a list of packages that are required and then fetch "
6668"them onto the disc using another machine with good connectivity. It is even "
6669"possible to use another Debian machine with APT or to use a completely "
6670"different OS and a download tool like wget. Let <em>remote host</em> mean "
6671"the machine downloading the packages, and <em>target host</em> the one with "
6672"bad or no connection."
6673msgstr ""
6674
6675#. type: <p></p>
6676#: offline.sgml:57
6677msgid ""
6678"This is achieved by creatively manipulating the APT configuration file. The "
b39c1859 6679"essential premise to tell APT to look on a disc for it's archive files. Note "
43be0ac4
MV
6680"that the disc should be formated with a filesystem that can handle long file "
6681"names such as ext2, fat32 or vfat."
6682msgstr ""
6683
6684#. type: <heading></heading>
6685#: offline.sgml:63
6686msgid "Using APT on both machines"
6687msgstr ""
6688
6689#. type: <p><example>
6690#: offline.sgml:71
6691msgid ""
6692"APT being available on both machines gives the simplest configuration. The "
6693"basic idea is to place a copy of the status file on the disc and use the "
6694"remote machine to fetch the latest package files and decide which packages "
6695"to download. The disk directory structure should look like:"
6696msgstr ""
6697
6698#. type: <example></example>
6699#: offline.sgml:80
6700#, no-wrap
6701msgid ""
6702" /disc/\n"
6703" archives/\n"
6704" partial/\n"
6705" lists/\n"
6706" partial/\n"
6707" status\n"
6708" sources.list\n"
6709" apt.conf"
6710msgstr ""
6711
6712#. type: <heading></heading>
6713#: offline.sgml:88
6714msgid "The configuration file"
6715msgstr ""
6716
6717#. type: <p></p>
6718#: offline.sgml:96
6719msgid ""
6720"The configuration file should tell APT to store its files on the disc and to "
6721"use the configuration files on the disc as well. The sources.list should "
6722"contain the proper sites that you wish to use from the remote machine, and "
6723"the status file should be a copy of <em>/var/lib/dpkg/status</em> from the "
6724"<em>target host</em>. Please note, if you are using a local archive you must "
6725"use copy URIs, the syntax is identical to file URIs."
6726msgstr ""
6727
6728#. type: <p><example>
6729#: offline.sgml:100
6730msgid ""
6731"<em>apt.conf</em> must contain the necessary information to make APT use the "
6732"disc:"
6733msgstr ""
6734
6735#. type: <example></example>
6736#: offline.sgml:124
6737#, no-wrap
6738msgid ""
6739" APT\n"
6740" {\n"
6741" /* This is not necessary if the two machines are the same arch, it "
6742"tells\n"
6743" the remote APT what architecture the target machine is */\n"
6744" Architecture \"i386\";\n"
6745" \n"
6746" Get::Download-Only \"true\";\n"
6747" };\n"
6748" \n"
6749" Dir\n"
6750" {\n"
6751" /* Use the disc for state information and redirect the status file from\n"
6752" the /var/lib/dpkg default */\n"
6753" State \"/disc/\";\n"
6754" State::status \"status\";\n"
6755"\n"
6756" // Binary caches will be stored locally\n"
6757" Cache::archives \"/disc/archives/\";\n"
6758" Cache \"/tmp/\";\n"
6759" \n"
6760" // Location of the source list.\n"
6761" Etc \"/disc/\";\n"
6762" };"
6763msgstr ""
6764
6765#. type: </example></p>
6766#: offline.sgml:129
6767msgid ""
6768"More details can be seen by examining the apt.conf man page and the sample "
6769"configuration file in <em>/usr/share/doc/apt/examples/apt.conf</em>."
6770msgstr ""
6771
6772#. type: <p><example>
6773#: offline.sgml:136
6774msgid ""
6775"On the target machine the first thing to do is mount the disc and copy "
6776"<em>/var/lib/dpkg/status</em> to it. You will also need to create the "
6777"directories outlined in the Overview, <em>archives/partial/</em> and "
b39c1859 6778"<em>lists/partial/</em>. Then take the disc to the remote machine and "
43be0ac4
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6779"configure the sources.list. On the remote machine execute the following:"
6780msgstr ""
6781
6782#. type: <example></example>
6783#: offline.sgml:142
6784#, no-wrap
6785msgid ""
6786" # export APT_CONFIG=\"/disc/apt.conf\"\n"
6787" # apt-get update\n"
6788" [ APT fetches the package files ]\n"
6789" # apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
6790" [ APT fetches all the packages needed to upgrade the target machine ]"
6791msgstr ""
6792
6793#. type: </example></p>
6794#: offline.sgml:149
6795msgid ""
b39c1859 6796"The dist-upgrade command can be replaced with any other standard APT "
43be0ac4 6797"commands, particularly dselect-upgrade. You can even use an APT front end "
b39c1859 6798"such as <em>dselect</em>. However this presents a problem in communicating "
43be0ac4
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6799"your selections back to the local computer."
6800msgstr ""
6801
6802#. type: <p><example>
6803#: offline.sgml:153
6804msgid ""
6805"Now the disc contains all of the index files and archives needed to upgrade "
6806"the target machine. Take the disc back and run:"
6807msgstr ""
6808
6809#. type: <example></example>
6810#: offline.sgml:159
6811#, no-wrap
6812msgid ""
6813" # export APT_CONFIG=\"/disc/apt.conf\"\n"
6814" # apt-get check\n"
6815" [ APT generates a local copy of the cache files ]\n"
6816" # apt-get --no-d -o dir::state::status=/var/lib/dpkg/status dist-upgrade\n"
6817" [ Or any other APT command ]"
6818msgstr ""
6819
6820#. type: <p></p>
6821#: offline.sgml:165
6822msgid ""
6823"It is necessary for proper function to re-specify the status file to be the "
6824"local one. This is very important!"
6825msgstr ""
6826
6827#. type: <p></p>
6828#: offline.sgml:172
6829msgid ""
6830"If you are using dselect you can do the very risky operation of copying "
6831"disc/status to /var/lib/dpkg/status so that any selections you made on the "
6832"remote machine are updated. I highly recommend that people only make "
6833"selections on the local machine - but this may not always be possible. DO "
6834"NOT copy the status file if dpkg or APT have been run in the mean time!!"
6835msgstr ""
6836
6837#. type: <heading></heading>
6838#: offline.sgml:178
6839msgid "Using APT and wget"
6840msgstr ""
6841
6842#. type: <p></p>
6843#: offline.sgml:185
6844msgid ""
6845"<em>wget</em> is a popular and portable download tool that can run on nearly "
6846"any machine. Unlike the method above this requires that the Debian machine "
6847"already has a list of available packages."
6848msgstr ""
6849
6850#. type: <p></p>
6851#: offline.sgml:190
6852msgid ""
6853"The basic idea is to create a disc that has only the archive files "
6854"downloaded from the remote site. This is done by using the --print-uris "
6855"option to apt-get and then preparing a wget script to actually fetch the "
6856"packages."
6857msgstr ""
6858
6859#. type: <heading></heading>
6860#: offline.sgml:196
6861msgid "Operation"
6862msgstr ""
6863
6864#. type: <p><example>
6865#: offline.sgml:200
6866msgid ""
6867"Unlike the previous technique no special configuration files are "
6868"required. We merely use the standard APT commands to generate the file list."
6869msgstr ""
6870
6871#. type: <example></example>
6872#: offline.sgml:205
6873#, no-wrap
6874msgid ""
6875" # apt-get dist-upgrade \n"
6876" [ Press no when prompted, make sure you are happy with the actions ]\n"
6877" # apt-get -qq --print-uris dist-upgrade > uris\n"
6878" # awk '{print \"wget -O \" $2 \" \" $1}' < uris > /disc/wget-script"
6879msgstr ""
6880
6881#. type: </example></p>
6882#: offline.sgml:210
6883msgid ""
6884"Any command other than dist-upgrade could be used here, including "
6885"dselect-upgrade."
6886msgstr ""
6887
6888#. type: <p></p>
6889#: offline.sgml:216
6890msgid ""
6891"The /disc/wget-script file will now contain a list of wget commands to "
6892"execute in order to fetch the necessary archives. This script should be run "
6893"with the current directory as the disc's mount point so as to save the "
6894"output on the disc."
6895msgstr ""
6896
6897#. type: <p><example>
6898#: offline.sgml:219
6899msgid "The remote machine would do something like"
6900msgstr ""
6901
6902#. type: <example></example>
6903#: offline.sgml:223
6904#, no-wrap
6905msgid ""
6906" # cd /disc\n"
6907" # sh -x ./wget-script\n"
6908" [ wait.. ]"
6909msgstr ""
6910
6911#. type: </example><example>
6912#: offline.sgml:228
6913msgid ""
6914"Once the archives are downloaded and the disc returned to the Debian machine "
6915"installation can proceed using,"
6916msgstr ""
6917
6918#. type: <example></example>
6919#: offline.sgml:230
6920#, no-wrap
6921msgid " # apt-get -o dir::cache::archives=\"/disc/\" dist-upgrade"
6922msgstr ""
6923
6924#. type: </example></p>
6925#: offline.sgml:234
6926msgid "Which will use the already fetched archives on the disc."
6927msgstr ""