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5<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
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15 <refentryinfo>
16 &apt-author.jgunthorpe;
17 &apt-author.team;
18 &apt-email;
19 &apt-product;
20 <!-- The last update date -->
dabb215c 21 <date>2012-06-09T00:00:00Z</date>
5e80de29 22 </refentryinfo>
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24 <refmeta>
25 <refentrytitle>apt-get</refentrytitle>
26 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
f0599b9c 27 <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>
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29
30 <!-- Man page title -->
31 <refnamediv>
32 <refname>apt-get</refname>
33 <refpurpose>APT package handling utility -- command-line interface</refpurpose>
34 </refnamediv>
35
6e8b4572 36 &synopsis-command-apt-get;
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38 <refsect1><title>Description</title>
39 <para><command>apt-get</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages, and may be
40 considered the user's "back-end" to other tools using the APT
007aba92 41 library. Several "front-end" interfaces exist, such as &dselect;,
9233ef0d 42 &aptitude;, &synaptic; and &wajig;.</para>
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44 <para>Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, one of the
45 commands below must be present.</para>
46
47 <variablelist>
2b9b27c3 48 <varlistentry><term><option>update</option></term>
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49 <listitem><para><literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files from
50 their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched from the
51 location(s) specified in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>.
52 For example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and
53 scans the <filename>Packages.gz</filename> files, so that information about new
54 and updated packages is available. An <literal>update</literal> should always be
55 performed before an <literal>upgrade</literal> or <literal>dist-upgrade</literal>. Please
56 be aware that the overall progress meter will be incorrect as the size
57 of the package files cannot be known in advance.</para></listitem>
58 </varlistentry>
59
2b9b27c3 60 <varlistentry><term><option>upgrade</option></term>
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61 <listitem><para><literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all packages
62 currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in
63 <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. Packages currently installed with
64 new versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no circumstances
65 are currently installed packages removed, or packages not already installed
66 retrieved and installed. New versions of currently installed packages that
67 cannot be upgraded without changing the install status of another package
68 will be left at their current version. An <literal>update</literal> must be
69 performed first so that <command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions of packages are
70 available.</para></listitem>
71 </varlistentry>
72
2b9b27c3 73 <varlistentry><term><option>dist-upgrade</option></term>
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74 <listitem><para><literal>dist-upgrade</literal> in addition to performing the function of
75 <literal>upgrade</literal>, also intelligently handles changing dependencies
76 with new versions of packages; <command>apt-get</command> has a "smart" conflict
77 resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most important
78 packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary.
6c1965bd 79 The <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> command may therefore remove some packages.
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80 The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of locations
81 from which to retrieve desired package files.
82 See also &apt-preferences; for a mechanism for
83 overriding the general settings for individual packages.</para></listitem>
84 </varlistentry>
85
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86 <varlistentry><term><option>dselect-upgrade</option></term>
87 <listitem><para><literal>dselect-upgrade</literal>
88 is used in conjunction with the traditional Debian packaging
89 front-end, &dselect;. <literal>dselect-upgrade</literal>
90 follows the changes made by &dselect; to the <literal>Status</literal>
91 field of available packages, and performs the actions necessary to realize
92 that state (for instance, the removal of old and the installation of new
93 packages).</para></listitem>
94 </varlistentry>
95
2b9b27c3 96 <varlistentry><term><option>install</option></term>
2b0de496 97 <listitem>
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98 <para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more
99 packages desired for installation or upgrading.
100 Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
b176de3a 101 filename (for instance, in a Debian system,
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102 <package>apt-utils</package> would be the argument provided, not
103 <filename>apt-utils_&apt-product-version;_amd64.deb</filename>). All packages required
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104 by the package(s) specified for installation will also
105 be retrieved and installed.
106 The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is
107 used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is
108 appended to the package name (with no intervening space),
109 the identified package will be removed if it is installed.
110 Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
111 package to install. These latter features may be used
112 to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict
113 resolution system.
114 </para>
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116 <para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by
117 following the package name with an equals and the version of the package
118 to select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for
119 install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by
120 following the package name with a slash and the version of the
121 distribution or the Archive name (stable, testing, unstable).</para>
122
123 <para>Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must
124 be used with care.</para>
125
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126 <para>This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or
127 more already-installed packages without upgrading every package
128 you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which
129 installs the newest version of all currently installed packages,
130 "install" will install the newest version of only the package(s)
131 specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish
132 to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its
133 dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and
134 installed.
135 </para>
136
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137 <para>Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to
138 create an alternative installation policy for
139 individual packages.</para>
140
141 <para>If no package matches the given expression and the expression contains one
142 of '.', '?' or '*' then it is assumed to be a POSIX regular expression,
143 and it is applied
144 to all package names in the database. Any matches are then installed (or
145 removed). Note that matching is done by substring so 'lo.*' matches 'how-lo'
146 and 'lowest'. If this is undesired, anchor the regular expression
147 with a '^' or '$' character, or create a more specific regular expression.</para></listitem>
148 </varlistentry>
149
2b9b27c3 150 <varlistentry><term><option>remove</option></term>
24f6490f 151 <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are
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152 removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package leaves its
153 configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to the package
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154 name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be
155 installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
156 </varlistentry>
157
2b9b27c3 158 <varlistentry><term><option>purge</option></term>
e47c7d16 159 <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are
861aa1bd 160 removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too).</para></listitem>
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161 </varlistentry>
162
2b9b27c3 163 <varlistentry><term><option>source</option></term>
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164 <listitem><para><literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source packages. APT
165 will examine the available packages to decide which source package to
166 fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory the
2e30ddbe 167 newest available version of that source package while respecting the
90c24363 168 default release, set with the option <literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>,
7fa2e810 169 the <option>-t</option> option or per package with the
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170 <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible.</para>
171
172 <para>Source packages are tracked separately
2ad3eaf6 173 from binary packages via <literal>deb-src</literal> lines
90c24363 174 in the &sources-list; file. This means that you will need to add such a line
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175 for each repository you want to get sources from; otherwise you will probably
176 get either the wrong (too old/too new) source versions or none at all.</para>
90c24363 177
5f4331c4 178 <para>If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified
90c24363 179 then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using
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180 <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for the architecture as
181 defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> option.
182 If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source package
183 will not be unpacked.</para>
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185 <para>A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name
186 with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism
187 used for the package files. This enables exact matching of the source
188 package name and version, implicitly enabling the
189 <literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal> option.</para>
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191 <para>Note that source packages are not installed and tracked in the
192 <command>dpkg</command> database like binary packages; they are simply downloaded
193 to the current directory, like source tarballs.</para></listitem>
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195
2b9b27c3 196 <varlistentry><term><option>build-dep</option></term>
24f6490f 197 <listitem><para><literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an
234675b7 198 attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default the dependencies are
2130caa8 199 satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a host-architecture can be specified
234675b7 200 with the <option>--host-architecture</option> option instead.</para></listitem>
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202
2b9b27c3 203 <varlistentry><term><option>check</option></term>
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204 <listitem><para><literal>check</literal> is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache and checks
205 for broken dependencies.</para></listitem>
206 </varlistentry>
207
2b9b27c3 208 <varlistentry><term><option>download</option></term>
6f976e5d 209 <listitem><para><literal>download</literal> will download the given
1fc8c922 210 binary package into the current directory.
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211 </para></listitem>
212 </varlistentry>
213
2b9b27c3 214 <varlistentry><term><option>clean</option></term>
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215 <listitem><para><literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved package
216 files. It removes everything but the lock file from
217 <filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename> and
218 <filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename>. When APT is used as a
219 &dselect; method, <literal>clean</literal> is run automatically.
220 Those who do not use dselect will likely want to run <literal>apt-get clean</literal>
221 from time to time to free up disk space.</para></listitem>
222 </varlistentry>
223
2b9b27c3 224 <varlistentry><term><option>autoclean</option></term>
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225 <listitem><para>Like <literal>clean</literal>, <literal>autoclean</literal> clears out the local
226 repository of retrieved package files. The difference is that it only
227 removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely
228 useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without
229 it growing out of control. The configuration option
230 <literal>APT::Clean-Installed</literal> will prevent installed packages from being
231 erased if it is set to off.</para></listitem>
232 </varlistentry>
0e4fe941 233
2b9b27c3 234 <varlistentry><term><option>autoremove</option></term>
0e4fe941 235 <listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
c96ebe51 236 installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed.</para></listitem>
0e4fe941 237 </varlistentry>
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2b9b27c3 239 <varlistentry><term><option>changelog</option></term>
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240 <listitem><para><literal>changelog</literal> downloads a package changelog and displays
241 it through <command>sensible-pager</command>. The server name and base
242 directory is defined in the <literal>APT::Changelogs::Server</literal>
2ad3eaf6 243 variable (e.g. <ulink url="http://packages.debian.org/changelogs">packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> for
2b9b27c3 244 Debian or <ulink url="http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs">changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs</ulink> for
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245 Ubuntu).
246 By default it displays the changelog for the version that is
247 installed. However, you can specify the same options as for
248 the <option>install</option> command.
249 </para>
250 </listitem>
251 </varlistentry>
252
253
254
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256 </refsect1>
257
258 <refsect1><title>options</title>
259 &apt-cmdblurb;
260
261 <variablelist>
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262 <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
263 <listitem><para>Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing.
264 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
265 </varlistentry>
266
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267 <varlistentry><term><option>--install-suggests</option></term>
268 <listitem><para>Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing.
269 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>.</para></listitem>
270 </varlistentry>
271
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272 <varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
273 <listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
274 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
275 </varlistentry>
276
277 <varlistentry><term><option>-f</option></term><term><option>--fix-broken</option></term>
278 <listitem><para>Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in
279 place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages
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280 to permit APT to deduce a likely solution. If packages are specified,
281 these have to completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when
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282 running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package
283 dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's
284 dependency structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention
285 (which usually means using &dselect; or <command>dpkg --remove</command> to eliminate some of
286 the offending packages). Use of this option together with <option>-m</option> may produce an
287 error in some situations.
288 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Broken</literal>.</para></listitem>
289 </varlistentry>
290
291 <varlistentry><term><option>-m</option></term><term><option>--ignore-missing</option></term>
292 <term><option>--fix-missing</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 293 <listitem><para>Ignore missing packages; if packages cannot be retrieved or fail the
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294 integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back
295 those packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with
296 <option>-f</option> may produce an error in some situations. If a package is
297 selected for installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the
298 command line) and it could not be downloaded then it will be silently
299 held back.
300 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Missing</literal>.</para></listitem>
301 </varlistentry>
302
303 <varlistentry><term><option>--no-download</option></term>
304 <listitem><para>Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with
305 <option>--ignore-missing</option> to force APT to use only the .debs it has
306 already downloaded.
307 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download</literal>.</para></listitem>
308 </varlistentry>
309
310 <varlistentry><term><option>-q</option></term><term><option>--quiet</option></term>
311 <listitem><para>Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators.
312 More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use
313 <option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration file.
2ad3eaf6 314 Note that quiet level 2 implies <option>-y</option>; you should never use -qq
24f6490f 315 without a no-action modifier such as -d, --print-uris or -s as APT may
2ad3eaf6 316 decide to do something you did not expect.
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317 Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>.</para></listitem>
318 </varlistentry>
319
320 <varlistentry><term><option>-s</option></term>
321 <term><option>--simulate</option></term>
322 <term><option>--just-print</option></term>
323 <term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
324 <term><option>--recon</option></term>
325 <term><option>--no-act</option></term>
326 <listitem><para>No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not
327 actually change the system.
328 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
329
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330 <para>Simulated runs performed as a user will automatically deactivate locking
331 (<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>), and if the option
332 <literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set
333 (as it is by default) a notice will also be displayed indicating that
334 this is only a simulation. Runs performed as root do not trigger either
335 NoLocking or the notice - superusers should know what they are doing
336 without further warnings from <literal>apt-get</literal>.</para>
55a5a46c 337
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338 <para>Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a <command>dpkg</command>
339 operation: configure (<literal>Conf</literal>), remove (<literal>Remv</literal>)
340 or unpack (<literal>Inst</literal>). Square brackets indicate broken packages, and
341 empty square brackets indicate breaks that are of no consequence (rare).</para></listitem>
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342 </varlistentry>
343
344 <varlistentry><term><option>-y</option></term><term><option>--yes</option></term>
345 <term><option>--assume-yes</option></term>
346 <listitem><para>Automatic yes to prompts; assume "yes" as answer to all prompts and run
347 non-interactively. If an undesirable situation, such as changing a held
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348 package, trying to install a unauthenticated package or removing an essential package
349 occurs then <literal>apt-get</literal> will abort.
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350 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
351 </varlistentry>
352
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353 <varlistentry><term><option>--assume-no</option></term>
354 <listitem><para>Automatic "no" to all prompts.
355 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-No</literal>.</para></listitem>
356 </varlistentry>
357
24f6490f 358 <varlistentry><term><option>-u</option></term><term><option>--show-upgraded</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 359 <listitem><para>Show upgraded packages; print out a list of all packages that are to be
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360 upgraded.
361 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Upgraded</literal>.</para></listitem>
362 </varlistentry>
363
364 <varlistentry><term><option>-V</option></term><term><option>--verbose-versions</option></term>
365 <listitem><para>Show full versions for upgraded and installed packages.
366 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>.</para></listitem>
367 </varlistentry>
368
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369 <varlistentry><term><option>-a</option></term>
370 <term><option>--host-architecture</option></term>
371 <listitem><para>This option controls the architecture packages are built for
372 by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies
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373 are satisfied. By default is it not set which means that the host architecture
374 is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by <literal>APT::Architecture</literal>).
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375 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>
376 </para></listitem>
377 </varlistentry>
378
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379 <varlistentry><term><option>-b</option></term><term><option>--compile</option></term>
380 <term><option>--build</option></term>
381 <listitem><para>Compile source packages after downloading them.
382 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>.</para></listitem>
383 </varlistentry>
06d79436 384
24f6490f 385 <varlistentry><term><option>--ignore-hold</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 386 <listitem><para>Ignore package holds; this causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a hold
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387 placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with
388 <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> to override a large number of undesired holds.
389 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Ignore-Hold</literal>.</para></listitem>
390 </varlistentry>
391
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392 <varlistentry><term><option>--with-new-pkgs</option></term>
393 <listitem><para>Allow installing new packages when used in
394 conjunction with <literal>upgrade</literal>. This is useful if
395 the update of a installed package requires new dependencies to be
396 installed. Instead of holding the package back <literal>upgrade</literal>
397 will upgrade the package and install the new dependencies. Note that
398 <literal>upgrade</literal> with this option will never remove packages,
399 only allow adding new ones.
400 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New</literal>.
401 </para></listitem>
402 </varlistentry>
403
24f6490f 404 <varlistentry><term><option>--no-upgrade</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 405 <listitem><para>Do not upgrade packages; when used in conjunction with <literal>install</literal>,
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406 <literal>no-upgrade</literal> will prevent packages on the command line
407 from being upgraded if they are already installed.
408 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade</literal>.</para></listitem>
409 </varlistentry>
410
6cd9fbd7 411 <varlistentry><term><option>--only-upgrade</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 412 <listitem><para>Do not install new packages; when used in conjunction
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413 with <literal>install</literal>, <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will
414 install upgrades for already installed packages only and ignore requests
415 to install new packages.
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416 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>.</para></listitem>
417 </varlistentry>
418
24f6490f 419 <varlistentry><term><option>--force-yes</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 420 <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
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421 without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It
422 should not be used except in very special situations. Using
423 <literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system!
424 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
425 </varlistentry>
426
427 <varlistentry><term><option>--print-uris</option></term>
428 <listitem><para>Instead of fetching the files to install their URIs are printed. Each
429 URI will have the path, the destination file name, the size and the expected
2ad3eaf6 430 MD5 hash. Note that the file name to write to will not always match
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431 the file name on the remote site! This also works with the
432 <literal>source</literal> and <literal>update</literal> commands. When used with the
433 <literal>update</literal> command the MD5 and size are not included, and it is
434 up to the user to decompress any compressed files.
435 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Print-URIs</literal>.</para></listitem>
436 </varlistentry>
437
438 <varlistentry><term><option>--purge</option></term>
439 <listitem><para>Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed.
440 An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are
5d70f74c 441 scheduled to be purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent to the
861aa1bd 442 <option>purge</option> command.
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443 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>.</para></listitem>
444 </varlistentry>
445
446 <varlistentry><term><option>--reinstall</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 447 <listitem><para>Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version.
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448 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::ReInstall</literal>.</para></listitem>
449 </varlistentry>
450
451 <varlistentry><term><option>--list-cleanup</option></term>
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452 <listitem><para>This option is on by default; use <literal>--no-list-cleanup</literal> to turn
453 it off. When it is on, <command>apt-get</command> will automatically manage the contents
454 of <filename>&statedir;/lists</filename> to ensure that obsolete files are erased.
455 The only reason to turn it off is if you frequently change your sources list.
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456 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::List-Cleanup</literal>.</para></listitem>
457 </varlistentry>
458
459 <varlistentry><term><option>-t</option></term>
460 <term><option>--target-release</option></term>
461 <term><option>--default-release</option></term>
2ad3eaf6 462 <listitem><para>This option controls the default input to the policy engine; it creates
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464 This overrides the general settings in <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename>.
465 Specifically pinned packages are not affected by the value
466 of this option. In short, this option
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468 retrieved from. Some common examples might be
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469 <option>-t '2.1*'</option>, <option>-t unstable</option>
470 or <option>-t sid</option>.
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471 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>;
472 see also the &apt-preferences; manual page.</para></listitem>
473 </varlistentry>
474
475 <varlistentry><term><option>--trivial-only</option></term>
476 <listitem><para>
477 Only perform operations that are 'trivial'. Logically this can be considered
2ad3eaf6 478 related to <option>--assume-yes</option>; where <option>--assume-yes</option> will answer
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480 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Trivial-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
481 </varlistentry>
482
483 <varlistentry><term><option>--no-remove</option></term>
484 <listitem><para>If any packages are to be removed apt-get immediately aborts without
485 prompting.
486 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Remove</literal>.</para></listitem>
487 </varlistentry>
488
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489 <varlistentry><term><option>--auto-remove</option></term>
490 <listitem><para>If the command is either <literal>install</literal> or <literal>remove</literal>,
2ad3eaf6 491 then this option acts like running the <literal>autoremove</literal> command, removing unused
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492 dependency packages. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AutomaticRemove</literal>.
493 </para></listitem>
494 </varlistentry>
495
24f6490f 496 <varlistentry><term><option>--only-source</option></term>
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498 <literal>source</literal> and <literal>build-dep</literal>
499 commands. Indicates that the given source names are not to be
500 mapped through the binary table. This means that if this option
501 is specified, these commands will only accept source package
502 names as arguments, rather than accepting binary package names
503 and looking up the corresponding source package. Configuration
504 Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>.</para></listitem>
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506
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507 <varlistentry><term><option>--diff-only</option></term><term><option>--dsc-only</option></term><term><option>--tar-only</option></term>
508 <listitem><para>Download only the diff, dsc, or tar file of a source archive.
509 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal>, <literal>APT::Get::Dsc-Only</literal>, and
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511 </varlistentry>
512
513 <varlistentry><term><option>--arch-only</option></term>
514 <listitem><para>Only process architecture-dependent build-dependencies.
515 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Arch-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
516 </varlistentry>
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518 <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-unauthenticated</option></term>
519 <listitem><para>Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it.
e3a1f08d 520 This is useful for tools like pbuilder.
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521 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>.</para></listitem>
522 </varlistentry>
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524 <varlistentry><term><option>--show-progress</option></term>
525 <listitem><para>Show user friendly progress information in the
526 terminal window when packages are installed, upgraded or
527 removed. For a machine parsable version of this data see
528 README.progress-reporting in the apt doc directory.
529 <literal>DpkgPM::Progress</literal>.</para></listitem>
530 </varlistentry>
531
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534
535 </variablelist>
536 </refsect1>
537
538 <refsect1><title>Files</title>
539 <variablelist>
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541 &file-aptconf;
542 &file-preferences;
543 &file-cachearchives;
544 &file-statelists;
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546 </refsect1>
547
548 <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
549 <para>&apt-cache;, &apt-cdrom;, &dpkg;, &dselect;, &sources-list;,
65d71b38 550 &apt-conf;, &apt-config;, &apt-secure;,
4d9fb6b0 551 The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the APT Howto.</para>
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553
554 <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
555 <para><command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
556 </refsect1>
24f6490f 557 &manbugs;
24f6490f 558</refentry>