&apt-email;
&apt-product;
<!-- The last update date -->
- <date>29 February 2004</date>
+ <date>30 October 2008</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>apt-get</command>
- <arg><option>-hvs</option></arg>
- <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
- <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-hvsqdyfmubV</option></arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-o=
+ <group choice='opt'>
+ <arg>
+ <replaceable>config_string</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <replaceable>config string</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </option>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-c=
+ <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>
+ </option>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <option>-t=
+ <group choice='opt'>
+ <arg>
+ <replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </option>
+ </arg>
+
<group choice="req">
<arg>update</arg>
<arg>upgrade</arg>
<arg>dselect-upgrade</arg>
- <arg>install <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg>install
+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
+ <group choice='opt'>
+ <arg>
+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>
+ /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
<arg>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
- <arg>source <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ </arg>
+ <arg>source
+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
+ <group choice='opt'>
+ <arg>
+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
+ </arg>
<arg>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>check</arg>
<arg>clean</arg>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>install</term>
- <listitem><para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for
- installation. Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
- filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, libc6 would be the
- argument provided, not <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>) All packages required
- by the package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
- installed. The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is used to locate
- the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
- no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it is
- installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a package to
- install. These latter features may be used to override decisions made by
- apt-get's conflict resolution system.</para>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more
+ packages desired for installation or upgrading.
+ Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
+ filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system,
+ libc6 would be the argument provided, not
+ <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required
+ by the package(s) specified for installation will also
+ be retrieved and installed.
+ The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is
+ used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is
+ appended to the package name (with no intervening space),
+ the identified package will be removed if it is installed.
+ Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
+ package to install. These latter features may be used
+ to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict
+ resolution system.
+ </para>
<para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by
following the package name with an equals and the version of the package
<para>Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must
be used with care.</para>
+ <para>This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or
+ more already-installed packages without upgrading every package
+ you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which
+ installs the newest version of all currently installed packages,
+ "install" will install the newest version of only the package(s)
+ specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish
+ to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its
+ dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and
+ installed.
+ </para>
+
<para>Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to
create an alternative installation policy for
individual packages.</para>
installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>purge</term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are
+ removed and purged.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>source</term>
<listitem><para><literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source packages. APT
will examine the available packages to decide which source package to
<term><option>--target-release</option></term>
<term><option>--default-release</option></term>
<listitem><para>This option controls the default input to the policy engine, it creates
- a default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string. The
- preferences file may further override this setting. In short, this option
+ a default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string.
+ This overrides the general settings in <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename>.
+ Specifically pinned packages are not affected by the value
+ of this option. In short, this option
lets you have simple control over which distribution packages will be
retrieved from. Some common examples might be
<option>-t '2.1*'</option> or <option>-t unstable</option>.
Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--diff-only</option></term><term><option>--tar-only</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Download only the diff or tar file of a source archive.
- Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal> and
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--diff-only</option></term><term><option>--dsc-only</option></term><term><option>--tar-only</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Download only the diff, dsc, or tar file of a source archive.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal>, <literal>APT::Get::Dsc-Only</literal>, and
<literal>APT::Get::Tar-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--allow-unauthenticated</option></term>
<listitem><para>Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it.
- This is usefull for tools like pbuilder.
+ This is useful for tools like pbuilder.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
<para><command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
</refsect1>
-
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>ORIGINAL AUTHORS</title>
+ &apt-author.jgunthorpe;
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>CURRENT AUTHORS</title>
+ &apt-author.team;
+ &apt-qapage;
+ </refsect2>
&manbugs;
-
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