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12f7536a 1# Translation of apt manpages and documentation to LANGUAGE
aec22160 2# This file is distributed under the same license as the apt-doc package.
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3# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
4#
5#, fuzzy
6msgid ""
7msgstr ""
59a0e89d 8"Project-Id-Version: apt-doc 1.3.1\n"
f8b830ab 9"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>\n"
769e06cf 10"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-11 23:29+0100\n"
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11"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
12"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
13"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
0c1a7101 14"Language: \n"
2a52e8c5 15"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
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16"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
17"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
2a52e8c5 18
2a52e8c5 19#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 20#: apt.ent:1
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21#, no-wrap
22msgid ""
23"<!ENTITY apt-author.team \"\n"
24" <author>\n"
25" <othername>APT team</othername>\n"
bcf91c1b 26" <contrib></contrib>\n"
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27" </author>\n"
28"\">\n"
29msgstr ""
30
31#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 32#: apt.ent:1
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33#, no-wrap
34msgid ""
35"<!ENTITY apt-qapage \"\n"
36"\t<para>\n"
37"\t\t<ulink url='http://packages.qa.debian.org/a/apt.html'>QA Page</ulink>\n"
38"\t</para>\n"
39"\">\n"
40msgstr ""
41
42#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 43#: apt.ent:1
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44#, no-wrap
45msgid ""
46"<!-- Boiler plate Bug reporting section -->\n"
47"<!ENTITY manbugs \"\n"
48" <refsect1><title>Bugs</title>\n"
0c1a7101 49" <para><ulink url='http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt'>APT bug page</ulink>.\n"
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50" If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see\n"
51" <filename>/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt</filename> or the\n"
52" &reportbug; command.\n"
53" </para>\n"
54" </refsect1>\n"
55"\">\n"
56msgstr ""
57
58#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 59#: apt.ent:1
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60#, no-wrap
61msgid ""
62"<!-- Boiler plate Author section -->\n"
63"<!ENTITY manauthor \"\n"
64" <refsect1><title>Author</title>\n"
65" <para>APT was written by the APT team "
66"<email>apt@packages.debian.org</email>.\n"
67" </para>\n"
68" </refsect1>\n"
69"\">\n"
70msgstr ""
71
72#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 73#: apt.ent:1
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74#, no-wrap
75msgid ""
76"<!-- Should be used within the option section of the text to\n"
77" put in the blurb about -h, -v, -c and -o -->\n"
78"<!ENTITY apt-commonoptions \"\n"
79" <varlistentry><term><option>-h</option></term>\n"
80" <term><option>--help</option></term>\n"
81" <listitem><para>Show a short usage summary.\n"
82" </para>\n"
83" </listitem>\n"
84" </varlistentry>\n"
85msgstr ""
86
87#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 88#: apt.ent:1
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89#, no-wrap
90msgid ""
91" <varlistentry>\n"
92" <term><option>-v</option></term>\n"
93" <term><option>--version</option></term>\n"
94" <listitem><para>Show the program version.\n"
95" </para>\n"
96" </listitem>\n"
97" </varlistentry>\n"
98msgstr ""
99
100#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 101#: apt.ent:1
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102#, no-wrap
103msgid ""
104" <varlistentry>\n"
105" <term><option>-c</option></term>\n"
106" <term><option>--config-file</option></term>\n"
107" <listitem><para>Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to "
108"use. \n"
109" The program will read the default configuration file and then this \n"
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110" configuration file. If configuration settings need to be set before "
111"the\n"
112" default configuration files are parsed specify a file with the "
113"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>\n"
114" environment variable. See &apt-conf; for syntax information.\n"
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115" </para>\n"
116" </listitem>\n"
117" </varlistentry>\n"
118msgstr ""
119
120#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 121#: apt.ent:1
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122#, no-wrap
123msgid ""
124" <varlistentry>\n"
125" <term><option>-o</option></term>\n"
126" <term><option>--option</option></term>\n"
127" <listitem><para>Set a Configuration Option; This will set an "
128"arbitrary\n"
129" configuration option. The syntax is <option>-o "
130"Foo::Bar=bar</option>.\n"
131" <option>-o</option> and <option>--option</option> can be used "
132"multiple\n"
133" times to set different options.\n"
134" </para>\n"
135" </listitem>\n"
136" </varlistentry>\n"
137"\">\n"
138msgstr ""
139
140#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 141#: apt.ent:1
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142#, no-wrap
143msgid ""
144"<!-- Should be used within the option section of the text to\n"
145" put in the blurb about -h, -v, -c and -o -->\n"
146"<!ENTITY apt-cmdblurb \"\n"
147" <para>All command line options may be set using the configuration file, "
148"the\n"
149" descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean\n"
150" options you can override the config file by using something like \n"
151" <option>-f-</option>,<option>--no-f</option>, <option>-f=no</option>\n"
152" or several other variations.\n"
153" </para>\n"
154"\">\n"
155msgstr ""
156
bcf91c1b 157#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 158#: apt.ent:1
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159#, no-wrap
160msgid ""
161"<!ENTITY file-aptconf \"\n"
162" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename></term>\n"
163" <listitem><para>APT configuration file.\n"
164" Configuration Item: "
165"<literal>Dir::Etc::Main</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
166" </varlistentry>\n"
167msgstr ""
168
169#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 170#: apt.ent:1
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171#, no-wrap
172msgid ""
173" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/</filename></term>\n"
174" <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments.\n"
175" Configuration Item: "
176"<literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
177" </varlistentry>\n"
178"\">\n"
179msgstr ""
180
181#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 182#: apt.ent:1
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183#, no-wrap
184msgid ""
185"<!ENTITY file-cachearchives \"\n"
186" <varlistentry><term><filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename></term>\n"
187" <listitem><para>Storage area for retrieved package files.\n"
188" Configuration Item: "
189"<literal>Dir::Cache::Archives</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
190" </varlistentry>\n"
191msgstr ""
192
193#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 194#: apt.ent:1
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195#, no-wrap
196msgid ""
197" "
198"<varlistentry><term><filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename></term>\n"
199" <listitem><para>Storage area for package files in transit.\n"
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200" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::Archives</literal> "
201"(<filename>partial</filename> will be implicitly "
aec22160 202"appended)</para></listitem>\n"
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203" </varlistentry>\n"
204"\">\n"
205msgstr ""
206
207#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 208#: apt.ent:1
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209#, no-wrap
210msgid ""
211"<!ENTITY file-preferences \"\n"
212" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename></term>\n"
213" <listitem><para>Version preferences file.\n"
214" This is where you would specify &quot;pinning&quot;,\n"
215" i.e. a preference to get certain packages\n"
216" from a separate source\n"
217" or from a different version of a distribution.\n"
218" Configuration Item: "
219"<literal>Dir::Etc::Preferences</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
220" </varlistentry>\n"
221msgstr ""
222
223#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 224#: apt.ent:1
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225#, no-wrap
226msgid ""
227" "
228"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename></term>\n"
229" <listitem><para>File fragments for the version preferences.\n"
230" Configuration Item: "
231"<literal>Dir::Etc::PreferencesParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
232" </varlistentry>\n"
233"\">\n"
234msgstr ""
235
236#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 237#: apt.ent:1
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238#, no-wrap
239msgid ""
240"<!ENTITY file-sourceslist \"\n"
241" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename></term>\n"
242" <listitem><para>Locations to fetch packages from.\n"
243" Configuration Item: "
244"<literal>Dir::Etc::SourceList</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
245" </varlistentry>\n"
246msgstr ""
247
248#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 249#: apt.ent:1
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250#, no-wrap
251msgid ""
252" "
253"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/</filename></term>\n"
254" <listitem><para>File fragments for locations to fetch packages from.\n"
255" Configuration Item: "
256"<literal>Dir::Etc::SourceParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
257" </varlistentry>\n"
258"\">\n"
259msgstr ""
260
261#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 262#: apt.ent:1
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263#, no-wrap
264msgid ""
265"<!ENTITY file-statelists \"\n"
266" <varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/</filename></term>\n"
267" <listitem><para>Storage area for state information for each package "
268"resource specified in\n"
269" &sources-list;\n"
270" Configuration Item: "
271"<literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
272" </varlistentry>\n"
273msgstr ""
274
275#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 276#: apt.ent:1
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277#, no-wrap
278msgid ""
279" "
280"<varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/partial/</filename></term>\n"
281" <listitem><para>Storage area for state information in transit.\n"
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282" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> "
283"(<filename>partial</filename> will be implicitly "
aec22160 284"appended)</para></listitem>\n"
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285" </varlistentry>\n"
286"\">\n"
287msgstr ""
288
b39c1859 289#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 290#: apt.ent:1
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291#, no-wrap
292msgid ""
293"<!ENTITY file-trustedgpg \"\n"
294" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg</filename></term>\n"
295" <listitem><para>Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added "
296"here.\n"
297" Configuration Item: "
298"<literal>Dir::Etc::Trusted</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
299" </varlistentry>\n"
300msgstr ""
301
302#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 303#: apt.ent:1
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304#, no-wrap
305msgid ""
306" "
307"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/</filename></term>\n"
308" <listitem><para>File fragments for the trusted keys, additional "
309"keyrings can\n"
310" be stored here (by other packages or the administrator).\n"
311" Configuration Item "
312"<literal>Dir::Etc::TrustedParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
313" </varlistentry>\n"
314"\">\n"
315msgstr ""
316
317#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 318#: apt.ent:1
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319#, no-wrap
320msgid ""
321"<!ENTITY file-extended_states \"\n"
322" "
323"<varlistentry><term><filename>/var/lib/apt/extended_states</filename></term>\n"
324" <listitem><para>Status list of auto-installed packages.\n"
325" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::extended_states</literal>.\n"
326" </para></listitem>\n"
327" </varlistentry>\n"
328"\">\n"
329msgstr ""
330
331#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 332#: apt.ent:1
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333#, no-wrap
334msgid ""
335"<!-- TRANSLATOR: This is the section header for the following paragraphs - "
336"comparable\n"
337" to the other headers like NAME and DESCRIPTION and should therefore be "
338"uppercase. -->\n"
339"<!ENTITY translation-title \"TRANSLATION\">\n"
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340msgstr ""
341
342#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 343#: apt.ent:1
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344#, no-wrap
345msgid ""
346"<!-- TRANSLATOR: This is a placeholder. You should write here who has "
d8b3cbb6 347"contributed\n"
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348" to the translation in the past, who is responsible now and maybe "
349"further information\n"
350" specially related to your translation. -->\n"
351"<!ENTITY translation-holder \"\n"
352" The english translation was done by John Doe "
353"<email>john@doe.org</email> in 2009,\n"
354" 2010 and Daniela Acme <email>daniela@acme.us</email> in 2010 together "
355"with the\n"
356" Debian Dummy l10n Team "
357"<email>debian-l10n-dummy@lists.debian.org</email>.\n"
358"\">\n"
359msgstr ""
360
361#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 362#: apt.ent:1
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363#, no-wrap
364msgid ""
365"<!-- TRANSLATOR: As a translation is allowed to have 20% of "
366"untranslated/fuzzy strings\n"
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367" in a shipped manpage newer/modified paragraphs will maybe appear in "
368"english in\n"
369" the generated manpage. This sentence is therefore here to tell the "
370"reader that this\n"
371" is not a mistake by the translator - obviously the target is that at "
372"least for stable\n"
373" releases this sentence is not needed. :) -->\n"
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374"<!ENTITY translation-english \"\n"
375" Note that this translated document may contain untranslated parts.\n"
376" This is done on purpose, to avoid losing content when the\n"
377" translation is lagging behind the original content.\n"
378"\">\n"
379msgstr ""
380
c77d6597 381#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 382#: apt.ent:1
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383msgid ""
384"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -o=config_string "
385"e.g. -o=Debug::pkgProblemResolver=1 --> <!ENTITY synopsis-config-string "
386"\"config_string\">"
387msgstr ""
388
389#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 390#: apt.ent:1
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391msgid ""
392"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -c=config_file e.g. -c=./apt.conf --> <!ENTITY "
393"synopsis-config-file \"config_file\">"
394msgstr ""
395
396#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 397#: apt.ent:1
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398msgid ""
399"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -t=target_release or pkg/target_release "
400"e.g. -t=squeeze apt/experimental --> <!ENTITY synopsis-target-release "
401"\"target_release\">"
402msgstr ""
403
404#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 405#: apt.ent:1
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406msgid ""
407"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -a=architecture e.g. -a=armel --> <!ENTITY "
408"synopsis-architecture \"architecture\">"
409msgstr ""
410
411#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 412#: apt.ent:1
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413msgid ""
414"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-get install pkg e.g. apt-get install awesome "
415"--> <!ENTITY synopsis-pkg \"pkg\">"
416msgstr ""
417
418#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 419#: apt.ent:1
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420msgid ""
421"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in pkg=pkg_version_number e.g. apt=0.8.15 --> "
422"<!ENTITY synopsis-pkg-ver-number \"pkg_version_number\">"
423msgstr ""
424
425#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 426#: apt.ent:1
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427msgid ""
428"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cache pkgnames prefix e.g. apt-cache "
429"pkgnames apt --> <!ENTITY synopsis-prefix \"prefix\">"
430msgstr ""
431
432#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 433#: apt.ent:1
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434msgid ""
435"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cache search regex e.g. apt-cache search "
436"awesome --> <!ENTITY synopsis-regex \"regex\">"
437msgstr ""
438
439#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 440#: apt.ent:1
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441msgid ""
442"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cdrom -d=cdrom_mount_point e.g. apt-cdrom "
443"-d=/media/cdrom --> <!ENTITY synopsis-cdrom-mount \"cdrom_mount_point\">"
444msgstr ""
445
446#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 447#: apt.ent:1
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448msgid ""
449"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-extracttemplates -t=temporary_directory "
450"e.g. apt-extracttemplates -t=/tmp --> <!ENTITY synopsis-tmp-directory "
451"\"temporary_directory\">"
452msgstr ""
453
454#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 455#: apt.ent:1
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456msgid ""
457"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-extracttemplates filename --> <!ENTITY "
458"synopsis-filename \"filename\">"
459msgstr ""
460
c086ac18 461#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 462#: apt.ent:1
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463msgid ""
464"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
465"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-path \"path\">"
466msgstr ""
467
c77d6597 468#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 469#: apt.ent:1
c77d6597 470msgid ""
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471"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
472"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-override "
473"\"override-file\">"
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474msgstr ""
475
476#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 477#: apt.ent:1
c77d6597 478msgid ""
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479"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
480"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-pathprefix "
481"\"pathprefix\">"
482msgstr ""
483
484#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 485#: apt.ent:1
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486msgid ""
487"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
488"generate section --> <!ENTITY synopsis-section \"section\">"
489msgstr ""
490
491#. type: Plain text
04f27fae 492#: apt.ent:1
c086ac18 493msgid ""
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494"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-key export keyid e.g. apt-key export "
495"473041FA --> <!ENTITY synopsis-keyid \"keyid\">"
496msgstr ""
497
2a52e8c5 498#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
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499#: apt.8.xml:1 apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-key.8.xml:1
500#: apt-mark.8.xml:1 apt-secure.8.xml:1 apt-cdrom.8.xml:1 apt-config.8.xml:1
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501msgid "8"
502msgstr ""
503
bcf91c1b 504#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><refmiscinfo>
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505#: apt.8.xml:1 apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-key.8.xml:1
506#: apt-mark.8.xml:1 apt-secure.8.xml:1 apt-cdrom.8.xml:1 apt-config.8.xml:1
507#: apt.conf.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1 sources.list.5.xml:1
508#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
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509msgid "APT"
510msgstr ""
511
2a52e8c5 512#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 513#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 514msgid "command-line interface"
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515msgstr ""
516
2a52e8c5 517#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
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518#: apt.8.xml:1 apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-key.8.xml:1
519#: apt-mark.8.xml:1 apt-secure.8.xml:1 apt-cdrom.8.xml:1 apt-config.8.xml:1
520#: apt.conf.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1 sources.list.5.xml:1
521#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
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522msgid "Description"
523msgstr ""
524
93ae7f7f 525#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 526#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 527msgid ""
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528"<command>apt</command> provides a high-level commandline interface for the "
529"package management system. It is intended as an end user interface and "
530"enables some options better suited for interactive usage by default compared "
531"to more specialized APT tools like &apt-get; and &apt-cache;."
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532msgstr ""
533
cbbee23e 534#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 535#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 536msgid ""
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537"Much like <command>apt</command> itself, its manpage is intended as an end "
538"user interface and as such only mentions the most used commands and options "
539"partly to not duplicate information in multiple places and partly to avoid "
89497574 540"overwhelming readers with a cornucopia of options and details."
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541msgstr ""
542
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543#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
544#: apt.8.xml:1 apt.8.xml:1 apt.8.xml:1 apt.8.xml:1 apt.8.xml:1
545msgid "(&apt-get;)"
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546msgstr ""
547
548#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 549#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 550msgid ""
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551"<option>update</option> is used to download package information from all "
552"configured sources. Other commands operate on this data to e.g. perform "
553"package upgrades or search in and display details about all packages "
554"available for installation."
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555msgstr ""
556
557#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 558#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 559msgid ""
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560"<option>upgrade</option> is used to install available upgrades of all "
561"packages currently installed on the system from the sources configured via "
2c30cf43 562"&sources-list;. New packages will be installed if required to satisfy "
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563"dependencies, but existing packages will never be removed. If an upgrade for "
564"a package requires the remove of an installed package the upgrade for this "
565"package isn't performed."
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566msgstr ""
567
568#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
cbbee23e 569#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 570msgid ""
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571"<literal>full-upgrade</literal> performs the function of upgrade but will "
572"remove currently installed packages if this is needed to upgrade the system "
573"as a whole."
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574msgstr ""
575
576#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
4bdf29d3 577#: apt.8.xml:1 apt.8.xml:1 apt-key.8.xml:1
cbbee23e 578msgid ","
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579msgstr ""
580
93ae7f7f 581#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
cbbee23e 582#: apt.8.xml:1
864fe99c 583msgid ""
cbbee23e 584"Performs the requested action on one or more packages specified via &regex;, "
051029f8 585"&glob; or exact match. The requested action can be overridden for specific "
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586"packages by append a plus (+) to the package name to install this package or "
587"a minus (-) to remove it."
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588msgstr ""
589
590#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 591#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 592msgid ""
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593"A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by "
594"following the package name with an equals (=) and the version of the package "
595"to select. Alternatively the version from a specific release can be selected "
596"by following the package name with a forward slash (/) and codename "
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597"(&debian-stable-codename;, &debian-testing-codename;, sid …) or suite name "
598"(stable, testing, unstable). This will also select versions from this "
599"release for dependencies of this package if needed to satisfy the request."
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600msgstr ""
601
602#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 603#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 604msgid ""
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605"Removing a package removes all packaged data, but leaves usually small "
606"(modified) user configuration files behind, in case the remove was an "
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607"accident. Just issuing an installation request for the accidentally removed "
608"package will restore its function as before in that case. On the other hand "
609"you can get rid of these leftovers by calling <command>purge</command> even "
610"on already removed packages. Note that this does not affect any data or "
611"configuration stored in your home directory."
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612msgstr ""
613
614#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 615#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 616msgid ""
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617"<literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were "
618"automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are "
619"now no longer needed as dependencies changed or the package(s) needing them "
620"were removed in the meantime."
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621msgstr ""
622
623#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 624#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 625msgid ""
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626"You should check that the list does not include applications you have grown "
627"to like even though they were once installed just as a dependency of another "
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628"package. You can mark such a package as manually installed by using "
629"&apt-mark;. Packages which you have installed explicitly via "
051029f8 630"<command>install</command> are also never proposed for automatic removal."
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631msgstr ""
632
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633#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
634#: apt.8.xml:1 apt.8.xml:1
635msgid "(&apt-cache;)"
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636msgstr ""
637
cbbee23e 638#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 639#: apt.8.xml:1
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640msgid ""
641"<option>search</option> can be used to search for the given &regex; term(s) "
051029f8 642"in the list of available packages and display matches. This can e.g. be "
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643"useful if you are looking for packages having a specific feature. If you "
644"are looking for a package including a specific file try &apt-file;."
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645msgstr ""
646
cbbee23e 647#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 648#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 649msgid ""
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650"Show information about the given package(s) including its dependencies, "
651"installation and download size, sources the package is available from, the "
051029f8 652"description of the packages content and much more. It can e.g. be helpful to "
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653"look at this information before allowing &apt; to remove a package or while "
654"searching for new packages to install."
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655msgstr ""
656
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657#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
658#: apt.8.xml:1 apt.8.xml:1
659msgid "(work-in-progress)"
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660msgstr ""
661
cbbee23e 662#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 663#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 664msgid ""
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665"<option>list</option> is somewhat similar to <command>dpkg-query "
666"--list</command> in that it can display a list of packages satisfying "
667"certain criteria. It supports &glob; patterns for matching package names as "
668"well as options to list installed (<option>--installed</option>), "
669"upgradeable (<option>--upgradeable</option>) or all available "
670"(<option>--all-versions</option>) versions."
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671msgstr ""
672
cbbee23e 673#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 674#: apt.8.xml:1
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675msgid ""
676"<literal>edit-sources</literal> lets you edit your &sources-list; files in "
677"your preferred texteditor while also providing basic sanity checks."
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678msgstr ""
679
cbbee23e 680#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 681#: apt.8.xml:1
051029f8 682msgid "Script Usage and Differences from Other APT Tools"
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683msgstr ""
684
cbbee23e 685#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 686#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 687msgid ""
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688"The &apt; commandline is designed as an end-user tool and it may change "
689"behavior between versions. While it tries not to break backward "
690"compatibility this is not guaranteed either if a change seems beneficial for "
cbbee23e 691"interactive use."
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692msgstr ""
693
cbbee23e 694#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 695#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 696msgid ""
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697"All features of &apt; are available in dedicated APT tools like &apt-get; "
698"and &apt-cache; as well. &apt; just changes the default value of some "
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699"options (see &apt-conf; and specifically the Binary scope). So you should "
700"prefer using these commands (potentially with some additional options "
701"enabled) in your scripts as they keep backward compatibility as much as "
702"possible."
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703msgstr ""
704
705#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
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706#: apt.8.xml:1 apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-key.8.xml:1
707#: apt-mark.8.xml:1 apt-secure.8.xml:1 apt-cdrom.8.xml:1 apt-config.8.xml:1
708#: apt.conf.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1 sources.list.5.xml:1
709#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
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710msgid "See Also"
711msgstr ""
712
713#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 714#: apt.8.xml:1
93ae7f7f 715msgid ""
6dbf3380 716"&apt-get;, &apt-cache;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, &apt-config;, The APT "
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717"User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the APT Howto."
718msgstr ""
719
720#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
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721#: apt.8.xml:1 apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-mark.8.xml:1
722#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1 apt-config.8.xml:1 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1
723#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
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724msgid "Diagnostics"
725msgstr ""
726
727#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 728#: apt.8.xml:1
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729msgid ""
730"<command>apt</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
731"error."
732msgstr ""
733
734#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 735#: apt-get.8.xml:1
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736msgid "APT package handling utility -- command-line interface"
737msgstr ""
738
2a52e8c5 739#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 740#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 741msgid ""
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742"<command>apt-get</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages, "
743"and may be considered the user's \"back-end\" to other tools using the APT "
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744"library. Several \"front-end\" interfaces exist, such as &aptitude;, "
745"&synaptic; and &wajig;."
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746msgstr ""
747
748#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
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749#: apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-cdrom.8.xml:1 apt-config.8.xml:1
750#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
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751msgid ""
752"Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, "
753"one of the commands below must be present."
754msgstr ""
755
2a52e8c5 756#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 757#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 758msgid ""
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759"<literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files "
760"from their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched from the "
761"location(s) specified in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. For "
762"example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and scans the "
763"<filename>Packages.gz</filename> files, so that information about new and "
764"updated packages is available. An <literal>update</literal> should always be "
765"performed before an <literal>upgrade</literal> or "
766"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal>. Please be aware that the overall progress "
767"meter will be incorrect as the size of the package files cannot be known in "
768"advance."
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769msgstr ""
770
771#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 772#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 773msgid ""
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774"<literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all "
775"packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in "
776"<filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. Packages currently installed "
777"with new versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no "
778"circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages not "
779"already installed retrieved and installed. New versions of currently "
780"installed packages that cannot be upgraded without changing the install "
781"status of another package will be left at their current version. An "
782"<literal>update</literal> must be performed first so that "
783"<command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions of packages are "
784"available."
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785msgstr ""
786
2a52e8c5 787#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 788#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 789msgid ""
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790"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> in addition to performing the function of "
791"<literal>upgrade</literal>, also intelligently handles changing dependencies "
792"with new versions of packages; <command>apt-get</command> has a \"smart\" "
793"conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most "
794"important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. The "
795"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> command may therefore remove some packages. "
796"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of "
797"locations from which to retrieve desired package files. See also "
798"&apt-preferences; for a mechanism for overriding the general settings for "
799"individual packages."
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800msgstr ""
801
802#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 803#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 804msgid ""
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805"<literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> is used in conjunction with the "
806"traditional Debian packaging front-end, "
807"&dselect;. <literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> follows the changes made by "
808"&dselect; to the <literal>Status</literal> field of available packages, and "
809"performs the actions necessary to realize that state (for instance, the "
810"removal of old and the installation of new packages)."
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811msgstr ""
812
2a52e8c5 813#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 814#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 815msgid ""
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816"<literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for "
817"installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a fully "
818"qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system, "
819"<package>apt-utils</package> would be the argument provided, not "
820"<filename>apt-utils_&apt-product-version;_amd64.deb</filename>). All "
821"packages required by the package(s) specified for installation will also be "
822"retrieved and installed. The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> "
823"file is used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the "
824"package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
825"removed if it is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate "
826"a package to install. These latter features may be used to override "
827"decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system."
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828msgstr ""
829
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830#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
831#: apt-get.8.xml:1
832msgid ""
833"A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by "
834"following the package name with an equals and the version of the package to "
835"select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for "
836"install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by following "
837"the package name with a slash and the version of the distribution or the "
838"Archive name (stable, testing, unstable)."
839msgstr ""
840
7d76ea1d 841#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 842#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 843msgid ""
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844"Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must be "
845"used with care."
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846msgstr ""
847
7d76ea1d 848#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 849#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 850msgid ""
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851"This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or more "
852"already-installed packages without upgrading every package you have on your "
853"system. Unlike the \"upgrade\" target, which installs the newest version of "
854"all currently installed packages, \"install\" will install the newest "
855"version of only the package(s) specified. Simply provide the name of the "
856"package(s) you wish to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and "
857"its dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and installed."
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858msgstr ""
859
7d76ea1d 860#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 861#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 862msgid ""
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863"Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to create an alternative "
864"installation policy for individual packages."
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865msgstr ""
866
7d76ea1d 867#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 868#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 869msgid ""
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870"If no package matches the given expression and the expression contains one "
871"of '.', '?' or '*' then it is assumed to be a POSIX regular expression, and "
872"it is applied to all package names in the database. Any matches are then "
873"installed (or removed). Note that matching is done by substring so 'lo.*' "
874"matches 'how-lo' and 'lowest'. If this is undesired, anchor the regular "
875"expression with a '^' or '$' character, or create a more specific regular "
876"expression."
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877msgstr ""
878
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879#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
880#: apt-get.8.xml:1
881msgid ""
882"<literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except "
883"that packages are removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package "
884"leaves its configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to "
885"the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
886"installed instead of removed."
887msgstr ""
888
7d76ea1d 889#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 890#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 891msgid ""
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892"<literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except "
893"that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted "
894"too)."
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895msgstr ""
896
2a52e8c5 897#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 898#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 899msgid ""
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900"<literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source "
901"packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source "
902"package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory "
903"the newest available version of that source package while respecting the "
904"default release, set with the option "
905"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>, the <option>-t</option> option or "
906"per package with the <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible."
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907msgstr ""
908
2a52e8c5 909#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 910#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 911msgid ""
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912"Source packages are tracked separately from binary packages via "
913"<literal>deb-src</literal> lines in the &sources-list; file. This means that "
914"you will need to add such a line for each repository you want to get sources "
915"from; otherwise you will probably get either the wrong (too old/too new) "
916"source versions or none at all."
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917msgstr ""
918
2a52e8c5 919#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 920#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 921msgid ""
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922"If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified then the package will "
923"be compiled to a binary .deb using <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for "
924"the architecture as defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> "
925"option. If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source "
926"package will not be unpacked."
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927msgstr ""
928
2a52e8c5 929#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 930#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 931msgid ""
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932"A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name "
933"with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism used "
934"for the package files. This enables exact matching of the source package "
935"name and version, implicitly enabling the "
936"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal> option."
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937msgstr ""
938
2a52e8c5 939#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 940#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 941msgid ""
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942"Note that source packages are not installed and tracked in the "
943"<command>dpkg</command> database like binary packages; they are simply "
944"downloaded to the current directory, like source tarballs."
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945msgstr ""
946
947#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 948#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 949msgid ""
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950"<literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an "
951"attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default "
952"the dependencies are satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a "
953"host-architecture can be specified with the "
954"<option>--host-architecture</option> option instead."
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955msgstr ""
956
957#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 958#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 959msgid ""
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960"<literal>check</literal> is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache "
961"and checks for broken dependencies."
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962msgstr ""
963
2a52e8c5 964#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 965#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 966msgid ""
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967"<literal>download</literal> will download the given binary package into the "
968"current directory."
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969msgstr ""
970
2a52e8c5 971#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 972#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 973msgid ""
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974"<literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved "
975"package files. It removes everything but the lock file from "
976"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename> and "
1c937475 977"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename>."
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978msgstr ""
979
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980#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
981#: apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-get.8.xml:1
982msgid "(and the"
983msgstr ""
984
985#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
986#: apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-get.8.xml:1
987msgid "alias since 1.1)"
988msgstr ""
989
2a52e8c5 990#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 991#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 992msgid ""
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993"Like <literal>clean</literal>, <literal>autoclean</literal> clears out the "
994"local repository of retrieved package files. The difference is that it only "
995"removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely "
996"useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it "
997"growing out of control. The configuration option "
998"<literal>APT::Clean-Installed</literal> will prevent installed packages from "
999"being erased if it is set to off."
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1000msgstr ""
1001
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1002#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1003#: apt-get.8.xml:1
1004msgid ""
1005"<literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were "
1006"automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are "
1007"now no longer needed."
1008msgstr ""
1009
63fc5550 1010#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1011#: apt-get.8.xml:1
63fc5550 1012msgid ""
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1013"<literal>changelog</literal> tries to download the changelog of a package "
1014"and displays it through <command>sensible-pager</command>. By default it "
1015"displays the changelog for the version that is installed. However, you can "
1016"specify the same options as for the <option>install</option> command."
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1017msgstr ""
1018
2a52e8c5 1019#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1020#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1021msgid ""
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1022"Displays by default a deb822 formatted listing of information about all data "
1023"files (aka index targets) <command>apt-get update</command> would "
1024"download. Supports a <option>--format</option> option to modify the output "
1025"format as well as accepts lines of the default output to filter the records "
1026"by. The command is mainly used as an interface for external tools working "
1027"with APT to get information as well as filenames for downloaded files so "
1028"they can use them as well instead of downloading them again on their "
1029"own. Detailed documentation is omitted here and can instead be found in the "
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1030"file &apt-acquire-additional-files; shipped by the "
1031"<package>apt-doc</package> package."
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1032msgstr ""
1033
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1034#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
1035#: apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-config.8.xml:1
1036#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
1037msgid "options"
1038msgstr ""
1039
2a52e8c5 1040#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1041#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1042msgid ""
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1043"Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. "
1044"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>."
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1045msgstr ""
1046
2a52e8c5 1047#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1048#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1049msgid ""
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1050"Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing. Configuration "
1051"Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>."
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1052msgstr ""
1053
2a52e8c5 1054#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1055#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1056msgid ""
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1057"Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. "
1058"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>."
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1059msgstr ""
1060
1061#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1062#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1063msgid ""
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1064"Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This "
1065"option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT "
1066"to deduce a likely solution. If packages are specified, these have to "
1067"completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when "
1068"running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package "
1069"dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency "
1070"structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually "
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1071"means using <command>dpkg --remove</command> to eliminate some of the "
1072"offending packages). Use of this option together with <option>-m</option> "
1073"may produce an error in some situations. Configuration Item: "
1074"<literal>APT::Get::Fix-Broken</literal>."
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1075msgstr ""
1076
2a52e8c5 1077#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1078#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1079msgid ""
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1080"Ignore missing packages; if packages cannot be retrieved or fail the "
1081"integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back those "
1082"packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with "
1083"<option>-f</option> may produce an error in some situations. If a package is "
1084"selected for installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the command "
1085"line) and it could not be downloaded then it will be silently held back. "
1086"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Missing</literal>."
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1087msgstr ""
1088
2a52e8c5 1089#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1090#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1091msgid ""
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1092"Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with "
1093"<option>--ignore-missing</option> to force APT to use only the .debs it has "
1094"already downloaded. Configuration Item: "
1095"<literal>APT::Get::Download</literal>."
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1096msgstr ""
1097
2a52e8c5 1098#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1099#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1100msgid ""
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1101"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
1102"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
1103"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
1104"file. Note that quiet level 2 implies <option>-y</option>; you should never "
1105"use -qq without a no-action modifier such as -d, --print-uris or -s as APT "
1106"may decide to do something you did not expect. Configuration Item: "
1107"<literal>quiet</literal>."
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1108msgstr ""
1109
2a52e8c5 1110#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1111#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1112msgid ""
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1113"No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur based on the "
1114"current system state but do not actually change the system. Locking will be "
1115"disabled (<option>Debug::NoLocking</option>) so the system state could "
1116"change while <command>apt-get</command> is running. Simulations can also be "
1117"executed by non-root users which might not have read access to all apt "
1118"configuration distorting the simulation. A notice expressing this warning "
1119"is also shown by default for non-root users "
1120"(<option>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</option>). Configuration Item: "
7d76ea1d 1121"<literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>."
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1122msgstr ""
1123
2a52e8c5 1124#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1125#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1126msgid ""
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1127"Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a "
1128"<command>dpkg</command> operation: configure (<literal>Conf</literal>), "
1129"remove (<literal>Remv</literal>) or unpack "
1130"(<literal>Inst</literal>). Square brackets indicate broken packages, and "
1131"empty square brackets indicate breaks that are of no consequence (rare)."
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1132msgstr ""
1133
b6c6b52f 1134#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1135#: apt-get.8.xml:1
b6c6b52f 1136msgid ""
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1137"Automatic yes to prompts; assume \"yes\" as answer to all prompts and run "
1138"non-interactively. If an undesirable situation, such as changing a held "
1139"package, trying to install a unauthenticated package or removing an "
1140"essential package occurs then <literal>apt-get</literal> will abort. "
1141"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal>."
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1142msgstr ""
1143
2a52e8c5 1144#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1145#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1146msgid ""
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1147"Automatic \"no\" to all prompts. Configuration Item: "
1148"<literal>APT::Get::Assume-No</literal>."
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1149msgstr ""
1150
2a52e8c5 1151#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1152#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1153msgid ""
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1154"Do not show a list of all packages that are to be upgraded. Configuration "
1155"Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Upgraded</literal>."
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1156msgstr ""
1157
2a52e8c5 1158#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1159#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1160msgid ""
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1161"Show full versions for upgraded and installed packages. Configuration Item: "
1162"<literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>."
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1163msgstr ""
1164
2a52e8c5 1165#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1166#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1167msgid ""
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1168"This option controls the architecture packages are built for by "
1169"<command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies "
1170"are satisfied. By default is it not set which means that the host "
1171"architecture is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by "
1172"<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>). Configuration Item: "
7ffbb475 1173"<literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>."
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1174msgstr ""
1175
2a52e8c5 1176#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1177#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1178msgid ""
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1179"This option controls the activated build profiles for which a source package "
1180"is built by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how build "
1181"dependencies are satisfied. By default no build profile is active. More "
1182"than one build profile can be activated at a time by concatenating them with "
1183"a comma. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Build-Profiles</literal>."
1184msgstr ""
1185
1186#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1187#: apt-get.8.xml:1
7ffbb475 1188msgid ""
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1189"Compile source packages after downloading them. Configuration Item: "
1190"<literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>."
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1191msgstr ""
1192
2a52e8c5 1193#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1194#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1195msgid ""
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1196"Ignore package holds; this causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a "
1197"hold placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with "
1198"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> to override a large number of undesired "
1199"holds. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Ignore-Hold</literal>."
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1200msgstr ""
1201
2a52e8c5 1202#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1203#: apt-get.8.xml:1
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1204msgid ""
1205"Allow installing new packages when used in conjunction with "
1206"<literal>upgrade</literal>. This is useful if the update of a installed "
1207"package requires new dependencies to be installed. Instead of holding the "
1208"package back <literal>upgrade</literal> will upgrade the package and install "
1209"the new dependencies. Note that <literal>upgrade</literal> with this option "
1210"will never remove packages, only allow adding new ones. Configuration Item: "
1211"<literal>APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New</literal>."
1212msgstr ""
1213
1214#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1215#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1216msgid ""
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1217"Do not upgrade packages; when used in conjunction with "
1218"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>no-upgrade</literal> will prevent "
1219"packages on the command line from being upgraded if they are already "
1220"installed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade</literal>."
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1221msgstr ""
1222
2a52e8c5 1223#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1224#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1225msgid ""
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1226"Do not install new packages; when used in conjunction with "
1227"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will install "
1228"upgrades for already installed packages only and ignore requests to install "
1229"new packages. Configuration Item: "
1230"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>."
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1231msgstr ""
1232
7d76ea1d 1233#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1234#: apt-get.8.xml:1
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1235msgid ""
1236"This is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue without prompting "
1237"if it is doing downgrades. It should not be used except in very special "
1238"situations. Using it can potentially destroy your system! Configuration "
1239"Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-downgrades</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1."
1240msgstr ""
1241
1242#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1243#: apt-get.8.xml:1
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1244msgid ""
1245"Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue "
1246"without prompting if it is removing essentials. It should not be used except "
1247"in very special situations. Using it can potentially destroy your system! "
1248"Configuration Item: "
1249"<literal>APT::Get::allow-remove-essential</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1."
1250msgstr ""
1251
1252#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1253#: apt-get.8.xml:1
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1254msgid ""
1255"Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue "
1256"without prompting if it is changing held packages. It should not be used "
1257"except in very special situations. Using it can potentially destroy your "
1258"system! Configuration Item: "
1259"<literal>APT::Get::allow-change-held-packages</literal>. Introduced in APT "
1260"1.1."
1261msgstr ""
1262
1263#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1264#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1265msgid ""
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1266"Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue "
1267"without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It should "
1268"not be used except in very special situations. Using "
1269"<literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system! "
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1270"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>. This is "
1271"deprecated and replaced by <option>--allow-downgrades</option>, "
1272"<option>--allow-remove-essential</option>, "
1273"<option>--allow-change-held-packages</option> in 1.1."
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1274msgstr ""
1275
7d76ea1d 1276#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1277#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1278msgid ""
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1279"Instead of fetching the files to install their URIs are printed. Each URI "
1280"will have the path, the destination file name, the size and the expected MD5 "
1281"hash. Note that the file name to write to will not always match the file "
1282"name on the remote site! This also works with the <literal>source</literal> "
1283"and <literal>update</literal> commands. When used with the "
1284"<literal>update</literal> command the MD5 and size are not included, and it "
1285"is up to the user to decompress any compressed files. Configuration Item: "
1286"<literal>APT::Get::Print-URIs</literal>."
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1287msgstr ""
1288
7d76ea1d 1289#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1290#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1291msgid ""
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1292"Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk "
1293"(\"*\") will be displayed next to packages which are scheduled to be "
1294"purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent to the "
1295"<option>purge</option> command. Configuration Item: "
1296"<literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>."
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1297msgstr ""
1298
aec22160 1299#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1300#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1301msgid ""
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1302"Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version. "
1303"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::ReInstall</literal>."
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1304msgstr ""
1305
aec22160 1306#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1307#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1308msgid ""
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1309"This option is on by default; use <literal>--no-list-cleanup</literal> to "
1310"turn it off. When it is on, <command>apt-get</command> will automatically "
1311"manage the contents of <filename>&statedir;/lists</filename> to ensure that "
1312"obsolete files are erased. The only reason to turn it off is if you "
1313"frequently change your sources list. Configuration Item: "
1314"<literal>APT::Get::List-Cleanup</literal>."
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1315msgstr ""
1316
aec22160 1317#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1318#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1319msgid ""
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1320"This option controls the default input to the policy engine; it creates a "
1321"default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string. This "
1322"overrides the general settings in "
1323"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename>. Specifically pinned packages are "
1324"not affected by the value of this option. In short, this option lets you "
1325"have simple control over which distribution packages will be retrieved "
1326"from. Some common examples might be <option>-t '2.1*'</option>, <option>-t "
1327"unstable</option> or <option>-t sid</option>. Configuration Item: "
1328"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>; see also the &apt-preferences; "
1329"manual page."
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1330msgstr ""
1331
7d76ea1d 1332#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1333#: apt-get.8.xml:1
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1334msgid ""
1335"Only perform operations that are 'trivial'. Logically this can be considered "
1336"related to <option>--assume-yes</option>; where "
1337"<option>--assume-yes</option> will answer yes to any prompt, "
1338"<option>--trivial-only</option> will answer no. Configuration Item: "
1339"<literal>APT::Get::Trivial-Only</literal>."
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1340msgstr ""
1341
2a52e8c5 1342#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1343#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1344msgid ""
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1345"If any packages are to be removed apt-get immediately aborts without "
1346"prompting. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Remove</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1347msgstr ""
1348
2a52e8c5 1349#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1350#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1351msgid ""
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1352"If the command is either <literal>install</literal> or "
1353"<literal>remove</literal>, then this option acts like running the "
1354"<literal>autoremove</literal> command, removing unused dependency "
1355"packages. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AutomaticRemove</literal>."
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1356msgstr ""
1357
2a52e8c5 1358#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1359#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1360msgid ""
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1361"Only has meaning for the <literal>source</literal> and "
1362"<literal>build-dep</literal> commands. Indicates that the given source "
1363"names are not to be mapped through the binary table. This means that if "
1364"this option is specified, these commands will only accept source package "
1365"names as arguments, rather than accepting binary package names and looking "
1366"up the corresponding source package. Configuration Item: "
1367"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>."
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1368msgstr ""
1369
2a52e8c5 1370#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1371#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1372msgid ""
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1373"Download only the diff, dsc, or tar file of a source archive. Configuration "
1374"Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal>, "
1375"<literal>APT::Get::Dsc-Only</literal>, and "
1376"<literal>APT::Get::Tar-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1377msgstr ""
1378
2a52e8c5 1379#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1380#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1381msgid ""
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1382"Only process architecture-dependent build-dependencies. Configuration Item: "
1383"<literal>APT::Get::Arch-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1384msgstr ""
1385
2a52e8c5 1386#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1387#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1388msgid ""
7d76ea1d 1389"Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it. This "
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1390"can be useful while working with local repositories, but is a huge security "
1391"risk if data authenticity isn't ensured in another way by the user itself. "
1392"The usage of the <option>Trusted</option> option for &sources-list; entries "
1393"should usually be preferred over this global override. Configuration Item: "
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1394"<literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>."
1395msgstr ""
1396
ce34af08 1397#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1398#: apt-get.8.xml:1
ce34af08 1399msgid ""
5b1e4e86 1400"Forbid the update command to acquire unverifiable data from configured "
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1401"sources. APT will fail at the update command for repositories without valid "
1402"cryptographically signatures. See also &apt-secure; for details on the "
1403"concept and the implications. Configuration Item: "
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1404"<literal>Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories</literal>."
1405msgstr ""
1406
1407#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1408#: apt-get.8.xml:1
5b1e4e86 1409msgid ""
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1410"Show user friendly progress information in the terminal window when packages "
1411"are installed, upgraded or removed. For a machine parsable version of this "
1412"data see README.progress-reporting in the apt doc directory. Configuration "
2c30cf43 1413"Items: <literal>Dpkg::Progress</literal> and "
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1414"<literal>Dpkg::Progress-Fancy</literal>."
1415msgstr ""
1416
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1417#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1418#: apt-get.8.xml:1
1419msgid ""
1420"Adds the given file as a source for metadata. Can be repeated to add "
1421"multiple files. See <option>--with-source</option> description in "
1422"&apt-cache; for further details."
1423msgstr ""
1424
7d76ea1d 1425#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
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1426#: apt-get.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-key.8.xml:1 apt-mark.8.xml:1
1427#: apt.conf.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1
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1428msgid "Files"
1429msgstr ""
1430
2a52e8c5 1431#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 1432#: apt-get.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1433msgid ""
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1434"&apt-cache;, &apt-cdrom;, &dpkg;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, &apt-config;, "
1435"&apt-secure;, The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the "
1436"APT Howto."
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1437msgstr ""
1438
2a52e8c5 1439#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 1440#: apt-get.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1441msgid ""
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1442"<command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
1443"error."
2a52e8c5
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1444msgstr ""
1445
2a52e8c5 1446#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 1447#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1448msgid "query the APT cache"
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1449msgstr ""
1450
2a52e8c5 1451#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 1452#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1453msgid ""
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1454"<command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's "
1455"package cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the state of "
1456"the system but does provide operations to search and generate interesting "
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1457"output from the package metadata. The metadata is acquired and updated via "
1458"the 'update' command of e.g. <command>apt-get</command>, so that it can be "
1459"outdated if the last update is too long ago, but in exchange "
1460"<command>apt-cache</command> works independently of the availability of the "
1461"configured sources (e.g. offline)."
2a52e8c5
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1462msgstr ""
1463
2a52e8c5 1464#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1465#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1466msgid ""
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1467"<literal>gencaches</literal> creates APT's package cache. This is done "
1468"implicitly by all commands needing this cache if it is missing or outdated."
2a52e8c5
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1469msgstr ""
1470
7d76ea1d 1471#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
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1472#: apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1
1473#: apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1 apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1474msgid "&synopsis-pkg;"
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1475msgstr ""
1476
1477#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1478#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1479msgid ""
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1480"<literal>showpkg</literal> displays information about the packages listed on "
1481"the command line. Remaining arguments are package names. The available "
1482"versions and reverse dependencies of each package listed are listed, as well "
1483"as forward dependencies for each version. Forward (normal) dependencies are "
1484"those packages upon which the package in question depends; reverse "
1485"dependencies are those packages that depend upon the package in "
1486"question. Thus, forward dependencies must be satisfied for a package, but "
1487"reverse dependencies need not be. For instance, <command>apt-cache showpkg "
1488"libreadline2</command> would produce output similar to the following:"
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1489msgstr ""
1490
7d76ea1d 1491#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
04f27fae 1492#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1493#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 1494msgid ""
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1495"Package: libreadline2\n"
1496"Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages),\n"
1497"Reverse Depends: \n"
1498" libreadlineg2,libreadline2\n"
1499" libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2\n"
1500"Dependencies:\n"
1501"2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null))\n"
1502"Provides:\n"
1503"2.1-12 - \n"
1504"Reverse Provides: \n"
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1505msgstr ""
1506
1507#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1508#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
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1509msgid ""
1510"Thus it may be seen that libreadline2, version 2.1-12, depends on libc5 and "
1511"ncurses3.0 which must be installed for libreadline2 to work. In turn, "
1512"libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev depend on libreadline2. If "
1513"libreadline2 is installed, libc5 and ncurses3.0 (and ldso) must also be "
1514"installed; libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev do not have to be "
1515"installed. For the specific meaning of the remainder of the output it is "
1516"best to consult the apt source code."
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1517msgstr ""
1518
aa2218b2 1519#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1520#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
aa2218b2 1521msgid ""
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1522"<literal>stats</literal> displays some statistics about the cache. No "
1523"further arguments are expected. Statistics reported are:"
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1524msgstr ""
1525
7d76ea1d 1526#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1527#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
aa2218b2 1528msgid ""
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1529"<literal>Total package names</literal> is the number of package names found "
1530"in the cache."
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1531msgstr ""
1532
7d76ea1d 1533#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1534#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
aa2218b2 1535msgid ""
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1536"<literal>Normal packages</literal> is the number of regular, ordinary "
1537"package names; these are packages that bear a one-to-one correspondence "
1538"between their names and the names used by other packages for them in "
1539"dependencies. The majority of packages fall into this category."
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1540msgstr ""
1541
7d76ea1d 1542#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1543#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1544msgid ""
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1545"<literal>Pure virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
1546"exist only as a virtual package name; that is, packages only \"provide\" the "
1547"virtual package name, and no package actually uses the name. For instance, "
1548"\"mail-transport-agent\" in the Debian system is a pure virtual package; "
1549"several packages provide \"mail-transport-agent\", but there is no package "
1550"named \"mail-transport-agent\"."
2a52e8c5
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1551msgstr ""
1552
7d76ea1d 1553#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1554#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1555msgid ""
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1556"<literal>Single virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages with "
1557"only one package providing a particular virtual package. For example, in the "
1558"Debian system, \"X11-text-viewer\" is a virtual package, but only one "
1559"package, xless, provides \"X11-text-viewer\"."
2a52e8c5
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1560msgstr ""
1561
7d76ea1d 1562#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1563#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
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1564msgid ""
1565"<literal>Mixed virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
1566"either provide a particular virtual package or have the virtual package name "
1567"as the package name. For instance, in the Debian system, \"debconf\" is both "
1568"an actual package, and provided by the debconf-tiny package."
2a52e8c5
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1569msgstr ""
1570
7d76ea1d 1571#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1572#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1573msgid ""
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1574"<literal>Missing</literal> is the number of package names that were "
1575"referenced in a dependency but were not provided by any package. Missing "
1576"packages may be an evidence if a full distribution is not accessed, or if a "
1577"package (real or virtual) has been dropped from the distribution. Usually "
1578"they are referenced from Conflicts or Breaks statements."
2a52e8c5
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1579msgstr ""
1580
7d76ea1d 1581#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1582#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1583msgid ""
7d76ea1d 1584"<literal>Total distinct</literal> versions is the number of package versions "
864fe99c 1585"found in the cache. If more than one distribution is being accessed (for "
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1586"instance, \"stable\" and \"unstable\"), this value can be considerably "
1587"larger than the number of total package names."
2a52e8c5
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1588msgstr ""
1589
7d76ea1d 1590#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1591#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1592msgid ""
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1593"<literal>Total dependencies</literal> is the number of dependency "
1594"relationships claimed by all of the packages in the cache."
2a52e8c5
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1595msgstr ""
1596
2a52e8c5 1597#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1598#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1599msgid ""
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1600"<literal>showsrc</literal> displays all the source package records that "
1601"match the given package names. All versions are shown, as well as all "
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1602"records that declare the name to be a binary package. Use "
1603"<option>--only-source</option> to display only source package names."
2a52e8c5
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1604msgstr ""
1605
2a52e8c5 1606#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1607#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1608msgid ""
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1609"<literal>dump</literal> shows a short listing of every package in the "
1610"cache. It is primarily for debugging."
2a52e8c5
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1611msgstr ""
1612
7d76ea1d 1613#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1614#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1615msgid ""
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1616"<literal>dumpavail</literal> prints out an available list to stdout. This is "
1617"suitable for use with &dpkg; and is used by the &dselect; method."
2a52e8c5
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1618msgstr ""
1619
7d76ea1d 1620#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1621#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1622msgid ""
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1623"<literal>unmet</literal> displays a summary of all unmet dependencies in the "
1624"package cache."
2a52e8c5
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1625msgstr ""
1626
7d76ea1d 1627#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1628#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1629msgid ""
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1630"<literal>show</literal> performs a function similar to <command>dpkg "
1631"--print-avail</command>; it displays the package records for the named "
1632"packages."
2a52e8c5
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1633msgstr ""
1634
7d76ea1d 1635#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
04f27fae 1636#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1637msgid "&synopsis-regex;"
2a52e8c5
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1638msgstr ""
1639
2a52e8c5 1640#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1641#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1642msgid ""
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1643"<literal>search</literal> performs a full text search on all available "
1644"package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given, see &regex;. It searches "
1645"the package names and the descriptions for an occurrence of the regular "
1646"expression and prints out the package name and the short description, "
1647"including virtual package names. If <option>--full</option> is given then "
1648"output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched "
1649"package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long "
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1650"description is not searched, only the package name and provided packages "
1651"are."
2a52e8c5
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1652msgstr ""
1653
1654#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1655#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
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1656msgid ""
1657"Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that are "
1658"and'ed together."
2a52e8c5
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1659msgstr ""
1660
2a52e8c5 1661#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1662#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1663msgid ""
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1664"<literal>depends</literal> shows a listing of each dependency a package has "
1665"and all the possible other packages that can fulfill that dependency."
2a52e8c5
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1666msgstr ""
1667
1668#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1669#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1670msgid ""
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1671"<literal>rdepends</literal> shows a listing of each reverse dependency a "
1672"package has."
2a52e8c5
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1673msgstr ""
1674
7d76ea1d 1675#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 1676#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1677msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-prefix;</replaceable></optional>"
2a52e8c5
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1678msgstr ""
1679
2a52e8c5 1680#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1681#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1682msgid ""
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1683"This command prints the name of each package APT knows. The optional "
1684"argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable "
1685"for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated "
1686"extremely quickly. This command is best used with the "
1687"<option>--generate</option> option."
2a52e8c5
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1688msgstr ""
1689
2a52e8c5 1690#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1691#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1692msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1693"Note that a package which APT knows of is not necessarily available to "
1694"download, installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in "
1695"the generated list."
2a52e8c5
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1696msgstr ""
1697
1698#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1699#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1700msgid ""
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1701"<literal>dotty</literal> takes a list of packages on the command line and "
1702"generates output suitable for use by dotty from the <ulink "
1703"url=\"http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/\">GraphViz</ulink> "
1704"package. The result will be a set of nodes and edges representing the "
1705"relationships between the packages. By default the given packages will trace "
1706"out all dependent packages; this can produce a very large graph. To limit "
1707"the output to only the packages listed on the command line, set the "
1708"<literal>APT::Cache::GivenOnly</literal> option."
2a52e8c5
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1709msgstr ""
1710
2a52e8c5 1711#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1712#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1713msgid ""
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1714"The resulting nodes will have several shapes; normal packages are boxes, "
1715"pure virtual packages are triangles, mixed virtual packages are diamonds, "
1716"missing packages are hexagons. Orange boxes mean recursion was stopped (leaf "
1717"packages), blue lines are pre-depends, green lines are conflicts."
2a52e8c5
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1718msgstr ""
1719
2a52e8c5 1720#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1721#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1722msgid "Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages."
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1723msgstr ""
1724
7d76ea1d 1725#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1726#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1727msgid ""
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1728"The same as <literal>dotty</literal>, only for xvcg from the <ulink "
1729"url=\"http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html\">VCG "
1730"tool</ulink>."
2a52e8c5
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1731msgstr ""
1732
7d76ea1d 1733#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 1734#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1735msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-pkg;</replaceable>…</optional>"
2a52e8c5
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1736msgstr ""
1737
7d76ea1d 1738#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1739#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1740msgid ""
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1741"<literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the "
1742"preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the priorities of each "
1743"source. Otherwise it prints out detailed information about the priority "
1744"selection of the named package."
2a52e8c5
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1745msgstr ""
1746
7d76ea1d 1747#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1748#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1749msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1750"<literal>apt-cache</literal>'s <literal>madison</literal> command attempts "
1751"to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian "
1752"archive management tool, <literal>madison</literal>. It displays available "
1753"versions of a package in a tabular format. Unlike the original "
1754"<literal>madison</literal>, it can only display information for the "
1755"architecture for which APT has retrieved package lists "
1756"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)."
2a52e8c5
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1757msgstr ""
1758
7d76ea1d 1759#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1760#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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1761msgid ""
1762"Select the file to store the package cache. The package cache is the primary "
1763"cache used by all operations. Configuration Item: "
1764"<literal>Dir::Cache::pkgcache</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1765msgstr ""
1766
7d76ea1d 1767#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1768#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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1769msgid ""
1770"Select the file to store the source cache. The source is used only by "
1771"<literal>gencaches</literal> and it stores a parsed version of the package "
1772"information from remote sources. When building the package cache the source "
1773"cache is used to avoid reparsing all of the package files. Configuration "
1774"Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1775msgstr ""
1776
7d76ea1d 1777#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1778#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1779msgid ""
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1780"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
1781"More q's will produce more quietness up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
1782"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quietness level, overriding the "
1783"configuration file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1784msgstr ""
1785
7d76ea1d 1786#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1787#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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1788msgid ""
1789"Print only important dependencies; for use with <literal>unmet</literal> and "
1790"<literal>depends</literal>. Causes only Depends and Pre-Depends relations to "
1791"be printed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Important</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1792msgstr ""
1793
7d76ea1d 1794#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1795#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1796msgid ""
864fe99c 1797"Per default the <command>depends</command> and <command>rdepends</command> "
7d76ea1d
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1798"print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with these flags which will omit "
1799"the specified dependency type. Configuration Item: "
1800"<literal>APT::Cache::Show<replaceable>DependencyType</replaceable></literal> "
1801"e.g. <literal>APT::Cache::ShowRecommends</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1802msgstr ""
1803
7d76ea1d 1804#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1805#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
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1806msgid ""
1807"Per default <command>depends</command> and <command>rdepends</command> print "
1808"only dependencies explicitly expressed in the metadata. With this flag it "
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1809"will also show dependencies implicitly added based on the encountered data. "
1810"A <literal>Conflicts: foo</literal> e.g. expresses implicitly that this "
1811"package also conflicts with the package foo from any other architecture. "
1812"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::ShowImplicit</literal>."
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1813msgstr ""
1814
1815#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1816#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1817msgid ""
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1818"Print full package records when searching. Configuration Item: "
1819"<literal>APT::Cache::ShowFull</literal>."
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1820msgstr ""
1821
7d76ea1d 1822#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1823#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1824msgid ""
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1825"Print full records for all available versions. This is the default; to turn "
1826"it off, use <option>--no-all-versions</option>. If "
1827"<option>--no-all-versions</option> is specified, only the candidate version "
1828"will be displayed (the one which would be selected for installation). This "
1829"option is only applicable to the <literal>show</literal> command. "
1830"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::AllVersions</literal>."
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1831msgstr ""
1832
7d76ea1d 1833#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1834#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1835msgid ""
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1836"Perform automatic package cache regeneration, rather than use the cache as "
1837"it is. This is the default; to turn it off, use "
1838"<option>--no-generate</option>. Configuration Item: "
1839"<literal>APT::Cache::Generate</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1840msgstr ""
1841
7d76ea1d 1842#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1843#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1844msgid ""
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1845"Only search on the package and provided package names, not the long "
1846"descriptions. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::NamesOnly</literal>."
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1847msgstr ""
1848
7d76ea1d 1849#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1850#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1851msgid ""
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1852"Make <literal>pkgnames</literal> print all names, including virtual packages "
1853"and missing dependencies. Configuration Item: "
1854"<literal>APT::Cache::AllNames</literal>."
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1855msgstr ""
1856
7d76ea1d 1857#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1858#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1859msgid ""
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1860"Make <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> recursive so "
1861"that all packages mentioned are printed once. Configuration Item: "
1862"<literal>APT::Cache::RecurseDepends</literal>."
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1863msgstr ""
1864
7d76ea1d 1865#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1866#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
b81dbe40 1867msgid ""
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1868"Limit the output of <literal>depends</literal> and "
1869"<literal>rdepends</literal> to packages which are currently installed. "
1870"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Installed</literal>."
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1871msgstr ""
1872
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1873#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1874#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
1875msgid ""
1876"Adds the given file as a source for metadata. Can be repeated to add "
1877"multiple files. Supported are currently <literal>*.deb</literal>, "
1878"<literal>*.dsc</literal>, <literal>*.changes</literal>, "
1879"<literal>Sources</literal> and <literal>Packages</literal> files as well as "
1880"source package directories. Files are matched based on their name only, not "
1881"their content!"
1882msgstr ""
1883
1884#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1885#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
1886msgid ""
1887"<literal>Sources</literal> and <literal>Packages</literal> can be compressed "
1888"in any format apt supports as long as they have the correct extension. If "
1889"you need to store multiple of these files in one directory you can prefix a "
1890"name of your choice with the last character being an underscore "
1891"(\"<literal>_</literal>\"). Example: my.example_Packages.xz"
1892msgstr ""
1893
1894#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1895#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
1896msgid ""
1897"Note that these sources are treated as trusted (see &apt-secure;). "
1898"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Sources::With</literal>."
1899msgstr ""
1900
7d76ea1d 1901#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 1902#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1903msgid "&apt-conf;, &sources-list;, &apt-get;"
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1904msgstr ""
1905
7d76ea1d 1906#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 1907#: apt-cache.8.xml:1
b81dbe40 1908msgid ""
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1909"<command>apt-cache</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
1910"on error."
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1911msgstr ""
1912
7d76ea1d 1913#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 1914#: apt-key.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1915msgid "APT key management utility"
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1916msgstr ""
1917
7d76ea1d 1918#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 1919#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1920msgid ""
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1921"<command>apt-key</command> is used to manage the list of keys used by apt to "
1922"authenticate packages. Packages which have been authenticated using these "
1923"keys will be considered trusted."
2a52e8c5
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1924msgstr ""
1925
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1926#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
1927#: apt-key.8.xml:1
1928msgid ""
1929"Note that if usage of <command>apt-key</command> is desired the additional "
1930"installation of the GNU Privacy Guard suite (packaged in "
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1931"<package>gnupg</package>) is required. For this reason alone the "
1932"programmatic usage (especially in package maintainerscripts!) is strongly "
1933"discouraged. Further more the output format of all commands is undefined "
1934"and can and does change whenever the underlying commands "
1935"change. <command>apt-key</command> will try to detect such usage and "
1936"generates warnings on stderr in these cases."
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1937msgstr ""
1938
7d76ea1d 1939#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 1940#: apt-key.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 1941msgid "Commands"
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1942msgstr ""
1943
7d76ea1d 1944#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1945#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 1946msgid ""
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1947"Add a new key to the list of trusted keys. The key is read from the "
1948"filename given with the parameter &synopsis-param-filename; or if the "
1949"filename is <literal>-</literal> from standard input."
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1950msgstr ""
1951
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1952#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
1953#: apt-key.8.xml:1
1954msgid ""
1955"It is critical that keys added manually via <command>apt-key</command> are "
1956"verified to belong to the owner of the repositories they claim to be for "
1957"otherwise the &apt-secure; infrastructure is completely undermined."
1958msgstr ""
1959
7d76ea1d 1960#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1961#: apt-key.8.xml:1
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1962msgid ""
1963"Instead of using this command a keyring can be placed directly in the "
1964"<filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/</filename> directory with a descriptive "
1965"name (same rules for filename apply as for &apt-conf; files) and "
1966"\"<literal>gpg</literal>\" as file extension."
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1967msgstr ""
1968
7d76ea1d 1969#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1970#: apt-key.8.xml:1
4bdf29d3 1971msgid "Remove a key from the list of trusted keys."
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1972msgstr ""
1973
7d76ea1d 1974#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1975#: apt-key.8.xml:1
4bdf29d3 1976msgid "Output the key &synopsis-param-keyid; to standard output."
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1977msgstr ""
1978
7d76ea1d 1979#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1980#: apt-key.8.xml:1
4bdf29d3 1981msgid "Output all trusted keys to standard output."
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1982msgstr ""
1983
7d76ea1d 1984#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1985#: apt-key.8.xml:1
4bdf29d3 1986msgid "List trusted keys with fingerprints."
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1987msgstr ""
1988
7d76ea1d 1989#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 1990#: apt-key.8.xml:1
b81dbe40 1991msgid ""
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1992"Pass advanced options to gpg. With <command>adv --recv-key</command> you can "
1993"e.g. download key from keyservers directly into the the trusted set of "
1994"keys. Note that there are <emphasis>no</emphasis> checks performed, so it is "
1995"easy to completely undermine the &apt-secure; infrastructure if used without "
1996"care."
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1997msgstr ""
1998
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1999#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
2000#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2001msgid "(deprecated)"
2002msgstr ""
2003
7d76ea1d 2004#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2005#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2006msgid ""
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2007"Update the local keyring with the archive keyring and remove from the local "
2008"keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid. The archive keyring is "
2009"shipped in the <literal>archive-keyring</literal> package of your "
ce34af08 2010"distribution, e.g. the &keyring-package; package in &keyring-distro;."
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2011msgstr ""
2012
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2013#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2014#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2015msgid ""
2016"Note that a distribution does not need to and in fact should not use this "
2017"command any longer and instead ship keyring files in the "
2018"<filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg</filename> directory directly as this avoids "
2019"a dependency on <package>gnupg</package> and it is easier to manage keys by "
2020"simply adding and removing files for maintainers and users alike."
2021msgstr ""
2022
7d76ea1d 2023#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2024#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2025msgid ""
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2026"Perform an update working similarly to the <command>update</command> command "
2027"above, but get the archive keyring from a URI instead and validate it "
2028"against a master key. This requires an installed &wget; and an APT build "
2029"configured to have a server to fetch from and a master keyring to validate. "
2030"APT in Debian does not support this command, relying on "
2031"<command>update</command> instead, but Ubuntu's APT does."
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2032msgstr ""
2033
7d76ea1d 2034#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
cbbee23e 2035#: apt-key.8.xml:1 apt-mark.8.xml:1 apt-mark.8.xml:1 apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2036msgid "Options"
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2037msgstr ""
2038
7d76ea1d 2039#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2040#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2041msgid ""
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2042"Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the "
2043"previous section."
2a52e8c5
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2044msgstr ""
2045
7d76ea1d 2046#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2047#: apt-key.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2048msgid ""
6072cbe1 2049"With this option it is possible to specify a particular keyring file the "
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2050"command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed on the "
2051"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the "
2052"<filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, though "
2053"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> is the primary keyring which means that "
2054"e.g. new keys are added to this one."
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2055msgstr ""
2056
7d76ea1d 2057#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2058#: apt-key.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2059msgid "&apt-get;, &apt-secure;"
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2060msgstr ""
2061
7d76ea1d 2062#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 2063#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
cbbee23e 2064msgid "show, set and unset various settings for a package"
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2065msgstr ""
2066
7d76ea1d 2067#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2068#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2069msgid ""
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2070"<command>apt-mark</command> can be used as a unified front-end to set "
2071"various settings for a package, such as marking a package as being "
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2072"automatically/manually installed or changing <command>dpkg</command> "
2073"selections such as hold, install, deinstall and purge which are respected "
2074"e.g. by <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> or "
2075"<command>aptitude</command>."
2076msgstr ""
2077
2078#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
2079#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
051029f8 2080msgid "Automatically and Manually Installed Packages"
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2081msgstr ""
2082
7d76ea1d 2083#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2084#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2085msgid ""
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2086"When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other packages "
2087"are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies are marked as "
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2088"being automatically installed, while the package you installed explicitly is "
2089"marked as manually installed. Once an automatically installed package is no "
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2090"longer depended on by any manually installed package it is considered no "
2091"longer needed and e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or "
2092"<command>aptitude</command> will at least suggest removing them."
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2093msgstr ""
2094
7d76ea1d 2095#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2096#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2097msgid ""
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2098"<literal>auto</literal> is used to mark a package as being automatically "
2099"installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more manually "
2100"installed packages depend on this package."
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2101msgstr ""
2102
7d76ea1d 2103#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2104#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
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2105msgid ""
2106"<literal>manual</literal> is used to mark a package as being manually "
2107"installed, which will prevent the package from being automatically removed "
2108"if no other packages depend on it."
2a52e8c5
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2109msgstr ""
2110
7d76ea1d 2111#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2112#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2113msgid ""
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2114"<literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a list of automatically "
2115"installed packages with each package on a new line. All automatically "
2116"installed packages will be listed if no package is given. If packages are "
2117"given only those which are automatically installed will be shown."
2a52e8c5
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2118msgstr ""
2119
7d76ea1d 2120#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2121#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2122msgid ""
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2123"<literal>showmanual</literal> can be used in the same way as "
2124"<literal>showauto</literal> except that it will print a list of manually "
2125"installed packages instead."
2126msgstr ""
2127
2128#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2129#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
2130msgid ""
2131"Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter "
2132"&synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which is "
2133"<filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined by the "
2134"Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>."
2135msgstr ""
2136
2137#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
2138#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
051029f8 2139msgid "Prevent Changes for a Package"
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2140msgstr ""
2141
7d76ea1d 2142#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2143#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2144msgid ""
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2145"<literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a package as held back, which will "
2146"prevent the package from being automatically installed, upgraded or removed."
2a52e8c5
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2147msgstr ""
2148
7d76ea1d 2149#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2150#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2151msgid ""
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2152"<literal>unhold</literal> is used to cancel a previously set hold on a "
2153"package to allow all actions again."
2a52e8c5
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2154msgstr ""
2155
7d76ea1d 2156#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2157#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2158msgid ""
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2159"<literal>showhold</literal> is used to print a list of packages on hold in "
2160"the same way as for the other show commands."
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2161msgstr ""
2162
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2163#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
2164#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
051029f8 2165msgid "Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge"
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2166msgstr ""
2167
2168#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2169#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2170msgid ""
add81166 2171"Some front-ends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used "
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2172"to apply previously scheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such "
2173"changes can be scheduled with the <option>install</option>, "
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2174"<option>remove</option> (also known as <option>deinstall</option>) and "
2175"<option>purge</option> commands. Packages with a specific selection can be "
2176"displayed with <option>showinstall</option>, <option>showremove</option> and "
2177"<option>showpurge</option> respectively. More information about these so "
2178"called dpkg selections can be found in &dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
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2179msgstr ""
2180
7d76ea1d 2181#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2182#: apt-mark.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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2183msgid ""
2184"<command>apt-mark</command> returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on "
2185"error."
2a52e8c5
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2186msgstr ""
2187
7d76ea1d 2188#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 2189#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2190msgid "Archive authentication support for APT"
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2191msgstr ""
2192
7d76ea1d 2193#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2194#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2195msgid ""
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2196"Starting with version 0.6, <command>APT</command> contains code that does "
2197"signature checking of the Release file for all repositories. This ensures "
2198"that data like packages in the archive can't be modified by people who have "
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2199"no access to the Release file signing key. Starting with version 1.1 "
2200"<command>APT</command> requires repositories to provide recent "
2201"authentication information for unimpeded usage of the repository."
2a52e8c5
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2202msgstr ""
2203
7d76ea1d 2204#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2205#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2206msgid ""
051029f8 2207"If an archive has an unsigned Release file or no Release file at all current "
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2208"APT versions will refuse to download data from them by default in "
2209"<command>update</command> operations and even if forced to download "
2210"front-ends like &apt-get; will require explicit confirmation if an "
2211"installation request includes a package from such an unauthenticated "
2212"archive."
2a52e8c5
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2213msgstr ""
2214
2a52e8c5 2215#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2216#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2217msgid ""
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2218"As a temporary exception &apt-get; (not &apt;!) raises warnings only if it "
2219"encounters unauthenticated archives to give a slightly longer grace period "
2220"on this backward compatibility effecting change. This exception will be "
2221"removed in future releases and you can opt-out of this grace period by "
2222"setting the configuration option "
2223"<option>Binary::apt-get::Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories</option> to "
2224"<literal>false</literal> or "
2225"<option>--no-allow-insecure-repositories</option> on the command line."
2226msgstr ""
2227
2228#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2229#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2230msgid ""
2231"You can force all APT clients to raise only warnings by setting the "
2232"configuration option <option>Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories</option> to "
2233"<literal>true</literal>. Individual repositories can also be allowed to be "
2234"insecure via the &sources-list; option "
2235"<literal>allow-insecure=yes</literal>. Note that insecure repositories are "
2236"strongly discouraged and all options to force apt to continue supporting "
2237"them will eventually be removed. Users also have the "
2238"<option>Trusted</option> option available to disable even the warnings, but "
2239"be sure to understand the implications as detailed in &sources-list;."
2240msgstr ""
2241
2242#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2243#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2244msgid ""
2c30cf43 2245"A repository which previously was authenticated but would loose this state "
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2246"in an <command>update</command> operation raises an error in all APT clients "
2247"irrespective of the option to allow or forbid usage of insecure "
2248"repositories. The error can be overcome by additionally setting "
2249"<option>Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories</option> to "
2250"<literal>true</literal> or for Individual repositories with the "
2251"&sources-list; option <literal>allow-downgrade-to-insecure=yes</literal>."
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2252msgstr ""
2253
2254#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2255#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2256msgid ""
add81166 2257"Note: All APT-based package management front-ends like &apt-get;, &aptitude; "
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2258"and &synaptic; support this authentication feature, so this manpage uses "
2259"<literal>APT</literal> to refer to them all for simplicity only."
2a52e8c5
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2260msgstr ""
2261
2262#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 2263#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
051029f8 2264msgid "Trusted Repositories"
2a52e8c5
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2265msgstr ""
2266
2267#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2268#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2269msgid ""
cbbee23e 2270"The chain of trust from an APT archive to the end user is made up of several "
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2271"steps. <command>apt-secure</command> is the last step in this chain; "
2272"trusting an archive does not mean that you trust its packages not to contain "
2273"malicious code, but means that you trust the archive maintainer. It's the "
2274"archive maintainer's responsibility to ensure that the archive's integrity "
2275"is preserved."
2a52e8c5
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2276msgstr ""
2277
2278#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2279#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2280msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2281"apt-secure does not review signatures at a package level. If you require "
2282"tools to do this you should look at <command>debsig-verify</command> and "
2283"<command>debsign</command> (provided in the debsig-verify and devscripts "
2284"packages respectively)."
2a52e8c5
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2285msgstr ""
2286
7d76ea1d 2287#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2288#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2289msgid ""
051029f8 2290"The chain of trust in Debian starts (e.g.) when a maintainer uploads a new "
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2291"package or a new version of a package to the Debian archive. In order to "
2292"become effective, this upload needs to be signed by a key contained in one "
051029f8 2293"of the Debian package maintainer keyrings (available in the debian-keyring "
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2294"package). Maintainers' keys are signed by other maintainers following "
2295"pre-established procedures to ensure the identity of the key holder. Similar "
2296"procedures exist in all Debian-based distributions."
2a52e8c5
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2297msgstr ""
2298
2299#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2300#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2301msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2302"Once the uploaded package is verified and included in the archive, the "
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2303"maintainer signature is stripped off, and checksums of the package are "
2304"computed and put in the Packages file. The checksums of all of the Packages "
2305"files are then computed and put into the Release file. The Release file is "
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2306"then signed by the archive key for this &keyring-distro; release, and "
2307"distributed alongside the packages and the Packages files on "
2308"&keyring-distro; mirrors. The keys are in the &keyring-distro; archive "
2309"keyring available in the &keyring-package; package."
2a52e8c5
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2310msgstr ""
2311
7d76ea1d 2312#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2313#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2314msgid ""
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2315"End users can check the signature of the Release file, extract a checksum of "
2316"a package from it and compare it with the checksum of the package they "
2317"downloaded by hand - or rely on APT doing this automatically."
2a52e8c5
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2318msgstr ""
2319
2320#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2321#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2322msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2323"Notice that this is distinct from checking signatures on a per package "
2324"basis. It is designed to prevent two possible attacks:"
2a52e8c5
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2325msgstr ""
2326
7d76ea1d 2327#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2328#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2329msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2330"<literal>Network \"man in the middle\" attacks</literal>. Without signature "
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2331"checking, malicious agents can introduce themselves into the package "
2332"download process and provide malicious software either by controlling a "
2333"network element (router, switch, etc.) or by redirecting traffic to a rogue "
2334"server (through ARP or DNS spoofing attacks)."
2a52e8c5
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2335msgstr ""
2336
7d76ea1d 2337#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2338#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2339msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2340"<literal>Mirror network compromise</literal>. Without signature checking, a "
2341"malicious agent can compromise a mirror host and modify the files in it to "
2342"propagate malicious software to all users downloading packages from that "
2343"host."
2a52e8c5
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2344msgstr ""
2345
7d76ea1d 2346#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2347#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2348msgid ""
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2349"However, it does not defend against a compromise of the master server itself "
2350"(which signs the packages) or against a compromise of the key used to sign "
2351"the Release files. In any case, this mechanism can complement a per-package "
2352"signature."
2a52e8c5
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2353msgstr ""
2354
7d76ea1d 2355#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 2356#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
051029f8 2357msgid "User Configuration"
2a52e8c5
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2358msgstr ""
2359
7d76ea1d 2360#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2361#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2362msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2363"<command>apt-key</command> is the program that manages the list of keys used "
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2364"by APT to trust repositories. It can be used to add or remove keys as well "
2365"as list the trusted keys. Limiting which key(s) are able to sign which "
2366"archive is possible via the <option>Signed-By</option> in &sources-list;."
2367msgstr ""
2368
2369#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
2370#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2371msgid ""
d04e44ac 2372"Note that a default installation already contains all keys to securely "
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2373"acquire packages from the default repositories, so fiddling with "
2374"<command>apt-key</command> is only needed if third-party repositories are "
2375"added."
2a52e8c5
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2376msgstr ""
2377
7d76ea1d 2378#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2379#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2380msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2381"In order to add a new key you need to first download it (you should make "
2382"sure you are using a trusted communication channel when retrieving it), add "
2383"it with <command>apt-key</command> and then run <command>apt-get "
2384"update</command> so that apt can download and verify the "
2385"<filename>InRelease</filename> or <filename>Release.gpg</filename> files "
2386"from the archives you have configured."
2a52e8c5
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2387msgstr ""
2388
7d76ea1d 2389#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 2390#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
051029f8 2391msgid "Archive Configuration"
7d76ea1d
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2392msgstr ""
2393
2394#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2395#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2396msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2397"If you want to provide archive signatures in an archive under your "
2398"maintenance you have to:"
2a52e8c5
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2399msgstr ""
2400
7d76ea1d 2401#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2402#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
43be0ac4 2403msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2404"<emphasis>Create a toplevel Release file</emphasis>, if it does not exist "
2405"already. You can do this by running <command>apt-ftparchive "
2406"release</command> (provided in apt-utils)."
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2407msgstr ""
2408
7d76ea1d 2409#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2410#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
0fd68707 2411msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2412"<emphasis>Sign it</emphasis>. You can do this by running <command>gpg "
2413"--clearsign -o InRelease Release</command> and <command>gpg -abs -o "
2414"Release.gpg Release</command>."
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2415msgstr ""
2416
7d76ea1d 2417#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2418#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
b39c1859 2419msgid ""
051029f8 2420"<emphasis>Publish the key fingerprint</emphasis>, so that your users will "
7d76ea1d 2421"know what key they need to import in order to authenticate the files in the "
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2422"archive. It is best to ship your key in its own keyring package like "
2423"&keyring-distro; does with &keyring-package; to be able to distribute "
2424"updates and key transitions automatically later."
2425msgstr ""
2426
2427#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
2428#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2429msgid ""
2430"<emphasis>Provide instructions on how to add your archive and "
d04e44ac 2431"key</emphasis>. If your users can't acquire your key securely the chain of "
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2432"trust described above is broken. How you can help users add your key "
2433"depends on your archive and target audience ranging from having your keyring "
2434"package included in another archive users already have configured (like the "
051029f8 2435"default repositories of their distribution) to leveraging the web of trust."
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2436msgstr ""
2437
7d76ea1d 2438#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2439#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2440msgid ""
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2441"Whenever the contents of the archive change (new packages are added or "
2442"removed) the archive maintainer has to follow the first two steps outlined "
2443"above."
2a52e8c5
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2444msgstr ""
2445
7d76ea1d 2446#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2447#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2448msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2449"&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, "
480c2414 2450"&debsign;, &debsig-verify;, &gpg;"
2a52e8c5
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2451msgstr ""
2452
2453#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2454#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2455msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2456"For more background information you might want to review the <ulink "
cbbee23e 2457"url=\"https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch7\">Debian "
051029f8
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2458"Security Infrastructure</ulink> chapter of the Securing Debian Manual (also "
2459"available in the harden-doc package) and the <ulink "
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2460"url=\"http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/strong_distro.html\" >Strong "
2461"Distribution HOWTO</ulink> by V. Alex Brennen."
2462msgstr ""
2463
2464#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 2465#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2466msgid "Manpage Authors"
2a52e8c5
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2467msgstr ""
2468
2469#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2470#: apt-secure.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2471msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2472"This man-page is based on the work of Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Isaac "
2473"Jones, Colin Walters, Florian Weimer and Michael Vogt."
2a52e8c5
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2474msgstr ""
2475
2a52e8c5 2476#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 2477#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2478msgid "APT CD-ROM management utility"
2a52e8c5
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2479msgstr ""
2480
2a52e8c5 2481#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2482#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2483msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2484"<command>apt-cdrom</command> is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list of "
2485"available sources. <command>apt-cdrom</command> takes care of determining "
2486"the structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible "
2487"mis-burns and verifying the index files."
2a52e8c5
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2488msgstr ""
2489
7d76ea1d 2490#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2491#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2492msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2493"It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the APT "
2494"system; it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set "
2495"must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns."
2a52e8c5
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2496msgstr ""
2497
2a52e8c5 2498#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2499#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2500msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2501"<literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will "
2502"unmount the CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed "
2503"to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper "
2504"<filename>.disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive "
2505"title."
2a52e8c5
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2506msgstr ""
2507
2a52e8c5 2508#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2509#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2510msgid ""
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2511"APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and "
2512"maintains a database of these IDs in "
2513"<filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</filename>"
2a52e8c5
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2514msgstr ""
2515
2a52e8c5 2516#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2517#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2518msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2519"A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the "
2520"stored file name"
2a52e8c5
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2521msgstr ""
2522
2a52e8c5 2523#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2524#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
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2525msgid ""
2526"Do not try to auto-detect the CD-ROM path. Usually combined with the "
2527"<option>--cdrom</option> option. Configuration Item: "
2528"<literal>Acquire::cdrom::AutoDetect</literal>."
2529msgstr ""
2530
2531#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2532#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2533msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2534"Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This mount point must "
2535"be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and properly configured. "
2536"Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2537msgstr ""
2538
2539#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2540#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2541msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2542"Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the disc's given "
2543"label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to prompt for a "
2544"new label. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2545msgstr ""
2546
2547#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2548#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2549msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2550"No mounting; prevent <command>apt-cdrom</command> from mounting and "
2551"unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item: "
2552"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoMount</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2553msgstr ""
2554
2555#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2556#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2557msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2558"Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every "
2559"package. This option should be used only if <command>apt-cdrom</command> has "
2560"been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration "
2561"Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Fast</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2562msgstr ""
2563
2564#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2565#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2566msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2567"Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian "
2568"1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It takes much "
2569"longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up."
2a52e8c5
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2570msgstr ""
2571
2572#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2573#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2574msgid ""
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2575"No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not write index "
2576"files. Everything is still checked however. Configuration Item: "
2577"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoAct</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2578msgstr ""
2579
7d76ea1d 2580#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2581#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2582msgid "&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;"
2a52e8c5
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2583msgstr ""
2584
7d76ea1d 2585#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2586#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2587msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2588"<command>apt-cdrom</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
2589"on error."
2a52e8c5
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2590msgstr ""
2591
7d76ea1d 2592#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 2593#: apt-config.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2594msgid "APT Configuration Query program"
2a52e8c5
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2595msgstr ""
2596
7d76ea1d 2597#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2598#: apt-config.8.xml:1
bcf91c1b 2599msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2600"<command>apt-config</command> is an internal program used by various "
2601"portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses "
2602"the main configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> in a "
2603"manner that is easy to use for scripted applications."
bcf91c1b
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2604msgstr ""
2605
2606#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2607#: apt-config.8.xml:1
bcf91c1b 2608msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2609"shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell "
2610"script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell variable and "
2611"the second the configuration value to query. As output it lists shell "
2612"assignment commands for each value present. In a shell script it should be "
2613"used as follows:"
bcf91c1b
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2614msgstr ""
2615
7d76ea1d 2616#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
04f27fae 2617#: apt-config.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2618#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 2619msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2620"OPTS=\"-f\"\n"
2621"RES=`apt-config shell OPTS MyApp::options`\n"
2622"eval $RES\n"
2a52e8c5
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2623msgstr ""
2624
2625#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2626#: apt-config.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2627msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2628"This will set the shell environment variable $OPTS to the value of "
2629"MyApp::options with a default of <option>-f</option>."
2a52e8c5
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2630msgstr ""
2631
2a52e8c5 2632#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2633#: apt-config.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2634msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2635"The configuration item may be postfixed with a /[fdbi]. f returns file "
2636"names, d returns directories, b returns true or false and i returns an "
2637"integer. Each of the returns is normalized and verified internally."
2a52e8c5
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2638msgstr ""
2639
2a52e8c5 2640#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2641#: apt-config.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2642msgid "Just show the contents of the configuration space."
2a52e8c5
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2643msgstr ""
2644
2645#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2646#: apt-config.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2647msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2648"Include options which have an empty value. This is the default, so use "
2649"--no-empty to remove them from the output."
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2650msgstr ""
2651
7d76ea1d 2652#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
04f27fae 2653#: apt-config.8.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2654msgid "&percnt;f &#x0022;&percnt;v&#x0022;;&percnt;n"
2a52e8c5
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2655msgstr ""
2656
2a52e8c5 2657#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2658#: apt-config.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2659msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2660"Defines the output of each config option. &percnt;t will be replaced with "
2661"its individual name, &percnt;f with its full hierarchical name and &percnt;v "
2662"with its value. Use uppercase letters and special characters in the value "
2663"will be encoded to ensure that it can e.g. be safely used in a quoted-string "
2664"as defined by RFC822. Additionally &percnt;n will be replaced by a newline, "
2665"and &percnt;N by a tab. A &percnt; can be printed by using &percnt;&percnt;."
2a52e8c5
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2666msgstr ""
2667
7d76ea1d 2668#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
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2669#: apt-config.8.xml:1 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1
2670#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2671msgid "&apt-conf;"
2a52e8c5
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2672msgstr ""
2673
7d76ea1d 2674#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2675#: apt-config.8.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2676msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2677"<command>apt-config</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
2678"on error."
30549c0c
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2679msgstr ""
2680
7d76ea1d 2681#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><contrib>
04f27fae 2682#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2683msgid "Initial documentation of Debug::*."
2a52e8c5
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2684msgstr ""
2685
7d76ea1d 2686#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><email>
04f27fae 2687#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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2688msgid "dburrows@debian.org"
2689msgstr ""
2690
2691#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
04f27fae 2692#: apt.conf.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1 sources.list.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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2693msgid "5"
2694msgstr ""
2695
2696#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 2697#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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2698msgid "Configuration file for APT"
2699msgstr ""
2700
2701#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2702#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
30549c0c 2703msgid ""
5723791e
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2704"<filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> is the main configuration file shared "
2705"by all the tools in the APT suite of tools, though it is by no means the "
2706"only place options can be set. The suite also shares a common command line "
2707"parser to provide a uniform environment."
30549c0c
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2708msgstr ""
2709
7d76ea1d 2710#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><para>
04f27fae 2711#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2712msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2713"When an APT tool starts up it will read the configuration files in the "
2714"following order:"
2a52e8c5
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2715msgstr ""
2716
7d76ea1d 2717#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2718#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2719msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2720"the file specified by the <envar>APT_CONFIG</envar> environment variable (if "
2721"any)"
2a52e8c5
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2722msgstr ""
2723
7d76ea1d 2724#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2725#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2726msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2727"all files in <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal> in alphanumeric ascending "
2728"order which have either no or \"<literal>conf</literal>\" as filename "
2729"extension and which only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) "
2730"and period (.) characters. Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has "
44477002 2731"ignored a file, unless that file matches a pattern in the "
5723791e 2732"<literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> configuration list - in which "
7d76ea1d 2733"case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
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2734msgstr ""
2735
7d76ea1d 2736#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2737#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2738msgid "the main configuration file specified by <literal>Dir::Etc::main</literal>"
2a52e8c5
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2739msgstr ""
2740
cbbee23e
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2741#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
2742#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2743msgid ""
2744"all options set in the binary specific configuration subtree are moved into "
2745"the root of the tree."
2746msgstr ""
2747
7d76ea1d 2748#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2749#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2750msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2751"the command line options are applied to override the configuration "
2752"directives or to load even more configuration files."
2a52e8c5
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2753msgstr ""
2754
7d76ea1d 2755#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 2756#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2757msgid "Syntax"
2a52e8c5
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2758msgstr ""
2759
7d76ea1d 2760#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2761#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2762msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2763"The configuration file is organized in a tree with options organized into "
2764"functional groups. Option specification is given with a double colon "
5723791e 2765"notation; for instance <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> is an option "
7d76ea1d
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2766"within the APT tool group, for the Get tool. Options do not inherit from "
2767"their parent groups."
2a52e8c5
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2768msgstr ""
2769
7d76ea1d 2770#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2771#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2772msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2773"Syntactically the configuration language is modeled after what the ISC tools "
2774"such as bind and dhcp use. Lines starting with <literal>//</literal> are "
2775"treated as comments (ignored), as well as all text between "
2776"<literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments. "
5723791e
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2777"Each line is of the form <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes \"true\";</literal>. "
2778"The quotation marks and trailing semicolon are required. The value must be "
2779"on one line, and there is no kind of string concatenation. Values must not "
2780"include backslashes or extra quotation marks. Option names are made up of "
2781"alphanumeric characters and the characters \"/-:._+\". A new scope can be "
2782"opened with curly braces, like this:"
2a52e8c5
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2783msgstr ""
2784
7d76ea1d 2785#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
04f27fae 2786#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2787#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 2788msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2789"APT {\n"
2790" Get {\n"
2791" Assume-Yes \"true\";\n"
2792" Fix-Broken \"true\";\n"
2793" };\n"
2794"};\n"
2a52e8c5
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2795msgstr ""
2796
7d76ea1d 2797#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2798#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2799msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2800"with newlines placed to make it more readable. Lists can be created by "
2801"opening a scope and including a single string enclosed in quotes followed by "
5723791e 2802"a semicolon. Multiple entries can be included, separated by a semicolon."
2a52e8c5
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2803msgstr ""
2804
7d76ea1d 2805#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
04f27fae 2806#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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2807#, no-wrap
2808msgid "DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {\"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt\";};\n"
c77d6597
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2809msgstr ""
2810
7d76ea1d 2811#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2812#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
c77d6597 2813msgid ""
00612a8c
DK
2814"In general the sample configuration file &configureindex; is a good guide "
2815"for how it should look."
c77d6597
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2816msgstr ""
2817
7d76ea1d 2818#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2819#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2820msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2821"Case is not significant in names of configuration items, so in the previous "
2822"example you could use <literal>dpkg::pre-install-pkgs</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2823msgstr ""
2824
7d76ea1d 2825#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2826#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2827msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2828"Names for the configuration items are optional if a list is defined as can "
2829"be seen in the <literal>DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal> example above. If "
2830"you don't specify a name a new entry will simply add a new option to the "
2831"list. If you specify a name you can override the option in the same way as "
2832"any other option by reassigning a new value to the option."
2a52e8c5
DK
2833msgstr ""
2834
7d76ea1d 2835#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2836#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
c77d6597 2837msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2838"Two special commands are defined: <literal>#include</literal> (which is "
2839"deprecated and not supported by alternative implementations) and "
2840"<literal>#clear</literal>. <literal>#include</literal> will include the "
2841"given file, unless the filename ends in a slash, in which case the whole "
2842"directory is included. <literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a part of "
2843"the configuration tree. The specified element and all its descendants are "
7d76ea1d 2844"erased. (Note that these lines also need to end with a semicolon.)"
c77d6597
MV
2845msgstr ""
2846
7d76ea1d 2847#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2848#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2849msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2850"The <literal>#clear</literal> command is the only way to delete a list or a "
2851"complete scope. Reopening a scope (or using the syntax described below with "
2852"an appended <literal>::</literal>) will <emphasis>not</emphasis> override "
2853"previously written entries. Options can only be overridden by addressing a "
2854"new value to them - lists and scopes can't be overridden, only cleared."
2a52e8c5
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2855msgstr ""
2856
7d76ea1d 2857#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2858#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2859msgid ""
5723791e 2860"All of the APT tools take an -o option which allows an arbitrary "
7d76ea1d
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2861"configuration directive to be specified on the command line. The syntax is a "
2862"full option name (<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> for instance) "
2863"followed by an equals sign then the new value of the option. To append a new "
5723791e
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2864"element to a list, add a trailing <literal>::</literal> to the name of the "
2865"list. (As you might suspect, the scope syntax can't be used on the command "
2866"line.)"
2a52e8c5
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2867msgstr ""
2868
7d76ea1d 2869#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2870#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
5723791e
JR
2871msgid ""
2872"Note that appending items to a list using <literal>::</literal> only works "
2873"for one item per line, and that you should not use it in combination with "
2874"the scope syntax (which adds <literal>::</literal> implicitly). Using both "
2875"syntaxes together will trigger a bug which some users unfortunately depend "
2876"on: an option with the unusual name \"<literal>::</literal>\" which acts "
2877"like every other option with a name. This introduces many problems; for one "
2878"thing, users who write multiple lines in this <emphasis>wrong</emphasis> "
2879"syntax in the hope of appending to a list will achieve the opposite, as only "
2880"the last assignment for this option \"<literal>::</literal>\" will be "
2881"used. Future versions of APT will raise errors and stop working if they "
2882"encounter this misuse, so please correct such statements now while APT "
2883"doesn't explicitly complain about them."
a7307a87
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2884msgstr ""
2885
7d76ea1d 2886#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 2887#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 2888msgid "The APT Group"
2a52e8c5
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2889msgstr ""
2890
7d76ea1d 2891#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 2892#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2893msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2894"This group of options controls general APT behavior as well as holding the "
2895"options for all of the tools."
2a52e8c5
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2896msgstr ""
2897
2a52e8c5 2898#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2899#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2900msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2901"System Architecture; sets the architecture to use when fetching files and "
2902"parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was "
2903"compiled for."
a7307a87
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2904msgstr ""
2905
a7307a87 2906#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2907#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
a7307a87 2908msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2909"All Architectures the system supports. For instance, CPUs implementing the "
2910"<literal>amd64</literal> (also called <literal>x86-64</literal>) "
2911"instruction set are also able to execute binaries compiled for the "
2912"<literal>i386</literal> (<literal>x86</literal>) instruction set. This list "
2913"is used when fetching files and parsing package lists. The initial default "
2914"is always the system's native architecture "
2915"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>), and foreign architectures are added "
2916"to the default list when they are registered via <command>dpkg "
2917"--add-architecture</command>."
2a52e8c5
DK
2918msgstr ""
2919
5ff8dd6b
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2920#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
2921#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2922msgid ""
2923"This scope defines which compression formats are supported, how compression "
2924"and decompression can be performed if support for this format isn't built "
2925"into apt directly and a cost-value indicating how costly it is to compress "
2926"something in this format. As an example the following configuration stanza "
2927"would allow apt to download and uncompress as well as create and store files "
2928"with the low-cost <literal>.reversed</literal> file extension which it will "
2929"pass to the command <command>rev</command> without additional commandline "
2930"parameters for compression and uncompression:"
2931msgstr ""
2932
2933#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><informalexample><programlisting>
2934#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2935#, no-wrap
2936msgid ""
2937"APT::Compressor::rev {\n"
2938"\tName \"rev\";\n"
2939"\tExtension \".reversed\";\n"
2940"\tBinary \"rev\";\n"
2941"\tCompressArg {};\n"
2942"\tUncompressArg {};\n"
2943"\tCost \"10\";\n"
2944"};\n"
2945msgstr ""
2946
2a52e8c5 2947#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2948#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7ffbb475
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2949msgid ""
2950"List of all build profiles enabled for build-dependency resolution, without "
2951"the \"<literal>profile.</literal>\" namespace prefix. By default this list "
2952"is empty. The <envar>DEB_BUILD_PROFILES</envar> as used by "
2953"&dpkg-buildpackage; overrides the list notation."
2954msgstr ""
2955
2956#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2957#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2958msgid ""
5723791e 2959"Default release to install packages from if more than one version is "
7d76ea1d 2960"available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: "
9feb98eb
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2961"'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', '&debian-stable-codename;', "
2962"'&debian-testing-codename;', '4.0', '5.0*'. See also &apt-preferences;."
2a52e8c5
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2963msgstr ""
2964
2a52e8c5 2965#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2966#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2967msgid ""
5723791e 2968"Ignore held packages; this global option causes the problem resolver to "
7d76ea1d 2969"ignore held packages in its decision making."
2a52e8c5
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2970msgstr ""
2971
2a52e8c5 2972#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2973#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2974msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2975"Defaults to on. When turned on the autoclean feature will remove any "
2976"packages which can no longer be downloaded from the cache. If turned off "
2977"then packages that are locally installed are also excluded from cleaning - "
2978"but note that APT provides no direct means to reinstall them."
2a52e8c5
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2979msgstr ""
2980
2a52e8c5 2981#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2982#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2983msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2984"Defaults to on, which will cause APT to install essential and important "
2985"packages as soon as possible in an install/upgrade operation, in order to "
2986"limit the effect of a failing &dpkg; call. If this option is disabled, APT "
2987"treats an important package in the same way as an extra package: between the "
2988"unpacking of the package A and its configuration there can be many other "
2989"unpack or configuration calls for other unrelated packages B, C etc. If "
2990"these cause the &dpkg; call to fail (e.g. because package B's maintainer "
2991"scripts generate an error), this results in a system state in which package "
2992"A is unpacked but unconfigured - so any package depending on A is now no "
2993"longer guaranteed to work, as its dependency on A is no longer satisfied."
2a52e8c5
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2994msgstr ""
2995
2a52e8c5 2996#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 2997#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 2998msgid ""
5723791e
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2999"The immediate configuration marker is also applied in the potentially "
3000"problematic case of circular dependencies, since a dependency with the "
3001"immediate flag is equivalent to a Pre-Dependency. In theory this allows APT "
3002"to recognise a situation in which it is unable to perform immediate "
3003"configuration, abort, and suggest to the user that the option should be "
3004"temporarily deactivated in order to allow the operation to proceed. Note "
3005"the use of the word \"theory\" here; in the real world this problem has "
3006"rarely been encountered, in non-stable distribution versions, and was caused "
3007"by wrong dependencies of the package in question or by a system in an "
3008"already broken state; so you should not blindly disable this option, as the "
3009"scenario mentioned above is not the only problem it can help to prevent in "
3010"the first place."
2a52e8c5
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3011msgstr ""
3012
2a52e8c5 3013#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3014#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3015msgid ""
5723791e
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3016"Before a big operation like <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> is run with this "
3017"option disabled you should try to explicitly <literal>install</literal> the "
3018"package APT is unable to configure immediately; but please make sure you "
3019"also report your problem to your distribution and to the APT team with the "
3020"buglink below, so they can work on improving or correcting the upgrade "
3021"process."
2a52e8c5
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3022msgstr ""
3023
2a52e8c5 3024#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3025#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3026msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3027"Never enable this option unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> know what "
3028"you are doing. It permits APT to temporarily remove an essential package to "
3029"break a Conflicts/Conflicts or Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop between two "
3030"essential packages. <emphasis>Such a loop should never exist and is a grave "
3031"bug</emphasis>. This option will work if the essential packages are not "
3032"<command>tar</command>, <command>gzip</command>, <command>libc</command>, "
3033"<command>dpkg</command>, <command>dash</command> or anything that those "
3034"packages depend on."
2a52e8c5
DK
3035msgstr ""
3036
2a52e8c5 3037#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3038#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3039msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3040"APT uses since version 0.7.26 a resizable memory mapped cache file to store "
5723791e
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3041"the available information. <literal>Cache-Start</literal> acts as a hint of "
3042"the size the cache will grow to, and is therefore the amount of memory APT "
7d76ea1d 3043"will request at startup. The default value is 20971520 bytes (~20 MB). Note "
5723791e 3044"that this amount of space needs to be available for APT; otherwise it will "
7d76ea1d
DK
3045"likely fail ungracefully, so for memory restricted devices this value should "
3046"be lowered while on systems with a lot of configured sources it should be "
3047"increased. <literal>Cache-Grow</literal> defines in bytes with the default "
5723791e
JR
3048"of 1048576 (~1 MB) how much the cache size will be increased in the event "
3049"the space defined by <literal>Cache-Start</literal> is not enough. This "
7d76ea1d
DK
3050"value will be applied again and again until either the cache is big enough "
3051"to store all information or the size of the cache reaches the "
3052"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal>. The default of "
3053"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal> is 0 which stands for no limit. If "
5723791e
JR
3054"<literal>Cache-Grow</literal> is set to 0 the automatic growth of the cache "
3055"is disabled."
2a52e8c5
DK
3056msgstr ""
3057
2a52e8c5 3058#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3059#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
5723791e 3060msgid "Defines which packages are considered essential build dependencies."
2a52e8c5
DK
3061msgstr ""
3062
2a52e8c5 3063#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3064#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3065msgid ""
5723791e 3066"The Get subsection controls the &apt-get; tool; please see its documentation "
7d76ea1d 3067"for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
DK
3068msgstr ""
3069
2a52e8c5 3070#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3071#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3072msgid ""
5723791e 3073"The Cache subsection controls the &apt-cache; tool; please see its "
7d76ea1d 3074"documentation for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
DK
3075msgstr ""
3076
2a52e8c5 3077#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3078#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3079msgid ""
5723791e 3080"The CDROM subsection controls the &apt-cdrom; tool; please see its "
7d76ea1d 3081"documentation for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
DK
3082msgstr ""
3083
7d76ea1d 3084#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 3085#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3086msgid "The Acquire Group"
2a52e8c5
DK
3087msgstr ""
3088
3089#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3090#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3091msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3092"The <literal>Acquire</literal> group of options controls the download of "
5723791e
JR
3093"packages as well as the various \"acquire methods\" responsible for the "
3094"download itself (see also &sources-list;)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3095msgstr ""
3096
5723791e 3097#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3098#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3099msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3100"Security related option defaulting to true, as giving a Release file's "
3101"validation an expiration date prevents replay attacks over a long timescale, "
3102"and can also for example help users to identify mirrors that are no longer "
3103"updated - but the feature depends on the correctness of the clock on the "
3104"user system. Archive maintainers are encouraged to create Release files with "
3105"the <literal>Valid-Until</literal> header, but if they don't or a stricter "
3106"value is desired the <literal>Max-ValidTime</literal> option below can be "
864fe99c
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3107"used. The <option>Check-Valid-Until</option> option of &sources-list; "
3108"entries should be preferred to disable the check selectively instead of "
3109"using this global override."
2a52e8c5
DK
3110msgstr ""
3111
5723791e 3112#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3113#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3114msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3115"Maximum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
3116"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
3117"should be considered valid. If the Release file itself includes a "
3118"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header the earlier date of the two is used as "
3119"the expiration date. The default value is <literal>0</literal> which stands "
3120"for \"valid forever\". Archive specific settings can be made by appending "
864fe99c
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3121"the label of the archive to the option name. Preferably, the same can be "
3122"achieved for specific &sources-list; entries by using the "
3123"<option>Valid-Until-Max</option> option there."
2a52e8c5
DK
3124msgstr ""
3125
5723791e 3126#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3127#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3128msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3129"Minimum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
3130"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
3131"should be considered valid. Use this if you need to use a seldom updated "
3132"(local) mirror of a more frequently updated archive with a "
3133"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header instead of completely disabling the "
3134"expiration date checking. Archive specific settings can and should be used "
864fe99c
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3135"by appending the label of the archive to the option name. Preferably, the "
3136"same can be achieved for specific &sources-list; entries by using the "
3137"<option>Valid-Until-Min</option> option there."
2a52e8c5
DK
3138msgstr ""
3139
2a52e8c5 3140#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3141#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3142msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3143"Try to download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for indexes (like "
3144"<filename>Packages</filename> files) instead of downloading whole ones. True "
e49dd9d3
MV
3145"by default. Preferably, this can be set for specific &sources-list; entries "
3146"or index files by using the <option>PDiffs</option> option there."
2a52e8c5
DK
3147msgstr ""
3148
2a52e8c5 3149#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3150#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3151msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3152"Two sub-options to limit the use of PDiffs are also available: "
3153"<literal>FileLimit</literal> can be used to specify a maximum number of "
3154"PDiff files should be downloaded to update a "
3155"file. <literal>SizeLimit</literal> on the other hand is the maximum "
3156"percentage of the size of all patches compared to the size of the targeted "
3157"file. If one of these limits is exceeded the complete file is downloaded "
3158"instead of the patches."
2a52e8c5
DK
3159msgstr ""
3160
2a52e8c5 3161#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae
MV
3162#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
3163msgid ""
3164"Try to download indexes via an URI constructed from a hashsum of the "
3165"expected file rather than downloaded via a well-known stable filename. True "
3166"by default, but automatically disabled if the source indicates no support "
3167"for it. Usage can be forced with the special value \"force\". Preferably, "
3168"this can be set for specific &sources-list; entries or index files by using "
3169"the <option>By-Hash</option> option there."
3170msgstr ""
3171
3172#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
3173#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3174msgid ""
3175"Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of "
3176"<literal>host</literal> or <literal>access</literal> which determines how "
3177"APT parallelizes outgoing connections. <literal>host</literal> means that "
3178"one connection per target host will be opened, <literal>access</literal> "
3179"means that one connection per URI type will be opened."
2a52e8c5
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3180msgstr ""
3181
2a52e8c5 3182#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3183#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3184msgid ""
3185"Number of retries to perform. If this is non-zero APT will retry failed "
3186"files the given number of times."
2a52e8c5
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3187msgstr ""
3188
2a52e8c5 3189#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3190#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3191msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3192"Use symlinks for source archives. If set to true then source archives will "
3193"be symlinked when possible instead of copying. True is the default."
2a52e8c5
DK
3194msgstr ""
3195
2a52e8c5 3196#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3197#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3198msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3199"<literal>http::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for HTTP "
3200"URIs. It is in the standard form of "
3201"<literal>http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies "
3202"can also be specified by using the form "
7d76ea1d
DK
3203"<literal>http::Proxy::&lt;host&gt;</literal> with the special keyword "
3204"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
3205"settings is specified, <envar>http_proxy</envar> environment variable will "
3206"be used."
2a52e8c5
DK
3207msgstr ""
3208
2a52e8c5 3209#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3210#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3211msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3212"Three settings are provided for cache control with HTTP/1.1 compliant proxy "
5723791e
JR
3213"caches. <literal>No-Cache</literal> tells the proxy not to use its cached "
3214"response under any circumstances. <literal>Max-Age</literal> sets the "
3215"allowed maximum age (in seconds) of an index file in the cache of the "
3216"proxy. <literal>No-Store</literal> specifies that the proxy should not "
3217"store the requested archive files in its cache, which can be used to prevent "
3218"the proxy from polluting its cache with (big) .deb files."
2a52e8c5
DK
3219msgstr ""
3220
3221#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3222#: apt.conf.5.xml:1 apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3223msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3224"The option <literal>timeout</literal> sets the timeout timer used by the "
5723791e 3225"method; this value applies to the connection as well as the data timeout."
2a52e8c5
DK
3226msgstr ""
3227
782486e8 3228#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3229#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
782486e8 3230msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3231"The setting <literal>Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth</literal> can be used to "
5723791e
JR
3232"enable HTTP pipelining (RFC 2616 section 8.1.2.2) which can be beneficial "
3233"e.g. on high-latency connections. It specifies how many requests are sent in "
5b1e4e86
MV
3234"a pipeline. APT tries to detect and workaround misbehaving webservers and "
3235"proxies at runtime, but if you know that yours does not conform to the "
3236"HTTP/1.1 specification pipelining can be disabled by setting the value to "
3237"0. It is enabled by default with the value 10."
782486e8
MV
3238msgstr ""
3239
5723791e 3240#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3241#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
b39c1859 3242msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3243"<literal>Acquire::http::AllowRedirect</literal> controls whether APT will "
3244"follow redirects, which is enabled by default."
b39c1859
MV
3245msgstr ""
3246
2a52e8c5 3247#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3248#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
b39c1859 3249msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3250"The used bandwidth can be limited with "
3251"<literal>Acquire::http::Dl-Limit</literal> which accepts integer values in "
ce34af08
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3252"kilobytes per second. The default value is 0 which deactivates the limit and "
3253"tries to use all available bandwidth. Note that this option implicitly "
3254"disables downloading from multiple servers at the same time."
b39c1859
MV
3255msgstr ""
3256
5723791e 3257#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3258#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3259msgid ""
3260"<literal>Acquire::http::User-Agent</literal> can be used to set a different "
3261"User-Agent for the http download method as some proxies allow access for "
3262"clients only if the client uses a known identifier."
2a52e8c5
DK
3263msgstr ""
3264
3265#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3266#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3267msgid ""
ce34af08 3268"<literal>Acquire::http::Proxy-Auto-Detect</literal> can be used to specify "
14e325c7
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3269"an external command to discover the http proxy to use. The first and only "
3270"parameter is an URI denoting the host to be contacted to allow for "
3271"host-specific configuration. APT expects the command to output the proxy on "
3272"stdout as a single line in the style <literal>http://proxy:port/</literal> "
3273"or the word <literal>DIRECT</literal> if no proxy should be used. No output "
3274"indicates that the generic proxy settings should be used. Note that "
3275"auto-detection will not be used for a host if a host-specific proxy "
3276"configuration is already set via "
3277"<literal>Acquire::http::Proxy::<replaceable>HOST</replaceable></literal>. "
3278"See the &squid-deb-proxy-client; package for an example implementation that "
3279"uses avahi. This option takes precedence over the legacy option name "
ce34af08
MV
3280"<literal>ProxyAutoDetect</literal>."
3281msgstr ""
3282
3283#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3284#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
ce34af08 3285msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3286"The <literal>Cache-control</literal>, <literal>Timeout</literal>, "
3287"<literal>AllowRedirect</literal>, <literal>Dl-Limit</literal> and "
3288"<literal>proxy</literal> options work for HTTPS URIs in the same way as for "
3289"the <literal>http</literal> method, and default to the same values if they "
3290"are not explicitly set. The <literal>Pipeline-Depth</literal> option is not "
3291"yet supported."
2a52e8c5
DK
3292msgstr ""
3293
5723791e 3294#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3295#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3296msgid ""
3297"<literal>CaInfo</literal> suboption specifies place of file that holds info "
5723791e 3298"about trusted certificates. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::CaInfo</literal> is the "
7d76ea1d 3299"corresponding per-host option. <literal>Verify-Peer</literal> boolean "
5723791e
JR
3300"suboption determines whether or not the server's host certificate should be "
3301"verified against trusted certificates. "
3302"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::Verify-Peer</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
3303"option. <literal>Verify-Host</literal> boolean suboption determines whether "
3304"or not the server's hostname should be verified. "
3305"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::Verify-Host</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
7d76ea1d 3306"option. <literal>SslCert</literal> determines what certificate to use for "
5723791e 3307"client authentication. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslCert</literal> is the "
7d76ea1d
DK
3308"corresponding per-host option. <literal>SslKey</literal> determines what "
3309"private key to use for client "
5723791e 3310"authentication. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslKey</literal> is the corresponding "
7d76ea1d 3311"per-host option. <literal>SslForceVersion</literal> overrides default SSL "
5723791e
JR
3312"version to use. It can contain either of the strings "
3313"'<literal>TLSv1</literal>' or '<literal>SSLv3</literal>'. "
3314"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslForceVersion</literal> is the corresponding "
3315"per-host option."
2a52e8c5
DK
3316msgstr ""
3317
3318#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3319#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3320msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3321"<literal>ftp::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for FTP URIs. "
3322"It is in the standard form of "
3323"<literal>ftp://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies can "
3324"also be specified by using the form "
7d76ea1d
DK
3325"<literal>ftp::Proxy::&lt;host&gt;</literal> with the special keyword "
3326"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
3327"settings is specified, <envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable will be "
5723791e 3328"used. To use an FTP proxy you will have to set the "
7d76ea1d
DK
3329"<literal>ftp::ProxyLogin</literal> script in the configuration file. This "
3330"entry specifies the commands to send to tell the proxy server what to "
3331"connect to. Please see &configureindex; for an example of how to do "
5723791e
JR
3332"this. The substitution variables representing the corresponding URI "
3333"component are <literal>$(PROXY_USER)</literal>, "
3334"<literal>$(PROXY_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE_USER)</literal>, "
3335"<literal>$(SITE_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE)</literal> and "
3336"<literal>$(SITE_PORT)</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3337msgstr ""
3338
5723791e 3339#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3340#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3341msgid ""
3342"Several settings are provided to control passive mode. Generally it is safe "
5723791e
JR
3343"to leave passive mode on; it works in nearly every environment. However, "
3344"some situations require that passive mode be disabled and port mode FTP used "
3345"instead. This can be done globally or for connections that go through a "
3346"proxy or for a specific host (see the sample config file for examples)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3347msgstr ""
3348
3349#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3350#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3351msgid ""
3352"It is possible to proxy FTP over HTTP by setting the "
5723791e 3353"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable to an HTTP URL - see the "
7d76ea1d
DK
3354"discussion of the http method above for syntax. You cannot set this in the "
3355"configuration file and it is not recommended to use FTP over HTTP due to its "
3356"low efficiency."
2a52e8c5
DK
3357msgstr ""
3358
5723791e 3359#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3360#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3361msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3362"The setting <literal>ForceExtended</literal> controls the use of RFC2428 "
3363"<literal>EPSV</literal> and <literal>EPRT</literal> commands. The default is "
3364"false, which means these commands are only used if the control connection is "
3365"IPv6. Setting this to true forces their use even on IPv4 connections. Note "
3366"that most FTP servers do not support RFC2428."
2a52e8c5
DK
3367msgstr ""
3368
5723791e 3369#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 3370#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3371#, no-wrap
3372msgid "/cdrom/::Mount \"foo\";"
2a52e8c5
DK
3373msgstr ""
3374
5723791e 3375#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3376#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3377msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3378"For URIs using the <literal>cdrom</literal> method, the only configurable "
3379"option is the mount point, <literal>cdrom::Mount</literal>, which must be "
3380"the mount point for the CD-ROM (or DVD, or whatever) drive as specified in "
3381"<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. It is possible to provide alternate mount "
3382"and unmount commands if your mount point cannot be listed in the fstab. The "
7d76ea1d 3383"syntax is to put <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> within the "
5723791e
JR
3384"<literal>cdrom</literal> block. It is important to have the trailing slash. "
3385"Unmount commands can be specified using UMount."
2a52e8c5
DK
3386msgstr ""
3387
5723791e 3388#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3389#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3390msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3391"For GPGV URIs the only configurable option is "
3392"<literal>gpgv::Options</literal>, which passes additional parameters to "
3393"gpgv."
2a52e8c5
DK
3394msgstr ""
3395
5723791e 3396#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
04f27fae 3397#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3398#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3399msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3400"Acquire::CompressionTypes::<replaceable>FileExtension</replaceable> "
3401"\"<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable>\";"
2a52e8c5
DK
3402msgstr ""
3403
2a52e8c5 3404#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3405#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3406msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3407"List of compression types which are understood by the acquire methods. "
3408"Files like <filename>Packages</filename> can be available in various "
5ff8dd6b
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3409"compression formats. By default the acquire methods can decompress and "
3410"recompress many common formats like <command>xz</command> and "
3411"<command>gzip</command>; with this scope the supported formats can be "
3412"queried, modified as well as support for more formats added (see also "
3413"<option>APT::Compressor</option>). The syntax for this is: <placeholder "
3414"type=\"synopsis\" id=\"0\"/>"
7d76ea1d
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3415msgstr ""
3416
5723791e 3417#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
04f27fae 3418#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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3419#, no-wrap
3420msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: \"gz\";"
3421msgstr ""
3422
5723791e 3423#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
04f27fae 3424#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3425#, no-wrap
5ff8dd6b 3426msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order { \"xz\"; \"gz\"; };"
2a52e8c5
DK
3427msgstr ""
3428
bcf91c1b 3429#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3430#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 3431msgid ""
5723791e 3432"Also, the <literal>Order</literal> subgroup can be used to define in which "
7d76ea1d
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3433"order the acquire system will try to download the compressed files. The "
3434"acquire system will try the first and proceed with the next compression type "
5723791e 3435"in this list on error, so to prefer one over the other type simply add the "
5ff8dd6b
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3436"preferred type first - types not already added will be implicitly appended "
3437"to the end of the list, so e.g. <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"0\"/> "
3438"can be used to prefer <command>gzip</command> compressed files over all "
3439"other compression formats. If <command>xz</command> should be preferred "
3440"over <command>gzip</command> and <command>bzip2</command> the configure "
3441"setting should look like this: <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"1\"/> It "
3442"is not needed to add <literal>bz2</literal> to the list explicitly as it "
3443"will be added automatically."
7d76ea1d
DK
3444msgstr ""
3445
5723791e 3446#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 3447#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3448#, no-wrap
3449msgid "Dir::Bin::bzip2 \"/bin/bzip2\";"
bcf91c1b
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3450msgstr ""
3451
782486e8 3452#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3453#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
782486e8 3454msgid ""
5723791e 3455"Note that the "
7d76ea1d 3456"<literal>Dir::Bin::<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable></literal> will be "
5ff8dd6b
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3457"checked at run time. If this option has been set and support for this format "
3458"isn't directly built into apt, the method will only be used if this file "
3459"exists; e.g. for the <literal>bzip2</literal> method (the inbuilt) setting "
3460"is: <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> Note also that list "
3461"entries specified on the command line will be added at the end of the list "
3462"specified in the configuration files, but before the default entries. To "
3463"prefer a type in this case over the ones specified in the configuration "
3464"files you can set the option direct - not in list style. This will not "
3465"override the defined list; it will only prefix the list with this type."
2a52e8c5
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3466msgstr ""
3467
2a52e8c5 3468#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3469#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3470msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3471"The special type <literal>uncompressed</literal> can be used to give "
3472"uncompressed files a preference, but note that most archives don't provide "
3473"uncompressed files so this is mostly only useable for local mirrors."
2a52e8c5
DK
3474msgstr ""
3475
782486e8 3476#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3477#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
782486e8 3478msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3479"When downloading <literal>gzip</literal> compressed indexes (Packages, "
3480"Sources, or Translations), keep them gzip compressed locally instead of "
3481"unpacking them. This saves quite a lot of disk space at the expense of more "
3482"CPU requirements when building the local package caches. False by default."
2a52e8c5
DK
3483msgstr ""
3484
2a52e8c5 3485#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3486#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
782486e8 3487msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3488"The Languages subsection controls which <filename>Translation</filename> "
3489"files are downloaded and in which order APT tries to display the "
5723791e
JR
3490"description-translations. APT will try to display the first available "
3491"description in the language which is listed first. Languages can be defined "
3492"with their short or long language codes. Note that not all archives provide "
3493"<filename>Translation</filename> files for every language - the long "
3494"language codes are especially rare."
2a52e8c5
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3495msgstr ""
3496
5723791e 3497#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 3498#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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3499#, no-wrap
3500msgid "Acquire::Languages { \"environment\"; \"de\"; \"en\"; \"none\"; \"fr\"; };"
2a52e8c5
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3501msgstr ""
3502
2a52e8c5 3503#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3504#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
782486e8 3505msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3506"The default list includes \"environment\" and "
5723791e
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3507"\"en\". \"<literal>environment</literal>\" has a special meaning here: it "
3508"will be replaced at runtime with the language codes extracted from the "
7d76ea1d
DK
3509"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> environment variable. It will also ensure "
3510"that these codes are not included twice in the list. If "
3511"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> is set to \"C\" only the "
3512"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file (if available) will be used. To "
5723791e 3513"force APT to use no Translation file use the setting "
7d76ea1d 3514"<literal>Acquire::Languages=none</literal>. \"<literal>none</literal>\" is "
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3515"another special meaning code which will stop the search for a suitable "
3516"<filename>Translation</filename> file. This tells APT to download these "
3517"translations too, without actually using them unless the environment "
3518"specifies the languages. So the following example configuration will result "
3519"in the order \"en, de\" in an English locale or \"de, en\" in a German "
3520"one. Note that \"fr\" is downloaded, but not used unless APT is used in a "
3521"French locale (where the order would be \"fr, de, en\"). <placeholder "
3522"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
bcf91c1b
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3523msgstr ""
3524
5723791e 3525#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3526#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3527msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3528"Note: To prevent problems resulting from APT being executed in different "
3529"environments (e.g. by different users or by other programs) all Translation "
3530"files which are found in <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists/</filename> will be "
3531"added to the end of the list (after an implicit "
3532"\"<literal>none</literal>\")."
2a52e8c5
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3533msgstr ""
3534
c1b21367 3535#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3536#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
c1b21367
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3537msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv4 protocol."
3538msgstr ""
3539
3540#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3541#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
c1b21367
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3542msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv6 protocol."
3543msgstr ""
3544
5b1e4e86 3545#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3546#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
5b1e4e86
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3547msgid ""
3548"The maximum file size of Release/Release.gpg/InRelease files. The default "
3549"is 10MB."
3550msgstr ""
3551
3552#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3553#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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3554msgid ""
3555"This option controls if apt will use the DNS SRV server record as specified "
3556"in RFC 2782 to select an alternative server to connect to. The default is "
3557"\"true\"."
3558msgstr ""
3559
3560#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3561#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
5b1e4e86 3562msgid ""
14e325c7
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3563"Allow update operations to load data files from repositories without "
3564"sufficient security information. The default value is "
3565"\"<literal>false</literal>\". Concept, implications as well as alternatives "
3566"are detailed in &apt-secure;."
3567msgstr ""
3568
3569#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
3570#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
3571msgid ""
3572"Allow update operations to load data files from repositories which provide "
3573"security information, but these are deemed no longer cryptographically "
3574"strong enough. The default value is \"<literal>false</literal>\". Concept, "
3575"implications as well as alternatives are detailed in &apt-secure;."
5b1e4e86
MV
3576msgstr ""
3577
3578#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3579#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
5b1e4e86
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3580msgid ""
3581"Allow that a repository that was previously gpg signed to become unsigned "
14e325c7
JAK
3582"during an update operation. When there is no valid signature for a "
3583"previously trusted repository apt will refuse the update. This option can be "
3584"used to override this protection. You almost certainly never want to enable "
3585"this. The default is <literal>false</literal>. Concept, implications as "
3586"well as alternatives are detailed in &apt-secure;."
5b1e4e86
MV
3587msgstr ""
3588
864fe99c 3589#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 3590#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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3591msgid "scope"
3592msgstr ""
3593
3594#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3595#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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3596msgid ""
3597"Acquiring changelogs can only be done if an URI is known from where to get "
3598"them. Preferable the Release file indicates this in a 'Changelogs' "
3599"field. If this isn't available the Label/Origin field of the Release file is "
3600"used to check if a "
3601"<literal>Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Label::<replaceable>LABEL</replaceable></literal> "
3602"or "
3603"<literal>Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::<replaceable>ORIGIN</replaceable></literal> "
3604"option exists and if so this value is taken. The value in the Release file "
3605"can be overridden with "
3606"<literal>Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Override::Label::<replaceable>LABEL</replaceable></literal> "
3607"or "
3608"<literal>Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Override::Origin::<replaceable>ORIGIN</replaceable></literal>. "
2ffd3535 3609"The value should be a normal URI to a text file, except that package "
864fe99c 3610"specific data is replaced with the placeholder "
430481e7 3611"<literal>@CHANGEPATH@</literal>. The value for it is: 1. if the package is "
864fe99c 3612"from a component (e.g. <literal>main</literal>) this is the first part "
2ffd3535 3613"otherwise it is omitted, 2. the first letter of source package name, except "
864fe99c
MV
3614"if the source package name starts with '<literal>lib</literal>' in which "
3615"case it will be the first four letters. 3. The complete source package "
3616"name. 4. the complete name again and 5. the source version. The first (if "
3617"present), second, third and fourth part are separated by a slash "
3618"('<literal>/</literal>') and between the fourth and fifth part is an "
3619"underscore ('<literal>_</literal>'). The special value "
3620"'<literal>no</literal>' is available for this option indicating that this "
3621"source can't be used to acquire changelog files from. Another source will be "
3622"tried if available in this case."
3623msgstr ""
3624
cbbee23e
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3625#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
3626#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
3627msgid "Binary specific configuration"
3628msgstr ""
3629
3630#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
3631#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
3632msgid ""
3633"Especially with the introduction of the <command>apt</command> binary it can "
3634"be useful to set certain options only for a specific binary as even options "
3635"which look like they would effect only a certain binary like "
3636"<option>APT::Get::Show-Versions</option> effect <command>apt-get</command> "
3637"as well as <command>apt</command>."
3638msgstr ""
3639
3640#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
3641#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
3642msgid ""
3643"Setting an option for a specific binary only can be achieved by setting the "
3644"option inside the "
3645"<option>Binary::<replaceable>specific-binary</replaceable></option> "
3646"scope. Setting the option <option>APT::Get::Show-Versions</option> for the "
3647"<command>apt</command> only can e.g. by done by setting "
3648"<option>Binary::apt::APT::Get::Show-Versions</option> instead."
3649msgstr ""
3650
3651#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
3652#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
3653msgid ""
3654"Note that as seen in the DESCRIPTION section further above you can't set "
3655"binary-specific options on the commandline itself nor in configuration files "
3656"loaded via the commandline."
3657msgstr ""
3658
7d76ea1d 3659#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 3660#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3661msgid "Directories"
2a52e8c5
DK
3662msgstr ""
3663
3664#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3665#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3666msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3667"The <literal>Dir::State</literal> section has directories that pertain to "
3668"local state information. <literal>lists</literal> is the directory to place "
3669"downloaded package lists in and <literal>status</literal> is the name of the "
5723791e 3670"&dpkg; status file. <literal>preferences</literal> is the name of the APT "
7d76ea1d 3671"<filename>preferences</filename> file. <literal>Dir::State</literal> "
5723791e 3672"contains the default directory to prefix on all sub-items if they do not "
7d76ea1d 3673"start with <filename>/</filename> or <filename>./</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3674msgstr ""
3675
3676#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3677#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3678msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3679"<literal>Dir::Cache</literal> contains locations pertaining to local cache "
3680"information, such as the two package caches <literal>srcpkgcache</literal> "
3681"and <literal>pkgcache</literal> as well as the location to place downloaded "
3682"archives, <literal>Dir::Cache::archives</literal>. Generation of caches can "
1e7ec0d8
MV
3683"be turned off by setting <literal>pkgcache</literal> or "
3684"<literal>srcpkgcache</literal> to <literal>\"\"</literal>. This will slow "
5723791e 3685"down startup but save disk space. It is probably preferable to turn off the "
1e7ec0d8
MV
3686"pkgcache rather than the srcpkgcache. Like <literal>Dir::State</literal> "
3687"the default directory is contained in <literal>Dir::Cache</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3688msgstr ""
3689
2a52e8c5 3690#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3691#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3692msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3693"<literal>Dir::Etc</literal> contains the location of configuration files, "
3694"<literal>sourcelist</literal> gives the location of the sourcelist and "
3695"<literal>main</literal> is the default configuration file (setting has no "
3696"effect, unless it is done from the config file specified by "
3697"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3698msgstr ""
3699
3700#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3701#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3702msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3703"The <literal>Dir::Parts</literal> setting reads in all the config fragments "
3704"in lexical order from the directory specified. After this is done then the "
3705"main config file is loaded."
2a52e8c5
DK
3706msgstr ""
3707
3708#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3709#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3710msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3711"Binary programs are pointed to by "
3712"<literal>Dir::Bin</literal>. <literal>Dir::Bin::Methods</literal> specifies "
3713"the location of the method handlers and <literal>gzip</literal>, "
3714"<literal>bzip2</literal>, <literal>lzma</literal>, <literal>dpkg</literal>, "
3715"<literal>apt-get</literal> <literal>dpkg-source</literal> "
3716"<literal>dpkg-buildpackage</literal> and <literal>apt-cache</literal> "
3717"specify the location of the respective programs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3718msgstr ""
3719
3720#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3721#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3722msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3723"The configuration item <literal>RootDir</literal> has a special meaning. If "
864fe99c
MV
3724"set, all paths will be relative to <literal>RootDir</literal>, "
3725"<emphasis>even paths that are specified absolutely</emphasis>. So, for "
3726"instance, if <literal>RootDir</literal> is set to "
3727"<filename>/tmp/staging</filename> and <literal>Dir::State::status</literal> "
3728"is set to <filename>/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>, then the status file "
3729"will be looked up in <filename>/tmp/staging/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>. "
3730"If you want to prefix only relative paths, set <literal>Dir</literal> "
3731"instead."
2a52e8c5
DK
3732msgstr ""
3733
3734#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3735#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3736msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3737"The <literal>Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> list can be used to specify "
3738"which files APT should silently ignore while parsing the files in the "
3739"fragment directories. Per default a file which end with "
3740"<literal>.disabled</literal>, <literal>~</literal>, <literal>.bak</literal> "
3741"or <literal>.dpkg-[a-z]+</literal> is silently ignored. As seen in the last "
3742"default value these patterns can use regular expression syntax."
2a52e8c5
DK
3743msgstr ""
3744
7d76ea1d 3745#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 3746#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3747msgid "APT in DSelect"
2a52e8c5
DK
3748msgstr ""
3749
3750#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3751#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3752msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3753"When APT is used as a &dselect; method several configuration directives "
5723791e 3754"control the default behavior. These are in the <literal>DSelect</literal> "
7d76ea1d 3755"section."
2a52e8c5
DK
3756msgstr ""
3757
7d76ea1d 3758#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3759#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3760msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3761"Cache Clean mode; this value may be one of <literal>always</literal>, "
3762"<literal>prompt</literal>, <literal>auto</literal>, "
3763"<literal>pre-auto</literal> and <literal>never</literal>. "
3764"<literal>always</literal> and <literal>prompt</literal> will remove all "
3765"packages from the cache after upgrading, <literal>prompt</literal> (the "
3766"default) does so conditionally. <literal>auto</literal> removes only those "
3767"packages which are no longer downloadable (replaced with a new version for "
3768"instance). <literal>pre-auto</literal> performs this action before "
3769"downloading new packages."
2a52e8c5
DK
3770msgstr ""
3771
7d76ea1d 3772#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3773#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3774msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3775"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
3776"options when it is run for the install phase."
2a52e8c5
DK
3777msgstr ""
3778
7d76ea1d 3779#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3780#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3781msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3782"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
3783"options when it is run for the update phase."
2a52e8c5
DK
3784msgstr ""
3785
7d76ea1d 3786#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3787#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3788msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3789"If true the [U]pdate operation in &dselect; will always prompt to continue. "
3790"The default is to prompt only on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
3791msgstr ""
3792
3793#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 3794#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
5723791e 3795msgid "How APT calls &dpkg;"
2a52e8c5
DK
3796msgstr ""
3797
3798#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3799#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3800msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3801"Several configuration directives control how APT invokes &dpkg;. These are "
3802"in the <literal>DPkg</literal> section."
2a52e8c5
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3803msgstr ""
3804
7d76ea1d 3805#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3806#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3807msgid ""
5723791e 3808"This is a list of options to pass to &dpkg;. The options must be specified "
7d76ea1d
DK
3809"using the list notation and each list item is passed as a single argument to "
3810"&dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
3811msgstr ""
3812
7d76ea1d 3813#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3814#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3815msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3816"This is a list of shell commands to run before/after invoking &dpkg;. Like "
3817"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
5723791e 3818"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
7d76ea1d 3819"fail APT will abort."
2a52e8c5
DK
3820msgstr ""
3821
7d76ea1d 3822#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3823#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3824msgid ""
5723791e 3825"This is a list of shell commands to run before invoking &dpkg;. Like "
7d76ea1d 3826"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
5723791e
JR
3827"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
3828"fail APT will abort. APT will pass the filenames of all .deb files it is "
ce34af08
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3829"going to install to the commands, one per line on the requested file "
3830"descriptor, defaulting to standard input."
2a52e8c5
DK
3831msgstr ""
3832
7d76ea1d 3833#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3834#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3835msgid ""
864fe99c
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3836"Version 2 of this protocol sends more information through the requested file "
3837"descriptor: a line with the text <literal>VERSION 2</literal>, the APT "
3838"configuration space, and a list of package actions with filename and version "
3839"information."
ce34af08
MV
3840msgstr ""
3841
3842#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3843#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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3844msgid ""
3845"Each configuration directive line has the form "
3846"<literal>key=value</literal>. Special characters (equal signs, newlines, "
3847"nonprintable characters, quotation marks, and percent signs in "
3848"<literal>key</literal> and newlines, nonprintable characters, and percent "
3849"signs in <literal>value</literal>) are %-encoded. Lists are represented by "
3850"multiple <literal>key::=value</literal> lines with the same key. The "
3851"configuration section ends with a blank line."
3852msgstr ""
3853
3854#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3855#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
864fe99c 3856msgid ""
2ffd3535
BT
3857"Package action lines consist of five fields in Version 2: package name "
3858"(without architecture qualification even if foreign), old version, direction "
3859"of version change (&lt; for upgrades, &gt; for downgrades, = for no change), "
3860"new version, action. The version fields are \"-\" for no version at all (for "
3861"example when installing a package for the first time; no version is treated "
3862"as earlier than any real version, so that is an upgrade, indicated as "
3863"<literal>- &lt; 1.23.4</literal>). The action field is \"**CONFIGURE**\" if "
3864"the package is being configured, \"**REMOVE**\" if it is being removed, or "
3865"the filename of a .deb file if it is being unpacked."
864fe99c
MV
3866msgstr ""
3867
3868#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3869#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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3870msgid ""
3871"In Version 3 after each version field follows the architecture of this "
3872"version, which is \"-\" if there is no version, and a field showing the "
2ffd3535 3873"MultiArch type \"same\", \"foreign\", \"allowed\" or \"none\". Note that "
864fe99c
MV
3874"\"none\" is an incorrect typename which is just kept to remain compatible, "
3875"it should be read as \"no\" and users are encouraged to support both."
3876msgstr ""
3877
3878#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3879#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
ce34af08
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3880msgid ""
3881"The version of the protocol to be used for the command "
3882"<literal><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></literal> can be chosen by setting "
3883"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::<replaceable>cmd</replaceable>::Version</literal> "
3884"accordingly, the default being version 1. If APT isn't supporting the "
3885"requested version it will send the information in the highest version it has "
3886"support for instead."
3887msgstr ""
3888
3889#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3890#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
ce34af08
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3891msgid ""
3892"The file descriptor to be used to send the information can be requested with "
3893"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::<replaceable>cmd</replaceable>::InfoFD</literal> "
3894"which defaults to <literal>0</literal> for standard input and is available "
3895"since version 0.9.11. Support for the option can be detected by looking for "
3896"the environment variable <envar>APT_HOOK_INFO_FD</envar> which contains the "
3897"number of the used file descriptor as a confirmation."
2a52e8c5
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3898msgstr ""
3899
7d76ea1d 3900#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3901#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3902msgid ""
5723791e 3903"APT chdirs to this directory before invoking &dpkg;, the default is "
7d76ea1d 3904"<filename>/</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3905msgstr ""
3906
7d76ea1d 3907#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3908#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3909msgid ""
5723791e 3910"These options are passed to &dpkg-buildpackage; when compiling packages; the "
7d76ea1d 3911"default is to disable signing and produce all binaries."
2a52e8c5
DK
3912msgstr ""
3913
f8b879c2 3914#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3915#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3916msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3917"If this option is set APT will call <command>dpkg --configure "
3918"--pending</command> to let &dpkg; handle all required configurations and "
f8b879c2 3919"triggers. This option is activated by default, but deactivating it could be "
7d76ea1d 3920"useful if you want to run APT multiple times in a row - e.g. in an "
f8b879c2
JAK
3921"installer. In this scenario you could deactivate this option in all but the "
3922"last run."
2a52e8c5
DK
3923msgstr ""
3924
7d76ea1d 3925#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 3926#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3927msgid "Periodic and Archives options"
89fd753d
MV
3928msgstr ""
3929
7d76ea1d 3930#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3931#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
3932msgid ""
3933"<literal>APT::Periodic</literal> and <literal>APT::Archives</literal> groups "
5723791e 3934"of options configure behavior of apt periodic updates, which is done by the "
4adc750a
JAK
3935"<literal>/usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily</literal> script. See the top of "
3936"this script for the brief documentation of these options."
2a52e8c5
DK
3937msgstr ""
3938
7d76ea1d 3939#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 3940#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3941msgid "Debug options"
2a52e8c5
DK
3942msgstr ""
3943
3944#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3945#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 3946msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3947"Enabling options in the <literal>Debug::</literal> section will cause "
3948"debugging information to be sent to the standard error stream of the program "
3949"utilizing the <literal>apt</literal> libraries, or enable special program "
3950"modes that are primarily useful for debugging the behavior of "
3951"<literal>apt</literal>. Most of these options are not interesting to a "
3952"normal user, but a few may be:"
b39c1859
MV
3953msgstr ""
3954
7d76ea1d 3955#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3956#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
b39c1859 3957msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3958"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> enables output about the "
3959"decisions made by <literal>dist-upgrade, upgrade, install, remove, "
3960"purge</literal>."
b39c1859
MV
3961msgstr ""
3962
7d76ea1d 3963#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3964#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
b39c1859 3965msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3966"<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal> disables all file locking. This can be "
3967"used to run some operations (for instance, <literal>apt-get -s "
3968"install</literal>) as a non-root user."
b39c1859
MV
3969msgstr ""
3970
7d76ea1d 3971#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3972#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
b39c1859 3973msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3974"<literal>Debug::pkgDPkgPM</literal> prints out the actual command line each "
3975"time that <literal>apt</literal> invokes &dpkg;."
b39c1859
MV
3976msgstr ""
3977
7d76ea1d
DK
3978#. TODO: provide a
3979#. motivating example, except I haven't a clue why you'd want
3980#. to do this.
3981#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3982#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
b39c1859 3983msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3984"<literal>Debug::IdentCdrom</literal> disables the inclusion of statfs data "
3985"in CD-ROM IDs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3986msgstr ""
3987
3988#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 3989#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3990msgid "A full list of debugging options to apt follows."
2a52e8c5
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3991msgstr ""
3992
7d76ea1d 3993#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3994#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 3995msgid "Print information related to accessing <literal>cdrom://</literal> sources."
2a52e8c5
DK
3996msgstr ""
3997
7d76ea1d 3998#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 3999#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4000msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using FTP."
2a52e8c5
DK
4001msgstr ""
4002
7d76ea1d 4003#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4004#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4005msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTP."
2a52e8c5
DK
4006msgstr ""
4007
7d76ea1d 4008#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4009#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4010msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTPS."
2a52e8c5
DK
4011msgstr ""
4012
7d76ea1d 4013#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4014#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4015msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4016"Print information related to verifying cryptographic signatures using "
4017"<literal>gpg</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
4018msgstr ""
4019
7d76ea1d 4020#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4021#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4022msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4023"Output information about the process of accessing collections of packages "
4024"stored on CD-ROMs."
2a52e8c5
DK
4025msgstr ""
4026
7d76ea1d 4027#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4028#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4029msgid "Describes the process of resolving build-dependencies in &apt-get;."
63fc5550
DK
4030msgstr ""
4031
7d76ea1d 4032#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4033#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
63fc5550 4034msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4035"Output each cryptographic hash that is generated by the "
4036"<literal>apt</literal> libraries."
2a52e8c5
DK
4037msgstr ""
4038
7d76ea1d 4039#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4040#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
63fc5550 4041msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4042"Do not include information from <literal>statfs</literal>, namely the number "
4043"of used and free blocks on the CD-ROM filesystem, when generating an ID for "
4044"a CD-ROM."
63fc5550
DK
4045msgstr ""
4046
7d76ea1d 4047#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4048#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4049msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4050"Disable all file locking. For instance, this will allow two instances of "
4051"<quote><literal>apt-get update</literal></quote> to run at the same time."
63fc5550
DK
4052msgstr ""
4053
7d76ea1d 4054#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4055#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4056msgid "Log when items are added to or removed from the global download queue."
2a52e8c5
DK
4057msgstr ""
4058
7d76ea1d 4059#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4060#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
63fc5550 4061msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4062"Output status messages and errors related to verifying checksums and "
4063"cryptographic signatures of downloaded files."
2a52e8c5
DK
4064msgstr ""
4065
7d76ea1d 4066#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4067#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4068msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4069"Output information about downloading and applying package index list diffs, "
4070"and errors relating to package index list diffs."
2a52e8c5
DK
4071msgstr ""
4072
2a52e8c5 4073#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4074#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4075msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4076"Output information related to patching apt package lists when downloading "
4077"index diffs instead of full indices."
2a52e8c5
DK
4078msgstr ""
4079
c77d6597 4080#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4081#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4082msgid "Log all interactions with the sub-processes that actually perform downloads."
c77d6597
MV
4083msgstr ""
4084
2a52e8c5 4085#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4086#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4087msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4088"Log events related to the automatically-installed status of packages and to "
4089"the removal of unused packages."
2a52e8c5
DK
4090msgstr ""
4091
2a52e8c5 4092#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4093#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4094msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4095"Generate debug messages describing which packages are being automatically "
4096"installed to resolve dependencies. This corresponds to the initial "
4097"auto-install pass performed in, e.g., <literal>apt-get install</literal>, "
4098"and not to the full <literal>apt</literal> dependency resolver; see "
4099"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> for that."
2a52e8c5
DK
4100msgstr ""
4101
2a52e8c5 4102#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4103#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4104msgid ""
5723791e 4105"Generate debug messages describing which packages are marked as "
7d76ea1d
DK
4106"keep/install/remove while the ProblemResolver does his work. Each addition "
4107"or deletion may trigger additional actions; they are shown indented two "
5723791e 4108"additional spaces under the original entry. The format for each line is "
7d76ea1d
DK
4109"<literal>MarkKeep</literal>, <literal>MarkDelete</literal> or "
4110"<literal>MarkInstall</literal> followed by <literal>package-name &lt;a.b.c "
4111"-&gt; d.e.f | x.y.z&gt; (section)</literal> where <literal>a.b.c</literal> "
4112"is the current version of the package, <literal>d.e.f</literal> is the "
4113"version considered for installation and <literal>x.y.z</literal> is a newer "
4114"version, but not considered for installation (because of a low pin "
4115"score). The later two can be omitted if there is none or if it is the same "
5723791e 4116"as the installed version. <literal>section</literal> is the name of the "
7d76ea1d 4117"section the package appears in."
2a52e8c5
DK
4118msgstr ""
4119
2a52e8c5 4120#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4121#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4122msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4123"When invoking &dpkg;, output the precise command line with which it is being "
4124"invoked, with arguments separated by a single space character."
2a52e8c5
DK
4125msgstr ""
4126
2a52e8c5 4127#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4128#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4129msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4130"Output all the data received from &dpkg; on the status file descriptor and "
4131"any errors encountered while parsing it."
2a52e8c5
DK
4132msgstr ""
4133
2a52e8c5 4134#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4135#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4136msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4137"Generate a trace of the algorithm that decides the order in which "
4138"<literal>apt</literal> should pass packages to &dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
4139msgstr ""
4140
2a52e8c5 4141#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4142#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4143msgid "Output status messages tracing the steps performed when invoking &dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
4144msgstr ""
4145
2a52e8c5 4146#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4147#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4148msgid "Output the priority of each package list on startup."
2a52e8c5
DK
4149msgstr ""
4150
2a52e8c5 4151#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4152#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4153msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4154"Trace the execution of the dependency resolver (this applies only to what "
4155"happens when a complex dependency problem is encountered)."
2a52e8c5
DK
4156msgstr ""
4157
2a52e8c5 4158#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4159#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4160msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4161"Display a list of all installed packages with their calculated score used by "
4162"the pkgProblemResolver. The description of the package is the same as "
4163"described in <literal>Debug::pkgDepCache::Marker</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4164msgstr ""
4165
2a52e8c5 4166#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4167#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4168msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4169"Print information about the vendors read from "
4170"<filename>/etc/apt/vendors.list</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
4171msgstr ""
4172
93ae7f7f 4173#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 4174#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
93ae7f7f
MV
4175msgid ""
4176"Display the external commands that are called by apt hooks. This includes "
4177"e.g. the config options <literal>DPkg::{Pre,Post}-Invoke</literal> or "
4178"<literal>APT::Update::{Pre,Post}-Invoke</literal>."
4179msgstr ""
4180
2a52e8c5 4181#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae
MV
4182#: apt.conf.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1 sources.list.5.xml:1
4183#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4184msgid "Examples"
2a52e8c5
DK
4185msgstr ""
4186
aec22160 4187#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 4188#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
aec22160 4189msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4190"&configureindex; is a configuration file showing example values for all "
4191"possible options."
aec22160
DK
4192msgstr ""
4193
7d76ea1d
DK
4194#. ? reading apt.conf
4195#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 4196#: apt.conf.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4197msgid "&apt-cache;, &apt-config;, &apt-preferences;."
b6c6b52f
MV
4198msgstr ""
4199
7d76ea1d 4200#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 4201#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4202msgid "Preference control file for APT"
c77d6597
MV
4203msgstr ""
4204
aec22160 4205#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 4206#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
b6c6b52f 4207msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4208"The APT preferences file <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> and the "
4209"fragment files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename> folder "
4210"can be used to control which versions of packages will be selected for "
4211"installation."
b6c6b52f
MV
4212msgstr ""
4213
7d76ea1d 4214#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 4215#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4216msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4217"Several versions of a package may be available for installation when the "
4218"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one distribution (for "
4219"example, <literal>stable</literal> and <literal>testing</literal>). APT "
4220"assigns a priority to each version that is available. Subject to dependency "
4221"constraints, <command>apt-get</command> selects the version with the highest "
44477002
JR
4222"priority for installation. The APT preferences override the priorities that "
4223"APT assigns to package versions by default, thus giving the user control "
4224"over which one is selected for installation."
2a52e8c5
DK
4225msgstr ""
4226
7d76ea1d 4227#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 4228#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
b39c1859 4229msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4230"Several instances of the same version of a package may be available when the "
4231"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one source. In this "
4232"case <command>apt-get</command> downloads the instance listed earliest in "
44477002
JR
4233"the &sources-list; file. The APT preferences do not affect the choice of "
4234"instance, only the choice of version."
b39c1859
MV
4235msgstr ""
4236
7d76ea1d 4237#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 4238#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4239msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4240"Preferences are a strong power in the hands of a system administrator but "
4241"they can become also their biggest nightmare if used without care! APT will "
44477002
JR
4242"not question the preferences, so wrong settings can lead to uninstallable "
4243"packages or wrong decisions while upgrading packages. Even more problems "
4244"will arise if multiple distribution releases are mixed without a good "
4245"understanding of the following paragraphs. Packages included in a specific "
4246"release aren't tested in (and therefore don't always work as expected in) "
4247"older or newer releases, or together with other packages from different "
4248"releases. You have been warned."
2a52e8c5
DK
4249msgstr ""
4250
7d76ea1d 4251#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 4252#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4253msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4254"Note that the files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d</filename> "
4255"directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the "
4256"following naming convention: The files have either no or "
4257"\"<literal>pref</literal>\" as filename extension and only contain "
4258"alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) and period (.) characters. "
44477002
JR
4259"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that "
4260"file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
5723791e 4261"configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
DK
4262msgstr ""
4263
7d76ea1d 4264#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 4265#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4266msgid "APT's Default Priority Assignments"
2a52e8c5
DK
4267msgstr ""
4268
7d76ea1d 4269#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 4270#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4271#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4272msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4273"<command>apt-get install -t testing "
4274"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command>\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4275msgstr ""
4276
7d76ea1d 4277#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 4278#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
4279#, no-wrap
4280msgid "APT::Default-Release \"stable\";\n"
4281msgstr ""
2a52e8c5 4282
7d76ea1d 4283#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4284#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4285msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4286"If there is no preferences file or if there is no entry in the file that "
4287"applies to a particular version then the priority assigned to that version "
4288"is the priority of the distribution to which that version belongs. It is "
4289"possible to single out a distribution, \"the target release\", which "
4290"receives a higher priority than other distributions do by default. The "
4291"target release can be set on the <command>apt-get</command> command line or "
4292"in the APT configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename>. Note "
4293"that this has precedence over any general priority you set in the "
4294"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> file described later, but not over "
4295"specifically pinned packages. For example, <placeholder "
4296"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/> <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
4297"id=\"1\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4298msgstr ""
4299
7d76ea1d 4300#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4301#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4302msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4303"If the target release has been specified then APT uses the following "
4304"algorithm to set the priorities of the versions of a package. Assign:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4305msgstr ""
4306
7d76ea1d 4307#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4308#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4309msgid "priority 1"
c086ac18
DK
4310msgstr ""
4311
7d76ea1d 4312#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4313#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
63fc5550 4314msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4315"to the versions coming from archives which in their "
4316"<filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" but "
44477002 4317"<emphasis>not</emphasis> as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
7d76ea1d 4318"<literal>experimental</literal> archive."
63fc5550
DK
4319msgstr ""
4320
7d76ea1d 4321#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4322#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4323msgid "priority 100"
bf5c3fe8
MV
4324msgstr ""
4325
7d76ea1d 4326#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4327#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4328msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4329"to the version that is already installed (if any) and to the versions coming "
4330"from archives which in their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked "
44477002 4331"as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" and \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
7d76ea1d 4332"backports archive since <literal>squeeze-backports</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
4333msgstr ""
4334
7d76ea1d 4335#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4336#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4337msgid "priority 500"
2a52e8c5
DK
4338msgstr ""
4339
7d76ea1d 4340#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4341#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
864fe99c 4342msgid "to the versions that do not belong to the target release."
2a52e8c5
DK
4343msgstr ""
4344
7d76ea1d 4345#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4346#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4347msgid "priority 990"
c086ac18
DK
4348msgstr ""
4349
7d76ea1d 4350#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4351#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
4352msgid "to the versions that belong to the target release."
4353msgstr ""
4354
4355#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4356#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
4357msgid ""
4358"The highest of those priorities whose description matches the version is "
4359"assigned to the version."
63fc5550
DK
4360msgstr ""
4361
7d76ea1d 4362#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4363#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4364msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4365"If the target release has not been specified then APT simply assigns "
4366"priority 100 to all installed package versions and priority 500 to all "
4367"uninstalled package versions, except versions coming from archives which in "
4368"their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" "
4369"- these versions get the priority 1 or priority 100 if it is additionally "
4370"marked as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
4371msgstr ""
4372
7d76ea1d 4373#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4374#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4375msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4376"APT then applies the following rules, listed in order of precedence, to "
4377"determine which version of a package to install."
2a52e8c5
DK
4378msgstr ""
4379
7d76ea1d 4380#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4381#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4382msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4383"Never downgrade unless the priority of an available version exceeds 1000. "
4384"(\"Downgrading\" is installing a less recent version of a package in place "
4385"of a more recent version. Note that none of APT's default priorities "
4386"exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in the preferences file. "
4387"Note also that downgrading a package can be risky.)"
2a52e8c5
DK
4388msgstr ""
4389
7d76ea1d 4390#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4391#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4392msgid "Install the highest priority version."
2a52e8c5
DK
4393msgstr ""
4394
7d76ea1d 4395#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4396#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4397msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4398"If two or more versions have the same priority, install the most recent one "
4399"(that is, the one with the higher version number)."
2a52e8c5
DK
4400msgstr ""
4401
7d76ea1d 4402#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4403#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4404msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4405"If two or more versions have the same priority and version number but either "
4406"the packages differ in some of their metadata or the "
4407"<literal>--reinstall</literal> option is given, install the uninstalled one."
2a52e8c5
DK
4408msgstr ""
4409
7d76ea1d 4410#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4411#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4412msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4413"In a typical situation, the installed version of a package (priority 100) "
4414"is not as recent as one of the versions available from the sources listed in "
4415"the &sources-list; file (priority 500 or 990). Then the package will be "
4416"upgraded when <command>apt-get install "
4417"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
4418"upgrade</command> is executed."
bcf91c1b
DK
4419msgstr ""
4420
7d76ea1d 4421#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4422#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4423msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4424"More rarely, the installed version of a package is <emphasis>more</emphasis> "
4425"recent than any of the other available versions. The package will not be "
4426"downgraded when <command>apt-get install "
4427"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
4428"upgrade</command> is executed."
bcf91c1b
DK
4429msgstr ""
4430
7d76ea1d 4431#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4432#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4433msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4434"Sometimes the installed version of a package is more recent than the version "
4435"belonging to the target release, but not as recent as a version belonging to "
4436"some other distribution. Such a package will indeed be upgraded when "
4437"<command>apt-get install <replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> "
4438"or <command>apt-get upgrade</command> is executed, because at least "
4439"<emphasis>one</emphasis> of the available versions has a higher priority "
4440"than the installed version."
bcf91c1b
DK
4441msgstr ""
4442
7d76ea1d 4443#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 4444#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4445msgid "The Effect of APT Preferences"
bcf91c1b
DK
4446msgstr ""
4447
7d76ea1d 4448#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4449#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4450msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4451"The APT preferences file allows the system administrator to control the "
4452"assignment of priorities. The file consists of one or more multi-line "
4453"records separated by blank lines. Records can have one of two forms, a "
4454"specific form and a general form."
bcf91c1b
DK
4455msgstr ""
4456
7d76ea1d 4457#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4458#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4459msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4460"The specific form assigns a priority (a \"Pin-Priority\") to one or more "
44477002
JR
4461"specified packages with a specified version or version range. For example, "
4462"the following record assigns a high priority to all versions of the "
7d76ea1d 4463"<filename>perl</filename> package whose version number begins with "
75d9bdba
JR
4464"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". Multiple packages can be separated by "
4465"spaces."
bcf91c1b
DK
4466msgstr ""
4467
7d76ea1d 4468#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4469#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4470#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d
DK
4471msgid ""
4472"Package: perl\n"
75d9bdba 4473"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
7d76ea1d 4474"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
bcf91c1b
DK
4475msgstr ""
4476
7d76ea1d 4477#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4478#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4479msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4480"The general form assigns a priority to all of the package versions in a "
4481"given distribution (that is, to all the versions of packages that are listed "
4482"in a certain <filename>Release</filename> file) or to all of the package "
4483"versions coming from a particular Internet site, as identified by the site's "
4484"fully qualified domain name."
bcf91c1b
DK
4485msgstr ""
4486
7d76ea1d 4487#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4488#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4489msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4490"This general-form entry in the APT preferences file applies only to groups "
4491"of packages. For example, the following record assigns a high priority to "
4492"all package versions available from the local site."
bcf91c1b
DK
4493msgstr ""
4494
7d76ea1d 4495#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4496#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bcf91c1b 4497#, no-wrap
de2c243c 4498msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4499"Package: *\n"
4500"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
4501"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
de2c243c 4502msgstr ""
4503
7d76ea1d 4504#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4505#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bf5c3fe8 4506msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4507"A note of caution: the keyword used here is \"<literal>origin</literal>\" "
4508"which can be used to match a hostname. The following record will assign a "
4509"high priority to all versions available from the server identified by the "
4510"hostname \"ftp.de.debian.org\""
bf5c3fe8
MV
4511msgstr ""
4512
7d76ea1d 4513#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4514#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bf5c3fe8 4515#, no-wrap
bcf91c1b 4516msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4517"Package: *\n"
4518"Pin: origin \"ftp.de.debian.org\"\n"
4519"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
bf5c3fe8
MV
4520msgstr ""
4521
7d76ea1d 4522#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4523#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bf5c3fe8 4524msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4525"This should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be confused with the Origin of a "
4526"distribution as specified in a <filename>Release</filename> file. What "
4527"follows the \"Origin:\" tag in a <filename>Release</filename> file is not an "
4528"Internet address but an author or vendor name, such as \"Debian\" or "
4529"\"Ximian\"."
bf5c3fe8
MV
4530msgstr ""
4531
7d76ea1d 4532#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4533#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
c086ac18 4534msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4535"The following record assigns a low priority to all package versions "
4536"belonging to any distribution whose Archive name is "
4537"\"<literal>unstable</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
4538msgstr ""
4539
7d76ea1d 4540#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4541#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
bf5c3fe8 4542#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4543msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4544"Package: *\n"
4545"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
4546"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4547msgstr ""
4548
7d76ea1d 4549#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4550#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4551msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4552"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
4553"belonging to any distribution whose Codename is "
9feb98eb 4554"\"<literal>&debian-testing-codename;</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
4555msgstr ""
4556
7d76ea1d 4557#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4558#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4559#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4560msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4561"Package: *\n"
9feb98eb 4562"Pin: release n=&debian-testing-codename;\n"
7d76ea1d 4563"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4564msgstr ""
4565
7d76ea1d 4566#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4567#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4568msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4569"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
4570"belonging to any release whose Archive name is \"<literal>stable</literal>\" "
9feb98eb
DK
4571"and whose release Version number is "
4572"\"<literal>&debian-stable-version;</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
4573msgstr ""
4574
7d76ea1d 4575#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4576#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4577#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4578msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4579"Package: *\n"
9feb98eb 4580"Pin: release a=stable, v=&debian-stable-version;\n"
7d76ea1d 4581"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4582msgstr ""
4583
864fe99c 4584#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4585#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
4586msgid ""
4587"The effect of the comma operator is similar to an \"and\" in logic: All "
4588"conditions must be satisfied for the pin to match. There is one exception: "
4589"For any type of condition (such as two \"a\" conditions), only the last such "
4590"condition is checked."
4591msgstr ""
4592
4593#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 4594#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
44477002 4595msgid "Regular expressions and &glob; syntax"
2a52e8c5
DK
4596msgstr ""
4597
7d76ea1d 4598#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4599#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
b6c6b52f 4600msgid ""
44477002
JR
4601"APT also supports pinning by &glob; expressions, and regular expressions "
4602"surrounded by slashes. For example, the following example assigns the "
4603"priority 500 to all packages from experimental where the name starts with "
4604"gnome (as a &glob;-like expression) or contains the word kde (as a POSIX "
4605"extended regular expression surrounded by slashes)."
b6c6b52f
MV
4606msgstr ""
4607
7d76ea1d 4608#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
04f27fae 4609#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4610#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4611msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4612"Package: gnome* /kde/\n"
14c50b58 4613"Pin: release a=experimental\n"
7d76ea1d 4614"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4615msgstr ""
4616
7d76ea1d 4617#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4618#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4619msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4620"The rule for those expressions is that they can occur anywhere where a "
4621"string can occur. Thus, the following pin assigns the priority 990 to all "
44477002 4622"packages from a release starting with &ubuntu-codename;."
2a52e8c5
DK
4623msgstr ""
4624
7d76ea1d 4625#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
04f27fae 4626#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4627#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4628msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4629"Package: *\n"
44477002 4630"Pin: release n=&ubuntu-codename;*\n"
7d76ea1d 4631"Pin-Priority: 990\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4632msgstr ""
4633
7d76ea1d 4634#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4635#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4636msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4637"If a regular expression occurs in a <literal>Package</literal> field, the "
4638"behavior is the same as if this regular expression were replaced with a list "
4639"of all package names it matches. It is undecided whether this will change in "
44477002 4640"the future; thus you should always list wild-card pins first, so later "
7d76ea1d 4641"specific pins override it. The pattern \"<literal>*</literal>\" in a "
44477002 4642"Package field is not considered a &glob; expression in itself."
2a52e8c5
DK
4643msgstr ""
4644
7d76ea1d 4645#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 4646#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4647msgid "How APT Interprets Priorities"
2a52e8c5
DK
4648msgstr ""
4649
7d76ea1d 4650#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4651#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4652msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4653"Priorities (P) assigned in the APT preferences file must be positive or "
4654"negative integers. They are interpreted as follows (roughly speaking):"
2a52e8c5
DK
4655msgstr ""
4656
7d76ea1d 4657#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4658#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e594b30 4659msgid "P &gt;= 1000"
2a52e8c5
DK
4660msgstr ""
4661
7d76ea1d 4662#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4663#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4664msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4665"causes a version to be installed even if this constitutes a downgrade of the "
4666"package"
2a52e8c5
DK
4667msgstr ""
4668
7d76ea1d 4669#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4670#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e594b30 4671msgid "990 &lt;= P &lt; 1000"
2a52e8c5
DK
4672msgstr ""
4673
7d76ea1d 4674#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4675#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4676msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4677"causes a version to be installed even if it does not come from the target "
4678"release, unless the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4679msgstr ""
4680
7d76ea1d 4681#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4682#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e594b30 4683msgid "500 &lt;= P &lt; 990"
2a52e8c5
DK
4684msgstr ""
4685
7d76ea1d 4686#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4687#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4688msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4689"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
4690"belonging to the target release or the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4691msgstr ""
4692
7d76ea1d 4693#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4694#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e594b30 4695msgid "100 &lt;= P &lt; 500"
2a52e8c5
DK
4696msgstr ""
4697
7d76ea1d 4698#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4699#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4700msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4701"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
4702"belonging to some other distribution or the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4703msgstr ""
4704
7d76ea1d 4705#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4706#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e594b30 4707msgid "0 &lt; P &lt; 100"
3e9c4f70
DK
4708msgstr ""
4709
7d76ea1d 4710#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4711#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
3e9c4f70 4712msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4713"causes a version to be installed only if there is no installed version of "
4714"the package"
3e9c4f70
DK
4715msgstr ""
4716
7d76ea1d 4717#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4718#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4719msgid "P &lt; 0"
3e9c4f70
DK
4720msgstr ""
4721
7d76ea1d 4722#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4723#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4724msgid "prevents the version from being installed"
3e9c4f70
DK
4725msgstr ""
4726
864fe99c 4727#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4728#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
4729msgid "P = 0"
4730msgstr ""
4731
4732#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4733#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
4734msgid "has undefined behaviour, do not use it."
4735msgstr ""
4736
7d76ea1d 4737#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4738#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
3e9c4f70 4739msgid ""
864fe99c
MV
4740"The first specific-form record matching an available package version "
4741"determines the priority of the package version. Failing that, the priority "
4742"of the package is defined as the maximum of all priorities defined by "
4743"generic-form records matching the version. Records defined using patterns "
4744"in the Pin field other than \"*\" are treated like specific-form records."
3e9c4f70
DK
4745msgstr ""
4746
3e9c4f70 4747#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4748#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e312de7 4749msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4750"For example, suppose the APT preferences file contains the three records "
4751"presented earlier:"
3e9c4f70
DK
4752msgstr ""
4753
7d76ea1d 4754#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
04f27fae 4755#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
3e9c4f70 4756#, no-wrap
5e312de7 4757msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4758"Package: perl\n"
75d9bdba 4759"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
7d76ea1d
DK
4760"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
4761"\n"
4762"Package: *\n"
4763"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
4764"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
4765"\n"
4766"Package: *\n"
4767"Pin: release unstable\n"
4768"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
5e312de7
DK
4769msgstr ""
4770
3e9c4f70 4771#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4772#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4773msgid "Then:"
5e312de7
DK
4774msgstr ""
4775
7d76ea1d 4776#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4777#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e312de7 4778msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4779"The most recent available version of the <literal>perl</literal> package "
4780"will be installed, so long as that version's version number begins with "
75d9bdba
JR
4781"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". If <emphasis>any</emphasis> "
4782"&good-perl;* version of <literal>perl</literal> is available and the "
4783"installed version is &bad-perl;*, then <literal>perl</literal> will be "
4784"downgraded."
5e312de7
DK
4785msgstr ""
4786
7d76ea1d 4787#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4788#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e312de7 4789msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4790"A version of any package other than <literal>perl</literal> that is "
4791"available from the local system has priority over other versions, even "
4792"versions belonging to the target release."
2a52e8c5
DK
4793msgstr ""
4794
7d76ea1d 4795#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4796#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4797msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4798"A version of a package whose origin is not the local system but some other "
4799"site listed in &sources-list; and which belongs to an "
4800"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution is only installed if it is selected "
4801"for installation and no version of the package is already installed."
2a52e8c5
DK
4802msgstr ""
4803
7d76ea1d 4804#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 4805#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4806msgid "Determination of Package Version and Distribution Properties"
2a52e8c5
DK
4807msgstr ""
4808
7d76ea1d 4809#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4810#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4811msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4812"The locations listed in the &sources-list; file should provide "
4813"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> files to "
4814"describe the packages available at that location."
2a52e8c5
DK
4815msgstr ""
4816
7d76ea1d 4817#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4818#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4819msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4820"The <filename>Packages</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
4821"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable>/<replaceable>component</replaceable>/<replaceable>arch</replaceable></filename>: "
4822"for example, "
4823"<filename>.../dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages</filename>. It "
4824"consists of a series of multi-line records, one for each package available "
4825"in that directory. Only two lines in each record are relevant for setting "
4826"APT priorities:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4827msgstr ""
4828
7d76ea1d 4829#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4830#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4831msgid "the <literal>Package:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4832msgstr ""
4833
7d76ea1d 4834#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4835#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4836msgid "gives the package name"
2a52e8c5
DK
4837msgstr ""
4838
7d76ea1d 4839#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4840#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4841msgid "the <literal>Version:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4842msgstr ""
4843
7d76ea1d 4844#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4845#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4846msgid "gives the version number for the named package"
2a52e8c5
DK
4847msgstr ""
4848
7d76ea1d 4849#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4850#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
5e312de7 4851msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4852"The <filename>Release</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
4853"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable></filename>: for "
4854"example, <filename>.../dists/stable/Release</filename>, or "
9feb98eb
DK
4855"<filename>.../dists/&debian-stable-codename;/Release</filename>. It "
4856"consists of a single multi-line record which applies to "
4857"<emphasis>all</emphasis> of the packages in the directory tree below its "
4858"parent. Unlike the <filename>Packages</filename> file, nearly all of the "
4859"lines in a <filename>Release</filename> file are relevant for setting APT "
4860"priorities:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4861msgstr ""
4862
7d76ea1d 4863#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4864#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4865msgid "the <literal>Archive:</literal> or <literal>Suite:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4866msgstr ""
4867
7d76ea1d 4868#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4869#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4870msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4871"names the archive to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
4872"For example, the line \"Archive: stable\" or \"Suite: stable\" specifies "
4873"that all of the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
4874"<filename>Release</filename> file are in a <literal>stable</literal> "
4875"archive. Specifying this value in the APT preferences file would require "
4876"the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4877msgstr ""
4878
7d76ea1d 4879#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4880#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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4881#, no-wrap
4882msgid "Pin: release a=stable\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4883msgstr ""
4884
7d76ea1d 4885#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4886#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4887msgid "the <literal>Codename:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4888msgstr ""
4889
7d76ea1d 4890#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4891#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4892msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4893"names the codename to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
9feb98eb
DK
4894"For example, the line \"Codename: &debian-testing-codename;\" specifies that "
4895"all of the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
7d76ea1d 4896"<filename>Release</filename> file belong to a version named "
9feb98eb
DK
4897"<literal>&debian-testing-codename;</literal>. Specifying this value in the "
4898"APT preferences file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4899msgstr ""
4900
7d76ea1d 4901#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4902#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4903#, no-wrap
9feb98eb 4904msgid "Pin: release n=&debian-testing-codename;\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4905msgstr ""
4906
7d76ea1d 4907#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4908#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4909msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4910"names the release version. For example, the packages in the tree might "
9feb98eb
DK
4911"belong to Debian release version &debian-stable-version;. Note that there "
4912"is normally no version number for the <literal>testing</literal> and "
7d76ea1d
DK
4913"<literal>unstable</literal> distributions because they have not been "
4914"released yet. Specifying this in the APT preferences file would require one "
4915"of the following lines."
2a52e8c5
DK
4916msgstr ""
4917
7d76ea1d 4918#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4919#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4920#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4921msgid ""
9feb98eb
DK
4922"Pin: release v=&debian-stable-version;\n"
4923"Pin: release a=stable, v=&debian-stable-version;\n"
4924"Pin: release &debian-stable-version;\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4925msgstr ""
4926
7d76ea1d 4927#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4928#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4929msgid "the <literal>Component:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4930msgstr ""
4931
7d76ea1d 4932#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4933#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4934msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4935"names the licensing component associated with the packages in the directory "
4936"tree of the <filename>Release</filename> file. For example, the line "
4937"\"Component: main\" specifies that all the packages in the directory tree "
4938"are from the <literal>main</literal> component, which entails that they are "
4939"licensed under terms listed in the Debian Free Software Guidelines. "
4940"Specifying this component in the APT preferences file would require the "
4941"line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4942msgstr ""
4943
7d76ea1d 4944#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4945#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
4946#, no-wrap
4947msgid "Pin: release c=main\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4948msgstr ""
4949
7d76ea1d 4950#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4951#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4952msgid "the <literal>Origin:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4953msgstr ""
4954
7d76ea1d 4955#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4956#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4957msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4958"names the originator of the packages in the directory tree of the "
4959"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
4960"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this origin in the APT preferences "
4961"file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4962msgstr ""
4963
7d76ea1d 4964#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4965#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
4966#, no-wrap
4967msgid "Pin: release o=Debian\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4968msgstr ""
4969
7d76ea1d 4970#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 4971#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 4972msgid "the <literal>Label:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4973msgstr ""
4974
7d76ea1d 4975#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
04f27fae 4976#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4977msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4978"names the label of the packages in the directory tree of the "
4979"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
4980"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this label in the APT preferences "
4981"file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4982msgstr ""
4983
7d76ea1d 4984#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
04f27fae 4985#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
4986#, no-wrap
4987msgid "Pin: release l=Debian\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4988msgstr ""
4989
7d76ea1d 4990#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 4991#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 4992msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4993"All of the <filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> "
4994"files retrieved from locations listed in the &sources-list; file are stored "
4995"in the directory <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists</filename>, or in the file "
4996"named by the variable <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> in the "
4997"<filename>apt.conf</filename> file. For example, the file "
4998"<filename>debian.lcs.mit.edu_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Release</filename> "
4999"contains the <filename>Release</filename> file retrieved from the site "
5000"<literal>debian.lcs.mit.edu</literal> for <literal>binary-i386</literal> "
5001"architecture files from the <literal>contrib</literal> component of the "
5002"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution."
2a52e8c5
DK
5003msgstr ""
5004
7d76ea1d 5005#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 5006#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5007msgid "Optional Lines in an APT Preferences Record"
2a52e8c5
DK
5008msgstr ""
5009
7d76ea1d 5010#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5011#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5012msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5013"Each record in the APT preferences file can optionally begin with one or "
5014"more lines beginning with the word <literal>Explanation:</literal>. This "
5015"provides a place for comments."
2a52e8c5
DK
5016msgstr ""
5017
7d76ea1d 5018#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 5019#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5020msgid "Tracking Stable"
2a52e8c5
DK
5021msgstr ""
5022
7d76ea1d 5023#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 5024#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5025#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 5026msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5027"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated\n"
5028"Explanation: package versions other than those in the stable distro\n"
5029"Package: *\n"
5030"Pin: release a=stable\n"
5031"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
5032"\n"
5033"Package: *\n"
5034"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
5035"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
5036msgstr ""
5037
7d76ea1d 5038#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5039#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5040msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5041"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
5042"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
5043"<literal>stable</literal> distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
5044"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> "
5045"distributions. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5046msgstr ""
5047
7d76ea1d 5048#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 5049#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1 apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5050#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 5051msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5052"apt-get install <replaceable>package-name</replaceable>\n"
5053"apt-get upgrade\n"
5054"apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
5055msgstr ""
5056
7d76ea1d 5057#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5058#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5059msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5060"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
5061"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
5062"<literal>stable</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
5063"id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5064msgstr ""
5065
7d76ea1d 5066#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 5067#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
5068#, no-wrap
5069msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/testing\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
5070msgstr ""
5071
7d76ea1d 5072#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5073#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5074msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5075"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
5076"latest version from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution; the package "
5077"will not be upgraded again unless this command is given again. <placeholder "
5078"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5079msgstr ""
5080
7d76ea1d 5081#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 5082#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5083msgid "Tracking Testing or Unstable"
2a52e8c5
DK
5084msgstr ""
5085
7d76ea1d 5086#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 5087#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5088#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 5089msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5090"Package: *\n"
5091"Pin: release a=testing\n"
5092"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
5093"\n"
5094"Package: *\n"
5095"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
5096"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
5097"\n"
5098"Package: *\n"
5099"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
5100"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
5101msgstr ""
5102
7d76ea1d 5103#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5104#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5105msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5106"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a high priority "
5107"to package versions from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution, a "
5108"lower priority to package versions from the <literal>unstable</literal> "
5109"distribution, and a prohibitively low priority to package versions from "
5110"other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions. <placeholder "
5111"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5112msgstr ""
5113
7d76ea1d 5114#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5115#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5116msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5117"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
5118"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
5119"<literal>testing</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
5120"id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5121msgstr ""
5122
7d76ea1d 5123#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 5124#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
5125#, no-wrap
5126msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/unstable\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
5127msgstr ""
5128
7d76ea1d 5129#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5130#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
5131msgid ""
5132"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
5133"latest version from the <literal>unstable</literal> distribution. "
5134"Thereafter, <command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to "
5135"the most recent <literal>testing</literal> version if that is more recent "
5136"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
5137"<literal>unstable</literal> version if that is more recent than the "
5138"installed version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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5139msgstr ""
5140
7d76ea1d 5141#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 5142#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5143msgid "Tracking the evolution of a codename release"
2a52e8c5
DK
5144msgstr ""
5145
7d76ea1d 5146#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 5147#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5148#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 5149msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5150"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated package "
5151"versions\n"
5152"Explanation: other than those in the distribution codenamed with "
9feb98eb 5153"&debian-testing-codename; or sid\n"
7d76ea1d 5154"Package: *\n"
9feb98eb 5155"Pin: release n=&debian-testing-codename;\n"
7d76ea1d
DK
5156"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
5157"\n"
5158"Explanation: Debian unstable is always codenamed with sid\n"
5159"Package: *\n"
5160"Pin: release n=sid\n"
5161"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
5162"\n"
5163"Package: *\n"
5164"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
5165"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
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5166msgstr ""
5167
7d76ea1d 5168#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5169#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5170msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5171"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
5172"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
5173"specified codename of a distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
5174"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions, "
5175"codenames and archives. Note that with this APT preference APT will follow "
5176"the migration of a release from the archive <literal>testing</literal> to "
5177"<literal>stable</literal> and later <literal>oldstable</literal>. If you "
5178"want to follow for example the progress in <literal>testing</literal> "
5179"notwithstanding the codename changes you should use the example "
5180"configurations above. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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5181msgstr ""
5182
7d76ea1d 5183#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5184#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5185msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5186"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
5187"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest version(s) in "
9feb98eb 5188"the release codenamed with <literal>&debian-testing-codename;</literal>. "
7d76ea1d 5189"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5190msgstr ""
5191
7d76ea1d 5192#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 5193#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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5194#, no-wrap
5195msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/sid\n"
5196msgstr ""
5197
5198#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 5199#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d
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5200msgid ""
5201"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
5202"latest version from the <literal>sid</literal> distribution. Thereafter, "
5203"<command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to the most "
9feb98eb
DK
5204"recent <literal>&debian-testing-codename;</literal> version if that is more "
5205"recent than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
7d76ea1d
DK
5206"<literal>sid</literal> version if that is more recent than the installed "
5207"version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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5208msgstr ""
5209
b39c1859 5210#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5211#: apt_preferences.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5212msgid "&apt-get; &apt-cache; &apt-conf; &sources-list;"
2a52e8c5
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5213msgstr ""
5214
7d76ea1d 5215#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 5216#: sources.list.5.xml:1
dabb215c 5217msgid "List of configured APT data sources"
2a52e8c5
DK
5218msgstr ""
5219
5220#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5221#: sources.list.5.xml:1
b39c1859 5222msgid ""
051029f8 5223"The source list <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> and the files "
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5224"contained in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/</filename> are designed to "
5225"support any number of active sources and a variety of source media. The "
051029f8 5226"files list one source per line (one-line style) or contain multiline stanzas "
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5227"defining one or more sources per stanza (deb822 style), with the most "
5228"preferred source listed first (in case a single version is available from "
5229"more than one source). The information available from the configured sources "
5230"is acquired by <command>apt-get update</command> (or by an equivalent "
5231"command from another APT front-end)."
5232msgstr ""
5233
5234#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 5235#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c 5236msgid "sources.list.d"
0fd68707
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5237msgstr ""
5238
5239#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5240#: sources.list.5.xml:1
0fd68707 5241msgid ""
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5242"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</filename> directory provides a way to "
5243"add sources.list entries in separate files. Two different file formats are "
5244"allowed as described in the next two sections. Filenames need to have "
5245"either the extension <filename>.list</filename> or "
5246"<filename>.sources</filename> depending on the contained format. The "
5247"filenames may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), digits (0-9), underscore "
5248"(_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. Otherwise APT will print a "
5249"notice that it has ignored a file, unless that file matches a pattern in the "
5250"<literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> configuration list - in which "
5251"case it will be silently ignored."
5252msgstr ""
5253
5254#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 5255#: sources.list.5.xml:1
051029f8 5256msgid "One-Line-Style Format"
864fe99c
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5257msgstr ""
5258
5259#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5260#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5261msgid ""
5262"Files in this format have the extension <filename>.list</filename>. Each "
5263"line specifying a source starts with a type "
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5264"(e.g. <literal>deb-src</literal>) followed by options and arguments for "
5265"this type. Individual entries cannot be continued onto a following "
5266"line. Empty lines are ignored, and a <literal>#</literal> character anywhere "
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5267"on a line marks the remainder of that line as a comment. Consequently an "
5268"entry can be disabled by commenting out the entire line. If options should "
5269"be provided they are separated by spaces and all of them together are "
5270"enclosed by square brackets (<literal>[]</literal>) included in the line "
5271"after the type separated from it with a space. If an option allows multiple "
5272"values these are separated from each other with a comma "
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DK
5273"(<literal>,</literal>). An option name is separated from its value(s) by an "
5274"equals sign (<literal>=</literal>). Multivalue options also have "
5275"<literal>-=</literal> and <literal>+=</literal> as separators, which instead "
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5276"of replacing the default with the given value(s) modify the default value(s) "
5277"to remove or include the given values."
5278msgstr ""
5279
5280#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5281#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5282msgid ""
5283"This is the traditional format and supported by all apt versions. Note that "
5284"not all options as described below are supported by all apt versions. Note "
051029f8 5285"also that some older applications parsing this format on their own might not "
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5286"expect to encounter options as they were uncommon before the introduction of "
5287"multi-architecture support."
b39c1859
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5288msgstr ""
5289
7d76ea1d 5290#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 5291#: sources.list.5.xml:1
051029f8 5292msgid "deb822-Style Format"
2a52e8c5
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5293msgstr ""
5294
0fd68707 5295#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5296#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5297msgid ""
5298"Files in this format have the extension <filename>.sources</filename>. The "
5299"format is similar in syntax to other files used by Debian and its "
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5300"derivatives, such as the metadata files that apt will download from the "
5301"configured sources or the <filename>debian/control</filename> file in a "
5302"Debian source package. Individual entries are separated by an empty line; "
5303"additional empty lines are ignored, and a <literal>#</literal> character at "
5304"the start of the line marks the entire line as a comment. An entry can hence "
5305"be disabled by commenting out each line belonging to the stanza, but it is "
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5306"usually easier to add the field \"Enabled: no\" to the stanza to disable the "
5307"entry. Removing the field or setting it to yes reenables it. Options have "
5308"the same syntax as every other field: A fieldname separated by a colon "
5309"(<literal>:</literal>) and optionally spaces from its value(s). Note "
5310"especially that multiple values are separated by spaces, not by commas as in "
051029f8 5311"the one-line format. Multivalue fields like <literal>Architectures</literal> "
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5312"also have <literal>Architectures-Add</literal> and "
5313"<literal>Architectures-Remove</literal> to modify the default value rather "
5314"than replacing it."
5315msgstr ""
5316
5317#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5318#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5319msgid ""
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5320"This is a new format supported by apt itself since version 1.1. Previous "
5321"versions ignore such files with a notice message as described earlier. It "
051029f8
DK
5322"is intended to make this format gradually the default format, deprecating "
5323"the previously described one-line-style format, as it is easier to create, "
5324"extend and modify for humans and machines alike especially if a lot of "
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5325"sources and/or options are involved. Developers who are working with and/or "
5326"parsing apt sources are highly encouraged to add support for this format and "
5327"to contact the APT team to coordinate and share this work. Users can freely "
051029f8 5328"adopt this format already, but may encounter problems with software not "
864fe99c 5329"supporting the format yet."
2a52e8c5
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5330msgstr ""
5331
7d76ea1d 5332#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 5333#: sources.list.5.xml:1
051029f8 5334msgid "The deb and deb-src Types: General Format"
2a52e8c5
DK
5335msgstr ""
5336
7d76ea1d 5337#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5338#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5339msgid ""
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5340"The <literal>deb</literal> type references a typical two-level Debian "
5341"archive, <filename>distribution/component</filename>. The "
864fe99c 5342"<literal>distribution</literal> is generally a suite name like "
7d76ea1d 5343"<literal>stable</literal> or <literal>testing</literal> or a codename like "
9feb98eb
DK
5344"<literal>&debian-stable-codename;</literal> or "
5345"<literal>&debian-testing-codename;</literal> while component is one of "
5723791e
JR
5346"<literal>main</literal>, <literal>contrib</literal> or "
5347"<literal>non-free</literal>. The <literal>deb-src</literal> type references "
5348"a Debian distribution's source code in the same form as the "
7d76ea1d
DK
5349"<literal>deb</literal> type. A <literal>deb-src</literal> line is required "
5350"to fetch source indexes."
2a52e8c5
DK
5351msgstr ""
5352
7d76ea1d 5353#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5354#: sources.list.5.xml:1
aec22160 5355msgid ""
051029f8 5356"The format for two one-line-style entries using the <literal>deb</literal> "
864fe99c 5357"and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:"
aec22160
DK
5358msgstr ""
5359
7d76ea1d 5360#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5361#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5362#, no-wrap
864fe99c
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5363msgid ""
5364"deb [ option1=value1 option2=value2 ] uri suite [component1] [component2] "
5365"[...]\n"
5366"deb-src [ option1=value1 option2=value2 ] uri suite [component1] "
5367"[component2] [...]"
609bb2ea
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5368msgstr ""
5369
5370#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 5371#: sources.list.5.xml:1
609bb2ea
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5372#, no-wrap
5373msgid ""
b18dd45f 5374" Types: deb deb-src\n"
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5375" URIs: uri\n"
5376" Suites: suite\n"
5377" Components: [component1] [component2] [...]\n"
5378" option1: value1\n"
5379" option2: value2\n"
609bb2ea 5380" "
2a52e8c5
DK
5381msgstr ""
5382
7d76ea1d 5383#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5384#: sources.list.5.xml:1
609bb2ea 5385msgid ""
864fe99c
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5386"Alternatively the equivalent entry in deb822 style looks like this: "
5387"<placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
609bb2ea
MV
5388msgstr ""
5389
5390#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5391#: sources.list.5.xml:1
b6c6b52f 5392msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5393"The URI for the <literal>deb</literal> type must specify the base of the "
5394"Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. "
609bb2ea
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5395"<literal>suite</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the "
5396"components must be omitted and <literal>suite</literal> must end with a "
5397"slash (<literal>/</literal>). This is useful for the case when only a "
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5398"particular sub-directory of the archive denoted by the URI is of interest. "
5399"If <literal>suite</literal> does not specify an exact path, at least one "
7d76ea1d 5400"<literal>component</literal> must be present."
b6c6b52f
MV
5401msgstr ""
5402
7d76ea1d 5403#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5404#: sources.list.5.xml:1
aec22160 5405msgid ""
609bb2ea 5406"<literal>suite</literal> may also contain a variable, "
5723791e
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5407"<literal>$(ARCH)</literal> which expands to the Debian architecture (such as "
5408"<literal>amd64</literal> or <literal>armel</literal>) used on the "
5409"system. This permits architecture-independent "
5410"<filename>sources.list</filename> files to be used. In general this is only "
051029f8 5411"of interest when specifying an exact path; <literal>APT</literal> will "
5723791e 5412"automatically generate a URI with the current architecture otherwise."
b6c6b52f
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5413msgstr ""
5414
7d76ea1d 5415#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5416#: sources.list.5.xml:1
782486e8 5417msgid ""
051029f8 5418"Especially in the one-line-style format since only one distribution can be "
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5419"specified per line it may be necessary to have multiple lines for the same "
5420"URI, if a subset of all available distributions or components at that "
609bb2ea
MV
5421"location is desired. APT will sort the URI list after it has generated a "
5422"complete set internally, and will collapse multiple references to the same "
5423"Internet host, for instance, into a single connection, so that it does not "
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5424"inefficiently establish a connection, close it, do something else, and then "
5425"re-establish a connection to that same host. APT also parallelizes "
5426"connections to different hosts to more effectively deal with sites with low "
5427"bandwidth."
5428msgstr ""
5429
5430#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5431#: sources.list.5.xml:1
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5432msgid ""
5433"It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most "
5434"preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting by "
5435"speed from fastest to slowest (CD-ROM followed by hosts on a local network, "
5436"followed by distant Internet hosts, for example)."
5437msgstr ""
5438
5439#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 5440#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5441#, no-wrap
5442msgid "&sourceslist-list-format;"
5443msgstr ""
5444
5445#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 5446#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5447#, no-wrap
5448msgid "&sourceslist-sources-format;"
2a52e8c5
DK
5449msgstr ""
5450
7d76ea1d 5451#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5452#: sources.list.5.xml:1
b6c6b52f 5453msgid ""
051029f8
DK
5454"As an example, the sources for your distribution could look like this in "
5455"one-line-style format: <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> or "
5456"like this in deb822 style format: <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" "
5457"id=\"1\"/>"
864fe99c
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5458msgstr ""
5459
5460#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 5461#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5462msgid "The deb and deb-src types: Options"
5463msgstr ""
5464
5465#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5466#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c 5467msgid ""
051029f8
DK
5468"Each source entry can have options specified to modify which source is "
5469"accessed and how data is acquired from it. Format, syntax and names of the "
5470"options vary between the one-line-style and deb822-style formats as "
5471"described, but they both have the same options available. For simplicity we "
5472"list the deb822 fieldname and provide the one-line name in brackets. "
5473"Remember that besides setting multivalue options explicitly, there is also "
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5474"the option to modify them based on the default, but we aren't listing those "
5475"names explicitly here. Unsupported options are silently ignored by all APT "
5476"versions."
2a52e8c5
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5477msgstr ""
5478
7d76ea1d 5479#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5480#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5481msgid ""
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5482"<option>Architectures</option> (<option>arch</option>) is a multivalue "
5483"option defining for which architectures information should be downloaded. If "
5484"this option isn't set the default is all architectures as defined by the "
5485"<option>APT::Architectures</option> config option."
2a52e8c5
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5486msgstr ""
5487
7d76ea1d 5488#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5489#: sources.list.5.xml:1
ce34af08 5490msgid ""
864fe99c 5491"<option>Languages</option> (<option>lang</option>) is a multivalue option "
051029f8 5492"defining for which languages information such as translated package "
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5493"descriptions should be downloaded. If this option isn't set the default is "
5494"all languages as defined by the <option>Acquire::Languages</option> config "
5495"option."
ce34af08
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5496msgstr ""
5497
5498#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5499#: sources.list.5.xml:1
782486e8 5500msgid ""
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5501"<option>Targets</option> (<option>target</option>) is a multivalue option "
5502"defining which download targets apt will try to acquire from this source. If "
5503"not specified, the default set is defined by the "
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5504"<option>Acquire::IndexTargets</option> configuration scope (targets are "
5505"specified by their name in the <literal>Created-By</literal> field). "
5506"Additionally, targets can be enabled or disabled by using the "
5507"<literal>Identifier</literal> field as an option with a boolean value "
5508"instead of using this multivalue option."
2a52e8c5
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5509msgstr ""
5510
e49dd9d3 5511#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5512#: sources.list.5.xml:1
e49dd9d3
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5513msgid ""
5514"<option>PDiffs</option> (<option>pdiffs</option>) is a yes/no value which "
5515"controls if APT should try to use PDiffs to update old indexes instead of "
5516"downloading the new indexes entirely. The value of this option is ignored if "
5517"the repository doesn't announce the availability of PDiffs. Defaults to the "
5518"value of the option with the same name for a specific index file defined in "
051029f8 5519"the <option>Acquire::IndexTargets</option> scope, which itself defaults to "
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5520"the value of configuration option <option>Acquire::PDiffs</option> which "
5521"defaults to <literal>yes</literal>."
5522msgstr ""
5523
04f27fae
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5524#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
5525#: sources.list.5.xml:1
5526msgid ""
5527"<option>By-Hash</option> (<option>by-hash</option>) can have the value "
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DK
5528"<literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal> or <literal>force</literal> "
5529"and controls if APT should try to acquire indexes via a URI constructed from "
5530"a hashsum of the expected file instead of using the well-known stable "
5531"filename of the index. Using this can avoid hashsum mismatches, but requires "
5532"a supporting mirror. A <literal>yes</literal> or <literal>no</literal> value "
5533"activates/disables the use of this feature if this source indicates support "
5534"for it, while <literal>force</literal> will enable the feature regardless of "
5535"what the source indicates. Defaults to the value of the option of the same "
5536"name for a specific index file defined in the "
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MV
5537"<option>Acquire::IndexTargets</option> scope, which itself defaults to the "
5538"value of configuration option <option>Acquire::By-Hash</option> which "
5539"defaults to <literal>yes</literal>."
5540msgstr ""
5541
7d76ea1d 5542#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5543#: sources.list.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5544msgid ""
051029f8 5545"Furthermore, there are options which if set affect <emphasis>all</emphasis> "
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5546"sources with the same URI and Suite, so they have to be set on all such "
5547"entries and can not be varied between different components. APT will try to "
5548"detect and error out on such anomalies."
2a52e8c5
DK
5549msgstr ""
5550
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5551#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
5552#: sources.list.5.xml:1
5553msgid ""
5554"<option>Allow-Insecure</option> (<option>allow-insecure</option>), "
5555"<option>Allow-Weak</option> (<option>allow-weak</option>) and "
5556"<option>Allow-Downgrade-To-Insecure</option> "
5557"(<option>allow-downgrade-to-insecure</option>) are boolean values which all "
5558"default to <literal>no</literal>. If set to <literal>yes</literal> they "
5559"circumvent parts of &apt-secure; and should therefore not be used lightly!"
5560msgstr ""
5561
864fe99c 5562#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
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5563#: sources.list.5.xml:1
5564msgid ""
5565"<option>Trusted</option> (<option>trusted</option>) is a tri-state value "
5566"which defaults to APT deciding if a source is considered trusted or if "
5567"warnings should be raised before e.g. packages are installed from this "
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5568"source. This option can be used to override that decision. The value "
5569"<literal>yes</literal> tells APT always to consider this source as trusted, "
5570"even if it doesn't pass authentication checks. It disables parts of "
5571"&apt-secure;, and should therefore only be used in a local and trusted "
5572"context (if at all) as otherwise security is breached. The value "
5573"<literal>no</literal> does the opposite, causing the source to be handled as "
5574"untrusted even if the authentication checks passed successfully. The default "
5575"value can't be set explicitly."
cbbee23e
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5576msgstr ""
5577
5578#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5579#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5580msgid ""
5581"<option>Signed-By</option> (<option>signed-by</option>) is either an "
5582"absolute path to a keyring file (has to be accessible and readable for the "
5583"<literal>_apt</literal> user, so ensure everyone has read-permissions on the "
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5584"file) or one or more fingerprints of keys either in the "
5585"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> keyring or in the keyrings in the "
864fe99c 5586"<filename>trusted.gpg.d/</filename> directory (see <command>apt-key "
051029f8 5587"fingerprint</command>). If the option is set, only the key(s) in this "
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5588"keyring or only the keys with these fingerprints are used for the "
5589"&apt-secure; verification of this repository. Defaults to the value of the "
5590"option with the same name if set in the previously acquired "
5591"<filename>Release</filename> file. Otherwise all keys in the trusted "
5592"keyrings are considered valid signers for this repository."
2a52e8c5
DK
5593msgstr ""
5594
864fe99c 5595#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5596#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5597msgid ""
864fe99c
MV
5598"<option>Check-Valid-Until</option> (<option>check-valid-until</option>) is "
5599"a yes/no value which controls if APT should try to detect replay attacks. A "
051029f8
DK
5600"repository creator can declare a time until which the data provided in the "
5601"repository should be considered valid, and if this time is reached, but no "
5602"new data is provided, the data is considered expired and an error is "
5603"raised. Besides increasing security, as a malicious attacker can't send old "
5604"data forever to prevent a user from upgrading to a new version, this also "
5605"helps users identify mirrors which are no longer updated. However, some "
5606"repositories such as historic archives are not updated any more by design, "
5607"so this check can be disabled by setting this option to "
5608"<literal>no</literal>. Defaults to the value of configuration option "
864fe99c
MV
5609"<option>Acquire::Check-Valid-Until</option> which itself defaults to "
5610"<literal>yes</literal>."
5611msgstr ""
5612
5613#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5614#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c 5615msgid ""
e49dd9d3 5616"<option>Valid-Until-Min</option> (<option>valid-until-min</option>) and "
864fe99c
MV
5617"<option>Valid-Until-Max</option> (<option>valid-until-max</option>) can be "
5618"used to raise or lower the time period in seconds in which the data from "
5619"this repository is considered valid. -Max can be especially useful if the "
5620"repository provides no Valid-Until field on its Release file to set your own "
bf33c3bd 5621"value, while -Min can be used to increase the valid time on seldom updated "
864fe99c
MV
5622"(local) mirrors of a more frequently updated but less accessible archive "
5623"(which is in the sources.list as well) instead of disabling the check "
5624"entirely. Default to the value of the configuration options "
5625"<option>Acquire::Min-ValidTime</option> and "
5626"<option>Acquire::Max-ValidTime</option> which are both unset by default."
2a52e8c5
DK
5627msgstr ""
5628
7d76ea1d 5629#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 5630#: sources.list.5.xml:1
051029f8 5631msgid "URI Specification"
2a52e8c5
DK
5632msgstr ""
5633
7d76ea1d 5634#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5635#: sources.list.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5636msgid "The currently recognized URI types are:"
2a52e8c5
DK
5637msgstr ""
5638
7d76ea1d 5639#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5640#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5641msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5642"The file scheme allows an arbitrary directory in the file system to be "
5643"considered an archive. This is useful for NFS mounts and local mirrors or "
5644"archives."
2a52e8c5
DK
5645msgstr ""
5646
7d76ea1d 5647#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5648#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5649msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5650"The cdrom scheme allows APT to use a local CD-ROM drive with media "
5651"swapping. Use the &apt-cdrom; program to create cdrom entries in the source "
5652"list."
2a52e8c5
DK
5653msgstr ""
5654
7d76ea1d 5655#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5656#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5657msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5658"The http scheme specifies an HTTP server for the archive. If an environment "
5659"variable <envar>http_proxy</envar> is set with the format "
5660"http://server:port/, the proxy server specified in <envar>http_proxy</envar> "
5661"will be used. Users of authenticated HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string of "
5662"the format http://user:pass@server:port/. Note that this is an insecure "
5663"method of authentication."
2a52e8c5
DK
5664msgstr ""
5665
7d76ea1d 5666#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5667#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5668msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5669"The ftp scheme specifies an FTP server for the archive. APT's FTP behavior "
5670"is highly configurable; for more information see the &apt-conf; manual "
5723791e
JR
5671"page. Please note that an FTP proxy can be specified by using the "
5672"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable. It is possible to specify an "
5673"HTTP proxy (HTTP proxy servers often understand FTP URLs) using this "
dabb215c 5674"environment variable and <emphasis>only</emphasis> this environment "
5723791e
JR
5675"variable. Proxies using HTTP specified in the configuration file will be "
5676"ignored."
2a52e8c5
DK
5677msgstr ""
5678
7d76ea1d 5679#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5680#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5681msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5682"The copy scheme is identical to the file scheme except that packages are "
5683"copied into the cache directory instead of used directly at their location. "
5723791e
JR
5684"This is useful for people using removable media to copy files around with "
5685"APT."
2a52e8c5
DK
5686msgstr ""
5687
7d76ea1d 5688#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5689#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5690msgid ""
5723791e
JR
5691"The rsh/ssh method invokes RSH/SSH to connect to a remote host and access "
5692"the files as a given user. Prior configuration of rhosts or RSA keys is "
5693"recommended. The standard <command>find</command> and <command>dd</command> "
5694"commands are used to perform the file transfers from the remote host."
2a52e8c5
DK
5695msgstr ""
5696
7d76ea1d 5697#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 5698#: sources.list.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5699msgid "adding more recognizable URI types"
2a52e8c5
DK
5700msgstr ""
5701
7d76ea1d 5702#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5703#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5704msgid ""
5723791e
JR
5705"APT can be extended with more methods shipped in other optional packages, "
5706"which should follow the naming scheme "
5707"<package>apt-transport-<replaceable>method</replaceable></package>. For "
5708"instance, the APT team also maintains the package "
5709"<package>apt-transport-https</package>, which provides access methods for "
5710"HTTPS URIs with features similar to the http method. Methods for using "
5711"e.g. debtorrent are also available - see &apt-transport-debtorrent;."
2a52e8c5
DK
5712msgstr ""
5713
7d76ea1d 5714#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5715#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5716msgid ""
864fe99c 5717"Uses the archive stored locally (or NFS mounted) at /home/apt/debian for "
7d76ea1d 5718"stable/main, stable/contrib, and stable/non-free."
2a52e8c5
DK
5719msgstr ""
5720
7d76ea1d 5721#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5722#: sources.list.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5723#, no-wrap
864fe99c
MV
5724msgid "deb file:/home/apt/debian stable main contrib non-free"
5725msgstr ""
5726
5727#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5728#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5729#, no-wrap
5730msgid ""
5731"Types: deb\n"
5732"URIs: file:/home/apt/debian\n"
5733"Suites: stable\n"
5734"Components: main contrib non-free"
2a52e8c5
DK
5735msgstr ""
5736
7d76ea1d 5737#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5738#: sources.list.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5739msgid "As above, except this uses the unstable (development) distribution."
2a52e8c5
DK
5740msgstr ""
5741
7d76ea1d 5742#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5743#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5744#, no-wrap
864fe99c
MV
5745msgid "deb file:/home/apt/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
5746msgstr ""
5747
5748#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5749#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
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5750#, no-wrap
5751msgid ""
5752"Types: deb\n"
5753"URIs: file:/home/apt/debian\n"
5754"Suites: unstable\n"
5755"Components: main contrib non-free"
2a52e8c5
DK
5756msgstr ""
5757
7d76ea1d 5758#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5759#: sources.list.5.xml:1
051029f8 5760msgid "Sources specification for the above."
2a52e8c5
DK
5761msgstr ""
5762
7d76ea1d 5763#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5764#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5765#, no-wrap
5766msgid "deb-src file:/home/apt/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
5767msgstr ""
5768
5769#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5770#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5771#, no-wrap
864fe99c
MV
5772msgid ""
5773"Types: deb-src\n"
5774"URIs: file:/home/apt/debian\n"
5775"Suites: unstable\n"
5776"Components: main contrib non-free"
b81dbe40
DK
5777msgstr ""
5778
7d76ea1d 5779#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5780#: sources.list.5.xml:1
b81dbe40 5781msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5782"The first line gets package information for the architectures in "
5783"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> while the second always retrieves "
5784"<literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>armel</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5785msgstr ""
5786
7d76ea1d 5787#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5788#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5789#, no-wrap
5790msgid ""
30749ef1
JAK
5791"deb http://deb.debian.org/debian &debian-stable-codename; main\n"
5792"deb [ arch=amd64,armel ] http://deb.debian.org/debian "
9feb98eb 5793"&debian-stable-codename; main"
864fe99c
MV
5794msgstr ""
5795
5796#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5797#: sources.list.5.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5798#, no-wrap
b81dbe40 5799msgid ""
864fe99c 5800"Types: deb\n"
30749ef1 5801"URIs: http://deb.debian.org/debian\n"
9feb98eb 5802"Suites: &debian-stable-codename;\n"
864fe99c
MV
5803"Components: main\n"
5804"\n"
5805"Types: deb\n"
30749ef1 5806"URIs: http://deb.debian.org/debian\n"
9feb98eb 5807"Suites: &debian-stable-codename;\n"
864fe99c
MV
5808"Components: main\n"
5809"Architectures: amd64 armel\n"
b81dbe40
DK
5810msgstr ""
5811
7d76ea1d 5812#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5813#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5814msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5815"Uses HTTP to access the archive at archive.debian.org, and uses only the "
5816"hamm/main area."
2a52e8c5
DK
5817msgstr ""
5818
7d76ea1d 5819#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5820#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5821#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5822msgid "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main"
2a52e8c5
DK
5823msgstr ""
5824
864fe99c 5825#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5826#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5827#, no-wrap
5828msgid ""
5829"Types: deb\n"
5830"URIs: http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive\n"
5831"Suites: hamm\n"
5832"Components: main"
5833msgstr ""
5834
7d76ea1d 5835#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5836#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5837msgid ""
7d76ea1d 5838"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
9feb98eb 5839"directory, and uses only the &debian-stable-codename;/contrib area."
2a52e8c5
DK
5840msgstr ""
5841
7d76ea1d 5842#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5843#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5844#, no-wrap
9feb98eb 5845msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian &debian-stable-codename; contrib"
2a52e8c5
DK
5846msgstr ""
5847
864fe99c 5848#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5849#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5850#, no-wrap
5851msgid ""
5852"Types: deb\n"
5853"URIs: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian\n"
9feb98eb 5854"Suites: &debian-stable-codename;\n"
864fe99c
MV
5855"Components: contrib"
5856msgstr ""
5857
7d76ea1d 5858#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5859#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5860msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5861"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
5862"directory, and uses only the unstable/contrib area. If this line appears as "
5863"well as the one in the previous example in <filename>sources.list</filename> "
5864"a single FTP session will be used for both resource lines."
2a52e8c5
DK
5865msgstr ""
5866
7d76ea1d 5867#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5868#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5869#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5870msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib"
2a52e8c5
DK
5871msgstr ""
5872
864fe99c 5873#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5874#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5875#, no-wrap
5876msgid ""
5877"Types: deb\n"
5878"URIs: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian\n"
5879"Suites: unstable\n"
5880"Components: contrib"
5881msgstr ""
5882
7d76ea1d 5883#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 5884#: sources.list.5.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5885#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5886msgid "deb http://ftp.tlh.debian.org/universe unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/"
782486e8
MV
5887msgstr ""
5888
864fe99c 5889#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 5890#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5891#, no-wrap
5892msgid ""
5893"Types: deb\n"
5894"URIs: http://ftp.tlh.debian.org/universe\n"
5895"Suites: unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/"
5896msgstr ""
5897
7d76ea1d 5898#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5899#: sources.list.5.xml:1
782486e8 5900msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5901"Uses HTTP to access the archive at ftp.tlh.debian.org, under the universe "
5902"directory, and uses only files found under "
5903"<filename>unstable/binary-i386</filename> on i386 machines, "
5904"<filename>unstable/binary-amd64</filename> on amd64, and so forth for other "
5905"supported architectures. [Note this example only illustrates how to use the "
5906"substitution variable; official debian archives are not structured like "
864fe99c
MV
5907"this] <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> <placeholder "
5908"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"1\"/>"
5909msgstr ""
5910
5911#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5912#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5913msgid ""
5914"Uses HTTP to get binary packages as well as sources from the stable, testing "
5915"and unstable suites and the components main and contrib."
5916msgstr ""
5917
5918#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5919#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5920#, no-wrap
5921msgid ""
30749ef1
JAK
5922"deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib\n"
5923"deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib\n"
5924"deb http://deb.debian.org/debian testing main contrib\n"
5925"deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian testing main contrib\n"
5926"deb http://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib\n"
5927"deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib"
864fe99c
MV
5928msgstr ""
5929
5930#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
04f27fae 5931#: sources.list.5.xml:1
864fe99c
MV
5932#, no-wrap
5933msgid ""
5934"Types: deb deb-src\n"
30749ef1 5935"URIs: http://deb.debian.org/debian\n"
864fe99c
MV
5936"Suites: stable testing unstable\n"
5937"Components: main contrib\n"
782486e8
MV
5938msgstr ""
5939
7d76ea1d 5940#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5941#: sources.list.5.xml:1
5b057748 5942msgid "&apt-get;, &apt-conf;, &apt-acquire-additional-files;"
782486e8
MV
5943msgstr ""
5944
7d76ea1d 5945#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
04f27fae 5946#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5947msgid "1"
782486e8
MV
5948msgstr ""
5949
7d76ea1d 5950#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 5951#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1
782486e8 5952msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5953"Utility to extract <command>debconf</command> config and templates from "
5954"Debian packages"
782486e8
MV
5955msgstr ""
5956
7d76ea1d 5957#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5958#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1
2b9b27c3 5959msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5960"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> will take one or more Debian package "
5961"files as input and write out (to a temporary directory) all associated "
5962"config scripts and template files. For each passed in package that contains "
5963"config scripts and templates, one line of output will be generated in the "
5964"format:"
782486e8
MV
5965msgstr ""
5966
7d76ea1d 5967#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5968#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5969msgid "package version template-file config-script"
2a52e8c5
DK
5970msgstr ""
5971
7d76ea1d 5972#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5973#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1
aec22160 5974msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5975"template-file and config-script are written to the temporary directory "
5976"specified by the <option>-t</option> or <option>--tempdir</option> "
5977"(<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>) directory, with "
93ae7f7f
MV
5978"filenames of the form <filename>package.template.XXXXXX</filename> and "
5979"<filename>package.config.XXXXXX</filename>"
aec22160
DK
5980msgstr ""
5981
7d76ea1d 5982#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 5983#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1
782486e8 5984msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5985"Temporary directory in which to write extracted <command>debconf</command> "
5986"template files and config scripts. Configuration Item: "
5987"<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5988msgstr ""
5989
7d76ea1d 5990#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 5991#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 5992msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5993"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> returns zero on normal operation, "
5994"decimal 100 on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
5995msgstr ""
5996
7d76ea1d 5997#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 5998#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 5999msgid "Utility to sort package index files"
2a52e8c5
DK
6000msgstr ""
6001
7d76ea1d 6002#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6003#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6004msgid ""
14301cf3
JR
6005"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> will take an index file (source index or "
6006"package index) and sort the records so that they are ordered by the package "
7d76ea1d
DK
6007"name. It will also sort the internal fields of each record according to the "
6008"internal sorting rules."
2a52e8c5
DK
6009msgstr ""
6010
7d76ea1d 6011#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6012#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1
5723791e 6013msgid "All output is sent to standard output; the input must be a seekable file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6014msgstr ""
6015
7d76ea1d 6016#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6017#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6018msgid ""
14301cf3 6019"Use source index field ordering. Configuration Item: "
7d76ea1d 6020"<literal>APT::SortPkgs::Source</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6021msgstr ""
6022
7d76ea1d 6023#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6024#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6025msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6026"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
6027"100 on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
6028msgstr ""
6029
7d76ea1d 6030#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
04f27fae 6031#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6032msgid "Utility to generate index files"
2a52e8c5
DK
6033msgstr ""
6034
7d76ea1d 6035#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6036#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6037msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6038"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is the command line tool that generates "
6039"the index files that APT uses to access a distribution source. The index "
6040"files should be generated on the origin site based on the content of that "
6041"site."
2a52e8c5
DK
6042msgstr ""
6043
7d76ea1d 6044#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6045#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6046msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6047"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is a superset of the &dpkg-scanpackages; "
6048"program, incorporating its entire functionality via the "
6049"<literal>packages</literal> command. It also contains a contents file "
6050"generator, <literal>contents</literal>, and an elaborate means to 'script' "
6051"the generation process for a complete archive."
2a52e8c5
DK
6052msgstr ""
6053
7d76ea1d 6054#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6055#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6056msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6057"Internally <command>apt-ftparchive</command> can make use of binary "
6058"databases to cache the contents of a .deb file and it does not rely on any "
6059"external programs aside from &gzip;. When doing a full generate it "
6060"automatically performs file-change checks and builds the desired compressed "
6061"output files."
2a52e8c5
DK
6062msgstr ""
6063
7d76ea1d 6064#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6065#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6066msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6067"The packages command generates a package file from a directory tree. It "
6068"takes the given directory and recursively searches it for .deb files, "
6069"emitting a package record to stdout for each. This command is approximately "
6070"equivalent to &dpkg-scanpackages;."
2a52e8c5
DK
6071msgstr ""
6072
7d76ea1d 6073#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6074#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6075msgid "The option <option>--db</option> can be used to specify a binary caching DB."
2a52e8c5
DK
6076msgstr ""
6077
7d76ea1d 6078#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6079#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6080msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6081"The <literal>sources</literal> command generates a source index file from a "
6082"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it "
6083"for .dsc files, emitting a source record to stdout for each. This command is "
6084"approximately equivalent to &dpkg-scansources;."
2a52e8c5
DK
6085msgstr ""
6086
7d76ea1d 6087#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6088#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6089msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6090"If an override file is specified then a source override file will be looked "
6091"for with an extension of .src. The --source-override option can be used to "
6092"change the source override file that will be used."
2a52e8c5
DK
6093msgstr ""
6094
7d76ea1d 6095#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6096#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6097msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6098"The <literal>contents</literal> command generates a contents file from a "
6099"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it for "
6100".deb files, and reads the file list from each file. It then sorts and writes "
6101"to stdout the list of files matched to packages. Directories are not written "
6102"to the output. If multiple packages own the same file then each package is "
6103"separated by a comma in the output."
2a52e8c5
DK
6104msgstr ""
6105
7d76ea1d 6106#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6107#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6108msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6109"The <literal>release</literal> command generates a Release file from a "
6110"directory tree. It recursively searches the given directory for uncompressed "
5ff8dd6b
JAK
6111"and compressed <filename>Packages</filename>, <filename>Sources</filename>, "
6112"<filename>Contents</filename>, <filename>Components</filename> and "
6113"<filename>icons</filename> files as well as <filename>Release</filename>, "
6114"<filename>Index</filename> and <filename>md5sum.txt</filename> files by "
6115"default (<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Default-Patterns</literal>). "
6116"Additional filename patterns can be added by listing them in "
7d76ea1d 6117"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Patterns</literal>. It then writes to "
04f27fae
MV
6118"stdout a <filename>Release</filename> file containing (by default) an MD5, "
6119"SHA1, SHA256 and SHA512 digest for each file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6120msgstr ""
6121
7d76ea1d 6122#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6123#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6124msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6125"Values for the additional metadata fields in the Release file are taken from "
6126"the corresponding variables under "
6127"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release</literal>, "
5ff8dd6b
JAK
6128"e.g. <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin</literal>. The supported "
6129"fields are <literal>Origin</literal>, <literal>Label</literal>, "
7d76ea1d
DK
6130"<literal>Suite</literal>, <literal>Version</literal>, "
6131"<literal>Codename</literal>, <literal>Date</literal>, "
769e06cf
DK
6132"<literal>NotAutomatic</literal>, <literal>ButAutomaticUpgrades</literal>, "
6133"<literal>Acquire-By-Hash</literal>, <literal>Valid-Until</literal>, "
6134"<literal>Signed-By</literal>, <literal>Architectures</literal>, "
6135"<literal>Components</literal> and <literal>Description</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6136msgstr ""
6137
7d76ea1d 6138#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6139#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6140msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6141"The <literal>generate</literal> command is designed to be runnable from a "
6142"cron script and builds indexes according to the given config file. The "
6143"config language provides a flexible means of specifying which index files "
6144"are built from which directories, as well as providing a simple means of "
6145"maintaining the required settings."
2a52e8c5
DK
6146msgstr ""
6147
7d76ea1d 6148#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6149#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
aec22160 6150msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6151"The <literal>clean</literal> command tidies the databases used by the given "
6152"configuration file by removing any records that are no longer necessary."
aec22160
DK
6153msgstr ""
6154
7d76ea1d 6155#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 6156#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6157msgid "The Generate Configuration"
2a52e8c5
DK
6158msgstr ""
6159
7d76ea1d 6160#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6161#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6162msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6163"The <literal>generate</literal> command uses a configuration file to "
6164"describe the archives that are going to be generated. It follows the typical "
6165"ISC configuration format as seen in ISC tools like bind 8 and dhcpd. "
6166"&apt-conf; contains a description of the syntax. Note that the generate "
6167"configuration is parsed in sectional manner, but &apt-conf; is parsed in a "
6168"tree manner. This only effects how the scope tag is handled."
2a52e8c5
DK
6169msgstr ""
6170
7d76ea1d 6171#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6172#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6173msgid "The generate configuration has four separate sections, each described below."
2a52e8c5
DK
6174msgstr ""
6175
2a52e8c5 6176#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 6177#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6178msgid "<literal>Dir</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
6179msgstr ""
6180
6181#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6182#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6183msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6184"The <literal>Dir</literal> section defines the standard directories needed "
6185"to locate the files required during the generation process. These "
6186"directories are prepended certain relative paths defined in later sections "
6187"to produce a complete an absolute path."
2a52e8c5
DK
6188msgstr ""
6189
7d76ea1d 6190#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6191#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6192msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6193"Specifies the root of the FTP archive, in a standard Debian configuration "
6194"this is the directory that contains the <filename>ls-LR</filename> and dist "
6195"nodes."
2a52e8c5
DK
6196msgstr ""
6197
7d76ea1d 6198#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6199#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6200msgid "Specifies the location of the override files."
2a52e8c5
DK
6201msgstr ""
6202
7d76ea1d 6203#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6204#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6205msgid "Specifies the location of the cache files."
2a52e8c5
DK
6206msgstr ""
6207
7d76ea1d 6208#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6209#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6210msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6211"Specifies the location of the file list files, if the "
6212"<literal>FileList</literal> setting is used below."
2a52e8c5
DK
6213msgstr ""
6214
7d76ea1d 6215#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 6216#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6217msgid "<literal>Default</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
6218msgstr ""
6219
2a52e8c5 6220#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6221#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6222msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6223"The <literal>Default</literal> section specifies default values, and "
6224"settings that control the operation of the generator. Other sections may "
6225"override these defaults with a per-section setting."
2a52e8c5
DK
6226msgstr ""
6227
7d76ea1d 6228#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6229#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6230msgid ""
14301cf3 6231"Sets the default compression schemes to use for the package index files. It "
5ff8dd6b
JAK
6232"is a string that contains a space separated list of at least one of the "
6233"compressors configured via the <option>APT::Compressor</option> "
6234"configuration scope. The default for all compression schemes is '. gzip'."
2a52e8c5
DK
6235msgstr ""
6236
7d76ea1d 6237#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6238#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6239msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6240"Sets the default list of file extensions that are package files. This "
6241"defaults to '.deb'."
2a52e8c5 6242msgstr ""
2a52e8c5 6243
7d76ea1d 6244#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6245#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6246msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6247"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
6248"controls the compression for the Sources files."
2a52e8c5
DK
6249msgstr ""
6250
7d76ea1d 6251#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6252#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6253msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6254"Sets the default list of file extensions that are source files. This "
6255"defaults to '.dsc'."
2a52e8c5
DK
6256msgstr ""
6257
7d76ea1d 6258#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6259#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6260msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6261"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
6262"controls the compression for the Contents files."
2a52e8c5
DK
6263msgstr ""
6264
7d76ea1d 6265#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6266#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6267msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6268"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
6269"controls the compression for the Translation-en master file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6270msgstr ""
6271
7d76ea1d 6272#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6273#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6274msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6275"Specifies the number of kilobytes to delink (and replace with hard links) "
6276"per run. This is used in conjunction with the per-section "
6277"<literal>External-Links</literal> setting."
2a52e8c5
DK
6278msgstr ""
6279
7d76ea1d 6280#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6281#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6282msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6283"Specifies the mode of all created index files. It defaults to 0644. All "
6284"index files are set to this mode with no regard to the umask."
2a52e8c5
DK
6285msgstr ""
6286
7d76ea1d 6287#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6288#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6289msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6290"Specifies whether long descriptions should be included in the "
6291"<filename>Packages</filename> file or split out into a master "
6292"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6293msgstr ""
6294
6295#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 6296#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6297msgid "<literal>TreeDefault</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
6298msgstr ""
6299
6300#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6301#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6302msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6303"Sets defaults specific to <literal>Tree</literal> sections. All of these "
6304"variables are substitution variables and have the strings $(DIST), "
6305"$(SECTION) and $(ARCH) replaced with their respective values."
2a52e8c5
DK
6306msgstr ""
6307
7d76ea1d 6308#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6309#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6310msgid ""
6311"Sets the number of kilobytes of contents files that are generated each "
6312"day. The contents files are round-robined so that over several days they "
6313"will all be rebuilt."
2a52e8c5
DK
6314msgstr ""
6315
7d76ea1d 6316#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6317#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6318msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6319"Controls the number of days a contents file is allowed to be checked without "
6320"changing. If this limit is passed the mtime of the contents file is "
6321"updated. This case can occur if the package file is changed in such a way "
6322"that does not result in a new contents file [override edit for instance]. A "
6323"hold off is allowed in hopes that new .debs will be installed, requiring a "
6324"new file anyhow. The default is 10, the units are in days."
2a52e8c5
DK
6325msgstr ""
6326
7d76ea1d 6327#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6328#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6329msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6330"Sets the top of the .deb directory tree. Defaults to "
6331"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6332msgstr ""
6333
7d76ea1d 6334#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6335#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6336msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6337"Sets the top of the source package directory tree. Defaults to "
6338"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6339msgstr ""
6340
7d76ea1d 6341#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6342#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6343msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6344"Sets the output Packages file. Defaults to "
6345"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/Packages</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6346msgstr ""
6347
7d76ea1d 6348#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6349#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6350msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6351"Sets the output Sources file. Defaults to "
6352"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/Sources</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6353msgstr ""
6354
7d76ea1d 6355#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6356#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6357msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6358"Sets the output Translation-en master file with the long descriptions if "
6359"they should be not included in the Packages file. Defaults to "
6360"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/i18n/Translation-en</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6361msgstr ""
6362
7d76ea1d 6363#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6364#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6365msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6366"Sets the path prefix that causes a symlink to be considered an internal link "
6367"instead of an external link. Defaults to "
6368"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6369msgstr ""
6370
7d76ea1d 6371#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6372#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6373msgid ""
7d76ea1d 6374"Sets the output Contents file. Defaults to "
3adddfa8
DK
6375"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/Contents-$(ARCH)</filename>. If this setting "
6376"causes multiple Packages files to map onto a single Contents file (as is the "
7d76ea1d
DK
6377"default) then <command>apt-ftparchive</command> will integrate those "
6378"package files together automatically."
2a52e8c5
DK
6379msgstr ""
6380
7d76ea1d 6381#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6382#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6383msgid "Sets header file to prepend to the contents output."
2a52e8c5
DK
6384msgstr ""
6385
7d76ea1d 6386#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6387#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6388msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6389"Sets the binary cache database to use for this section. Multiple sections "
6390"can share the same database."
2a52e8c5
DK
6391msgstr ""
6392
7d76ea1d 6393#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6394#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6395msgid ""
6396"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
6397"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
6398"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory."
2a52e8c5
DK
6399msgstr ""
6400
7d76ea1d 6401#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6402#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6403msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6404"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
6405"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
6406"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory. "
6407"This is used when processing source indexes."
2a52e8c5
DK
6408msgstr ""
6409
6410#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 6411#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6412msgid "<literal>Tree</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
6413msgstr ""
6414
7d76ea1d 6415#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6416#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6417msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6418"The <literal>Tree</literal> section defines a standard Debian file tree "
6419"which consists of a base directory, then multiple sections in that base "
6420"directory and finally multiple Architectures in each section. The exact "
6421"pathing used is defined by the <literal>Directory</literal> substitution "
6422"variable."
2a52e8c5
DK
6423msgstr ""
6424
6425#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6426#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6427msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6428"The <literal>Tree</literal> section takes a scope tag which sets the "
6429"<literal>$(DIST)</literal> variable and defines the root of the tree (the "
6430"path is prefixed by <literal>ArchiveDir</literal>). Typically this is a "
9feb98eb 6431"setting such as <filename>dists/&debian-stable-codename;</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6432msgstr ""
6433
6434#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6435#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6436msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6437"All of the settings defined in the <literal>TreeDefault</literal> section "
6438"can be used in a <literal>Tree</literal> section as well as three new "
6439"variables."
2a52e8c5
DK
6440msgstr ""
6441
6442#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 6443#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6444#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d
DK
6445msgid ""
6446"for i in Sections do \n"
6447" for j in Architectures do\n"
6448" Generate for DIST=scope SECTION=i ARCH=j\n"
6449" "
2a52e8c5
DK
6450msgstr ""
6451
6452#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6453#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6454msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6455"When processing a <literal>Tree</literal> section "
6456"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> performs an operation similar to: "
6457"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6458msgstr ""
6459
7d76ea1d 6460#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6461#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6462msgid ""
6463"This is a space separated list of sections which appear under the "
6464"distribution; typically this is something like <literal>main contrib "
6465"non-free</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
6466msgstr ""
6467
7d76ea1d 6468#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6469#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6470msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6471"This is a space separated list of all the architectures that appear under "
6472"search section. The special architecture 'source' is used to indicate that "
051029f8
DK
6473"this tree has a source archive. The architecture 'all' signals that "
6474"architecture specific files like <filename>Packages</filename> should not "
6475"include information about architecture <literal>all</literal> packages in "
6476"all files as they will be available in a dedicated file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6477msgstr ""
6478
7d76ea1d 6479#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6480#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6481msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6482"Sets the binary override file. The override file contains section, priority "
6483"and maintainer address information."
2a52e8c5
DK
6484msgstr ""
6485
7d76ea1d 6486#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6487#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6488msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6489"Sets the source override file. The override file contains section "
6490"information."
2a52e8c5
DK
6491msgstr ""
6492
7d76ea1d 6493#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6494#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6495msgid "Sets the binary extra override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6496msgstr ""
6497
7d76ea1d 6498#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6499#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6500msgid "Sets the source extra override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6501msgstr ""
6502
7d76ea1d 6503#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
04f27fae 6504#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6505msgid "<literal>BinDirectory</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
6506msgstr ""
6507
2a52e8c5 6508#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
04f27fae 6509#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6510msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6511"The <literal>bindirectory</literal> section defines a binary directory tree "
6512"with no special structure. The scope tag specifies the location of the "
6513"binary directory and the settings are similar to the <literal>Tree</literal> "
6514"section with no substitution variables or "
6515"<literal>Section</literal><literal>Architecture</literal> settings."
2a52e8c5
DK
6516msgstr ""
6517
7d76ea1d 6518#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6519#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6520msgid "Sets the Packages file output."
2a52e8c5
DK
6521msgstr ""
6522
7d76ea1d 6523#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6524#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6525msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6526"Sets the Sources file output. At least one of <literal>Packages</literal> or "
6527"<literal>Sources</literal> is required."
2a52e8c5
DK
6528msgstr ""
6529
7d76ea1d 6530#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6531#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6532msgid "Sets the Contents file output (optional)."
2a52e8c5
DK
6533msgstr ""
6534
7d76ea1d 6535#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6536#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6537msgid "Sets the binary override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6538msgstr ""
6539
7d76ea1d 6540#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6541#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6542msgid "Sets the source override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
6543msgstr ""
6544
7d76ea1d 6545#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6546#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6547msgid "Sets the cache DB."
2a52e8c5
DK
6548msgstr ""
6549
7d76ea1d 6550#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6551#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6552msgid "Appends a path to all the output paths."
2a52e8c5
DK
6553msgstr ""
6554
7d76ea1d 6555#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6556#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6557msgid "Specifies the file list file."
6558msgstr ""
6559
6560#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 6561#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6562msgid "The Binary Override File"
2a52e8c5
DK
6563msgstr ""
6564
6565#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6566#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6567msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6568"The binary override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scanpackages;. It "
6569"contains four fields separated by spaces. The first field is the package "
6570"name, the second is the priority to force that package to, the third is the "
6571"section to force that package to and the final field is the maintainer "
6572"permutation field."
2a52e8c5
DK
6573msgstr ""
6574
7d76ea1d 6575#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 6576#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6577#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 6578msgid "old [// oldn]* => new"
2a52e8c5
DK
6579msgstr ""
6580
7d76ea1d 6581#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
04f27fae 6582#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6583#, no-wrap
6584msgid "new"
2a52e8c5
DK
6585msgstr ""
6586
6587#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6588#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6589msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6590"The general form of the maintainer field is: <placeholder "
6591"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> or simply, <placeholder "
6592"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"1\"/> The first form allows a double-slash "
6593"separated list of old email addresses to be specified. If any of those are "
6594"found then new is substituted for the maintainer field. The second form "
6595"unconditionally substitutes the maintainer field."
c77d6597
MV
6596msgstr ""
6597
7d76ea1d 6598#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 6599#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6600msgid "The Source Override File"
c77d6597
MV
6601msgstr ""
6602
2a52e8c5 6603#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6604#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
c77d6597 6605msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6606"The source override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scansources;. It "
6607"contains two fields separated by spaces. The first field is the source "
6608"package name, the second is the section to assign it."
c77d6597
MV
6609msgstr ""
6610
7d76ea1d 6611#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
04f27fae 6612#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d 6613msgid "The Extra Override File"
c77d6597
MV
6614msgstr ""
6615
6616#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6617#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
c77d6597 6618msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6619"The extra override file allows any arbitrary tag to be added or replaced in "
6620"the output. It has three columns, the first is the package, the second is "
6621"the tag and the remainder of the line is the new value."
2a52e8c5
DK
6622msgstr ""
6623
7d76ea1d 6624#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6625#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6626msgid ""
6627"Generate the given checksum. These options default to on, when turned off "
6628"the generated index files will not have the checksum fields where possible. "
6629"Configuration Items: "
6630"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> and "
6631"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Index</replaceable>::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> "
6632"where <literal><replaceable>Index</replaceable></literal> can be "
6633"<literal>Packages</literal>, <literal>Sources</literal> or "
6634"<literal>Release</literal> and "
6635"<literal><replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> can be "
04f27fae
MV
6636"<literal>MD5</literal>, <literal>SHA1</literal>, <literal>SHA256</literal> "
6637"or <literal>SHA512</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6638msgstr ""
6639
7d76ea1d 6640#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6641#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6642msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6643"Use a binary caching DB. This has no effect on the generate command. "
6644"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DB</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6645msgstr ""
6646
7d76ea1d 6647#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6648#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6649msgid ""
6650"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
6651"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
6652"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
6653"file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6654msgstr ""
6655
7d76ea1d 6656#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6657#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6658msgid ""
6659"Perform Delinking. If the <literal>External-Links</literal> setting is used "
6660"then this option actually enables delinking of the files. It defaults to on "
6661"and can be turned off with <option>--no-delink</option>. Configuration "
6662"Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DeLinkAct</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6663msgstr ""
6664
7d76ea1d 6665#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6666#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6667msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6668"Perform contents generation. When this option is set and package indexes are "
6669"being generated with a cache DB then the file listing will also be extracted "
6670"and stored in the DB for later use. When using the generate command this "
6671"option also allows the creation of any Contents files. The default is on. "
6672"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Contents</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6673msgstr ""
6674
7d76ea1d 6675#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6676#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6677msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6678"Select the source override file to use with the <literal>sources</literal> "
6679"command. Configuration Item: "
6680"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::SourceOverride</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6681msgstr ""
6682
7d76ea1d 6683#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6684#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6685msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6686"Make the caching databases read only. Configuration Item: "
6687"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::ReadOnlyDB</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6688msgstr ""
6689
7d76ea1d 6690#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6691#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6692msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6693"Accept in the <literal>packages</literal> and <literal>contents</literal> "
6694"commands only package files matching <literal>*_arch.deb</literal> or "
6695"<literal>*_all.deb</literal> instead of all package files in the given "
6696"path. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Architecture</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
6697msgstr ""
6698
7d76ea1d 6699#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6700#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6701msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6702"&apt-ftparchive; caches as much as possible of metadata in a cachedb. If "
6703"packages are recompiled and/or republished with the same version again, this "
6704"will lead to problems as the now outdated cached metadata like size and "
6705"checksums will be used. With this option enabled this will no longer happen "
6706"as it will be checked if the file was changed. Note that this option is set "
6707"to \"<literal>false</literal>\" by default as it is not recommend to upload "
6708"multiply versions/builds of a package with the same versionnumber, so in "
6709"theory nobody will have these problems and therefore all these extra checks "
6710"are useless."
2a52e8c5
DK
6711msgstr ""
6712
7d76ea1d 6713#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6714#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6715msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6716"This configuration option defaults to \"<literal>true</literal>\" and should "
6717"only be set to <literal>\"false\"</literal> if the Archive generated with "
6718"&apt-ftparchive; also provides <filename>Translation</filename> files. Note "
6719"that the <filename>Translation-en</filename> master file can only be created "
6720"in the generate command."
2a52e8c5
DK
6721msgstr ""
6722
7d76ea1d 6723#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><programlisting>
04f27fae 6724#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
7d76ea1d
DK
6725#, no-wrap
6726msgid ""
6727"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> packages "
6728"<replaceable>directory</replaceable> | <command>gzip</command> > "
6729"<filename>Packages.gz</filename>\n"
43be0ac4
MV
6730msgstr ""
6731
7d76ea1d 6732#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6733#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
43be0ac4 6734msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6735"To create a compressed Packages file for a directory containing binary "
6736"packages (.deb): <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
43be0ac4
MV
6737msgstr ""
6738
2a52e8c5 6739#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
04f27fae 6740#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:1
2a52e8c5 6741msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6742"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
6743"100 on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
6744msgstr ""
6745
521dd27d 6746#. type: Attribute 'lang' of: <book>
04f27fae 6747#: guide.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
521dd27d
GJ
6748msgid "en"
6749msgstr ""
6750
6751#. type: Content of: <book><title>
04f27fae 6752#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6753msgid "APT User's Guide"
6754msgstr ""
6755
521dd27d 6756#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><authorgroup><author><personname>
04f27fae 6757#: guide.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
521dd27d
GJ
6758msgid "Jason Gunthorpe"
6759msgstr ""
6760
6761#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><authorgroup><author><email>
04f27fae 6762#: guide.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
521dd27d 6763msgid "jgg@debian.org"
43be0ac4
MV
6764msgstr ""
6765
521dd27d 6766#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><releaseinfo>
04f27fae 6767#: guide.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
521dd27d 6768msgid "Version &apt-product-version;"
43be0ac4
MV
6769msgstr ""
6770
521dd27d 6771#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><abstract><para>
04f27fae 6772#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6773msgid ""
6774"This document provides an overview of how to use the the APT package "
6775"manager."
6776msgstr ""
6777
521dd27d 6778#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo>
04f27fae 6779#: guide.dbk:1
521dd27d 6780msgid "<copyright><year>1998</year><holder>Jason Gunthorpe</holder></copyright>"
43be0ac4
MV
6781msgstr ""
6782
521dd27d 6783#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><legalnotice><title>
04f27fae 6784#: guide.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
521dd27d
GJ
6785msgid "License Notice"
6786msgstr ""
6787
6788#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><legalnotice><para>
04f27fae 6789#: guide.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6790msgid ""
6791"\"APT\" and this document are free software; you can redistribute them "
6792"and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public License as "
6793"published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, "
6794"or (at your option) any later version."
6795msgstr ""
6796
521dd27d 6797#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><legalnotice><para>
04f27fae 6798#: guide.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4 6799msgid ""
b176de3a 6800"For more details, on Debian systems, see the file "
43be0ac4
MV
6801"/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL for the full license."
6802msgstr ""
6803
521dd27d 6804#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
04f27fae 6805#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6806msgid "General"
6807msgstr ""
6808
521dd27d 6809#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 6810#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6811msgid ""
6812"The APT package currently contains two sections, the APT "
521dd27d
GJ
6813"<command>dselect</command> method and the <command>apt-get</command> command "
6814"line user interface. Both provide a way to install and remove packages as "
6815"well as download new packages from the Internet."
43be0ac4
MV
6816msgstr ""
6817
521dd27d 6818#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 6819#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6820msgid "Anatomy of the Package System"
6821msgstr ""
6822
521dd27d 6823#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 6824#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6825msgid ""
6826"The Debian packaging system has a large amount of information associated "
6827"with each package to help assure that it integrates cleanly and easily into "
6828"the system. The most prominent of its features is the dependency system."
6829msgstr ""
6830
521dd27d 6831#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 6832#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6833msgid ""
6834"The dependency system allows individual programs to make use of shared "
6835"elements in the system such as libraries. It simplifies placing infrequently "
6836"used portions of a program in separate packages to reduce the number of "
6837"things the average user is required to install. Also, it allows for choices "
6838"in mail transport agents, X servers and so on."
6839msgstr ""
6840
521dd27d 6841#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 6842#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6843msgid ""
6844"The first step to understanding the dependency system is to grasp the "
6845"concept of a simple dependency. The meaning of a simple dependency is that a "
6846"package requires another package to be installed at the same time to work "
6847"properly."
6848msgstr ""
6849
521dd27d 6850#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 6851#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6852msgid ""
6853"For instance, mailcrypt is an emacs extension that aids in encrypting email "
b39c1859 6854"with GPG. Without GPGP installed mailcrypt is useless, so mailcrypt has a "
43be0ac4
MV
6855"simple dependency on GPG. Also, because it is an emacs extension it has a "
6856"simple dependency on emacs, without emacs it is completely useless."
6857msgstr ""
6858
521dd27d 6859#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 6860#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6861msgid ""
6862"The other important dependency to understand is a conflicting dependency. It "
6863"means that a package, when installed with another package, will not work and "
6864"may possibly be extremely harmful to the system. As an example consider a "
6865"mail transport agent such as sendmail, exim or qmail. It is not possible to "
6866"have two mail transport agents installed because both need to listen to the "
6867"network to receive mail. Attempting to install two will seriously damage the "
6868"system so all mail transport agents have a conflicting dependency with all "
6869"other mail transport agents."
6870msgstr ""
6871
521dd27d 6872#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 6873#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
6874msgid ""
6875"As an added complication there is the possibility for a package to pretend "
6876"to be another package. Consider that exim and sendmail for many intents are "
6877"identical, they both deliver mail and understand a common interface. Hence, "
6878"the package system has a way for them to declare that they are both "
6879"mail-transport-agents. So, exim and sendmail both declare that they provide "
6880"a mail-transport-agent and other packages that need a mail transport agent "
6881"depend on mail-transport-agent. This can add a great deal of confusion when "
6882"trying to manually fix packages."
6883msgstr ""
6884
521dd27d 6885#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 6886#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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6887msgid ""
6888"At any given time a single dependency may be met by packages that are "
6889"already installed or it may not be. APT attempts to help resolve dependency "
6890"issues by providing a number of automatic algorithms that help in selecting "
6891"packages for installation."
6892msgstr ""
6893
521dd27d 6894#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
04f27fae 6895#: guide.dbk:1
9aa80d52
DK
6896msgid "apt-get"
6897msgstr ""
6898
521dd27d 6899#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 6900#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 6901msgid ""
521dd27d
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6902"<command>apt-get</command> provides a simple way to install packages from "
6903"the command line. Unlike <command>dpkg</command>, <command>apt-get</command> "
6904"does not understand .deb files, it works with the package's proper name and "
6905"can only install .deb archives from a <emphasis>Source</emphasis>."
43be0ac4
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6906msgstr ""
6907
521dd27d 6908#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para><footnote><para>
04f27fae 6909#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 6910msgid ""
521dd27d
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6911"If you are using an http proxy server you must set the http_proxy "
6912"environment variable first, see sources.list(5)"
43be0ac4
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6913msgstr ""
6914
521dd27d 6915#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 6916#: guide.dbk:1
521dd27d
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6917msgid ""
6918"The first <placeholder type=\"footnote\" id=\"0\"/> thing that should be "
6919"done before using <command>apt-get</command> is to fetch the package lists "
6920"from the <emphasis>Sources</emphasis> so that it knows what packages are "
6921"available. This is done with <literal>apt-get update</literal>. For "
6922"instance,"
6923msgstr ""
6924
6925#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
04f27fae 6926#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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6927#, no-wrap
6928msgid ""
6929"# apt-get update\n"
6930"Get http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ stable/binary-i386/ Packages\n"
6931"Get http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/contrib Packages\n"
6932"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
521dd27d 6933"Building Dependency Tree... Done\n"
43be0ac4
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6934msgstr ""
6935
521dd27d 6936#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 6937#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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6938msgid "Once updated there are several commands that can be used:"
6939msgstr ""
6940
521dd27d 6941#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 6942#: guide.dbk:1
2b9b27c3
DK
6943msgid "upgrade"
6944msgstr ""
6945
521dd27d 6946#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6947#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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6948msgid ""
6949"Upgrade will attempt to gently upgrade the whole system. Upgrade will never "
6950"install a new package or remove an existing package, nor will it ever "
6951"upgrade a package that might cause some other package to break. This can be "
6952"used daily to relatively safely upgrade the system. Upgrade will list all of "
6953"the packages that it could not upgrade, this usually means that they depend "
521dd27d
GJ
6954"on new packages or conflict with some other "
6955"package. <command>dselect</command> or <literal>apt-get install</literal> "
6956"can be used to force these packages to install."
43be0ac4
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6957msgstr ""
6958
521dd27d 6959#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 6960#: guide.dbk:1
2b9b27c3
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6961msgid "install"
6962msgstr ""
6963
521dd27d 6964#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6965#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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6966msgid ""
6967"Install is used to install packages by name. The package is automatically "
6968"fetched and installed. This can be useful if you already know the name of "
6969"the package to install and do not want to go into a GUI to select it. Any "
6970"number of packages may be passed to install, they will all be "
6971"fetched. Install automatically attempts to resolve dependency problems with "
6972"the listed packages and will print a summary and ask for confirmation if "
6973"anything other than its arguments are changed."
6974msgstr ""
6975
521dd27d 6976#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
04f27fae 6977#: guide.dbk:1
2b9b27c3
DK
6978msgid "dist-upgrade"
6979msgstr ""
6980
521dd27d 6981#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6982#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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6983msgid ""
6984"Dist-upgrade is a complete upgrader designed to simplify upgrading between "
6985"releases of Debian. It uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best "
6986"set of packages to install, upgrade and remove to get as much of the system "
6987"to the newest release. In some situations it may be desired to use "
6988"dist-upgrade rather than spend the time manually resolving dependencies in "
521dd27d
GJ
6989"<command>dselect</command>. Once dist-upgrade has completed then "
6990"<command>dselect</command> can be used to install any packages that may have "
6991"been left out."
43be0ac4
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6992msgstr ""
6993
521dd27d 6994#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
04f27fae 6995#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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6996msgid ""
6997"It is important to closely look at what dist-upgrade is going to do, its "
6998"decisions may sometimes be quite surprising."
6999msgstr ""
7000
521dd27d 7001#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7002#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7003msgid ""
521dd27d
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7004"<command>apt-get</command> has several command line options that are "
7005"detailed in its man page, "
7006"<citerefentry><refentrytitle>apt-get</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. "
7007"The most useful option is <literal>-d</literal> which does not install the "
7008"fetched files. If the system has to download a large number of package it "
7009"would be undesired to start installing them in case something goes "
7010"wrong. When <literal>-d</literal> is used the downloaded archives can be "
7011"installed by simply running the command that caused them to be downloaded "
7012"again without <literal>-d</literal>."
43be0ac4
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7013msgstr ""
7014
521dd27d 7015#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
04f27fae 7016#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7017msgid "DSelect"
7018msgstr ""
7019
521dd27d 7020#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7021#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7022msgid ""
521dd27d
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7023"The APT <command>dselect</command> method provides the complete APT system "
7024"with the <command>dselect</command> package selection "
7025"GUI. <command>dselect</command> is used to select the packages to be "
7026"installed or removed and APT actually installs them."
43be0ac4
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7027msgstr ""
7028
521dd27d 7029#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7030#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7031msgid ""
521dd27d
GJ
7032"To enable the APT method you need to select [A]ccess in "
7033"<command>dselect</command> and then choose the APT method. You will be "
7034"prompted for a set of <emphasis>Sources</emphasis> which are places to fetch "
7035"archives from. These can be remote Internet sites, local Debian mirrors or "
7036"CD-ROMs. Each source can provide a fragment of the total Debian archive, APT "
7037"will automatically combine them to form a complete set of packages. If you "
7038"have a CD-ROM then it is a good idea to specify it first and then specify a "
7039"mirror so that you have access to the latest bug fixes. APT will "
7040"automatically use packages on your CD-ROM before downloading from the "
7041"Internet."
43be0ac4
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7042msgstr ""
7043
521dd27d 7044#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
04f27fae 7045#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7046#, no-wrap
7047msgid ""
7048" Set up a list of distribution source locations\n"
521dd27d 7049"\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7050" Please give the base URL of the debian distribution.\n"
7051" The access schemes I know about are: http file\n"
521dd27d 7052"\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7053" For example:\n"
7054" file:/mnt/debian,\n"
7055" ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian,\n"
7056" http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian,\n"
521dd27d
GJ
7057"\n"
7058"\n"
7059" URL [http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian]:\n"
43be0ac4
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7060msgstr ""
7061
521dd27d 7062#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7063#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7064msgid ""
521dd27d
GJ
7065"The <emphasis>Sources</emphasis> setup starts by asking for the base of the "
7066"Debian archive, defaulting to a HTTP mirror. Next it asks for the "
7067"distribution to get."
43be0ac4
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7068msgstr ""
7069
521dd27d 7070#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
04f27fae 7071#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7072#, no-wrap
7073msgid ""
7074" Please give the distribution tag to get or a path to the\n"
7075" package file ending in a /. The distribution\n"
7076" tags are typically something like: stable unstable testing non-US\n"
521dd27d
GJ
7077"\n"
7078" Distribution [stable]:\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7079msgstr ""
7080
521dd27d 7081#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7082#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7083msgid ""
7084"The distribution refers to the Debian version in the archive, "
521dd27d
GJ
7085"<emphasis>stable</emphasis> refers to the latest released version and "
7086"<emphasis>unstable</emphasis> refers to the developmental "
7087"version. <emphasis>non-US</emphasis> is only available on some mirrors and "
7088"refers to packages that contain encryption technology or other things that "
7089"cannot be exported from the United States. Importing these packages into the "
7090"US is legal however."
43be0ac4
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7091msgstr ""
7092
521dd27d 7093#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
04f27fae 7094#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7095#, no-wrap
7096msgid ""
7097" Please give the components to get\n"
7098" The components are typically something like: main contrib non-free\n"
521dd27d
GJ
7099"\n"
7100" Components [main contrib non-free]:\n"
43be0ac4
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7101msgstr ""
7102
521dd27d 7103#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7104#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7105msgid ""
7106"The components list refers to the list of sub distributions to fetch. The "
7107"distribution is split up based on software licenses, main being DFSG free "
7108"packages while contrib and non-free contain things that have various "
7109"restrictions placed on their use and distribution."
7110msgstr ""
7111
521dd27d 7112#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7113#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7114msgid ""
7115"Any number of sources can be added, the setup script will continue to prompt "
7116"until you have specified all that you want."
7117msgstr ""
7118
521dd27d 7119#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7120#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7121msgid ""
521dd27d
GJ
7122"Before starting to use <command>dselect</command> it is necessary to update "
7123"the available list by selecting [U]pdate from the menu. This is a superset "
7124"of <literal>apt-get update</literal> that makes the fetched information "
7125"available to <command>dselect</command>. [U]pdate must be performed even if "
7126"<literal>apt-get update</literal> has been run before."
43be0ac4
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7127msgstr ""
7128
521dd27d 7129#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7130#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7131msgid ""
7132"You can then go on and make your selections using [S]elect and then perform "
7133"the installation using [I]nstall. When using the APT method the [C]onfig and "
7134"[R]emove commands have no meaning, the [I]nstall command performs both of "
7135"them together."
7136msgstr ""
7137
521dd27d 7138#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7139#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7140msgid ""
7141"By default APT will automatically remove the package (.deb) files once they "
7142"have been successfully installed. To change this behavior place "
521dd27d 7143"<literal>Dselect::clean \"prompt\";</literal> in /etc/apt/apt.conf."
43be0ac4
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7144msgstr ""
7145
521dd27d 7146#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
04f27fae 7147#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7148msgid "The Interface"
7149msgstr ""
7150
521dd27d 7151#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para><footnote><para>
04f27fae 7152#: guide.dbk:1
521dd27d
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7153msgid ""
7154"The <command>dselect</command> method actually is a set of wrapper scripts "
7155"to <command>apt-get</command>. The method actually provides more "
7156"functionality than is present in <command>apt-get</command> alone."
7157msgstr ""
7158
7159#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
04f27fae 7160#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7161msgid ""
521dd27d
GJ
7162"Both that APT <command>dselect</command> method and "
7163"<command>apt-get</command> share the same interface. It is a simple system "
7164"that generally tells you what it will do and then goes and does "
7165"it. <placeholder type=\"footnote\" id=\"0\"/> After printing out a summary "
7166"of what will happen APT then will print out some informative status messages "
7167"so that you can estimate how far along it is and how much is left to do."
43be0ac4
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7168msgstr ""
7169
521dd27d 7170#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 7171#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7172msgid "Startup"
7173msgstr ""
7174
521dd27d 7175#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7176#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7177msgid ""
7178"Before all operations except update, APT performs a number of actions to "
7179"prepare its internal state. It also does some checks of the system's "
521dd27d
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7180"state. At any time these operations can be performed by running "
7181"<literal>apt-get check</literal>."
43be0ac4
MV
7182msgstr ""
7183
521dd27d 7184#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7185#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7186#, no-wrap
7187msgid ""
7188"# apt-get check\n"
7189"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
521dd27d 7190"Building Dependency Tree... Done\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7191msgstr ""
7192
521dd27d 7193#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7194#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7195msgid ""
7196"The first thing it does is read all the package files into memory. APT uses "
7197"a caching scheme so this operation will be faster the second time it is "
7198"run. If some of the package files are not found then they will be ignored "
7199"and a warning will be printed when apt-get exits."
7200msgstr ""
7201
521dd27d 7202#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7203#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7204msgid ""
7205"The final operation performs a detailed analysis of the system's "
7206"dependencies. It checks every dependency of every installed or unpacked "
7207"package and considers if it is OK. Should this find a problem then a report "
521dd27d 7208"will be printed out and <command>apt-get</command> will refuse to run."
43be0ac4
MV
7209msgstr ""
7210
521dd27d 7211#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7212#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7213#, no-wrap
7214msgid ""
7215"# apt-get check\n"
7216"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
7217"Building Dependency Tree... Done\n"
7218"You might want to run apt-get -f install' to correct these.\n"
7219"Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:\n"
7220" 9fonts: Depends: xlib6g but it is not installed\n"
7221" uucp: Depends: mailx but it is not installed\n"
521dd27d 7222" blast: Depends: xlib6g (&gt;= 3.3-5) but it is not installed\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7223" adduser: Depends: perl-base but it is not installed\n"
7224" aumix: Depends: libgpmg1 but it is not installed\n"
7225" debiandoc-sgml: Depends: sgml-base but it is not installed\n"
521dd27d 7226" bash-builtins: Depends: bash (&gt;= 2.01) but 2.0-3 is installed\n"
43be0ac4 7227" cthugha: Depends: svgalibg1 but it is not installed\n"
521dd27d
GJ
7228" Depends: xlib6g (&gt;= 3.3-5) but it is not installed\n"
7229" libreadlineg2: Conflicts:libreadline2 (&lt;&lt; 2.1-2.1)\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7230msgstr ""
7231
521dd27d 7232#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7233#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7234msgid ""
7235"In this example the system has many problems, including a serious problem "
7236"with libreadlineg2. For each package that has unmet dependencies a line is "
7237"printed out indicating the package with the problem and the dependencies "
7238"that are unmet. A short explanation of why the package has a dependency "
7239"problem is also included."
7240msgstr ""
7241
521dd27d 7242#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para><footnote><para>
04f27fae 7243#: guide.dbk:1
521dd27d
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7244msgid ""
7245"APT however considers all known dependencies and attempts to prevent broken "
7246"packages"
7247msgstr ""
7248
7249#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7250#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7251msgid ""
7252"There are two ways a system can get into a broken state like this. The first "
521dd27d
GJ
7253"is caused by <command>dpkg</command> missing some subtle relationships "
7254"between packages when performing upgrades. <placeholder type=\"footnote\" "
7255"id=\"0\"/>. The second is if a package installation fails during an "
7256"operation. In this situation a package may have been unpacked without its "
7257"dependents being installed."
43be0ac4
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7258msgstr ""
7259
521dd27d 7260#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7261#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7262msgid ""
7263"The second situation is much less serious than the first because APT places "
7264"certain constraints on the order that packages are installed. In both cases "
521dd27d
GJ
7265"supplying the <literal>-f</literal> option to <command>apt-get</command> "
7266"will cause APT to deduce a possible solution to the problem and then "
7267"continue on. The APT <command>dselect</command> method always supplies the "
7268"<literal>-f</literal> option to allow for easy continuation of failed "
7269"maintainer scripts."
43be0ac4
MV
7270msgstr ""
7271
521dd27d 7272#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7273#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7274msgid ""
521dd27d
GJ
7275"However, if the <literal>-f</literal> option is used to correct a seriously "
7276"broken system caused by the first case then it is possible that it will "
7277"either fail immediately or the installation sequence will fail. In either "
7278"case it is necessary to manually use dpkg (possibly with forcing options) to "
7279"correct the situation enough to allow APT to proceed."
43be0ac4
MV
7280msgstr ""
7281
521dd27d 7282#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 7283#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7284msgid "The Status Report"
7285msgstr ""
7286
521dd27d 7287#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7288#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7289msgid ""
521dd27d
GJ
7290"Before proceeding <command>apt-get</command> will present a report on what "
7291"will happen. Generally the report reflects the type of operation being "
7292"performed but there are several common elements. In all cases the lists "
7293"reflect the final state of things, taking into account the "
7294"<literal>-f</literal> option and any other relevant activities to the "
7295"command being executed."
43be0ac4
MV
7296msgstr ""
7297
521dd27d 7298#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
04f27fae 7299#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7300msgid "The Extra Package list"
7301msgstr ""
7302
521dd27d 7303#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
04f27fae 7304#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7305#, no-wrap
7306msgid ""
7307"The following extra packages will be installed:\n"
7308" libdbd-mysql-perl xlib6 zlib1 xzx libreadline2 libdbd-msql-perl\n"
7309" mailpgp xdpkg fileutils pinepgp zlib1g xlib6g perl-base\n"
7310" bin86 libgdbm1 libgdbmg1 quake-lib gmp2 bcc xbuffy\n"
7311" squake pgp-i python-base debmake ldso perl libreadlineg2\n"
521dd27d 7312" ssh\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7313msgstr ""
7314
521dd27d 7315#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7316#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7317msgid ""
7318"The Extra Package list shows all of the packages that will be installed or "
7319"upgraded in excess of the ones mentioned on the command line. It is only "
521dd27d
GJ
7320"generated for an <literal>install</literal> command. The listed packages are "
7321"often the result of an Auto Install."
43be0ac4
MV
7322msgstr ""
7323
521dd27d 7324#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
04f27fae 7325#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7326msgid "The Packages to Remove"
7327msgstr ""
7328
521dd27d 7329#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
04f27fae 7330#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7331#, no-wrap
7332msgid ""
7333"The following packages will be REMOVED:\n"
7334" xlib6-dev xpat2 tk40-dev xkeycaps xbattle xonix\n"
7335" xdaliclock tk40 tk41 xforms0.86 ghostview xloadimage xcolorsel\n"
7336" xadmin xboard perl-debug tkined xtetris libreadline2-dev perl-suid\n"
521dd27d 7337" nas xpilot xfig\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7338msgstr ""
7339
521dd27d 7340#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7341#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7342msgid ""
7343"The Packages to Remove list shows all of the packages that will be removed "
7344"from the system. It can be shown for any of the operations and should be "
7345"given a careful inspection to ensure nothing important is to be taken "
521dd27d
GJ
7346"off. The <literal>-f</literal> option is especially good at generating "
7347"packages to remove so extreme care should be used in that case. The list may "
7348"contain packages that are going to be removed because they are only "
7349"partially installed, possibly due to an aborted installation."
43be0ac4
MV
7350msgstr ""
7351
521dd27d 7352#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
04f27fae 7353#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7354msgid "The New Packages list"
7355msgstr ""
7356
521dd27d 7357#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
04f27fae 7358#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
MV
7359#, no-wrap
7360msgid ""
7361"The following NEW packages will installed:\n"
521dd27d 7362" zlib1g xlib6g perl-base libgdbmg1 quake-lib gmp2 pgp-i python-base\n"
43be0ac4
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7363msgstr ""
7364
521dd27d 7365#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7366#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7367msgid ""
7368"The New Packages list is simply a reminder of what will happen. The packages "
7369"listed are not presently installed in the system but will be when APT is "
7370"done."
7371msgstr ""
7372
521dd27d 7373#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
04f27fae 7374#: guide.dbk:1
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7375msgid "The Kept Back list"
7376msgstr ""
7377
521dd27d 7378#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
04f27fae 7379#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7380#, no-wrap
7381msgid ""
7382"The following packages have been kept back\n"
7383" compface man-db tetex-base msql libpaper svgalib1\n"
521dd27d 7384" gs snmp arena lynx xpat2 groff xscreensaver\n"
43be0ac4
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7385msgstr ""
7386
521dd27d 7387#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7388#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7389msgid ""
7390"Whenever the whole system is being upgraded there is the possibility that "
7391"new versions of packages cannot be installed because they require new things "
7392"or conflict with already installed things. In this case the package will "
7393"appear in the Kept Back list. The best way to convince packages listed there "
521dd27d
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7394"to install is with <literal>apt-get install</literal> or by using "
7395"<command>dselect</command> to resolve their problems."
43be0ac4
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7396msgstr ""
7397
521dd27d 7398#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
04f27fae 7399#: guide.dbk:1
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7400msgid "Held Packages warning"
7401msgstr ""
7402
521dd27d 7403#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
04f27fae 7404#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7405#, no-wrap
7406msgid ""
7407"The following held packages will be changed:\n"
521dd27d 7408" cvs\n"
43be0ac4
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7409msgstr ""
7410
521dd27d 7411#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7412#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7413msgid ""
7414"Sometimes you can ask APT to install a package that is on hold, in such a "
7415"case it prints out a warning that the held package is going to be "
7416"changed. This should only happen during dist-upgrade or install."
7417msgstr ""
7418
521dd27d 7419#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
04f27fae 7420#: guide.dbk:1
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7421msgid "Final summary"
7422msgstr ""
7423
521dd27d 7424#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7425#: guide.dbk:1
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7426msgid "Finally, APT will print out a summary of all the changes that will occur."
7427msgstr ""
7428
521dd27d 7429#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
04f27fae 7430#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7431#, no-wrap
7432msgid ""
7433"206 packages upgraded, 8 newly installed, 23 to remove and 51 not "
7434"upgraded.\n"
7435"12 packages not fully installed or removed.\n"
521dd27d 7436"Need to get 65.7M/66.7M of archives. After unpacking 26.5M will be used.\n"
43be0ac4
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7437msgstr ""
7438
521dd27d 7439#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7440#: guide.dbk:1
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7441msgid ""
7442"The first line of the summary simply is a reduced version of all of the "
7443"lists and includes the number of upgrades - that is packages already "
7444"installed that have new versions available. The second line indicates the "
7445"number of poorly configured packages, possibly the result of an aborted "
7446"installation. The final line shows the space requirements that the "
7447"installation needs. The first pair of numbers refer to the size of the "
7448"archive files. The first number indicates the number of bytes that must be "
7449"fetched from remote locations and the second indicates the total size of all "
7450"the archives required. The next number indicates the size difference between "
7451"the presently installed packages and the newly installed packages. It is "
7452"roughly equivalent to the space required in /usr after everything is "
7453"done. If a large number of packages are being removed then the value may "
7454"indicate the amount of space that will be freed."
7455msgstr ""
7456
521dd27d 7457#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
04f27fae 7458#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7459msgid ""
7460"Some other reports can be generated by using the -u option to show packages "
7461"to upgrade, they are similar to the previous examples."
7462msgstr ""
7463
521dd27d 7464#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 7465#: guide.dbk:1
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7466msgid "The Status Display"
7467msgstr ""
7468
521dd27d 7469#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7470#: guide.dbk:1
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7471msgid ""
7472"During the download of archives and package files APT prints out a series of "
7473"status messages."
7474msgstr ""
7475
521dd27d 7476#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7477#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7478#, no-wrap
7479msgid ""
7480"# apt-get update\n"
7481"Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ stable/non-US/ Packages\n"
7482"Get:2 http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/contrib Packages\n"
7483"Hit http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/main Packages\n"
7484"Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ unstable/binary-i386/ "
7485"Packages\n"
7486"Get:5 http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/non-free Packages\n"
521dd27d 7487"11% [5 testing/non-free `Waiting for file' 0/32.1k 0%] 2203b/s 1m52s\n"
43be0ac4
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7488msgstr ""
7489
521dd27d 7490#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7491#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7492msgid ""
521dd27d
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7493"The lines starting with <emphasis>Get</emphasis> are printed out when APT "
7494"begins to fetch a file while the last line indicates the progress of the "
7495"download. The first percent value on the progress line indicates the total "
7496"percent done of all files. Unfortunately since the size of the Package files "
7497"is unknown <literal>apt-get update</literal> estimates the percent done "
7498"which causes some inaccuracies."
43be0ac4
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7499msgstr ""
7500
521dd27d 7501#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7502#: guide.dbk:1
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7503msgid ""
7504"The next section of the status line is repeated once for each download "
7505"thread and indicates the operation being performed and some useful "
7506"information about what is happening. Sometimes this section will simply read "
521dd27d
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7507"<emphasis>Forking</emphasis> which means the OS is loading the download "
7508"module. The first word after the [ is the fetch number as shown on the "
7509"history lines. The next word is the short form name of the object being "
43be0ac4
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7510"downloaded. For archives it will contain the name of the package that is "
7511"being fetched."
7512msgstr ""
7513
521dd27d 7514#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7515#: guide.dbk:1
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7516msgid ""
7517"Inside of the single quote is an informative string indicating the progress "
7518"of the negotiation phase of the download. Typically it progresses from "
521dd27d
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7519"<emphasis>Connecting</emphasis> to <emphasis>Waiting for file</emphasis> to "
7520"<emphasis>Downloading</emphasis> or <emphasis>Resuming</emphasis>. The final "
7521"value is the number of bytes downloaded from the remote site. Once the "
7522"download begins this is represented as <literal>102/10.2k</literal> "
7523"indicating that 102 bytes have been fetched and 10.2 kilobytes is "
7524"expected. The total size is always shown in 4 figure notation to preserve "
7525"space. After the size display is a percent meter for the file itself. The "
7526"second last element is the instantaneous average speed. This values is "
7527"updated every 5 seconds and reflects the rate of data transfer for that "
7528"period. Finally is shown the estimated transfer time. This is updated "
43be0ac4
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7529"regularly and reflects the time to complete everything at the shown transfer "
7530"rate."
7531msgstr ""
7532
521dd27d 7533#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7534#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7535msgid ""
7536"The status display updates every half second to provide a constant feedback "
7537"on the download progress while the Get lines scroll back whenever a new file "
7538"is started. Since the status display is constantly updated it is unsuitable "
521dd27d
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7539"for logging to a file, use the <literal>-q</literal> option to remove the "
7540"status display."
43be0ac4
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7541msgstr ""
7542
521dd27d 7543#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 7544#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7545msgid "Dpkg"
7546msgstr ""
7547
521dd27d 7548#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7549#: guide.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7550msgid ""
521dd27d
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7551"APT uses <command>dpkg</command> for installing the archives and will switch "
7552"over to the <command>dpkg</command> interface once downloading is "
7553"completed. <command>dpkg</command> will also ask a number of questions as it "
43be0ac4
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7554"processes the packages and the packages themselves may also ask several "
7555"questions. Before each question there is usually a description of what it is "
7556"asking and the questions are too varied to discuss completely here."
7557msgstr ""
7558
521dd27d 7559#. type: Content of: <book><title>
04f27fae 7560#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7561msgid "Using APT Offline"
7562msgstr ""
7563
521dd27d 7564#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><abstract><para>
04f27fae 7565#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7566msgid ""
7567"This document describes how to use APT in a non-networked environment, "
7568"specifically a 'sneaker-net' approach for performing upgrades."
7569msgstr ""
7570
521dd27d 7571#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo>
04f27fae 7572#: offline.dbk:1
521dd27d 7573msgid "<copyright><year>1999</year><holder>Jason Gunthorpe</holder></copyright>"
43be0ac4
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7574msgstr ""
7575
521dd27d 7576#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
04f27fae 7577#: offline.dbk:1
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7578msgid "Introduction"
7579msgstr ""
7580
521dd27d 7581#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 7582#: offline.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1 offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7583msgid "Overview"
7584msgstr ""
7585
521dd27d 7586#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7587#: offline.dbk:1
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7588msgid ""
7589"Normally APT requires direct access to a Debian archive, either from a local "
7590"media or through a network. Another common complaint is that a Debian "
7591"machine is on a slow link, such as a modem and another machine has a very "
7592"fast connection but they are physically distant."
7593msgstr ""
7594
521dd27d 7595#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7596#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7597msgid ""
7598"The solution to this is to use large removable media such as a Zip disc or a "
7599"SuperDisk disc. These discs are not large enough to store the entire Debian "
7600"archive but can easily fit a subset large enough for most users. The idea is "
7601"to use APT to generate a list of packages that are required and then fetch "
7602"them onto the disc using another machine with good connectivity. It is even "
7603"possible to use another Debian machine with APT or to use a completely "
521dd27d
GJ
7604"different OS and a download tool like wget. Let <emphasis>remote "
7605"host</emphasis> mean the machine downloading the packages, and "
7606"<emphasis>target host</emphasis> the one with bad or no connection."
43be0ac4
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7607msgstr ""
7608
521dd27d 7609#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7610#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7611msgid ""
7612"This is achieved by creatively manipulating the APT configuration file. The "
b39c1859 7613"essential premise to tell APT to look on a disc for it's archive files. Note "
bf33c3bd
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7614"that the disc should be formatted with a filesystem that can handle long "
7615"file names such as ext2, fat32 or vfat."
43be0ac4
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7616msgstr ""
7617
521dd27d 7618#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
04f27fae 7619#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7620msgid "Using APT on both machines"
7621msgstr ""
7622
521dd27d 7623#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7624#: offline.dbk:1
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7625msgid ""
7626"APT being available on both machines gives the simplest configuration. The "
7627"basic idea is to place a copy of the status file on the disc and use the "
7628"remote machine to fetch the latest package files and decide which packages "
7629"to download. The disk directory structure should look like:"
7630msgstr ""
7631
521dd27d 7632#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7633#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7634#, no-wrap
7635msgid ""
7636" /disc/\n"
7637" archives/\n"
7638" partial/\n"
7639" lists/\n"
7640" partial/\n"
7641" status\n"
7642" sources.list\n"
521dd27d 7643" apt.conf\n"
43be0ac4
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7644msgstr ""
7645
521dd27d 7646#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 7647#: offline.dbk:1
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7648msgid "The configuration file"
7649msgstr ""
7650
521dd27d 7651#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7652#: offline.dbk:1
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7653msgid ""
7654"The configuration file should tell APT to store its files on the disc and to "
7655"use the configuration files on the disc as well. The sources.list should "
7656"contain the proper sites that you wish to use from the remote machine, and "
521dd27d
GJ
7657"the status file should be a copy of "
7658"<emphasis>/var/lib/dpkg/status</emphasis> from the <emphasis>target "
7659"host</emphasis>. Please note, if you are using a local archive you must use "
7660"copy URIs, the syntax is identical to file URIs."
43be0ac4
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7661msgstr ""
7662
521dd27d 7663#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7664#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7665msgid ""
521dd27d
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7666"<emphasis>apt.conf</emphasis> must contain the necessary information to make "
7667"APT use the disc:"
43be0ac4
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7668msgstr ""
7669
521dd27d 7670#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7671#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7672#, no-wrap
7673msgid ""
7674" APT\n"
7675" {\n"
7676" /* This is not necessary if the two machines are the same arch, it "
7677"tells\n"
7678" the remote APT what architecture the target machine is */\n"
7679" Architecture \"i386\";\n"
521dd27d 7680"\n"
43be0ac4
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7681" Get::Download-Only \"true\";\n"
7682" };\n"
521dd27d 7683"\n"
43be0ac4
MV
7684" Dir\n"
7685" {\n"
7686" /* Use the disc for state information and redirect the status file from\n"
7687" the /var/lib/dpkg default */\n"
7688" State \"/disc/\";\n"
7689" State::status \"status\";\n"
7690"\n"
7691" // Binary caches will be stored locally\n"
7692" Cache::archives \"/disc/archives/\";\n"
7693" Cache \"/tmp/\";\n"
521dd27d 7694"\n"
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7695" // Location of the source list.\n"
7696" Etc \"/disc/\";\n"
521dd27d 7697" };\n"
43be0ac4
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7698msgstr ""
7699
521dd27d 7700#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7701#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7702msgid ""
7703"More details can be seen by examining the apt.conf man page and the sample "
521dd27d
GJ
7704"configuration file in "
7705"<emphasis>/usr/share/doc/apt/examples/apt.conf</emphasis>."
43be0ac4
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7706msgstr ""
7707
521dd27d 7708#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7709#: offline.dbk:1
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7710msgid ""
7711"On the target machine the first thing to do is mount the disc and copy "
521dd27d
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7712"<emphasis>/var/lib/dpkg/status</emphasis> to it. You will also need to "
7713"create the directories outlined in the Overview, "
7714"<emphasis>archives/partial/</emphasis> and "
7715"<emphasis>lists/partial/</emphasis>. Then take the disc to the remote "
7716"machine and configure the sources.list. On the remote machine execute the "
7717"following:"
43be0ac4
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7718msgstr ""
7719
521dd27d 7720#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7721#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7722#, no-wrap
7723msgid ""
7724" # export APT_CONFIG=\"/disc/apt.conf\"\n"
7725" # apt-get update\n"
7726" [ APT fetches the package files ]\n"
7727" # apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
521dd27d 7728" [ APT fetches all the packages needed to upgrade the target machine ]\n"
43be0ac4
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7729msgstr ""
7730
521dd27d 7731#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7732#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7733msgid ""
b39c1859 7734"The dist-upgrade command can be replaced with any other standard APT "
43be0ac4 7735"commands, particularly dselect-upgrade. You can even use an APT front end "
521dd27d
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7736"such as <emphasis>dselect</emphasis>. However this presents a problem in "
7737"communicating your selections back to the local computer."
43be0ac4
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7738msgstr ""
7739
521dd27d 7740#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7741#: offline.dbk:1
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7742msgid ""
7743"Now the disc contains all of the index files and archives needed to upgrade "
7744"the target machine. Take the disc back and run:"
7745msgstr ""
7746
521dd27d 7747#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7748#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7749#, no-wrap
7750msgid ""
7751" # export APT_CONFIG=\"/disc/apt.conf\"\n"
7752" # apt-get check\n"
7753" [ APT generates a local copy of the cache files ]\n"
7754" # apt-get --no-d -o dir::state::status=/var/lib/dpkg/status dist-upgrade\n"
521dd27d 7755" [ Or any other APT command ]\n"
43be0ac4
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7756msgstr ""
7757
521dd27d 7758#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7759#: offline.dbk:1
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7760msgid ""
7761"It is necessary for proper function to re-specify the status file to be the "
7762"local one. This is very important!"
7763msgstr ""
7764
521dd27d 7765#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7766#: offline.dbk:1
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7767msgid ""
7768"If you are using dselect you can do the very risky operation of copying "
7769"disc/status to /var/lib/dpkg/status so that any selections you made on the "
7770"remote machine are updated. I highly recommend that people only make "
7771"selections on the local machine - but this may not always be possible. DO "
7772"NOT copy the status file if dpkg or APT have been run in the mean time!!"
7773msgstr ""
7774
521dd27d 7775#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
04f27fae 7776#: offline.dbk:1
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7777msgid "Using APT and wget"
7778msgstr ""
7779
521dd27d 7780#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7781#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7782msgid ""
521dd27d
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7783"<emphasis>wget</emphasis> is a popular and portable download tool that can "
7784"run on nearly any machine. Unlike the method above this requires that the "
7785"Debian machine already has a list of available packages."
43be0ac4
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7786msgstr ""
7787
521dd27d 7788#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7789#: offline.dbk:1
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7790msgid ""
7791"The basic idea is to create a disc that has only the archive files "
7792"downloaded from the remote site. This is done by using the --print-uris "
7793"option to apt-get and then preparing a wget script to actually fetch the "
7794"packages."
7795msgstr ""
7796
521dd27d 7797#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
04f27fae 7798#: offline.dbk:1
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7799msgid "Operation"
7800msgstr ""
7801
521dd27d 7802#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7803#: offline.dbk:1
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7804msgid ""
7805"Unlike the previous technique no special configuration files are "
7806"required. We merely use the standard APT commands to generate the file list."
7807msgstr ""
7808
521dd27d 7809#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7810#: offline.dbk:1
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7811#, no-wrap
7812msgid ""
521dd27d 7813" # apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
43be0ac4 7814" [ Press no when prompted, make sure you are happy with the actions ]\n"
521dd27d
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7815" # apt-get -qq --print-uris dist-upgrade &gt; uris\n"
7816" # awk '{print \"wget -O \" $2 \" \" $1}' &lt; uris &gt; /disc/wget-script\n"
43be0ac4
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7817msgstr ""
7818
521dd27d 7819#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7820#: offline.dbk:1
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7821msgid ""
7822"Any command other than dist-upgrade could be used here, including "
7823"dselect-upgrade."
7824msgstr ""
7825
521dd27d 7826#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7827#: offline.dbk:1
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7828msgid ""
7829"The /disc/wget-script file will now contain a list of wget commands to "
7830"execute in order to fetch the necessary archives. This script should be run "
7831"with the current directory as the disc's mount point so as to save the "
7832"output on the disc."
7833msgstr ""
7834
521dd27d 7835#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7836#: offline.dbk:1
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7837msgid "The remote machine would do something like"
7838msgstr ""
7839
521dd27d 7840#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7841#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4
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7842#, no-wrap
7843msgid ""
7844" # cd /disc\n"
7845" # sh -x ./wget-script\n"
521dd27d 7846" [ wait.. ]\n"
43be0ac4
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7847msgstr ""
7848
521dd27d 7849#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7850#: offline.dbk:1
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7851msgid ""
7852"Once the archives are downloaded and the disc returned to the Debian machine "
7853"installation can proceed using,"
7854msgstr ""
7855
521dd27d 7856#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
04f27fae 7857#: offline.dbk:1
43be0ac4 7858#, no-wrap
521dd27d 7859msgid " # apt-get -o dir::cache::archives=\"/disc/\" dist-upgrade\n"
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7860msgstr ""
7861
521dd27d 7862#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
04f27fae 7863#: offline.dbk:1
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7864msgid "Which will use the already fetched archives on the disc."
7865msgstr ""