doc/apt.8.xml

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   5 <!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
   6 %aptent;
   7
   8 <!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
   9 %aptverbatiment;
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  13 <refentry>
  14
  15  <refentryinfo>
  16    &apt-author.team;
  17    &apt-email;
  18    &apt-product;
  19    <!-- The last update date -->
  20    <date>2013-11-25T00:00:00Z</date>
  21  </refentryinfo>
  22
  23  <refmeta>
  24    <refentrytitle>apt</refentrytitle>
  25    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  26    <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>
  27  </refmeta>
  28
  29  <!-- Man page title -->
  30  <refnamediv>
  31     <refname>apt</refname>
  32     <refpurpose>APT package -- command-line interface</refpurpose>
  33  </refnamediv>
  34
  35  &synopsis-command-apt;
  36
  37  <refsect1><title>Description</title>
  38    <para><command>apt</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages. It provides a commandline interface for the package management of the system.
  39
  40    See also &apt-get; and &apt-cache; for more low-level command options.
  41    </para>
  42
  43    <variablelist>
  44      <varlistentry><term><option>list</option></term>
  45      <listitem><para><literal>list</literal> is used to
  46      display a list of packages. It supports shell pattern for matching
  47      package names and the following options:
  48        <option>--installed</option>
  49        <option>--upgradable</option>
  50        <option>--all-versions</option>
  51      are supported.
  52      </para></listitem>
  53      </varlistentry>
  54
  55      <varlistentry><term><option>search</option></term>
  56      <listitem><para><literal>search</literal> searches for the given
  57      term(s) and display matching packages.
  58      </para></listitem>
  59      </varlistentry>
  60
  61      <varlistentry><term><option>show</option></term>
  62      <listitem><para><literal>show</literal> shows the package information
  63      for the given package(s).
  64      </para></listitem>
  65      </varlistentry>
  66
  67      <varlistentry><term><option>install</option></term>
  68      <listitem>
  69          <para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more
  70          package names desired for installation or upgrading.
  71          </para>
  72
  73      <para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by
  74      following the package name with an equals and the version of the package
  75      to select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for
  76      install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by
  77      following the package name with a slash and the version of the
  78      distribution or the Archive name (stable, testing, unstable).</para>
  79      </listitem>
  80      </varlistentry>
  81
  82      <varlistentry><term><option>remove</option></term>
  83      <listitem><para><literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except that packages are
  84          removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package leaves its
  85          configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to the package
  86      name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be
  87      installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
  88      </varlistentry>
  89
  90      <varlistentry><term><option>edit-sources</option></term>
  91      <listitem><para><literal>edit-sources</literal> lets you edit
  92      your sources.list file and provides basic sanity checks.
  93      </para></listitem>
  94      </varlistentry>
  95
  96      <varlistentry><term><option>update</option></term>
  97      <listitem><para><literal>update</literal> is used to
  98      resynchronize the package index files from their sources.
  99      </para></listitem>
 100      </varlistentry>
 101
 102      <varlistentry><term><option>upgrade</option></term>
 103      <listitem><para><literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the
 104      newest versions of all packages currently installed on the system
 105      from the sources enumerated in
 106      <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New package will be
 107      installed, but existing package will never removed.
 108      </para></listitem>
 109      </varlistentry>
 110
 111
 112    </variablelist>
 113  </refsect1>
 114
 115  <refsect1><title>options</title>
 116    &apt-cmdblurb;
 117
 118    <variablelist>
 119
 120      &apt-commonoptions;
 121
 122    </variablelist>
 123  </refsect1>
 124
 125  <refsect1><title>Differences to &apt-get;</title>
 126  <para>The <command>apt</command> command is meant to be pleasant for
 127  end users and does not need to be backward compatilbe like
 128  &apt-get;. Therefore some options are different:
 129
 130  <itemizedlist>
 131    <listitem>The option <literal>DPkgPM::Progress-Fancy</literal> is enabled.
 132    </listitem>
 133    <listitem>The option <literal>APT::Color</literal> is enabled.
 134    </listitem>
 135    <listitem>A new <literal>list</literal> command is available
 136    similar to <literal>dpkg --list</literal>.
 137    </listitem>
 138    <listitem>The option <literal>upgrade</literal> has
 139    <literal>--with-new-pkgs</literal> enabled by default.
 140    </listitem>
 141
 142  </itemizedlist>
 143
 144  </para>
 145  </refsect1>
 146
 147  <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
 148    <para>&apt-get; &apt-cache;, &sources-list;,
 149    &apt-conf;, &apt-config;,
 150    The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the APT Howto.</para>
 151  </refsect1>
 152
 153  <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
 154    <para><command>apt</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
 155  </refsect1>
 156  &manbugs;
 157 </refentry>