#, fuzzy
msgid ""
msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: apt-doc 0.9.5.1\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: apt-doc 1.0.3\n"
"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2012-06-02 18:01+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-05-05 16:26+0200\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-#. type: TH
-#: apt.8:17
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "apt"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: TH
-#: apt.8:17
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "16 June 1998"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: TH
-#: apt.8:17
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Debian"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: SH
-#: apt.8:18
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "NAME"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:20
-msgid "apt - Advanced Package Tool"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: SH
-#: apt.8:20
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "SYNOPSIS"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:22
-msgid "B<apt>"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: SH
-#: apt.8:22
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "DESCRIPTION"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:31
-msgid ""
-"APT is a management system for software packages. For normal day to day "
-"package management there are several frontends available, such as "
-"B<aptitude>(8) for the command line or B<synaptic>(8) for the X Window "
-"System. Some options are only implemented in B<apt-get>(8) though."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: SH
-#: apt.8:31
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "SEE ALSO"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:38
-msgid ""
-"B<apt-cache>(8), B<apt-get>(8), B<apt.conf>(5), B<sources.list>(5), "
-"B<apt_preferences>(5), B<apt-secure>(8)"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: SH
-#: apt.8:38
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "DIAGNOSTICS"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:40
-msgid "apt returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: SH
-#: apt.8:40
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "BUGS"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:42
-msgid "This manpage isn't even started."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:51
-msgid ""
-"See E<lt>http://bugs.debian.org/aptE<gt>. If you wish to report a bug in "
-"B<apt>, please see I</usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt> or the "
-"B<reportbug>(1) command."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: SH
-#: apt.8:51
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "AUTHOR"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Plain text
-#: apt.8:52
-msgid "apt was written by the APT team E<lt>apt@packages.debian.orgE<gt>."
-msgstr ""
-
#. type: Plain text
#: apt.ent:7
#, no-wrap
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:26 apt-cdrom.8.xml:25 apt-config.8.xml:26 apt-get.8.xml:26 apt-key.8.xml:25 apt-mark.8.xml:26 apt-secure.8.xml:25
+#: apt.8.xml:25 apt-get.8.xml:28 apt-cache.8.xml:28 apt-key.8.xml:27 apt-mark.8.xml:28 apt-secure.8.xml:27 apt-cdrom.8.xml:27 apt-config.8.xml:28
msgid "8"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><refmiscinfo>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:27 apt-cdrom.8.xml:26 apt-config.8.xml:27 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:27 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:27 apt-get.8.xml:27 apt-key.8.xml:26 apt-mark.8.xml:27 apt-secure.8.xml:26 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:27 apt.conf.5.xml:32 apt_preferences.5.xml:26 sources.list.5.xml:27
+#: apt.8.xml:26 apt-get.8.xml:29 apt-cache.8.xml:29 apt-key.8.xml:28 apt-mark.8.xml:29 apt-secure.8.xml:28 apt-cdrom.8.xml:28 apt-config.8.xml:29 apt.conf.5.xml:34 apt_preferences.5.xml:28 sources.list.5.xml:29 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:29 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:29 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:29
msgid "APT"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:33
-msgid "query the APT cache"
+#: apt.8.xml:32
+msgid "command-line interface"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:38 apt-cdrom.8.xml:37 apt-config.8.xml:38 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:38 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:38 apt-get.8.xml:38 apt-key.8.xml:37 apt-mark.8.xml:38 apt-secure.8.xml:50 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:38 apt.conf.5.xml:41 apt_preferences.5.xml:36 sources.list.5.xml:36
+#: apt.8.xml:37 apt-get.8.xml:40 apt-cache.8.xml:40 apt-key.8.xml:39 apt-mark.8.xml:40 apt-secure.8.xml:52 apt-cdrom.8.xml:39 apt-config.8.xml:40 apt.conf.5.xml:43 apt_preferences.5.xml:38 sources.list.5.xml:38 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:40 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:40 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:40
msgid "Description"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:39
+#: apt.8.xml:38
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's "
-"package cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the state of "
-"the system but does provide operations to search and generate interesting "
-"output from the package metadata."
+"<command>apt</command> (Advanced Package Tool) is the command-line tool for "
+"handling packages. It provides a commandline interface for the package "
+"management of the system. See also &apt-get; and &apt-cache; for more "
+"low-level command options."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:44 apt-cdrom.8.xml:51 apt-config.8.xml:44 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:54 apt-get.8.xml:44
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:47
msgid ""
-"Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, "
-"one of the commands below must be present."
+"<literal>list</literal> is used to display a list of packages. It supports "
+"shell pattern for matching package names and the following options: "
+"<option>--installed</option>, <option>--upgradable</option>, "
+"<option>--all-versions</option> are supported."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:49
+#: apt.8.xml:58
msgid ""
-"<literal>gencaches</literal> creates APT's package cache. This is done "
-"implicitly by all commands needing this cache if it is missing or outdated."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:53 apt-cache.8.xml:142 apt-cache.8.xml:163 apt-cache.8.xml:185 apt-cache.8.xml:190 apt-cache.8.xml:206 apt-cache.8.xml:224 apt-cache.8.xml:236
-msgid "&synopsis-pkg;"
+"<literal>search</literal> searches for the given term(s) and display "
+"matching packages."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:54
+#: apt.8.xml:64
msgid ""
-"<literal>showpkg</literal> displays information about the packages listed on "
-"the command line. Remaining arguments are package names. The available "
-"versions and reverse dependencies of each package listed are listed, as well "
-"as forward dependencies for each version. Forward (normal) dependencies are "
-"those packages upon which the package in question depends; reverse "
-"dependencies are those packages that depend upon the package in "
-"question. Thus, forward dependencies must be satisfied for a package, but "
-"reverse dependencies need not be. For instance, <command>apt-cache showpkg "
-"libreadline2</command> would produce output similar to the following:"
+"<literal>show</literal> shows the package information for the given "
+"package(s)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:66
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:71
msgid ""
-"Package: libreadline2\n"
-"Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages),\n"
-"Reverse Depends: \n"
-" libreadlineg2,libreadline2\n"
-" libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2\n"
-"Dependencies:\n"
-"2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null))\n"
-"Provides:\n"
-"2.1-12 - \n"
-"Reverse Provides: \n"
+"<literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more package names desired "
+"for installation or upgrading."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:78
+#: apt.8.xml:75 apt-get.8.xml:118
msgid ""
-"Thus it may be seen that libreadline2, version 2.1-12, depends on libc5 and "
-"ncurses3.0 which must be installed for libreadline2 to work. In turn, "
-"libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev depend on libreadline2. If "
-"libreadline2 is installed, libc5 and ncurses3.0 (and ldso) must also be "
-"installed; libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev do not have to be "
-"installed. For the specific meaning of the remainder of the output it is "
-"best to consult the apt source code."
+"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 to "
+"select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for "
+"install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by following "
+"the package name with a slash and the version of the distribution or the "
+"Archive name (stable, testing, unstable)."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:87
+#: apt.8.xml:85 apt-get.8.xml:153
msgid ""
-"<literal>stats</literal> displays some statistics about the cache. No "
-"further arguments are expected. Statistics reported are:"
+"<literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except "
+"that packages are removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package "
+"leaves its configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to "
+"the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
+"installed instead of removed."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:90
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:93
msgid ""
-"<literal>Total package names</literal> is the number of package names found "
-"in the cache."
+"<literal>edit-sources</literal> lets you edit your sources.list file and "
+"provides basic sanity checks."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:94
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:99
msgid ""
-"<literal>Normal packages</literal> is the number of regular, ordinary "
-"package names; these are packages that bear a one-to-one correspondence "
-"between their names and the names used by other packages for them in "
-"dependencies. The majority of packages fall into this category."
+"<literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files "
+"from their sources."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:100
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:105
msgid ""
-"<literal>Pure virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
-"exist only as a virtual package name; that is, packages only \"provide\" the "
-"virtual package name, and no package actually uses the name. For instance, "
-"\"mail-transport-agent\" in the Debian system is a pure virtual package; "
-"several packages provide \"mail-transport-agent\", but there is no package "
-"named \"mail-transport-agent\"."
+"<literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all "
+"packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in "
+"<filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New package will be installed, "
+"but existing package will never removed."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:108
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:114
msgid ""
-"<literal>Single virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages with "
-"only one package providing a particular virtual package. For example, in the "
-"Debian system, \"X11-text-viewer\" is a virtual package, but only one "
-"package, xless, provides \"X11-text-viewer\"."
+"<literal>full-upgrade</literal> performs the function of upgrade but may "
+"also remove installed packages if that is required in order to resolve a "
+"package conflict."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:114
-msgid ""
-"<literal>Mixed virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
-"either provide a particular virtual package or have the virtual package name "
-"as the package name. For instance, in the Debian system, \"debconf\" is both "
-"an actual package, and provided by the debconf-tiny package."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.8.xml:124 apt-get.8.xml:257 apt-cache.8.xml:250 apt-mark.8.xml:110 apt-config.8.xml:86 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:54 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:50 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:506
+msgid "options"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:121
-msgid ""
-"<literal>Missing</literal> is the number of package names that were "
-"referenced in a dependency but were not provided by any package. Missing "
-"packages may be an evidence if a full distribution is not accessed, or if a "
-"package (real or virtual) has been dropped from the distribution. Usually "
-"they are referenced from Conflicts or Breaks statements."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.8.xml:134
+msgid "Script usage"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:128
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:136
msgid ""
-"<literal>Total distinct</literal> versions is the number of package versions "
-"found in the cache; this value is therefore at least equal to the number of "
-"total package names. If more than one distribution is being accessed (for "
-"instance, \"stable\" and \"unstable\"), this value can be considerably "
-"larger than the number of total package names."
+"The &apt; commandline is designed as a end-user tool and it may change the "
+"output between versions. While it tries to not break backward compatibility "
+"there is no guarantee for it either. All features of &apt; are available in "
+"&apt-cache; and &apt-get; via APT options. Please prefer using these "
+"commands in your scripts."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:135
-msgid ""
-"<literal>Total dependencies</literal> is the number of dependency "
-"relationships claimed by all of the packages in the cache."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.8.xml:144
+msgid "Differences to &apt-get;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:143
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:145
msgid ""
-"<literal>showsrc</literal> displays all the source package records that "
-"match the given package names. All versions are shown, as well as all "
-"records that declare the name to be a binary package."
+"The <command>apt</command> command is meant to be pleasant for end users and "
+"does not need to be backward compatible like &apt-get;. Therefore some "
+"options are different:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:149
-msgid ""
-"<literal>dump</literal> shows a short listing of every package in the "
-"cache. It is primarily for debugging."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:151
+msgid "The option <literal>DPkg::Progress-Fancy</literal> is enabled."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:154
-msgid ""
-"<literal>dumpavail</literal> prints out an available list to stdout. This is "
-"suitable for use with &dpkg; and is used by the &dselect; method."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:155
+msgid "The option <literal>APT::Color</literal> is enabled."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:159
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:159
msgid ""
-"<literal>unmet</literal> displays a summary of all unmet dependencies in the "
-"package cache."
+"A new <literal>list</literal> command is available similar to <literal>dpkg "
+"--list</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:164
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:164
msgid ""
-"<literal>show</literal> performs a function similar to <command>dpkg "
-"--print-avail</command>; it displays the package records for the named "
-"packages."
+"The option <literal>upgrade</literal> has <literal>--with-new-pkgs</literal> "
+"enabled by default."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:169
-msgid "&synopsis-regex;"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.8.xml:174 apt-get.8.xml:558 apt-cache.8.xml:352 apt-key.8.xml:197 apt-mark.8.xml:133 apt-secure.8.xml:193 apt-cdrom.8.xml:154 apt-config.8.xml:111 apt.conf.5.xml:1227 apt_preferences.5.xml:707 sources.list.5.xml:280 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:72 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:65 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:609
+msgid "See Also"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:170
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:175
msgid ""
-"<literal>search</literal> performs a full text search on all available "
-"package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given, see ®ex;. It searches "
-"the package names and the descriptions for an occurrence of the regular "
-"expression and prints out the package name and the short description, "
-"including virtual package names. If <option>--full</option> is given then "
-"output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched "
-"package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long "
-"description is not searched, only the package name is."
+"&apt-get;, &apt-cache;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, &apt-config;, The APT "
+"User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the APT Howto."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:181
-msgid ""
-"Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that are "
-"and'ed together."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.8.xml:180 apt-get.8.xml:564 apt-cache.8.xml:357 apt-mark.8.xml:137 apt-cdrom.8.xml:159 apt-config.8.xml:116 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:76 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:69 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:613
+msgid "Diagnostics"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:186
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.8.xml:181
msgid ""
-"<literal>depends</literal> shows a listing of each dependency a package has "
-"and all the possible other packages that can fulfill that dependency."
+"<command>apt</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
+"error."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:191
-msgid ""
-"<literal>rdepends</literal> shows a listing of each reverse dependency a "
-"package has."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:35
+msgid "APT package handling utility -- command-line interface"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:195
-msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-prefix;</replaceable></optional>"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:41
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-get</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages, "
+"and may be considered the user's \"back-end\" to other tools using the APT "
+"library. Several \"front-end\" interfaces exist, such as &aptitude;, "
+"&synaptic; and &wajig;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:196
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:46 apt-cache.8.xml:46 apt-cdrom.8.xml:53 apt-config.8.xml:46 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:56
msgid ""
-"This command prints the name of each package APT knows. The optional "
-"argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable "
-"for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated "
-"extremely quickly. This command is best used with the "
-"<option>--generate</option> option."
+"Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, "
+"one of the commands below must be present."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:201
+#: apt-get.8.xml:51
msgid ""
-"Note that a package which APT knows of is not necessarily available to "
-"download, installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in "
-"the generated list."
+"<literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files "
+"from their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched from the "
+"location(s) specified in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. For "
+"example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and scans the "
+"<filename>Packages.gz</filename> files, so that information about new and "
+"updated packages is available. An <literal>update</literal> should always be "
+"performed before an <literal>upgrade</literal> or "
+"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal>. Please be aware that the overall progress "
+"meter will be incorrect as the size of the package files cannot be known in "
+"advance."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:207
+#: apt-get.8.xml:63
msgid ""
-"<literal>dotty</literal> takes a list of packages on the command line and "
-"generates output suitable for use by dotty from the <ulink "
-"url=\"http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/\">GraphViz</ulink> "
-"package. The result will be a set of nodes and edges representing the "
-"relationships between the packages. By default the given packages will trace "
-"out all dependent packages; this can produce a very large graph. To limit "
-"the output to only the packages listed on the command line, set the "
-"<literal>APT::Cache::GivenOnly</literal> option."
+"<literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all "
+"packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in "
+"<filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. Packages currently installed "
+"with new versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no "
+"circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages not "
+"already installed retrieved and installed. New versions of currently "
+"installed packages that cannot be upgraded without changing the install "
+"status of another package will be left at their current version. An "
+"<literal>update</literal> must be performed first so that "
+"<command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions of packages are "
+"available."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:216
+#: apt-get.8.xml:76
msgid ""
-"The resulting nodes will have several shapes; normal packages are boxes, "
-"pure virtual packages are triangles, mixed virtual packages are diamonds, "
-"missing packages are hexagons. Orange boxes mean recursion was stopped (leaf "
-"packages), blue lines are pre-depends, green lines are conflicts."
+"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> in addition to performing the function of "
+"<literal>upgrade</literal>, also intelligently handles changing dependencies "
+"with new versions of packages; <command>apt-get</command> has a \"smart\" "
+"conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most "
+"important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. The "
+"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> command may therefore remove some packages. "
+"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of "
+"locations from which to retrieve desired package files. See also "
+"&apt-preferences; for a mechanism for overriding the general settings for "
+"individual packages."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:221
-msgid "Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages."
+#: apt-get.8.xml:89
+msgid ""
+"<literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> is used in conjunction with the "
+"traditional Debian packaging front-end, "
+"&dselect;. <literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> follows the changes made by "
+"&dselect; to the <literal>Status</literal> field of available packages, and "
+"performs the actions necessary to realize that state (for instance, the "
+"removal of old and the installation of new packages)."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:225
+#: apt-get.8.xml:100
msgid ""
-"The same as <literal>dotty</literal>, only for xvcg from the <ulink "
-"url=\"http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html\">VCG "
-"tool</ulink>."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:229
-msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-pkg;</replaceable>…</optional>"
+"<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 system, "
+"<package>apt-utils</package> would be the argument provided, not "
+"<filename>apt-utils_&apt-product-version;_amd64.deb</filename>). 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."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:230
+#: apt-get.8.xml:125
msgid ""
-"<literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the "
-"preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the priorities of each "
-"source. Otherwise it prints out detailed information about the priority "
-"selection of the named package."
+"Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must be "
+"used with care."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:237
+#: apt-get.8.xml:128
msgid ""
-"<literal>apt-cache</literal>'s <literal>madison</literal> command attempts "
-"to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian "
-"archive management tool, <literal>madison</literal>. It displays available "
-"versions of a package in a tabular format. Unlike the original "
-"<literal>madison</literal>, it can only display information for the "
-"architecture for which APT has retrieved package lists "
-"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:248 apt-config.8.xml:84 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:52 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:504 apt-get.8.xml:258 apt-mark.8.xml:108 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:48
-msgid "options"
+"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."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:253
+#: apt-get.8.xml:139
msgid ""
-"Select the file to store the package cache. The package cache is the primary "
-"cache used by all operations. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>Dir::Cache::pkgcache</literal>."
+"Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to create an alternative "
+"installation policy for individual packages."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:259
+#: apt-get.8.xml:143
msgid ""
-"Select the file to store the source cache. The source is used only by "
-"<literal>gencaches</literal> and it stores a parsed version of the package "
-"information from remote sources. When building the package cache the source "
-"cache is used to avoid reparsing all of the package files. Configuration "
-"Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache</literal>."
+"If no package matches the given expression and the expression contains one "
+"of '.', '?' or '*' then it is assumed to be a POSIX regular expression, and "
+"it is applied to all package names in the database. Any matches are then "
+"installed (or removed). Note that matching is done by substring so 'lo.*' "
+"matches 'how-lo' and 'lowest'. If this is undesired, anchor the regular "
+"expression with a '^' or '$' character, or create a more specific regular "
+"expression."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:267
+#: apt-get.8.xml:161
msgid ""
-"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
-"More q's will produce more quietness up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
-"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quietness level, overriding the "
-"configuration file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
+"<literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except "
+"that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted "
+"too)."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:274
+#: apt-get.8.xml:166
msgid ""
-"Print only important dependencies; for use with <literal>unmet</literal> and "
-"<literal>depends</literal>. Causes only Depends and Pre-Depends relations to "
-"be printed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Important</literal>."
+"<literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source "
+"packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source "
+"package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory "
+"the newest available version of that source package while respecting the "
+"default release, set with the option "
+"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>, the <option>-t</option> option or "
+"per package with the <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:288
+#: apt-get.8.xml:174
msgid ""
-"Per default the <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> "
-"print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with these flags which will omit "
-"the specified dependency type. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Cache::Show<replaceable>DependencyType</replaceable></literal> "
-"e.g. <literal>APT::Cache::ShowRecommends</literal>."
+"Source packages are tracked separately from binary packages via "
+"<literal>deb-src</literal> lines in the &sources-list; file. This means that "
+"you will need to add such a line for each repository you want to get sources "
+"from; otherwise you will probably get either the wrong (too old/too new) "
+"source versions or none at all."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:295
+#: apt-get.8.xml:180
msgid ""
-"Print full package records when searching. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Cache::ShowFull</literal>."
+"If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified then the package will "
+"be compiled to a binary .deb using <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for "
+"the architecture as defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> "
+"option. If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source "
+"package will not be unpacked."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:300
+#: apt-get.8.xml:187
msgid ""
-"Print full records for all available versions. This is the default; to turn "
-"it off, use <option>--no-all-versions</option>. If "
-"<option>--no-all-versions</option> is specified, only the candidate version "
-"will be displayed (the one which would be selected for installation). This "
-"option is only applicable to the <literal>show</literal> command. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::AllVersions</literal>."
+"A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name "
+"with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism used "
+"for the package files. This enables exact matching of the source package "
+"name and version, implicitly enabling the "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal> option."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:309
+#: apt-get.8.xml:193
msgid ""
-"Perform automatic package cache regeneration, rather than use the cache as "
-"it is. This is the default; to turn it off, use "
-"<option>--no-generate</option>. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Cache::Generate</literal>."
+"Note that source packages are not installed and tracked in the "
+"<command>dpkg</command> database like binary packages; they are simply "
+"downloaded to the current directory, like source tarballs."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:315
+#: apt-get.8.xml:199
msgid ""
-"Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions. Configuration "
-"Item: <literal>APT::Cache::NamesOnly</literal>."
+"<literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an "
+"attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default "
+"the dependencies are satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a "
+"host-architecture can be specified with the "
+"<option>--host-architecture</option> option instead."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:320
+#: apt-get.8.xml:206
msgid ""
-"Make <literal>pkgnames</literal> print all names, including virtual packages "
-"and missing dependencies. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Cache::AllNames</literal>."
+"<literal>check</literal> is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache "
+"and checks for broken dependencies."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:326
+#: apt-get.8.xml:211
msgid ""
-"Make <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> recursive so "
-"that all packages mentioned are printed once. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Cache::RecurseDepends</literal>."
+"<literal>download</literal> will download the given binary package into the "
+"current directory."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:333
+#: apt-get.8.xml:217
msgid ""
-"Limit the output of <literal>depends</literal> and "
-"<literal>rdepends</literal> to packages which are currently installed. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Installed</literal>."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:343 apt-get.8.xml:518 apt-key.8.xml:174 apt-mark.8.xml:125 apt.conf.5.xml:1118 apt_preferences.5.xml:698
-msgid "Files"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:350 apt-cdrom.8.xml:144 apt-config.8.xml:109 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:70 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:607 apt-get.8.xml:528 apt-key.8.xml:195 apt-mark.8.xml:131 apt-secure.8.xml:192 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:63 apt.conf.5.xml:1124 apt_preferences.5.xml:705 sources.list.5.xml:252
-msgid "See Also"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:351
-msgid "&apt-conf;, &sources-list;, &apt-get;"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:355 apt-cdrom.8.xml:149 apt-config.8.xml:114 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:74 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:611 apt-get.8.xml:534 apt-mark.8.xml:135 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:67
-msgid "Diagnostics"
+"<literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved "
+"package files. It removes everything but the lock file from "
+"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename> and "
+"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cache.8.xml:356
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:224
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-cache</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
-"on error."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:32
-msgid "APT CD-ROM management utility"
+"Like <literal>clean</literal>, <literal>autoclean</literal> clears out the "
+"local repository of retrieved package files. The difference is that it only "
+"removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely "
+"useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it "
+"growing out of control. The configuration option "
+"<literal>APT::Clean-Installed</literal> will prevent installed packages from "
+"being erased if it is set to off."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:38
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:234
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-cdrom</command> is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list of "
-"available sources. <command>apt-cdrom</command> takes care of determining "
-"the structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible "
-"mis-burns and verifying the index files."
+"<literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were "
+"automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are "
+"now no longer needed."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:45
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:239
msgid ""
-"It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the APT "
-"system; it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set "
-"must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns."
+"<literal>changelog</literal> downloads a package changelog and displays it "
+"through <command>sensible-pager</command>. The server name and base "
+"directory is defined in the <literal>APT::Changelogs::Server</literal> "
+"variable (e.g. <ulink "
+"url=\"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs\">packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> "
+"for Debian or <ulink "
+"url=\"http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs\">changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs</ulink> "
+"for Ubuntu). By default it displays the changelog for the version that is "
+"installed. However, you can specify the same options as for the "
+"<option>install</option> command."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:56
+#: apt-get.8.xml:262
msgid ""
-"<literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will "
-"unmount the CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed "
-"to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper "
-"<filename>.disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive "
-"title."
+"Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:64
+#: apt-get.8.xml:267
msgid ""
-"APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and "
-"maintains a database of these IDs in "
-"<filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</filename>"
+"Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing. Configuration "
+"Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:72
+#: apt-get.8.xml:272
msgid ""
-"A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the "
-"stored file name"
+"Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:80 apt-key.8.xml:160
-msgid "Options"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:277
+msgid ""
+"Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This "
+"option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT "
+"to deduce a likely solution. If packages are specified, these have to "
+"completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when "
+"running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package "
+"dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency "
+"structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually "
+"means using <command>dpkg --remove</command> to eliminate some of the "
+"offending packages). Use of this option together with <option>-m</option> "
+"may produce an error in some situations. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Fix-Broken</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:85
+#: apt-get.8.xml:292
msgid ""
-"Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This mount point must "
-"be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and properly configured. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>."
+"Ignore missing packages; if packages cannot be retrieved or fail the "
+"integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back those "
+"packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with "
+"<option>-f</option> may produce an error in some situations. If a package is "
+"selected for installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the command "
+"line) and it could not be downloaded then it will be silently held back. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Missing</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:94
+#: apt-get.8.xml:303
msgid ""
-"Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the disc's given "
-"label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to prompt for a "
-"new label. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>."
+"Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with "
+"<option>--ignore-missing</option> to force APT to use only the .debs it has "
+"already downloaded. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Download</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:103
+#: apt-get.8.xml:310
msgid ""
-"No mounting; prevent <command>apt-cdrom</command> from mounting and "
-"unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoMount</literal>."
+"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
+"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
+"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
+"file. Note that quiet level 2 implies <option>-y</option>; you should never "
+"use -qq without a no-action modifier such as -d, --print-uris or -s as APT "
+"may decide to do something you did not expect. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>quiet</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:111
+#: apt-get.8.xml:325
msgid ""
-"Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every "
-"package. This option should be used only if <command>apt-cdrom</command> has "
-"been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration "
-"Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Fast</literal>."
+"No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not "
+"actually change the system. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:121
+#: apt-get.8.xml:329
msgid ""
-"Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian "
-"1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It takes much "
-"longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up."
+"Simulated runs performed as a user will automatically deactivate locking "
+"(<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>), and if the option "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set (as it is by "
+"default) a notice will also be displayed indicating that this is only a "
+"simulation. Runs performed as root do not trigger either NoLocking or the "
+"notice - superusers should know what they are doing without further warnings "
+"from <literal>apt-get</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:132
+#: apt-get.8.xml:337
msgid ""
-"No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not write index "
-"files. Everything is still checked however. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoAct</literal>."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:145
-msgid "&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;"
+"Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a "
+"<command>dpkg</command> operation: configure (<literal>Conf</literal>), "
+"remove (<literal>Remv</literal>) or unpack "
+"(<literal>Inst</literal>). Square brackets indicate broken packages, and "
+"empty square brackets indicate breaks that are of no consequence (rare)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:150
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:345
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-cdrom</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
-"on error."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:33
-msgid "APT Configuration Query program"
+"Automatic yes to prompts; assume \"yes\" as answer to all prompts and run "
+"non-interactively. If an undesirable situation, such as changing a held "
+"package, trying to install a unauthenticated package or removing an "
+"essential package occurs then <literal>apt-get</literal> will abort. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:39
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:353
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-config</command> is an internal program used by various "
-"portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses "
-"the main configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> in a "
-"manner that is easy to use for scripted applications."
+"Automatic \"no\" to all prompts. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Assume-No</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:51
+#: apt-get.8.xml:358
msgid ""
-"shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell "
-"script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell variable and "
-"the second the configuration value to query. As output it lists shell "
-"assignment commands for each value present. In a shell script it should be "
-"used as follows:"
+"Show upgraded packages; print out a list of all packages that are to be "
+"upgraded. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Upgraded</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:59
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:364
msgid ""
-"OPTS=\"-f\"\n"
-"RES=`apt-config shell OPTS MyApp::options`\n"
-"eval $RES\n"
+"Show full versions for upgraded and installed packages. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:64
+#: apt-get.8.xml:370
msgid ""
-"This will set the shell environment variable $OPTS to the value of "
-"MyApp::options with a default of <option>-f</option>."
+"This option controls the architecture packages are built for by "
+"<command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies "
+"are satisfied. By default is it not set which means that the host "
+"architecture is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by "
+"<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>). Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:68
+#: apt-get.8.xml:380
msgid ""
-"The configuration item may be postfixed with a /[fdbi]. f returns file "
-"names, d returns directories, b returns true or false and i returns an "
-"integer. Each of the returns is normalized and verified internally."
+"This option controls the activated build profiles for which a source package "
+"is built by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how build "
+"dependencies are satisfied. By default no build profile is active. More "
+"than one build profile can be activated at a time by concatenating them with "
+"a comma. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Build-Profiles</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:77
-msgid "Just show the contents of the configuration space."
+#: apt-get.8.xml:391
+msgid ""
+"Compile source packages after downloading them. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:90
+#: apt-get.8.xml:396
msgid ""
-"Include options which have an empty value. This is the default, so use "
-"--no-empty to remove them from the output."
+"Ignore package holds; this causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a "
+"hold placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with "
+"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> to override a large number of undesired "
+"holds. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Ignore-Hold</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:95
-msgid "%f "%v";%n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:403
+msgid ""
+"Allow installing new packages when used in conjunction with "
+"<literal>upgrade</literal>. This is useful if the update of a installed "
+"package requires new dependencies to be installed. Instead of holding the "
+"package back <literal>upgrade</literal> will upgrade the package and install "
+"the new dependencies. Note that <literal>upgrade</literal> with this option "
+"will never remove packages, only allow adding new ones. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:96
+#: apt-get.8.xml:415
msgid ""
-"Defines the output of each config option. %t will be replaced with "
-"its individual name, %f with its full hierarchical name and %v "
-"with its value. Use uppercase letters and special characters in the value "
-"will be encoded to ensure that it can e.g. be safely used in a quoted-string "
-"as defined by RFC822. Additionally %n will be replaced by a newline, "
-"and %N by a tab. A % can be printed by using %%."
+"Do not upgrade packages; when used in conjunction with "
+"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>no-upgrade</literal> will prevent "
+"packages on the command line from being upgraded if they are already "
+"installed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:110 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:71 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:608 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:64
-msgid "&apt-conf;"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:422
+msgid ""
+"Do not install new packages; when used in conjunction with "
+"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will install "
+"upgrades for already installed packages only and ignore requests to install "
+"new packages. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-config.8.xml:115
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:430
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-config</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
-"on error."
+"Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue "
+"without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It should "
+"not be used except in very special situations. Using "
+"<literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system! "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
-#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:26 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:26 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:26
-msgid "1"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:438
+msgid ""
+"Instead of fetching the files to install their URIs are printed. Each URI "
+"will have the path, the destination file name, the size and the expected MD5 "
+"hash. Note that the file name to write to will not always match the file "
+"name on the remote site! This also works with the <literal>source</literal> "
+"and <literal>update</literal> commands. When used with the "
+"<literal>update</literal> command the MD5 and size are not included, and it "
+"is up to the user to decompress any compressed files. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Print-URIs</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:33
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:449
msgid ""
-"Utility to extract <command>debconf</command> config and templates from "
-"Debian packages"
+"Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk "
+"(\"*\") will be displayed next to packages which are scheduled to be "
+"purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent to the "
+"<option>purge</option> command. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:39
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:457
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> will take one or more Debian package "
-"files as input and write out (to a temporary directory) all associated "
-"config scripts and template files. For each passed in package that contains "
-"config scripts and templates, one line of output will be generated in the "
-"format:"
+"Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::ReInstall</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:44
-msgid "package version template-file config-script"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:462
+msgid ""
+"This option is on by default; use <literal>--no-list-cleanup</literal> to "
+"turn it off. When it is on, <command>apt-get</command> will automatically "
+"manage the contents of <filename>&statedir;/lists</filename> to ensure that "
+"obsolete files are erased. The only reason to turn it off is if you "
+"frequently change your sources list. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::List-Cleanup</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:45
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:472
msgid ""
-"template-file and config-script are written to the temporary directory "
-"specified by the <option>-t</option> or <option>--tempdir</option> "
-"(<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>) directory, with "
-"filenames of the form <filename>package.template.XXXX</filename> and "
-"<filename>package.config.XXXX</filename>"
+"This option controls the default input to the policy engine; it creates 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>, <option>-t "
+"unstable</option> or <option>-t sid</option>. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>; see also the &apt-preferences; "
+"manual page."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:58
+#: apt-get.8.xml:487
msgid ""
-"Temporary directory in which to write extracted <command>debconf</command> "
-"template files and config scripts. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>"
+"Only perform operations that are 'trivial'. Logically this can be considered "
+"related to <option>--assume-yes</option>; where "
+"<option>--assume-yes</option> will answer yes to any prompt, "
+"<option>--trivial-only</option> will answer no. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Trivial-Only</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:75
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:494
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> returns zero on normal operation, "
-"decimal 100 on error."
+"If any packages are to be removed apt-get immediately aborts without "
+"prompting. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Remove</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:33
-msgid "Utility to generate index files"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:500
+msgid ""
+"If the command is either <literal>install</literal> or "
+"<literal>remove</literal>, then this option acts like running the "
+"<literal>autoremove</literal> command, removing unused dependency "
+"packages. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AutomaticRemove</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:39
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:507
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is the command line tool that generates "
-"the index files that APT uses to access a distribution source. The index "
-"files should be generated on the origin site based on the content of that "
-"site."
+"Only has meaning for the <literal>source</literal> and "
+"<literal>build-dep</literal> commands. Indicates that the given source "
+"names are not to be mapped through the binary table. This means that if "
+"this option is specified, these commands will only accept source package "
+"names as arguments, rather than accepting binary package names and looking "
+"up the corresponding source package. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:43
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:518
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is a superset of the &dpkg-scanpackages; "
-"program, incorporating its entire functionality via the "
-"<literal>packages</literal> command. It also contains a contents file "
-"generator, <literal>contents</literal>, and an elaborate means to 'script' "
-"the generation process for a complete archive."
+"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>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:49
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:524
msgid ""
-"Internally <command>apt-ftparchive</command> can make use of binary "
-"databases to cache the contents of a .deb file and it does not rely on any "
-"external programs aside from &gzip;. When doing a full generate it "
-"automatically performs file-change checks and builds the desired compressed "
-"output files."
+"Only process architecture-dependent build-dependencies. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::Arch-Only</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:60
+#: apt-get.8.xml:529
msgid ""
-"The packages command generates a package file from a directory tree. It "
-"takes the given directory and recursively searches it for .deb files, "
-"emitting a package record to stdout for each. This command is approximately "
-"equivalent to &dpkg-scanpackages;."
+"Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it. This "
+"is useful for tools like pbuilder. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:65 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:89
-msgid "The option <option>--db</option> can be used to specify a binary caching DB."
+#: apt-get.8.xml:535
+msgid ""
+"Show user friendly progress information in the terminal window when packages "
+"are installed, upgraded or removed. For a machine parsable version of this "
+"data see README.progress-reporting in the apt doc directory. Configuration "
+"Item: <literal>Dpkg::Progress</literal> and "
+"<literal>Dpkg::Progress-Fancy</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:70
-msgid ""
-"The <literal>sources</literal> command generates a source index file from a "
-"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it "
-"for .dsc files, emitting a source record to stdout for each. This command is "
-"approximately equivalent to &dpkg-scansources;."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:548 apt-cache.8.xml:345 apt-key.8.xml:176 apt-mark.8.xml:127 apt.conf.5.xml:1221 apt_preferences.5.xml:700
+msgid "Files"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:75
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:559
msgid ""
-"If an override file is specified then a source override file will be looked "
-"for with an extension of .src. The --source-override option can be used to "
-"change the source override file that will be used."
+"&apt-cache;, &apt-cdrom;, &dpkg;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, &apt-config;, "
+"&apt-secure;, The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the "
+"APT Howto."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:82
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-get.8.xml:565
msgid ""
-"The <literal>contents</literal> command generates a contents file from a "
-"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it for "
-".deb files, and reads the file list from each file. It then sorts and writes "
-"to stdout the list of files matched to packages. Directories are not written "
-"to the output. If multiple packages own the same file then each package is "
-"separated by a comma in the output."
+"<command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
+"error."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:94
-msgid ""
-"The <literal>release</literal> command generates a Release file from a "
-"directory tree. It recursively searches the given directory for uncompressed "
-"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Sources</filename> files and the "
-"ones compressed with <command>gzip</command>, <command>bzip2</command> or "
-"<command>lzma</command> as well as <filename>Release</filename> and "
-"<filename>md5sum.txt</filename> files by default "
-"(<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Default-Patterns</literal>). Additional "
-"filename patterns can be added by listing them in "
-"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Patterns</literal>. It then writes to "
-"stdout a Release file containing a MD5, SHA1 and SHA256 digest for each "
-"file."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:35
+msgid "query the APT cache"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:104
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:41
msgid ""
-"Values for the additional metadata fields in the Release file are taken from "
-"the corresponding variables under "
-"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release</literal>, "
-"e.g. <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin</literal>. The supported "
-"fields are: <literal>Origin</literal>, <literal>Label</literal>, "
-"<literal>Suite</literal>, <literal>Version</literal>, "
-"<literal>Codename</literal>, <literal>Date</literal>, "
-"<literal>Valid-Until</literal>, <literal>Architectures</literal>, "
-"<literal>Components</literal>, <literal>Description</literal>."
+"<command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's "
+"package cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the state of "
+"the system but does provide operations to search and generate interesting "
+"output from the package metadata."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:117
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:51
msgid ""
-"The <literal>generate</literal> command is designed to be runnable from a "
-"cron script and builds indexes according to the given config file. The "
-"config language provides a flexible means of specifying which index files "
-"are built from which directories, as well as providing a simple means of "
-"maintaining the required settings."
+"<literal>gencaches</literal> creates APT's package cache. This is done "
+"implicitly by all commands needing this cache if it is missing or outdated."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:55 apt-cache.8.xml:144 apt-cache.8.xml:165 apt-cache.8.xml:187 apt-cache.8.xml:192 apt-cache.8.xml:208 apt-cache.8.xml:226 apt-cache.8.xml:238
+msgid "&synopsis-pkg;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:126
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:56
msgid ""
-"The <literal>clean</literal> command tidies the databases used by the given "
-"configuration file by removing any records that are no longer necessary."
+"<literal>showpkg</literal> displays information about the packages listed on "
+"the command line. Remaining arguments are package names. The available "
+"versions and reverse dependencies of each package listed are listed, as well "
+"as forward dependencies for each version. Forward (normal) dependencies are "
+"those packages upon which the package in question depends; reverse "
+"dependencies are those packages that depend upon the package in "
+"question. Thus, forward dependencies must be satisfied for a package, but "
+"reverse dependencies need not be. For instance, <command>apt-cache showpkg "
+"libreadline2</command> would produce output similar to the following:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:132
-msgid "The Generate Configuration"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:68
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"Package: libreadline2\n"
+"Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages),\n"
+"Reverse Depends: \n"
+" libreadlineg2,libreadline2\n"
+" libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2\n"
+"Dependencies:\n"
+"2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null))\n"
+"Provides:\n"
+"2.1-12 - \n"
+"Reverse Provides: \n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:134
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:80
msgid ""
-"The <literal>generate</literal> command uses a configuration file to "
-"describe the archives that are going to be generated. It follows the typical "
-"ISC configuration format as seen in ISC tools like bind 8 and dhcpd. "
-"&apt-conf; contains a description of the syntax. Note that the generate "
-"configuration is parsed in sectional manner, but &apt-conf; is parsed in a "
-"tree manner. This only effects how the scope tag is handled."
+"Thus it may be seen that libreadline2, version 2.1-12, depends on libc5 and "
+"ncurses3.0 which must be installed for libreadline2 to work. In turn, "
+"libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev depend on libreadline2. If "
+"libreadline2 is installed, libc5 and ncurses3.0 (and ldso) must also be "
+"installed; libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev do not have to be "
+"installed. For the specific meaning of the remainder of the output it is "
+"best to consult the apt source code."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:142
-msgid "The generate configuration has 4 separate sections, each described below."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:89
+msgid ""
+"<literal>stats</literal> displays some statistics about the cache. No "
+"further arguments are expected. Statistics reported are:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:144
-msgid "<literal>Dir</literal> Section"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:92
+msgid ""
+"<literal>Total package names</literal> is the number of package names found "
+"in the cache."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:146
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:96
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Dir</literal> section defines the standard directories needed "
-"to locate the files required during the generation process. These "
-"directories are prepended certain relative paths defined in later sections "
-"to produce a complete an absolute path."
+"<literal>Normal packages</literal> is the number of regular, ordinary "
+"package names; these are packages that bear a one-to-one correspondence "
+"between their names and the names used by other packages for them in "
+"dependencies. The majority of packages fall into this category."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:153
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:102
msgid ""
-"Specifies the root of the FTP archive, in a standard Debian configuration "
-"this is the directory that contains the <filename>ls-LR</filename> and dist "
-"nodes."
+"<literal>Pure virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
+"exist only as a virtual package name; that is, packages only \"provide\" the "
+"virtual package name, and no package actually uses the name. For instance, "
+"\"mail-transport-agent\" in the Debian system is a pure virtual package; "
+"several packages provide \"mail-transport-agent\", but there is no package "
+"named \"mail-transport-agent\"."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:160
-msgid "Specifies the location of the override files."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:110
+msgid ""
+"<literal>Single virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages with "
+"only one package providing a particular virtual package. For example, in the "
+"Debian system, \"X11-text-viewer\" is a virtual package, but only one "
+"package, xless, provides \"X11-text-viewer\"."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:165
-msgid "Specifies the location of the cache files"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:116
+msgid ""
+"<literal>Mixed virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
+"either provide a particular virtual package or have the virtual package name "
+"as the package name. For instance, in the Debian system, \"debconf\" is both "
+"an actual package, and provided by the debconf-tiny package."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:170
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:123
msgid ""
-"Specifies the location of the file list files, if the "
-"<literal>FileList</literal> setting is used below."
+"<literal>Missing</literal> is the number of package names that were "
+"referenced in a dependency but were not provided by any package. Missing "
+"packages may be an evidence if a full distribution is not accessed, or if a "
+"package (real or virtual) has been dropped from the distribution. Usually "
+"they are referenced from Conflicts or Breaks statements."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:176
-msgid "<literal>Default</literal> Section"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:130
+msgid ""
+"<literal>Total distinct</literal> versions is the number of package versions "
+"found in the cache; this value is therefore at least equal to the number of "
+"total package names. If more than one distribution is being accessed (for "
+"instance, \"stable\" and \"unstable\"), this value can be considerably "
+"larger than the number of total package names."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:178
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:137
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Default</literal> section specifies default values, and "
-"settings that control the operation of the generator. Other sections may "
-"override these defaults with a per-section setting."
+"<literal>Total dependencies</literal> is the number of dependency "
+"relationships claimed by all of the packages in the cache."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:184
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:145
msgid ""
-"Sets the default compression schemes to use for the Package index files. It "
-"is a string that contains a space separated list of at least one of: '.' (no "
-"compression), 'gzip' and 'bzip2'. The default for all compression schemes is "
-"'. gzip'."
+"<literal>showsrc</literal> displays all the source package records that "
+"match the given package names. All versions are shown, as well as all "
+"records that declare the name to be a binary package."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:192
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:151
msgid ""
-"Sets the default list of file extensions that are package files. This "
-"defaults to '.deb'."
+"<literal>dump</literal> shows a short listing of every package in the "
+"cache. It is primarily for debugging."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:198
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:156
msgid ""
-"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
-"controls the compression for the Sources files."
+"<literal>dumpavail</literal> prints out an available list to stdout. This is "
+"suitable for use with &dpkg; and is used by the &dselect; method."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:204
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:161
msgid ""
-"Sets the default list of file extensions that are source files. This "
-"defaults to '.dsc'."
+"<literal>unmet</literal> displays a summary of all unmet dependencies in the "
+"package cache."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:210
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:166
msgid ""
-"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
-"controls the compression for the Contents files."
+"<literal>show</literal> performs a function similar to <command>dpkg "
+"--print-avail</command>; it displays the package records for the named "
+"packages."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:216
-msgid ""
-"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
-"controls the compression for the Translation-en master file."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:171
+msgid "&synopsis-regex;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:222
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:172
msgid ""
-"Specifies the number of kilobytes to delink (and replace with hard links) "
-"per run. This is used in conjunction with the per-section "
-"<literal>External-Links</literal> setting."
+"<literal>search</literal> performs a full text search on all available "
+"package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given, see ®ex;. It searches "
+"the package names and the descriptions for an occurrence of the regular "
+"expression and prints out the package name and the short description, "
+"including virtual package names. If <option>--full</option> is given then "
+"output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched "
+"package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long "
+"description is not searched, only the package name is."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:229
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:183
msgid ""
-"Specifies the mode of all created index files. It defaults to 0644. All "
-"index files are set to this mode with no regard to the umask."
+"Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that are "
+"and'ed together."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:236 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:382
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:188
msgid ""
-"Sets if long descriptions should be included in the Packages file or split "
-"out into a master Translation-en file."
+"<literal>depends</literal> shows a listing of each dependency a package has "
+"and all the possible other packages that can fulfill that dependency."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:242
-msgid "<literal>TreeDefault</literal> Section"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:193
+msgid ""
+"<literal>rdepends</literal> shows a listing of each reverse dependency a "
+"package has."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:244
-msgid ""
-"Sets defaults specific to <literal>Tree</literal> sections. All of these "
-"variables are substitution variables and have the strings $(DIST), "
-"$(SECTION) and $(ARCH) replaced with their respective values."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:197
+msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-prefix;</replaceable></optional>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:251
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:198
msgid ""
-"Sets the number of kilobytes of contents files that are generated each "
-"day. The contents files are round-robined so that over several days they "
-"will all be rebuilt."
+"This command prints the name of each package APT knows. The optional "
+"argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable "
+"for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated "
+"extremely quickly. This command is best used with the "
+"<option>--generate</option> option."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:258
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:203
msgid ""
-"Controls the number of days a contents file is allowed to be checked without "
-"changing. If this limit is passed the mtime of the contents file is "
-"updated. This case can occur if the package file is changed in such a way "
-"that does not result in a new contents file [override edit for instance]. A "
-"hold off is allowed in hopes that new .debs will be installed, requiring a "
-"new file anyhow. The default is 10, the units are in days."
+"Note that a package which APT knows of is not necessarily available to "
+"download, installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in "
+"the generated list."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:269
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:209
msgid ""
-"Sets the top of the .deb directory tree. Defaults to "
-"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/</filename>"
+"<literal>dotty</literal> takes a list of packages on the command line and "
+"generates output suitable for use by dotty from the <ulink "
+"url=\"http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/\">GraphViz</ulink> "
+"package. The result will be a set of nodes and edges representing the "
+"relationships between the packages. By default the given packages will trace "
+"out all dependent packages; this can produce a very large graph. To limit "
+"the output to only the packages listed on the command line, set the "
+"<literal>APT::Cache::GivenOnly</literal> option."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:275
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:218
msgid ""
-"Sets the top of the source package directory tree. Defaults to "
-"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/</filename>"
+"The resulting nodes will have several shapes; normal packages are boxes, "
+"pure virtual packages are triangles, mixed virtual packages are diamonds, "
+"missing packages are hexagons. Orange boxes mean recursion was stopped (leaf "
+"packages), blue lines are pre-depends, green lines are conflicts."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:281
-msgid ""
-"Sets the output Packages file. Defaults to "
-"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/Packages</filename>"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:223
+msgid "Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:287
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:227
msgid ""
-"Sets the output Sources file. Defaults to "
-"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/Sources</filename>"
+"The same as <literal>dotty</literal>, only for xvcg from the <ulink "
+"url=\"http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html\">VCG "
+"tool</ulink>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:293
-msgid ""
-"Set the output Translation-en master file with the long descriptions if they "
-"should be not included in the Packages file. Defaults to "
-"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/i18n/Translation-en</filename>"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:231
+msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-pkg;</replaceable>…</optional>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:300
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:232
msgid ""
-"Sets the path prefix that causes a symlink to be considered an internal link "
-"instead of an external link. Defaults to "
-"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/</filename>"
+"<literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the "
+"preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the priorities of each "
+"source. Otherwise it prints out detailed information about the priority "
+"selection of the named package."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:307
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:239
msgid ""
-"Sets the output Contents file. Defaults to "
-"<filename>$(DIST)/Contents-$(ARCH)</filename>. If this setting causes "
-"multiple Packages files to map onto a single Contents file (such as the "
-"default) then <command>apt-ftparchive</command> will integrate those "
-"package files together automatically."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:316
-msgid "Sets header file to prepend to the contents output."
+"<literal>apt-cache</literal>'s <literal>madison</literal> command attempts "
+"to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian "
+"archive management tool, <literal>madison</literal>. It displays available "
+"versions of a package in a tabular format. Unlike the original "
+"<literal>madison</literal>, it can only display information for the "
+"architecture for which APT has retrieved package lists "
+"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:321
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:255
msgid ""
-"Sets the binary cache database to use for this section. Multiple sections "
-"can share the same database."
+"Select the file to store the package cache. The package cache is the primary "
+"cache used by all operations. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>Dir::Cache::pkgcache</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:327
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:261
msgid ""
-"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
-"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
-"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory."
+"Select the file to store the source cache. The source is used only by "
+"<literal>gencaches</literal> and it stores a parsed version of the package "
+"information from remote sources. When building the package cache the source "
+"cache is used to avoid reparsing all of the package files. Configuration "
+"Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:334
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:269
msgid ""
-"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
-"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
-"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory. "
-"This is used when processing source indexes."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:342
-msgid "<literal>Tree</literal> Section"
+"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
+"More q's will produce more quietness up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
+"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quietness level, overriding the "
+"configuration file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:344
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:276
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Tree</literal> section defines a standard Debian file tree "
-"which consists of a base directory, then multiple sections in that base "
-"directory and finally multiple Architectures in each section. The exact "
-"pathing used is defined by the <literal>Directory</literal> substitution "
-"variable."
+"Print only important dependencies; for use with <literal>unmet</literal> and "
+"<literal>depends</literal>. Causes only Depends and Pre-Depends relations to "
+"be printed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Important</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:349
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:290
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Tree</literal> section takes a scope tag which sets the "
-"<literal>$(DIST)</literal> variable and defines the root of the tree (the "
-"path is prefixed by <literal>ArchiveDir</literal>). Typically this is a "
-"setting such as <filename>dists/&stable-codename;</filename>."
+"Per default the <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> "
+"print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with these flags which will omit "
+"the specified dependency type. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Cache::Show<replaceable>DependencyType</replaceable></literal> "
+"e.g. <literal>APT::Cache::ShowRecommends</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:354
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:297
msgid ""
-"All of the settings defined in the <literal>TreeDefault</literal> section "
-"can be use in a <literal>Tree</literal> section as well as three new "
-"variables."
+"Print full package records when searching. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Cache::ShowFull</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:360
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:302
msgid ""
-"for i in Sections do \n"
-" for j in Architectures do\n"
-" Generate for DIST=scope SECTION=i ARCH=j\n"
-" "
+"Print full records for all available versions. This is the default; to turn "
+"it off, use <option>--no-all-versions</option>. If "
+"<option>--no-all-versions</option> is specified, only the candidate version "
+"will be displayed (the one which would be selected for installation). This "
+"option is only applicable to the <literal>show</literal> command. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::AllVersions</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:357
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:311
msgid ""
-"When processing a <literal>Tree</literal> section "
-"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> performs an operation similar to: "
-"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Perform automatic package cache regeneration, rather than use the cache as "
+"it is. This is the default; to turn it off, use "
+"<option>--no-generate</option>. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Cache::Generate</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:368
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:317
msgid ""
-"This is a space separated list of sections which appear under the "
-"distribution, typically this is something like <literal>main contrib "
-"non-free</literal>"
+"Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions. Configuration "
+"Item: <literal>APT::Cache::NamesOnly</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:375
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:322
msgid ""
-"This is a space separated list of all the architectures that appear under "
-"search section. The special architecture 'source' is used to indicate that "
-"this tree has a source archive."
+"Make <literal>pkgnames</literal> print all names, including virtual packages "
+"and missing dependencies. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Cache::AllNames</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:388
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:328
msgid ""
-"Sets the binary override file. The override file contains section, priority "
-"and maintainer address information."
+"Make <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> recursive so "
+"that all packages mentioned are printed once. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::Cache::RecurseDepends</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:394
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:335
msgid ""
-"Sets the source override file. The override file contains section "
-"information."
+"Limit the output of <literal>depends</literal> and "
+"<literal>rdepends</literal> to packages which are currently installed. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Installed</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:400 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:446
-msgid "Sets the binary extra override file."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:353
+msgid "&apt-conf;, &sources-list;, &apt-get;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:405 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:451
-msgid "Sets the source extra override file."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-cache.8.xml:358
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-cache</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
+"on error."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:410
-msgid "<literal>BinDirectory</literal> Section"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:34
+msgid "APT key management utility"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:412
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:41
msgid ""
-"The <literal>bindirectory</literal> section defines a binary directory tree "
-"with no special structure. The scope tag specifies the location of the "
-"binary directory and the settings are similar to the <literal>Tree</literal> "
-"section with no substitution variables or "
-"<literal>Section</literal><literal>Architecture</literal> settings."
+"<command>apt-key</command> is used to manage the list of keys used by apt to "
+"authenticate packages. Packages which have been authenticated using these "
+"keys will be considered trusted."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:420
-msgid "Sets the Packages file output."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:47
+msgid "Commands"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:425
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:52
msgid ""
-"Sets the Sources file output. At least one of <literal>Packages</literal> or "
-"<literal>Sources</literal> is required."
+"Add a new key to the list of trusted keys. The key is read from the "
+"filename given with the parameter &synopsis-param-filename; or if the "
+"filename is <literal>-</literal> from standard input."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:431
-msgid "Sets the Contents file output. (optional)"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:65
+msgid "Remove a key from the list of trusted keys."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:436
-msgid "Sets the binary override file."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:76
+msgid "Output the key &synopsis-param-keyid; to standard output."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:441
-msgid "Sets the source override file."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:87
+msgid "Output all trusted keys to standard output."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:456
-msgid "Sets the cache DB."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:98
+msgid "List trusted keys."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:461
-msgid "Appends a path to all the output paths."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:109
+msgid "List fingerprints of trusted keys."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:466
-msgid "Specifies the file list file."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:120
+msgid ""
+"Pass advanced options to gpg. With adv --recv-key you can download the "
+"public key."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:132
+msgid ""
+"Update the local keyring with the archive keyring and remove from the local "
+"keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid. The archive keyring is "
+"shipped in the <literal>archive-keyring</literal> package of your "
+"distribution, e.g. the &keyring-package; package in &keyring-distro;."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:146
+msgid ""
+"Perform an update working similarly to the <command>update</command> command "
+"above, but get the archive keyring from a URI instead and validate it "
+"against a master key. This requires an installed &wget; and an APT build "
+"configured to have a server to fetch from and a master keyring to validate. "
+"APT in Debian does not support this command, relying on "
+"<command>update</command> instead, but Ubuntu's APT does."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:473
-msgid "The Binary Override File"
+#: apt-key.8.xml:162 apt-cdrom.8.xml:82
+msgid "Options"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:474
+#: apt-key.8.xml:163
msgid ""
-"The binary override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scanpackages;. It "
-"contains 4 fields separated by spaces. The first field is the package name, "
-"the second is the priority to force that package to, the third is the the "
-"section to force that package to and the final field is the maintainer "
-"permutation field."
+"Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the "
+"previous section."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:480
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "old [// oldn]* => new"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:166
+msgid ""
+"With this option it is possible to specify a particular keyring file the "
+"command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed on the "
+"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the "
+"<filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, though "
+"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> is the primary keyring which means that "
+"e.g. new keys are added to this one."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:482
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "new"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:181
+msgid "<filename>/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:479
-msgid ""
-"The general form of the maintainer field is: <placeholder "
-"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> or simply, <placeholder "
-"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"1\"/> The first form allows a double-slash "
-"separated list of old email addresses to be specified. If any of those are "
-"found then new is substituted for the maintainer field. The second form "
-"unconditionally substitutes the maintainer field."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:182
+msgid "Local trust database of archive keys."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:490
-msgid "The Source Override File"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:185
+msgid "&keyring-filename;"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:186
+msgid "Keyring of &keyring-distro; archive trusted keys."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:189
+msgid "&keyring-removed-filename;"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-key.8.xml:190
+msgid "Keyring of &keyring-distro; archive removed trusted keys."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:492
-msgid ""
-"The source override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scansources;. It "
-"contains 2 fields separated by spaces. The first fields is the source "
-"package name, the second is the section to assign it."
+#: apt-key.8.xml:199
+msgid "&apt-get;, &apt-secure;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:497
-msgid "The Extra Override File"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:35
+msgid "mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:499
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:41
msgid ""
-"The extra override file allows any arbitrary tag to be added or replaced in "
-"the output. It has 3 columns, the first is the package, the second is the "
-"tag and the remainder of the line is the new value."
+"<command>apt-mark</command> will change whether a package has been marked as "
+"being automatically installed."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:510
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:45
msgid ""
-"Generate the given checksum. These options default to on, when turned off "
-"the generated index files will not have the checksum fields where possible. "
-"Configuration Items: "
-"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> and "
-"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Index</replaceable>::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> "
-"where <literal><replaceable>Index</replaceable></literal> can be "
-"<literal>Packages</literal>, <literal>Sources</literal> or "
-"<literal>Release</literal> and "
-"<literal><replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> can be "
-"<literal>MD5</literal>, <literal>SHA1</literal> or "
-"<literal>SHA256</literal>."
+"When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other packages "
+"are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies are marked as "
+"being automatically installed. Once these automatically installed packages "
+"are no longer depended on by any manually installed packages, they will be "
+"removed by e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:521
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:54
msgid ""
-"Use a binary caching DB. This has no effect on the generate command. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DB</literal>."
+"<literal>auto</literal> is used to mark a package as being automatically "
+"installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more manually "
+"installed packages depend on this package."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:527
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:62
msgid ""
-"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
-"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
-"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
-"file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
+"<literal>manual</literal> is used to mark a package as being manually "
+"installed, which will prevent the package from being automatically removed "
+"if no other packages depend on it."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:535
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:70
msgid ""
-"Perform Delinking. If the <literal>External-Links</literal> setting is used "
-"then this option actually enables delinking of the files. It defaults to on "
-"and can be turned off with <option>--no-delink</option>. Configuration "
-"Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DeLinkAct</literal>."
+"<literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a package as held back, which will "
+"prevent the package from being automatically installed, upgraded or "
+"removed. The command is only a wrapper around <command>dpkg "
+"--set-selections</command> and the state is therefore maintained by &dpkg; "
+"and not affected by the <option>--file</option> option."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:543
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:80
msgid ""
-"Perform contents generation. When this option is set and package indexes are "
-"being generated with a cache DB then the file listing will also be extracted "
-"and stored in the DB for later use. When using the generate command this "
-"option also allows the creation of any Contents files. The default is on. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Contents</literal>."
+"<literal>unhold</literal> is used to cancel a previously set hold on a "
+"package to allow all actions again."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:553
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:86
msgid ""
-"Select the source override file to use with the <literal>sources</literal> "
-"command. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::SourceOverride</literal>."
+"<literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a list of automatically "
+"installed packages with each package on a new line. All automatically "
+"installed packages will be listed if no package is given. If packages are "
+"given only those which are automatically installed will be shown."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:559
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:94
msgid ""
-"Make the caching databases read only. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::ReadOnlyDB</literal>."
+"<literal>showmanual</literal> can be used in the same way as "
+"<literal>showauto</literal> except that it will print a list of manually "
+"installed packages instead."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:564
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:101
msgid ""
-"Accept in the <literal>packages</literal> and <literal>contents</literal> "
-"commands only package files matching <literal>*_arch.deb</literal> or "
-"<literal>*_all.deb</literal> instead of all package files in the given "
-"path. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Architecture</literal>."
+"<literal>showhold</literal> is used to print a list of packages on hold in "
+"the same way as for the other show commands."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:572
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:117
msgid ""
-"&apt-ftparchive; caches as much as possible of metadata in a cachedb. If "
-"packages are recompiled and/or republished with the same version again, this "
-"will lead to problems as the now outdated cached metadata like size and "
-"checksums will be used. With this option enabled this will no longer happen "
-"as it will be checked if the file was changed. Note that this option is set "
-"to \"<literal>false</literal>\" by default as it is not recommend to upload "
-"multiply versions/builds of a package with the same versionnumber, so in "
-"theory nobody will have these problems and therefore all these extra checks "
-"are useless."
+"Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter "
+"&synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which is "
+"<filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined by the "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:584
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-mark.8.xml:138
msgid ""
-"This configuration option defaults to \"<literal>true</literal>\" and should "
-"only be set to <literal>\"false\"</literal> if the Archive generated with "
-"&apt-ftparchive; also provides <filename>Translation</filename> files. Note "
-"that the <filename>Translation-en</filename> master file can only be created "
-"in the generate command."
+"<command>apt-mark</command> returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on "
+"error."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:596 apt.conf.5.xml:1112 apt_preferences.5.xml:545 sources.list.5.xml:211
-msgid "Examples"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:49
+msgid "Archive authentication support for APT"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><programlisting>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:602
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:54
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> packages "
-"<replaceable>directory</replaceable> | <command>gzip</command> > "
-"<filename>Packages.gz</filename>\n"
+"Starting with version 0.6, <command>apt</command> contains code that does "
+"signature checking of the Release file for all archives. This ensures that "
+"packages in the archive can't be modified by people who have no access to "
+"the Release file signing key."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:598
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:62
msgid ""
-"To create a compressed Packages file for a directory containing binary "
-"packages (.deb): <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"If a package comes from a archive without a signature, or with a signature "
+"that apt does not have a key for, that package is considered untrusted, and "
+"installing it will result in a big warning. <command>apt-get</command> will "
+"currently only warn for unsigned archives; future releases might force all "
+"sources to be verified before downloading packages from them."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:612
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:71
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
-"100 on error."
+"The package frontends &apt-get;, &aptitude; and &synaptic; support this new "
+"authentication feature."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:33
-msgid "APT package handling utility -- command-line interface"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:76
+msgid "Trusted archives"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:39
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:79
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-get</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages, "
-"and may be considered the user's \"back-end\" to other tools using the APT "
-"library. Several \"front-end\" interfaces exist, such as &dselect;, "
-"&aptitude;, &synaptic; and &wajig;."
+"The chain of trust from an apt archive to the end user is made up of several "
+"steps. <command>apt-secure</command> is the last step in this chain; "
+"trusting an archive does not mean that you trust its packages not to contain "
+"malicious code, but means that you trust the archive maintainer. It's the "
+"archive maintainer's responsibility to ensure that the archive's integrity "
+"is preserved."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:49
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:87
msgid ""
-"<literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files "
-"from their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched from the "
-"location(s) specified in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. For "
-"example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and scans the "
-"<filename>Packages.gz</filename> files, so that information about new and "
-"updated packages is available. An <literal>update</literal> should always be "
-"performed before an <literal>upgrade</literal> or "
-"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal>. Please be aware that the overall progress "
-"meter will be incorrect as the size of the package files cannot be known in "
-"advance."
+"apt-secure does not review signatures at a package level. If you require "
+"tools to do this you should look at <command>debsig-verify</command> and "
+"<command>debsign</command> (provided in the debsig-verify and devscripts "
+"packages respectively)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:61
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:94
msgid ""
-"<literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all "
-"packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in "
-"<filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. Packages currently installed "
-"with new versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no "
-"circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages not "
-"already installed retrieved and installed. New versions of currently "
-"installed packages that cannot be upgraded without changing the install "
-"status of another package will be left at their current version. An "
-"<literal>update</literal> must be performed first so that "
-"<command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions of packages are "
-"available."
+"The chain of trust in Debian starts when a maintainer uploads a new package "
+"or a new version of a package to the Debian archive. In order to become "
+"effective, this upload needs to be signed by a key contained in the Debian "
+"Maintainers keyring (available in the debian-keyring package). Maintainers' "
+"keys are signed by other maintainers following pre-established procedures to "
+"ensure the identity of the key holder."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:74
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:104
msgid ""
-"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> in addition to performing the function of "
-"<literal>upgrade</literal>, also intelligently handles changing dependencies "
-"with new versions of packages; <command>apt-get</command> has a \"smart\" "
-"conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most "
-"important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. The "
-"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> command may therefore remove some packages. "
-"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of "
-"locations from which to retrieve desired package files. See also "
-"&apt-preferences; for a mechanism for overriding the general settings for "
-"individual packages."
+"Once the uploaded package is verified and included in the archive, the "
+"maintainer signature is stripped off, and checksums of the package are "
+"computed and put in the Packages file. The checksums of all of the Packages "
+"files are then computed and put into the Release file. The Release file is "
+"then signed by the archive key for this &keyring-distro; release, and "
+"distributed alongside the packages and the Packages files on "
+"&keyring-distro; mirrors. The keys are in the &keyring-distro; archive "
+"keyring available in the &keyring-package; package."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:87
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:115
msgid ""
-"<literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> is used in conjunction with the "
-"traditional Debian packaging front-end, "
-"&dselect;. <literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> follows the changes made by "
-"&dselect; to the <literal>Status</literal> field of available packages, and "
-"performs the actions necessary to realize that state (for instance, the "
-"removal of old and the installation of new packages)."
+"End users can check the signature of the Release file, extract a checksum of "
+"a package from it and compare it with the checksum of the package they "
+"downloaded by hand - or rely on APT doing this automatically."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:98
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:120
msgid ""
-"<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 system, "
-"<package>apt-utils</package> would be the argument provided, not "
-"<filename>apt-utils_&apt-product-version;_amd64.deb</filename>). 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."
+"Notice that this is distinct from checking signatures on a per package "
+"basis. It is designed to prevent two possible attacks:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:116
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:125
msgid ""
-"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 to "
-"select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for "
-"install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by following "
-"the package name with a slash and the version of the distribution or the "
-"Archive name (stable, testing, unstable)."
+"<literal>Network \"man in the middle\" attacks</literal>. Without signature "
+"checking, malicious agents can introduce themselves into the package "
+"download process and provide malicious software either by controlling a "
+"network element (router, switch, etc.) or by redirecting traffic to a rogue "
+"server (through ARP or DNS spoofing attacks)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:123
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:133
msgid ""
-"Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must be "
-"used with care."
+"<literal>Mirror network compromise</literal>. Without signature checking, a "
+"malicious agent can compromise a mirror host and modify the files in it to "
+"propagate malicious software to all users downloading packages from that "
+"host."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:126
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:140
msgid ""
-"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."
+"However, it does not defend against a compromise of the Debian master server "
+"itself (which signs the packages) or against a compromise of the key used to "
+"sign the Release files. In any case, this mechanism can complement a "
+"per-package signature."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:137
-msgid ""
-"Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to create an alternative "
-"installation policy for individual packages."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:146
+msgid "User configuration"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:141
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:148
msgid ""
-"If no package matches the given expression and the expression contains one "
-"of '.', '?' or '*' then it is assumed to be a POSIX regular expression, and "
-"it is applied to all package names in the database. Any matches are then "
-"installed (or removed). Note that matching is done by substring so 'lo.*' "
-"matches 'how-lo' and 'lowest'. If this is undesired, anchor the regular "
-"expression with a '^' or '$' character, or create a more specific regular "
-"expression."
+"<command>apt-key</command> is the program that manages the list of keys used "
+"by apt. It can be used to add or remove keys, although an installation of "
+"this release will automatically contain the default Debian archive signing "
+"keys used in the Debian package repositories."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:151
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:155
msgid ""
-"<literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except "
-"that packages are removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package "
-"leaves its configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to "
-"the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
-"installed instead of removed."
+"In order to add a new key you need to first download it (you should make "
+"sure you are using a trusted communication channel when retrieving it), add "
+"it with <command>apt-key</command> and then run <command>apt-get "
+"update</command> so that apt can download and verify the "
+"<filename>InRelease</filename> or <filename>Release.gpg</filename> files "
+"from the archives you have configured."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:159
-msgid ""
-"<literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except "
-"that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted "
-"too)."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:164
+msgid "Archive configuration"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:164
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:166
msgid ""
-"<literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source "
-"packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source "
-"package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory "
-"the newest available version of that source package while respecting the "
-"default release, set with the option "
-"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>, the <option>-t</option> option or "
-"per package with the <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible."
+"If you want to provide archive signatures in an archive under your "
+"maintenance you have to:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:172
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:171
msgid ""
-"Source packages are tracked separately from binary packages via "
-"<literal>deb-src</literal> lines in the &sources-list; file. This means that "
-"you will need to add such a line for each repository you want to get sources "
-"from; otherwise you will probably get either the wrong (too old/too new) "
-"source versions or none at all."
+"<emphasis>Create a toplevel Release file</emphasis>, if it does not exist "
+"already. You can do this by running <command>apt-ftparchive "
+"release</command> (provided in apt-utils)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:178
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:176
msgid ""
-"If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified then the package will "
-"be compiled to a binary .deb using <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for "
-"the architecture as defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> "
-"option. If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source "
-"package will not be unpacked."
+"<emphasis>Sign it</emphasis>. You can do this by running <command>gpg "
+"--clearsign -o InRelease Release</command> and <command>gpg -abs -o "
+"Release.gpg Release</command>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:185
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:180
msgid ""
-"A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name "
-"with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism used "
-"for the package files. This enables exact matching of the source package "
-"name and version, implicitly enabling the "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal> option."
+"<emphasis>Publish the key fingerprint</emphasis>, that way your users will "
+"know what key they need to import in order to authenticate the files in the "
+"archive."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:191
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:187
msgid ""
-"Note that source packages are not installed and tracked in the "
-"<command>dpkg</command> database like binary packages; they are simply "
-"downloaded to the current directory, like source tarballs."
+"Whenever the contents of the archive change (new packages are added or "
+"removed) the archive maintainer has to follow the first two steps outlined "
+"above."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:197
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:195
msgid ""
-"<literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an "
-"attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default "
-"the dependencies are satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a "
-"host-architecture can be specified with the "
-"<option>--host-architecture</option> option instead."
+"&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, "
+"&debsign; &debsig-verify;, &gpg;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:204
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:199
msgid ""
-"<literal>check</literal> is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache "
-"and checks for broken dependencies."
+"For more background information you might want to review the <ulink "
+"url=\"http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch7\">Debian "
+"Security Infrastructure</ulink> chapter of the Securing Debian Manual "
+"(available also in the harden-doc package) and the <ulink "
+"url=\"http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/strong_distro.html\" >Strong "
+"Distribution HOWTO</ulink> by V. Alex Brennen."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:209
-msgid ""
-"<literal>download</literal> will download the given binary package into the "
-"current directory."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:212
+msgid "Manpage Authors"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:215
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-secure.8.xml:214
msgid ""
-"<literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved "
-"package files. It removes everything but the lock file from "
-"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename> and "
-"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename>. When APT is used as a "
-"&dselect; method, <literal>clean</literal> is run automatically. Those who "
-"do not use dselect will likely want to run <literal>apt-get clean</literal> "
-"from time to time to free up disk space."
+"This man-page is based on the work of Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Isaac "
+"Jones, Colin Walters, Florian Weimer and Michael Vogt."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:225
-msgid ""
-"Like <literal>clean</literal>, <literal>autoclean</literal> clears out the "
-"local repository of retrieved package files. The difference is that it only "
-"removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely "
-"useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it "
-"growing out of control. The configuration option "
-"<literal>APT::Clean-Installed</literal> will prevent installed packages from "
-"being erased if it is set to off."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:34
+msgid "APT CD-ROM management utility"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:235
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:40
msgid ""
-"<literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were "
-"automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are "
-"now no longer needed."
+"<command>apt-cdrom</command> is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list of "
+"available sources. <command>apt-cdrom</command> takes care of determining "
+"the structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible "
+"mis-burns and verifying the index files."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:240
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:47
msgid ""
-"<literal>changelog</literal> downloads a package changelog and displays it "
-"through <command>sensible-pager</command>. The server name and base "
-"directory is defined in the <literal>APT::Changelogs::Server</literal> "
-"variable (e.g. <ulink "
-"url=\"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs\">packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> "
-"for Debian or <ulink "
-"url=\"http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs\">changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs</ulink> "
-"for Ubuntu). By default it displays the changelog for the version that is "
-"installed. However, you can specify the same options as for the "
-"<option>install</option> command."
+"It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the APT "
+"system; it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set "
+"must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:263
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:58
msgid ""
-"Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>."
+"<literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will "
+"unmount the CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed "
+"to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper "
+"<filename>.disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive "
+"title."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:268
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:66
msgid ""
-"Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing. Configuration "
-"Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>."
+"APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and "
+"maintains a database of these IDs in "
+"<filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</filename>"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:273
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:74
msgid ""
-"Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>."
+"A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the "
+"stored file name"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:278
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:87
msgid ""
-"Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This "
-"option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT "
-"to deduce a likely solution. If packages are specified, these have to "
-"completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when "
-"running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package "
-"dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency "
-"structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually "
-"means using &dselect; or <command>dpkg --remove</command> to eliminate some "
-"of the offending packages). Use of this option together with "
-"<option>-m</option> may produce an error in some situations. Configuration "
-"Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Broken</literal>."
+"Do not try to auto-detect the CD-ROM path. Usually combined with the "
+"<option>--cdrom</option> option. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>Acquire::cdrom::AutoDetect</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:293
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:95
msgid ""
-"Ignore missing packages; if packages cannot be retrieved or fail the "
-"integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back those "
-"packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with "
-"<option>-f</option> may produce an error in some situations. If a package is "
-"selected for installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the command "
-"line) and it could not be downloaded then it will be silently held back. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Missing</literal>."
+"Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This mount point must "
+"be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and properly configured. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:304
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:104
msgid ""
-"Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with "
-"<option>--ignore-missing</option> to force APT to use only the .debs it has "
-"already downloaded. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Download</literal>."
+"Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the disc's given "
+"label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to prompt for a "
+"new label. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:311
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:113
msgid ""
-"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
-"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
-"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
-"file. Note that quiet level 2 implies <option>-y</option>; you should never "
-"use -qq without a no-action modifier such as -d, --print-uris or -s as APT "
-"may decide to do something you did not expect. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>quiet</literal>."
+"No mounting; prevent <command>apt-cdrom</command> from mounting and "
+"unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoMount</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:326
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:121
msgid ""
-"No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not "
-"actually change the system. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>."
+"Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every "
+"package. This option should be used only if <command>apt-cdrom</command> has "
+"been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration "
+"Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Fast</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:330
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:131
msgid ""
-"Simulated runs performed as a user will automatically deactivate locking "
-"(<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>), and if the option "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set (as it is by "
-"default) a notice will also be displayed indicating that this is only a "
-"simulation. Runs performed as root do not trigger either NoLocking or the "
-"notice - superusers should know what they are doing without further warnings "
-"from <literal>apt-get</literal>."
+"Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian "
+"1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It takes much "
+"longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:338
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:142
msgid ""
-"Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a "
-"<command>dpkg</command> operation: configure (<literal>Conf</literal>), "
-"remove (<literal>Remv</literal>) or unpack "
-"(<literal>Inst</literal>). Square brackets indicate broken packages, and "
-"empty square brackets indicate breaks that are of no consequence (rare)."
+"No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not write index "
+"files. Everything is still checked however. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoAct</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:346
-msgid ""
-"Automatic yes to prompts; assume \"yes\" as answer to all prompts and run "
-"non-interactively. If an undesirable situation, such as changing a held "
-"package, trying to install a unauthenticated package or removing an "
-"essential package occurs then <literal>apt-get</literal> will abort. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal>."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:155
+msgid "&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:354
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:160
msgid ""
-"Automatic \"no\" to all prompts. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Assume-No</literal>."
+"<command>apt-cdrom</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
+"on error."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:359
-msgid ""
-"Show upgraded packages; print out a list of all packages that are to be "
-"upgraded. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Upgraded</literal>."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-config.8.xml:35
+msgid "APT Configuration Query program"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:365
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-config.8.xml:41
msgid ""
-"Show full versions for upgraded and installed packages. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>."
+"<command>apt-config</command> is an internal program used by various "
+"portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses "
+"the main configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> in a "
+"manner that is easy to use for scripted applications."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:371
+#: apt-config.8.xml:53
msgid ""
-"This option controls the architecture packages are built for by "
-"<command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies "
-"are satisfied. By default is it not set which means that the host "
-"architecture is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by "
-"<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>). Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>"
+"shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell "
+"script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell variable and "
+"the second the configuration value to query. As output it lists shell "
+"assignment commands for each value present. In a shell script it should be "
+"used as follows:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:381
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
+#: apt-config.8.xml:61
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"Compile source packages after downloading them. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>."
+"OPTS=\"-f\"\n"
+"RES=`apt-config shell OPTS MyApp::options`\n"
+"eval $RES\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:386
+#: apt-config.8.xml:66
msgid ""
-"Ignore package holds; this causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a "
-"hold placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with "
-"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> to override a large number of undesired "
-"holds. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Ignore-Hold</literal>."
+"This will set the shell environment variable $OPTS to the value of "
+"MyApp::options with a default of <option>-f</option>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:393
+#: apt-config.8.xml:70
msgid ""
-"Do not upgrade packages; when used in conjunction with "
-"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>no-upgrade</literal> will prevent "
-"packages on the command line from being upgraded if they are already "
-"installed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade</literal>."
+"The configuration item may be postfixed with a /[fdbi]. f returns file "
+"names, d returns directories, b returns true or false and i returns an "
+"integer. Each of the returns is normalized and verified internally."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:400
-msgid ""
-"Do not install new packages; when used in conjunction with "
-"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will install "
-"upgrades for already installed packages only and ignore requests to install "
-"new packages. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>."
+#: apt-config.8.xml:79
+msgid "Just show the contents of the configuration space."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:408
+#: apt-config.8.xml:92
msgid ""
-"Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue "
-"without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It should "
-"not be used except in very special situations. Using "
-"<literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system! "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>."
+"Include options which have an empty value. This is the default, so use "
+"--no-empty to remove them from the output."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:416
-msgid ""
-"Instead of fetching the files to install their URIs are printed. Each URI "
-"will have the path, the destination file name, the size and the expected MD5 "
-"hash. Note that the file name to write to will not always match the file "
-"name on the remote site! This also works with the <literal>source</literal> "
-"and <literal>update</literal> commands. When used with the "
-"<literal>update</literal> command the MD5 and size are not included, and it "
-"is up to the user to decompress any compressed files. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Print-URIs</literal>."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
+#: apt-config.8.xml:97
+msgid "%f "%v";%n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:427
+#: apt-config.8.xml:98
msgid ""
-"Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk "
-"(\"*\") will be displayed next to packages which are scheduled to be "
-"purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent to the "
-"<option>purge</option> command. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>."
+"Defines the output of each config option. %t will be replaced with "
+"its individual name, %f with its full hierarchical name and %v "
+"with its value. Use uppercase letters and special characters in the value "
+"will be encoded to ensure that it can e.g. be safely used in a quoted-string "
+"as defined by RFC822. Additionally %n will be replaced by a newline, "
+"and %N by a tab. A % can be printed by using %%."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:435
-msgid ""
-"Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version. "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::ReInstall</literal>."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-config.8.xml:112 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:73 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:66 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:610
+msgid "&apt-conf;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:440
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-config.8.xml:117
msgid ""
-"This option is on by default; use <literal>--no-list-cleanup</literal> to "
-"turn it off. When it is on, <command>apt-get</command> will automatically "
-"manage the contents of <filename>&statedir;/lists</filename> to ensure that "
-"obsolete files are erased. The only reason to turn it off is if you "
-"frequently change your sources list. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::List-Cleanup</literal>."
+"<command>apt-config</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
+"on error."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:450
-msgid ""
-"This option controls the default input to the policy engine; it creates 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>, <option>-t "
-"unstable</option> or <option>-t sid</option>. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>; see also the &apt-preferences; "
-"manual page."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><contrib>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:22
+msgid "Initial documentation of Debug::*."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:465
-msgid ""
-"Only perform operations that are 'trivial'. Logically this can be considered "
-"related to <option>--assume-yes</option>; where "
-"<option>--assume-yes</option> will answer yes to any prompt, "
-"<option>--trivial-only</option> will answer no. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Trivial-Only</literal>."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><email>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:23
+msgid "dburrows@debian.org"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:472
-msgid ""
-"If any packages are to be removed apt-get immediately aborts without "
-"prompting. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Remove</literal>."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:33 apt_preferences.5.xml:27 sources.list.5.xml:28
+msgid "5"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:478
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:40
+msgid "Configuration file for APT"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:44
msgid ""
-"If the command is either <literal>install</literal> or "
-"<literal>remove</literal>, then this option acts like running the "
-"<literal>autoremove</literal> command, removing unused dependency "
-"packages. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AutomaticRemove</literal>."
+"<filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> is the main configuration file shared "
+"by all the tools in the APT suite of tools, though it is by no means the "
+"only place options can be set. The suite also shares a common command line "
+"parser to provide a uniform environment."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:485
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
orderedlist><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:50
msgid ""
-"Only has meaning for the <literal>source</literal> and "
-"<literal>build-dep</literal> commands. Indicates that the given source "
-"names are not to be mapped through the binary table. This means that if "
-"this option is specified, these commands will only accept source package "
-"names as arguments, rather than accepting binary package names and looking "
-"up the corresponding source package. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>."
+"When an APT tool starts up it will read the configuration files in the "
+"following order:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:496
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
orderedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:52
msgid ""
-"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>."
+"the file specified by the <envar>APT_CONFIG</envar> environment variable (if "
+"any)"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:502
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
orderedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:54
msgid ""
-"Only process architecture-dependent build-dependencies. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::Arch-Only</literal>."
+"all files in <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal> in alphanumeric ascending "
+"order which have either no or \"<literal>conf</literal>\" as filename "
+"extension and which only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) "
+"and period (.) characters. Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has "
+"ignored a file, unless that file matches a pattern in the "
+"<literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> configuration list - in which "
+"case it will be silently ignored."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:507
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:61
+msgid "the main configuration file specified by <literal>Dir::Etc::main</literal>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:63
msgid ""
-"Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it. This "
-"is useful for tools like pbuilder. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>."
+"the command line options are applied to override the configuration "
+"directives or to load even more configuration files."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:67
+msgid "Syntax"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:529
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:68
msgid ""
-"&apt-cache;, &apt-cdrom;, &dpkg;, &dselect;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, "
-"&apt-config;, &apt-secure;, The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, "
-"&apt-preferences;, the APT Howto."
+"The configuration file is organized in a tree with options organized into "
+"functional groups. Option specification is given with a double colon "
+"notation; for instance <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> is an option "
+"within the APT tool group, for the Get tool. Options do not inherit from "
+"their parent groups."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-get.8.xml:535
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:74
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
-"error."
+"Syntactically the configuration language is modeled after what the ISC tools "
+"such as bind and dhcp use. Lines starting with <literal>//</literal> are "
+"treated as comments (ignored), as well as all text between "
+"<literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments. "
+"Each line is of the form <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes \"true\";</literal>. "
+"The quotation marks and trailing semicolon are required. The value must be "
+"on one line, and there is no kind of string concatenation. Values must not "
+"include backslashes or extra quotation marks. Option names are made up of "
+"alphanumeric characters and the characters \"/-:._+\". A new scope can be "
+"opened with curly braces, like this:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:32
-msgid "APT key management utility"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:87
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"APT {\n"
+" Get {\n"
+" Assume-Yes \"true\";\n"
+" Fix-Broken \"true\";\n"
+" };\n"
+"};\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:39
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:95
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-key</command> is used to manage the list of keys used by apt to "
-"authenticate packages. Packages which have been authenticated using these "
-"keys will be considered trusted."
+"with newlines placed to make it more readable. Lists can be created by "
+"opening a scope and including a single string enclosed in quotes followed by "
+"a semicolon. Multiple entries can be included, separated by a semicolon."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:45
-msgid "Commands"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:100
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {\"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt\";};\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:50
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:103
msgid ""
-"Add a new key to the list of trusted keys. The key is read from the "
-"filename given with the parameter &synopsis-param-filename; or if the "
-"filename is <literal>-</literal> from standard input."
+"In general the sample configuration file &configureindex; is a good guide "
+"for how it should look."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:63
-msgid "Remove a key from the list of trusted keys."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:106
+msgid ""
+"Case is not significant in names of configuration items, so in the previous "
+"example you could use <literal>dpkg::pre-install-pkgs</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:74
-msgid "Output the key &synopsis-param-keyid; to standard output."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:109
+msgid ""
+"Names for the configuration items are optional if a list is defined as can "
+"be seen in the <literal>DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal> example above. If "
+"you don't specify a name a new entry will simply add a new option to the "
+"list. If you specify a name you can override the option in the same way as "
+"any other option by reassigning a new value to the option."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:85
-msgid "Output all trusted keys to standard output."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:114
+msgid ""
+"Two special commands are defined: <literal>#include</literal> (which is "
+"deprecated and not supported by alternative implementations) and "
+"<literal>#clear</literal>. <literal>#include</literal> will include the "
+"given file, unless the filename ends in a slash, in which case the whole "
+"directory is included. <literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a part of "
+"the configuration tree. The specified element and all its descendants are "
+"erased. (Note that these lines also need to end with a semicolon.)"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:96
-msgid "List trusted keys."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:124
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>#clear</literal> command is the only way to delete a list or a "
+"complete scope. Reopening a scope (or using the syntax described below with "
+"an appended <literal>::</literal>) will <emphasis>not</emphasis> override "
+"previously written entries. Options can only be overridden by addressing a "
+"new value to them - lists and scopes can't be overridden, only cleared."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:107
-msgid "List fingerprints of trusted keys."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:132
+msgid ""
+"All of the APT tools take an -o option which allows an arbitrary "
+"configuration directive to be specified on the command line. The syntax is a "
+"full option name (<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> for instance) "
+"followed by an equals sign then the new value of the option. To append a new "
+"element to a list, add a trailing <literal>::</literal> to the name of the "
+"list. (As you might suspect, the scope syntax can't be used on the command "
+"line.)"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:118
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:140
+msgid ""
+"Note that appending items to a list using <literal>::</literal> only works "
+"for one item per line, and that you should not use it in combination with "
+"the scope syntax (which adds <literal>::</literal> implicitly). Using both "
+"syntaxes together will trigger a bug which some users unfortunately depend "
+"on: an option with the unusual name \"<literal>::</literal>\" which acts "
+"like every other option with a name. This introduces many problems; for one "
+"thing, users who write multiple lines in this <emphasis>wrong</emphasis> "
+"syntax in the hope of appending to a list will achieve the opposite, as only "
+"the last assignment for this option \"<literal>::</literal>\" will be "
+"used. Future versions of APT will raise errors and stop working if they "
+"encounter this misuse, so please correct such statements now while APT "
+"doesn't explicitly complain about them."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:155
+msgid "The APT Group"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:156
msgid ""
-"Pass advanced options to gpg. With adv --recv-key you can download the "
-"public key."
+"This group of options controls general APT behavior as well as holding the "
+"options for all of the tools."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:130
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:161
msgid ""
-"Update the local keyring with the archive keyring and remove from the local "
-"keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid. The archive keyring is "
-"shipped in the <literal>archive-keyring</literal> package of your "
-"distribution, e.g. the <literal>debian-archive-keyring</literal> package in "
-"Debian."
+"System Architecture; sets the architecture to use when fetching files and "
+"parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was "
+"compiled for."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:144
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:168
msgid ""
-"Work similar to the <command>update</command> command above, but get the "
-"archive keyring from an URI instead and validate it against a master key. "
-"This requires an installed &wget; and an APT build configured to have a "
-"server to fetch from and a master keyring to validate. APT in Debian does "
-"not support this command and relies on <command>update</command> instead, "
-"but Ubuntu's APT does."
+"All Architectures the system supports. For instance, CPUs implementing the "
+"<literal>amd64</literal> (also called <literal>x86-64</literal>) "
+"instruction set are also able to execute binaries compiled for the "
+"<literal>i386</literal> (<literal>x86</literal>) instruction set. This list "
+"is used when fetching files and parsing package lists. The initial default "
+"is always the system's native architecture "
+"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>), and foreign architectures are added "
+"to the default list when they are registered via <command>dpkg "
+"--add-architecture</command>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:161
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:182
msgid ""
-"Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the "
-"previous section."
+"List of all build profiles enabled for build-dependency resolution, without "
+"the \"<literal>profile.</literal>\" namespace prefix. By default this list "
+"is empty. The <envar>DEB_BUILD_PROFILES</envar> as used by "
+"&dpkg-buildpackage; overrides the list notation."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:164
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:190
msgid ""
-"With this option it is possible to specify a specific keyring file the "
-"command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed on the "
-"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the "
-"<filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, though "
-"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> is the primary keyring which means that "
-"e.g. new keys are added to this one."
+"Default release to install packages from if more than one version is "
+"available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: "
+"'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', '&stable-codename;', '&testing-codename;', "
+"'4.0', '5.0*'. See also &apt-preferences;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:179
-msgid "<filename>/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg</filename>"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:196
+msgid ""
+"Ignore held packages; this global option causes the problem resolver to "
+"ignore held packages in its decision making."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:180
-msgid "Local trust database of archive keys."
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:201
+msgid ""
+"Defaults to on. When turned on the autoclean feature will remove any "
+"packages which can no longer be downloaded from the cache. If turned off "
+"then packages that are locally installed are also excluded from cleaning - "
+"but note that APT provides no direct means to reinstall them."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:183
-msgid "<filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg</filename>"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:209
+msgid ""
+"Defaults to on, which will cause APT to install essential and important "
+"packages as soon as possible in an install/upgrade operation, in order to "
+"limit the effect of a failing &dpkg; call. If this option is disabled, APT "
+"treats an important package in the same way as an extra package: between the "
+"unpacking of the package A and its configuration there can be many other "
+"unpack or configuration calls for other unrelated packages B, C etc. If "
+"these cause the &dpkg; call to fail (e.g. because package B's maintainer "
+"scripts generate an error), this results in a system state in which package "
+"A is unpacked but unconfigured - so any package depending on A is now no "
+"longer guaranteed to work, as its dependency on A is no longer satisfied."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:184
-msgid "Keyring of Debian archive trusted keys."
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:221
+msgid ""
+"The immediate configuration marker is also applied in the potentially "
+"problematic case of circular dependencies, since a dependency with the "
+"immediate flag is equivalent to a Pre-Dependency. In theory this allows APT "
+"to recognise a situation in which it is unable to perform immediate "
+"configuration, abort, and suggest to the user that the option should be "
+"temporarily deactivated in order to allow the operation to proceed. Note "
+"the use of the word \"theory\" here; in the real world this problem has "
+"rarely been encountered, in non-stable distribution versions, and was caused "
+"by wrong dependencies of the package in question or by a system in an "
+"already broken state; so you should not blindly disable this option, as the "
+"scenario mentioned above is not the only problem it can help to prevent in "
+"the first place."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:187
-msgid "<filename>/usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-removed-keys.gpg</filename>"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:234
+msgid ""
+"Before a big operation like <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> is run with this "
+"option disabled you should try to explicitly <literal>install</literal> the "
+"package APT is unable to configure immediately; but please make sure you "
+"also report your problem to your distribution and to the APT team with the "
+"buglink below, so they can work on improving or correcting the upgrade "
+"process."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:188
-msgid "Keyring of Debian archive removed trusted keys."
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:245
+msgid ""
+"Never enable this option unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> know what "
+"you are doing. It permits APT to temporarily remove an essential package to "
+"break a Conflicts/Conflicts or Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop between two "
+"essential packages. <emphasis>Such a loop should never exist and is a grave "
+"bug</emphasis>. This option will work if the essential packages are not "
+"<command>tar</command>, <command>gzip</command>, <command>libc</command>, "
+"<command>dpkg</command>, <command>dash</command> or anything that those "
+"packages depend on."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-key.8.xml:197
-msgid "&apt-get;, &apt-secure;"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:257
+msgid ""
+"APT uses since version 0.7.26 a resizable memory mapped cache file to store "
+"the available information. <literal>Cache-Start</literal> acts as a hint of "
+"the size the cache will grow to, and is therefore the amount of memory APT "
+"will request at startup. The default value is 20971520 bytes (~20 MB). Note "
+"that this amount of space needs to be available for APT; otherwise it will "
+"likely fail ungracefully, so for memory restricted devices this value should "
+"be lowered while on systems with a lot of configured sources it should be "
+"increased. <literal>Cache-Grow</literal> defines in bytes with the default "
+"of 1048576 (~1 MB) how much the cache size will be increased in the event "
+"the space defined by <literal>Cache-Start</literal> is not enough. This "
+"value will be applied again and again until either the cache is big enough "
+"to store all information or the size of the cache reaches the "
+"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal>. The default of "
+"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal> is 0 which stands for no limit. If "
+"<literal>Cache-Grow</literal> is set to 0 the automatic growth of the cache "
+"is disabled."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:33
-msgid "mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:273
+msgid "Defines which packages are considered essential build dependencies."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:39
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:277
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-mark</command> will change whether a package has been marked as "
-"being automatically installed."
+"The Get subsection controls the &apt-get; tool; please see its documentation "
+"for more information about the options here."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:43
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:282
msgid ""
-"When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other packages "
-"are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies are marked as "
-"being automatically installed. Once these automatically installed packages "
-"are no longer depended on by any manually installed packages, they will be "
-"removed by e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>."
+"The Cache subsection controls the &apt-cache; tool; please see its "
+"documentation for more information about the options here."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:52
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:287
msgid ""
-"<literal>auto</literal> is used to mark a package as being automatically "
-"installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more manually "
-"installed packages depend on this package."
+"The CDROM subsection controls the &apt-cdrom; tool; please see its "
+"documentation for more information about the options here."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:60
-msgid ""
-"<literal>manual</literal> is used to mark a package as being manually "
-"installed, which will prevent the package from being automatically removed "
-"if no other packages depend on it."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:293
+msgid "The Acquire Group"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:68
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:294
msgid ""
-"<literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a package as hold back, which will "
-"prevent the package from being automatically installed, upgraded or "
-"removed. The command is only a wrapper around <command>dpkg "
-"--set-selections</command> and the state is therefore maintained by &dpkg; "
-"and not effected by the <option>--filename</option> option."
+"The <literal>Acquire</literal> group of options controls the download of "
+"packages as well as the various \"acquire methods\" responsible for the "
+"download itself (see also &sources-list;)."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:78
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:301
msgid ""
-"<literal>unhold</literal> is used to cancel a previously set hold on a "
-"package to allow all actions again."
+"Security related option defaulting to true, as giving a Release file's "
+"validation an expiration date prevents replay attacks over a long timescale, "
+"and can also for example help users to identify mirrors that are no longer "
+"updated - but the feature depends on the correctness of the clock on the "
+"user system. Archive maintainers are encouraged to create Release files with "
+"the <literal>Valid-Until</literal> header, but if they don't or a stricter "
+"value is desired the <literal>Max-ValidTime</literal> option below can be "
+"used."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:84
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:314
msgid ""
-"<literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a list of automatically "
-"installed packages with each package on a new line. All automatically "
-"installed packages will be listed if no package is given. If packages are "
-"given only those which are automatically installed will be shown."
+"Maximum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
+"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
+"should be considered valid. If the Release file itself includes a "
+"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header the earlier date of the two is used as "
+"the expiration date. The default value is <literal>0</literal> which stands "
+"for \"valid forever\". Archive specific settings can be made by appending "
+"the label of the archive to the option name."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:92
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:326
msgid ""
-"<literal>showmanual</literal> can be used in the same way as "
-"<literal>showauto</literal> except that it will print a list of manually "
-"installed packages instead."
+"Minimum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
+"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
+"should be considered valid. Use this if you need to use a seldom updated "
+"(local) mirror of a more frequently updated archive with a "
+"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header instead of completely disabling the "
+"expiration date checking. Archive specific settings can and should be used "
+"by appending the label of the archive to the option name."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:99
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:338
msgid ""
-"<literal>showhold</literal> is used to print a list of packages on hold in "
-"the same way as for the other show commands."
+"Try to download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for indexes (like "
+"<filename>Packages</filename> files) instead of downloading whole ones. True "
+"by default."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:115
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:341
msgid ""
-"Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter "
-"&synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which is "
-"<filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined by the "
-"Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>."
+"Two sub-options to limit the use of PDiffs are also available: "
+"<literal>FileLimit</literal> can be used to specify a maximum number of "
+"PDiff files should be downloaded to update a "
+"file. <literal>SizeLimit</literal> on the other hand is the maximum "
+"percentage of the size of all patches compared to the size of the targeted "
+"file. If one of these limits is exceeded the complete file is downloaded "
+"instead of the patches."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-mark.8.xml:136
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:351
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-mark</command> returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on "
-"error."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:47
-msgid "Archive authentication support for APT"
+"Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of "
+"<literal>host</literal> or <literal>access</literal> which determines how "
+"APT parallelizes outgoing connections. <literal>host</literal> means that "
+"one connection per target host will be opened, <literal>access</literal> "
+"means that one connection per URI type will be opened."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:52
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:359
msgid ""
-"Starting with version 0.6, <command>apt</command> contains code that does "
-"signature checking of the Release file for all archives. This ensures that "
-"packages in the archive can't be modified by people who have no access to "
-"the Release file signing key."
+"Number of retries to perform. If this is non-zero APT will retry failed "
+"files the given number of times."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:60
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:364
msgid ""
-"If a package comes from a archive without a signature or with a signature "
-"that apt does not have a key for that package is considered untrusted and "
-"installing it will result in a big warning. <command>apt-get</command> will "
-"currently only warn for unsigned archives, future releases might force all "
-"sources to be verified before downloading packages from them."
+"Use symlinks for source archives. If set to true then source archives will "
+"be symlinked when possible instead of copying. True is the default."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:69
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:369
msgid ""
-"The package frontends &apt-get;, &aptitude; and &synaptic; support this new "
-"authentication feature."
+"<literal>http::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for HTTP "
+"URIs. It is in the standard form of "
+"<literal>http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies "
+"can also be specified by using the form "
+"<literal>http::Proxy::<host></literal> with the special keyword "
+"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
+"settings is specified, <envar>http_proxy</envar> environment variable will "
+"be used."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:74
-msgid "Trusted archives"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:377
+msgid ""
+"Three settings are provided for cache control with HTTP/1.1 compliant proxy "
+"caches. <literal>No-Cache</literal> tells the proxy not to use its cached "
+"response under any circumstances. <literal>Max-Age</literal> sets the "
+"allowed maximum age (in seconds) of an index file in the cache of the "
+"proxy. <literal>No-Store</literal> specifies that the proxy should not "
+"store the requested archive files in its cache, which can be used to prevent "
+"the proxy from polluting its cache with (big) .deb files."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:77
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:387 apt.conf.5.xml:475
msgid ""
-"The chain of trust from an apt archive to the end user is made up of "
-"different steps. <command>apt-secure</command> is the last step in this "
-"chain, trusting an archive does not mean that the packages that you trust it "
-"do not contain malicious code but means that you trust the archive "
-"maintainer. It's the archive maintainer responsibility to ensure that the "
-"archive integrity is correct."
+"The option <literal>timeout</literal> sets the timeout timer used by the "
+"method; this value applies to the connection as well as the data timeout."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:85
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:390
msgid ""
-"apt-secure does not review signatures at a package level. If you require "
-"tools to do this you should look at <command>debsig-verify</command> and "
-"<command>debsign</command> (provided in the debsig-verify and devscripts "
-"packages respectively)."
+"The setting <literal>Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth</literal> can be used to "
+"enable HTTP pipelining (RFC 2616 section 8.1.2.2) which can be beneficial "
+"e.g. on high-latency connections. It specifies how many requests are sent in "
+"a pipeline. Previous APT versions had a default of 10 for this setting, but "
+"the default value is now 0 (= disabled) to avoid problems with the "
+"ever-growing amount of webservers and proxies which choose to not conform to "
+"the HTTP/1.1 specification."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:92
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:397
msgid ""
-"The chain of trust in Debian starts when a maintainer uploads a new package "
-"or a new version of a package to the Debian archive. This upload in order to "
-"become effective needs to be signed by a key of a maintainer within the "
-"Debian maintainer's keyring (available in the debian-keyring "
-"package). Maintainer's keys are signed by other maintainers following "
-"pre-established procedures to ensure the identity of the key holder."
+"<literal>Acquire::http::AllowRedirect</literal> controls whether APT will "
+"follow redirects, which is enabled by default."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:102
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:400
msgid ""
-"Once the uploaded package is verified and included in the archive, the "
-"maintainer signature is stripped off, an MD5 sum of the package is computed "
-"and put in the Packages file. The MD5 sum of all of the packages files are "
-"then computed and put into the Release file. The Release file is then signed "
-"by the archive key (which is created once a year) and distributed through "
-"the FTP server. This key is also on the Debian keyring."
+"The used bandwidth can be limited with "
+"<literal>Acquire::http::Dl-Limit</literal> which accepts integer values in "
+"kilobytes per second. The default value is 0 which deactivates the limit and "
+"tries to use all available bandwidth. Note that this option implicitly "
+"disables downloading from multiple servers at the same time."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:112
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:407
msgid ""
-"Any end user can check the signature of the Release file, extract the MD5 "
-"sum of a package from it and compare it with the MD5 sum of the package he "
-"downloaded. Prior to version 0.6 only the MD5 sum of the downloaded Debian "
-"package was checked. Now both the MD5 sum and the signature of the Release "
-"file are checked."
+"<literal>Acquire::http::User-Agent</literal> can be used to set a different "
+"User-Agent for the http download method as some proxies allow access for "
+"clients only if the client uses a known identifier."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:119
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:411
msgid ""
-"Notice that this is distinct from checking signatures on a per package "
-"basis. It is designed to prevent two possible attacks:"
+"<literal>Acquire::http::Proxy-Auto-Detect</literal> can be used to specify "
+"an external command to discover the http proxy to use. Apt expects the "
+"command to output the proxy on stdout in the style "
+"<literal>http://proxy:port/</literal>. This will override the generic "
+"<literal>Acquire::http::Proxy</literal> but not any specific host proxy "
+"configuration set via <literal>Acquire::http::Proxy::$HOST</literal>. See "
+"the &squid-deb-proxy-client; package for an example implementation that uses "
+"avahi. This option takes precedence over the legacy option name "
+"<literal>ProxyAutoDetect</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:124
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:429
msgid ""
-"<literal>Network \"man in the middle\" attacks</literal>. Without signature "
-"checking, a malicious agent can introduce himself in the package download "
-"process and provide malicious software either by controlling a network "
-"element (router, switch, etc.) or by redirecting traffic to a rogue server "
-"(through arp or DNS spoofing attacks)."
+"The <literal>Cache-control</literal>, <literal>Timeout</literal>, "
+"<literal>AllowRedirect</literal>, <literal>Dl-Limit</literal> and "
+"<literal>proxy</literal> options work for HTTPS URIs in the same way as for "
+"the <literal>http</literal> method, and default to the same values if they "
+"are not explicitly set. The <literal>Pipeline-Depth</literal> option is not "
+"yet supported."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:132
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:437
msgid ""
-"<literal>Mirror network compromise</literal>. Without signature checking, a "
-"malicious agent can compromise a mirror host and modify the files in it to "
-"propagate malicious software to all users downloading packages from that "
-"host."
+"<literal>CaInfo</literal> suboption specifies place of file that holds info "
+"about trusted certificates. <literal><host>::CaInfo</literal> is the "
+"corresponding per-host option. <literal>Verify-Peer</literal> boolean "
+"suboption determines whether or not the server's host certificate should be "
+"verified against trusted certificates. "
+"<literal><host>::Verify-Peer</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
+"option. <literal>Verify-Host</literal> boolean suboption determines whether "
+"or not the server's hostname should be verified. "
+"<literal><host>::Verify-Host</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
+"option. <literal>SslCert</literal> determines what certificate to use for "
+"client authentication. <literal><host>::SslCert</literal> is the "
+"corresponding per-host option. <literal>SslKey</literal> determines what "
+"private key to use for client "
+"authentication. <literal><host>::SslKey</literal> is the corresponding "
+"per-host option. <literal>SslForceVersion</literal> overrides default SSL "
+"version to use. It can contain either of the strings "
+"'<literal>TLSv1</literal>' or '<literal>SSLv3</literal>'. "
+"<literal><host>::SslForceVersion</literal> is the corresponding "
+"per-host option."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:139
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:458
msgid ""
-"However, it does not defend against a compromise of the Debian master server "
-"itself (which signs the packages) or against a compromise of the key used to "
-"sign the Release files. In any case, this mechanism can complement a "
-"per-package signature."
+"<literal>ftp::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for FTP URIs. "
+"It is in the standard form of "
+"<literal>ftp://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies can "
+"also be specified by using the form "
+"<literal>ftp::Proxy::<host></literal> with the special keyword "
+"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
+"settings is specified, <envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable will be "
+"used. To use an FTP proxy you will have to set the "
+"<literal>ftp::ProxyLogin</literal> script in the configuration file. This "
+"entry specifies the commands to send to tell the proxy server what to "
+"connect to. Please see &configureindex; for an example of how to do "
+"this. The substitution variables representing the corresponding URI "
+"component are <literal>$(PROXY_USER)</literal>, "
+"<literal>$(PROXY_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE_USER)</literal>, "
+"<literal>$(SITE_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE)</literal> and "
+"<literal>$(SITE_PORT)</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:145
-msgid "User configuration"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:478
+msgid ""
+"Several settings are provided to control passive mode. Generally it is safe "
+"to leave passive mode on; it works in nearly every environment. However, "
+"some situations require that passive mode be disabled and port mode FTP used "
+"instead. This can be done globally or for connections that go through a "
+"proxy or for a specific host (see the sample config file for examples)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:147
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:485
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-key</command> is the program that manages the list of keys used "
-"by apt. It can be used to add or remove keys although an installation of "
-"this release will automatically provide the default Debian archive signing "
-"keys used in the Debian package repositories."
+"It is possible to proxy FTP over HTTP by setting the "
+"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable to an HTTP URL - see the "
+"discussion of the http method above for syntax. You cannot set this in the "
+"configuration file and it is not recommended to use FTP over HTTP due to its "
+"low efficiency."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:154
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:490
msgid ""
-"In order to add a new key you need to first download it (you should make "
-"sure you are using a trusted communication channel when retrieving it), add "
-"it with <command>apt-key</command> and then run <command>apt-get "
-"update</command> so that apt can download and verify the "
-"<filename>InRelease</filename> or <filename>Release.gpg</filename> files "
-"from the archives you have configured."
+"The setting <literal>ForceExtended</literal> controls the use of RFC2428 "
+"<literal>EPSV</literal> and <literal>EPRT</literal> commands. The default is "
+"false, which means these commands are only used if the control connection is "
+"IPv6. Setting this to true forces their use even on IPv4 connections. Note "
+"that most FTP servers do not support RFC2428."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:163
-msgid "Archive configuration"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:504
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "/cdrom/::Mount \"foo\";"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:165
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:499
msgid ""
-"If you want to provide archive signatures in an archive under your "
-"maintenance you have to:"
+"For URIs using the <literal>cdrom</literal> method, the only configurable "
+"option is the mount point, <literal>cdrom::Mount</literal>, which must be "
+"the mount point for the CD-ROM (or DVD, or whatever) drive as specified in "
+"<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. It is possible to provide alternate mount "
+"and unmount commands if your mount point cannot be listed in the fstab. The "
+"syntax is to put <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> within the "
+"<literal>cdrom</literal> block. It is important to have the trailing slash. "
+"Unmount commands can be specified using UMount."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:170
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:512
msgid ""
-"<emphasis>Create a toplevel Release file</emphasis>, if it does not exist "
-"already. You can do this by running <command>apt-ftparchive "
-"release</command> (provided in apt-utils)."
+"For GPGV URIs the only configurable option is "
+"<literal>gpgv::Options</literal>, which passes additional parameters to "
+"gpgv."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:175
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:523
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"<emphasis>Sign it</emphasis>. You can do this by running <command>gpg "
-"--clearsign -o InRelease Release</command> and <command>gpg -abs -o "
-"Release.gpg Release</command>."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:179
-msgid ""
-"<emphasis>Publish the key fingerprint</emphasis>, that way your users will "
-"know what key they need to import in order to authenticate the files in the "
-"archive."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:186
-msgid ""
-"Whenever the contents of the archive changes (new packages are added or "
-"removed) the archive maintainer has to follow the first two steps previously "
-"outlined."
+"Acquire::CompressionTypes::<replaceable>FileExtension</replaceable> "
+"\"<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable>\";"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:194
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:518
msgid ""
-"&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, "
-"&debsign; &debsig-verify;, &gpg;"
+"List of compression types which are understood by the acquire methods. "
+"Files like <filename>Packages</filename> can be available in various "
+"compression formats. By default the acquire methods can decompress "
+"<command>bzip2</command>, <command>lzma</command> and "
+"<command>gzip</command> compressed files; with this setting more formats can "
+"be added on the fly or the used method can be changed. The syntax for this "
+"is: <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:198
-msgid ""
-"For more background information you might want to review the <ulink "
-"url=\"http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch7\">Debian "
-"Security Infrastructure</ulink> chapter of the Securing Debian Manual "
-"(available also in the harden-doc package) and the <ulink "
-"url=\"http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/strong_distro.html\" >Strong "
-"Distribution HOWTO</ulink> by V. Alex Brennen."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:528
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: \"gz\";"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:211
-msgid "Manpage Authors"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:531
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order { \"lzma\"; \"gz\"; };"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-secure.8.xml:213
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:524
msgid ""
-"This man-page is based on the work of Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Isaac "
-"Jones, Colin Walters, Florian Weimer and Michael Vogt."
+"Also, the <literal>Order</literal> subgroup can be used to define in which "
+"order the acquire system will try to download the compressed files. The "
+"acquire system will try the first and proceed with the next compression type "
+"in this list on error, so to prefer one over the other type simply add the "
+"preferred type first - default types not already added will be implicitly "
+"appended to the end of the list, so e.g. <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" "
+"id=\"0\"/> can be used to prefer <command>gzip</command> compressed files "
+"over <command>bzip2</command> and <command>lzma</command>. If "
+"<command>lzma</command> should be preferred over <command>gzip</command> and "
+"<command>bzip2</command> the configure setting should look like this: "
+"<placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"1\"/> It is not needed to add "
+"<literal>bz2</literal> to the list explicitly as it will be added "
+"automatically."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:33
-msgid "Utility to sort package index files"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:538
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Dir::Bin::bzip2 \"/bin/bzip2\";"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:39
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:533
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> will take an index file (Source index or "
-"Package index) and sort the records so that they are ordered by the package "
-"name. It will also sort the internal fields of each record according to the "
-"internal sorting rules."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:45
-msgid "All output is sent to stdout, the input must be a seekable file."
+"Note that the "
+"<literal>Dir::Bin::<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable></literal> will be "
+"checked at run time. If this option has been set, the method will only be "
+"used if this file exists; e.g. for the <literal>bzip2</literal> method (the "
+"inbuilt) setting is: <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> Note "
+"also that list entries specified on the command line will be added at the "
+"end of the list specified in the configuration files, but before the default "
+"entries. To prefer a type in this case over the ones specified in the "
+"configuration files you can set the option direct - not in list style. This "
+"will not override the defined list; it will only prefix the list with this "
+"type."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:54
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:543
msgid ""
-"Use Source index field ordering. Configuration Item: "
-"<literal>APT::SortPkgs::Source</literal>."
+"The special type <literal>uncompressed</literal> can be used to give "
+"uncompressed files a preference, but note that most archives don't provide "
+"uncompressed files so this is mostly only useable for local mirrors."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:68
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:550
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
-"100 on error."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><contrib>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:20
-msgid "Initial documentation of Debug::*."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><email>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:21
-msgid "dburrows@debian.org"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:31 apt_preferences.5.xml:25 sources.list.5.xml:26
-msgid "5"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:38
-msgid "Configuration file for APT"
+"When downloading <literal>gzip</literal> compressed indexes (Packages, "
+"Sources, or Translations), keep them gzip compressed locally instead of "
+"unpacking them. This saves quite a lot of disk space at the expense of more "
+"CPU requirements when building the local package caches. False by default."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:42
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:558
msgid ""
-"<filename>apt.conf</filename> is the main configuration file for the APT "
-"suite of tools, but by far not the only place changes to options can be "
-"made. All tools therefore share the configuration files and also use a "
-"common command line parser to provide a uniform environment."
+"The Languages subsection controls which <filename>Translation</filename> "
+"files are downloaded and in which order APT tries to display the "
+"description-translations. APT will try to display the first available "
+"description in the language which is listed first. Languages can be defined "
+"with their short or long language codes. Note that not all archives provide "
+"<filename>Translation</filename> files for every language - the long "
+"language codes are especially rare."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:47
-msgid ""
-"When an APT tool starts up it will read the configuration files in the "
-"following order:"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><programlisting>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:575
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Acquire::Languages { \"environment\"; \"de\"; \"en\"; \"none\"; \"fr\"; };"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:49
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:563
msgid ""
-"the file specified by the <envar>APT_CONFIG</envar> environment variable (if "
-"any)"
+"The default list includes \"environment\" and "
+"\"en\". \"<literal>environment</literal>\" has a special meaning here: it "
+"will be replaced at runtime with the language codes extracted from the "
+"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> environment variable. It will also ensure "
+"that these codes are not included twice in the list. If "
+"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> is set to \"C\" only the "
+"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file (if available) will be used. To "
+"force APT to use no Translation file use the setting "
+"<literal>Acquire::Languages=none</literal>. \"<literal>none</literal>\" is "
+"another special meaning code which will stop the search for a suitable "
+"<filename>Translation</filename> file. This tells APT to download these "
+"translations too, without actually using them unless the environment "
+"specifies the languages. So the following example configuration will result "
+"in the order \"en, de\" in an English locale or \"de, en\" in a German "
+"one. Note that \"fr\" is downloaded, but not used unless APT is used in a "
+"French locale (where the order would be \"fr, de, en\"). <placeholder "
+"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:51
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:576
msgid ""
-"all files in <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal> in alphanumeric ascending "
-"order which have either no or \"<literal>conf</literal>\" as filename "
-"extension and which only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) "
-"and period (.) characters. Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has "
-"ignored a file if the file doesn't match a pattern in the "
-"<literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> configuration list - in this "
-"case it will be silently ignored."
+"Note: To prevent problems resulting from APT being executed in different "
+"environments (e.g. by different users or by other programs) all Translation "
+"files which are found in <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists/</filename> will be "
+"added to the end of the list (after an implicit "
+"\"<literal>none</literal>\")."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:58
-msgid "the main configuration file specified by <literal>Dir::Etc::main</literal>"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:585
+msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv4 protocol."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:60
-msgid ""
-"the command line options are applied to override the configuration "
-"directives or to load even more configuration files."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:591
+msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv6 protocol."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:64
-msgid "Syntax"
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:598
+msgid "Directories"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:65
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:600
msgid ""
-"The configuration file is organized in a tree with options organized into "
-"functional groups. Option specification is given with a double colon "
-"notation, for instance <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> is an option "
-"within the APT tool group, for the Get tool. Options do not inherit from "
-"their parent groups."
+"The <literal>Dir::State</literal> section has directories that pertain to "
+"local state information. <literal>lists</literal> is the directory to place "
+"downloaded package lists in and <literal>status</literal> is the name of the "
+"&dpkg; status file. <literal>preferences</literal> is the name of the APT "
+"<filename>preferences</filename> file. <literal>Dir::State</literal> "
+"contains the default directory to prefix on all sub-items if they do not "
+"start with <filename>/</filename> or <filename>./</filename>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:71
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:607
msgid ""
-"Syntactically the configuration language is modeled after what the ISC tools "
-"such as bind and dhcp use. Lines starting with <literal>//</literal> are "
-"treated as comments (ignored), as well as all text between "
-"<literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments. "
-"Each line is of the form <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes "
-"\"true\";</literal>. The trailing semicolon and the quotes are required. The "
-"value must be on one line, and there is no kind of string concatenation. It "
-"must not include inside quotes. The behavior of the backslash \"\\\" and "
-"escaped characters inside a value is undefined and it should not be used. An "
-"option name may include alphanumerical characters and the \"/-:._+\" "
-"characters. A new scope can be opened with curly braces, like:"
+"<literal>Dir::Cache</literal> contains locations pertaining to local cache "
+"information, such as the two package caches <literal>srcpkgcache</literal> "
+"and <literal>pkgcache</literal> as well as the location to place downloaded "
+"archives, <literal>Dir::Cache::archives</literal>. Generation of caches can "
+"be turned off by setting their names to the empty string. This will slow "
+"down startup but save disk space. It is probably preferable to turn off the "
+"pkgcache rather than the srcpkgcache. Like <literal>Dir::State</literal> the "
+"default directory is contained in <literal>Dir::Cache</literal>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:85
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:616
msgid ""
-"APT {\n"
-" Get {\n"
-" Assume-Yes \"true\";\n"
-" Fix-Broken \"true\";\n"
-" };\n"
-"};\n"
+"<literal>Dir::Etc</literal> contains the location of configuration files, "
+"<literal>sourcelist</literal> gives the location of the sourcelist and "
+"<literal>main</literal> is the default configuration file (setting has no "
+"effect, unless it is done from the config file specified by "
+"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>)."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:93
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:622
msgid ""
-"with newlines placed to make it more readable. Lists can be created by "
-"opening a scope and including a single string enclosed in quotes followed by "
-"a semicolon. Multiple entries can be included, each separated by a "
-"semicolon."
+"The <literal>Dir::Parts</literal> setting reads in all the config fragments "
+"in lexical order from the directory specified. After this is done then the "
+"main config file is loaded."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:98
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {\"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt\";};\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:626
+msgid ""
+"Binary programs are pointed to by "
+"<literal>Dir::Bin</literal>. <literal>Dir::Bin::Methods</literal> specifies "
+"the location of the method handlers and <literal>gzip</literal>, "
+"<literal>bzip2</literal>, <literal>lzma</literal>, <literal>dpkg</literal>, "
+"<literal>apt-get</literal> <literal>dpkg-source</literal> "
+"<literal>dpkg-buildpackage</literal> and <literal>apt-cache</literal> "
+"specify the location of the respective programs."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:101
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:634
msgid ""
-"In general the sample configuration file in "
-"<filename>&docdir;examples/apt.conf</filename> &configureindex; is a good "
-"guide for how it should look."
+"The configuration item <literal>RootDir</literal> has a special meaning. If "
+"set, all paths in <literal>Dir::</literal> will be relative to "
+"<literal>RootDir</literal>, <emphasis>even paths that are specified "
+"absolutely</emphasis>. So, for instance, if <literal>RootDir</literal> is "
+"set to <filename>/tmp/staging</filename> and "
+"<literal>Dir::State::status</literal> is set to "
+"<filename>/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>, then the status file will be "
+"looked up in <filename>/tmp/staging/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:105
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:647
msgid ""
-"The names of the configuration items are not case-sensitive. So in the "
-"previous example you could use <literal>dpkg::pre-install-pkgs</literal>."
+"The <literal>Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> list can be used to specify "
+"which files APT should silently ignore while parsing the files in the "
+"fragment directories. Per default a file which end with "
+"<literal>.disabled</literal>, <literal>~</literal>, <literal>.bak</literal> "
+"or <literal>.dpkg-[a-z]+</literal> is silently ignored. As seen in the last "
+"default value these patterns can use regular expression syntax."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:656
+msgid "APT in DSelect"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:108
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:658
msgid ""
-"Names for the configuration items are optional if a list is defined as it "
-"can be see in the <literal>DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal> example "
-"above. If you don't specify a name a new entry will simply add a new option "
-"to the list. If you specify a name you can override the option as every "
-"other option by reassigning a new value to the option."
+"When APT is used as a &dselect; method several configuration directives "
+"control the default behavior. These are in the <literal>DSelect</literal> "
+"section."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:113
-msgid ""
-"Two specials are allowed, <literal>#include</literal> (which is deprecated "
-"and not supported by alternative implementations) and "
-"<literal>#clear</literal>: <literal>#include</literal> will include the "
-"given file, unless the filename ends in a slash, then the whole directory is "
-"included. <literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a part of the "
-"configuration tree. The specified element and all its descendants are "
-"erased. (Note that these lines also need to end with a semicolon.)"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:663
+msgid ""
+"Cache Clean mode; this value may be one of <literal>always</literal>, "
+"<literal>prompt</literal>, <literal>auto</literal>, "
+"<literal>pre-auto</literal> and <literal>never</literal>. "
+"<literal>always</literal> and <literal>prompt</literal> will remove all "
+"packages from the cache after upgrading, <literal>prompt</literal> (the "
+"default) does so conditionally. <literal>auto</literal> removes only those "
+"packages which are no longer downloadable (replaced with a new version for "
+"instance). <literal>pre-auto</literal> performs this action before "
+"downloading new packages."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:121
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:677
msgid ""
-"The #clear command is the only way to delete a list or a complete scope. "
-"Reopening a scope or the ::-style described below will "
-"<emphasis>not</emphasis> override previously written entries. Only options "
-"can be overridden by addressing a new value to it - lists and scopes can't "
-"be overridden, only cleared."
+"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
+"options when it is run for the install phase."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:126
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:682
msgid ""
-"All of the APT tools take a -o option which allows an arbitrary "
-"configuration directive to be specified on the command line. The syntax is a "
-"full option name (<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> for instance) "
-"followed by an equals sign then the new value of the option. To append a new "
-"element to a list, add a trailing :: to the name of the list. (As you might "
-"suspect: The scope syntax can't be used on the command line.)"
+"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
+"options when it is run for the update phase."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:133
-msgid ""
-"Note that you can use :: only for appending one item per line to a list and "
-"that you should not use it in combination with the scope syntax. (The scope "
-"syntax implicit insert ::) Using both syntaxes together will trigger a bug "
-"which some users unfortunately depend on: An option with the unusual name "
-"\"<literal>::</literal>\" which acts like every other option with a "
-"name. These introduces many problems including that a user who writes "
-"multiple lines in this <emphasis>wrong</emphasis> syntax in the hope to "
-"append to a list will gain the opposite as only the last assignment for this "
-"option \"<literal>::</literal>\" will be used. Upcoming APT versions will "
-"raise errors and will stop working if they encounter this misuse, so please "
-"correct such statements now as long as APT doesn't complain explicit about "
-"them."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:687
+msgid ""
+"If true the [U]pdate operation in &dselect; will always prompt to continue. "
+"The default is to prompt only on error."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:145
-msgid "The APT Group"
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:693
+msgid "How APT calls &dpkg;"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:146
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:694
msgid ""
-"This group of options controls general APT behavior as well as holding the "
-"options for all of the tools."
+"Several configuration directives control how APT invokes &dpkg;. These are "
+"in the <literal>DPkg</literal> section."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:151
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:699
msgid ""
-"System Architecture; sets the architecture to use when fetching files and "
-"parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was "
-"compiled for."
+"This is a list of options to pass to &dpkg;. The options must be specified "
+"using the list notation and each list item is passed as a single argument to "
+"&dpkg;."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:157
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:705
msgid ""
-"All Architectures the system supports. Processors implementing the "
-"<literal>amd64</literal> (also called <literal>x86-64</literal>) instruction "
-"set are e.g. also able to execute binaries compiled for the "
-"<literal>i386</literal> (<literal>x86</literal>) instruction set; This list "
-"is use when fetching files and parsing package lists. The internal default "
-"is always the native architecture (<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>) "
-"and all foreign architectures it can retrieve by calling <command>dpkg "
-"--print-foreign-architectures</command>."
+"This is a list of shell commands to run before/after invoking &dpkg;. Like "
+"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
+"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
+"fail APT will abort."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:167
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:712
msgid ""
-"Default release to install packages from if more than one version "
-"available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: "
-"'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', '&stable-codename;', '&testing-codename;', "
-"'4.0', '5.0*'. See also &apt-preferences;."
+"This is a list of shell commands to run before invoking &dpkg;. Like "
+"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
+"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
+"fail APT will abort. APT will pass the filenames of all .deb files it is "
+"going to install to the commands, one per line on the requested file "
+"descriptor, defaulting to standard input."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:173
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:719
msgid ""
-"Ignore Held packages; This global option causes the problem resolver to "
-"ignore held packages in its decision making."
+"Version 2 of this protocol dumps more information, including the protocol "
+"version, the APT configuration space and the packages, files and versions "
+"being changed. Version 3 adds the architecture and "
+"<literal>MultiArch</literal> flag to each version being dumped."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:178
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:724
msgid ""
-"Defaults to on. When turned on the autoclean feature will remove any "
-"packages which can no longer be downloaded from the cache. If turned off "
-"then packages that are locally installed are also excluded from cleaning - "
-"but note that APT provides no direct means to reinstall them."
+"The version of the protocol to be used for the command "
+"<literal><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></literal> can be chosen by setting "
+"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::<replaceable>cmd</replaceable>::Version</literal> "
+"accordingly, the default being version 1. If APT isn't supporting the "
+"requested version it will send the information in the highest version it has "
+"support for instead."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:185
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:731
msgid ""
-"Defaults to on which will cause APT to install essential and important "
-"packages as fast as possible in the install/upgrade operation. This is done "
-"to limit the effect of a failing &dpkg; call: If this option is disabled APT "
-"does treat an important package in the same way as an extra package: Between "
-"the unpacking of the important package A and his configuration can then be "
-"many other unpack or configuration calls, e.g. for package B which has no "
-"relation to A, but causes the dpkg call to fail (e.g. because maintainer "
-"script of package B generates an error) which results in a system state in "
-"which package A is unpacked but unconfigured - each package depending on A "
-"is now no longer guaranteed to work as their dependency on A is not longer "
-"satisfied. The immediate configuration marker is also applied to all "
-"dependencies which can generate a problem if the dependencies e.g. form a "
-"circle as a dependency with the immediate flag is comparable with a "
-"Pre-Dependency. So in theory it is possible that APT encounters a situation "
-"in which it is unable to perform immediate configuration, errors out and "
-"refers to this option so the user can deactivate the immediate configuration "
-"temporarily to be able to perform an install/upgrade again. Note the use of "
-"the word \"theory\" here as this problem was only encountered by now in real "
-"world a few times in non-stable distribution versions and was caused by "
-"wrong dependencies of the package in question or by a system in an already "
-"broken state, so you should not blindly disable this option as the mentioned "
-"scenario above is not the only problem immediate configuration can help to "
-"prevent in the first place. Before a big operation like "
-"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> is run with this option disabled it should "
-"be tried to explicitly <literal>install</literal> the package APT is unable "
-"to configure immediately, but please make sure to report your problem also "
-"to your distribution and to the APT team with the buglink below so they can "
-"work on improving or correcting the upgrade process."
+"The file descriptor to be used to send the information can be requested with "
+"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::<replaceable>cmd</replaceable>::InfoFD</literal> "
+"which defaults to <literal>0</literal> for standard input and is available "
+"since version 0.9.11. Support for the option can be detected by looking for "
+"the environment variable <envar>APT_HOOK_INFO_FD</envar> which contains the "
+"number of the used file descriptor as a confirmation."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:208
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:741
msgid ""
-"Never Enable this option unless you -really- know what you are doing. It "
-"permits APT to temporarily remove an essential package to break a "
-"Conflicts/Conflicts or Conflicts/Pre-Depend loop between two essential "
-"packages. SUCH A LOOP SHOULD NEVER EXIST AND IS A GRAVE BUG. This option "
-"will work if the essential packages are not tar, gzip, libc, dpkg, bash or "
-"anything that those packages depend on."
+"APT chdirs to this directory before invoking &dpkg;, the default is "
+"<filename>/</filename>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:217
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:746
msgid ""
-"APT uses since version 0.7.26 a resizable memory mapped cache file to store "
-"the 'available' information. <literal>Cache-Start</literal> acts as a hint "
-"to which size the Cache will grow and is therefore the amount of memory APT "
-"will request at startup. The default value is 20971520 bytes (~20 MB). Note "
-"that this amount of space needs to be available for APT otherwise it will "
-"likely fail ungracefully, so for memory restricted devices this value should "
-"be lowered while on systems with a lot of configured sources it should be "
-"increased. <literal>Cache-Grow</literal> defines in bytes with the default "
-"of 1048576 (~1 MB) how much the Cache size will be increased in the event "
-"the space defined by <literal>Cache-Start</literal> is not enough. These "
-"value will be applied again and again until either the cache is big enough "
-"to store all information or the size of the cache reaches the "
-"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal>. The default of "
-"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal> is 0 which stands for no limit. If "
-"<literal>Cache-Grow</literal> is set to 0 the automatic grow of the cache is "
-"disabled."
+"These options are passed to &dpkg-buildpackage; when compiling packages; the "
+"default is to disable signing and produce all binaries."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:233
-msgid "Defines which package(s) are considered essential build dependencies."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:751
+msgid "dpkg trigger usage (and related options)"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:237
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:752
msgid ""
-"The Get subsection controls the &apt-get; tool, please see its documentation "
-"for more information about the options here."
+"APT can call &dpkg; in such a way as to let it make aggressive use of "
+"triggers over multiple calls of &dpkg;. Without further options &dpkg; will "
+"use triggers once each time it runs. Activating these options can therefore "
+"decrease the time needed to perform the install or upgrade. Note that it is "
+"intended to activate these options per default in the future, but as it "
+"drastically changes the way APT calls &dpkg; it needs a lot more testing. "
+"<emphasis>These options are therefore currently experimental and should not "
+"be used in production environments.</emphasis> It also breaks progress "
+"reporting such that all front-ends will currently stay around half (or more) "
+"of the time in the 100% state while it actually configures all packages."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:242
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><literallayout>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:767
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"The Cache subsection controls the &apt-cache; tool, please see its "
-"documentation for more information about the options here."
+"DPkg::NoTriggers \"true\";\n"
+"PackageManager::Configure \"smart\";\n"
+"DPkg::ConfigurePending \"true\";\n"
+"DPkg::TriggersPending \"true\";"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:247
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:761
msgid ""
-"The CDROM subsection controls the &apt-cdrom; tool, please see its "
-"documentation for more information about the options here."
+"Note that it is not guaranteed that APT will support these options or that "
+"these options will not cause (big) trouble in the future. If you have "
+"understand the current risks and problems with these options, but are brave "
+"enough to help testing them, create a new configuration file and test a "
+"combination of options. Please report any bugs, problems and improvements "
+"you encounter and make sure to note which options you have used in your "
+"reports. Asking &dpkg; for help could also be useful for debugging proposes, "
+"see e.g. <command>dpkg --audit</command>. A defensive option combination "
+"would be <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:253
-msgid "The Acquire Group"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:774
+msgid ""
+"Add the no triggers flag to all &dpkg; calls (except the ConfigurePending "
+"call). See &dpkg; if you are interested in what this actually means. In "
+"short: &dpkg; will not run the triggers when this flag is present unless it "
+"is explicitly called to do so in an extra call. Note that this option "
+"exists (undocumented) also in older APT versions with a slightly different "
+"meaning: Previously these option only append --no-triggers to the configure "
+"calls to &dpkg; - now APT will also add this flag to the unpack and remove "
+"calls."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:254
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:782
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Acquire</literal> group of options controls the download of "
-"packages and the URI handlers."
+"Valid values are \"<literal>all</literal>\", \"<literal>smart</literal>\" "
+"and \"<literal>no</literal>\". The default value is "
+"\"<literal>all</literal>\", which causes APT to configure all packages. The "
+"\"<literal>smart</literal>\" way is to configure only packages which need to "
+"be configured before another package can be unpacked (Pre-Depends), and let "
+"the rest be configured by &dpkg; with a call generated by the "
+"ConfigurePending option (see below). On the other hand, "
+"\"<literal>no</literal>\" will not configure anything, and totally relies on "
+"&dpkg; for configuration (which at the moment will fail if a Pre-Depends is "
+"encountered). Setting this option to any value other than "
+"<literal>all</literal> will implicitly also activate the next option by "
+"default, as otherwise the system could end in an unconfigured and "
+"potentially unbootable state."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:259
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:797
msgid ""
-"Security related option defaulting to true as an expiring validation for a "
-"Release file prevents longtime replay attacks and can e.g. also help users "
-"to identify no longer updated mirrors - but the feature depends on the "
-"correctness of the time on the user system. Archive maintainers are "
-"encouraged to create Release files with the <literal>Valid-Until</literal> "
-"header, but if they don't or a stricter value is volitional the following "
-"<literal>Max-ValidTime</literal> option can be used."
+"If this option is set APT will call <command>dpkg --configure "
+"--pending</command> to let &dpkg; handle all required configurations and "
+"triggers. This option is activated automatically per default if the previous "
+"option is not set to <literal>all</literal>, but deactivating it could be "
+"useful if you want to run APT multiple times in a row - e.g. in an "
+"installer. In these sceneries you could deactivate this option in all but "
+"the last run."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:270
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:804
msgid ""
-"Seconds the Release file should be considered valid after it was created "
-"(indicated by the <literal>Date</literal> header). If the Release file "
-"itself includes a <literal>Valid-Until</literal> header the earlier date of "
-"the two is used as the expiration date. The default value is "
-"<literal>0</literal> which stands for \"for ever valid\". Archive specific "
-"settings can be made by appending the label of the archive to the option "
-"name."
+"Useful for the <literal>smart</literal> configuration as a package which has "
+"pending triggers is not considered as <literal>installed</literal>, and "
+"&dpkg; treats them as <literal>unpacked</literal> currently which is a "
+"showstopper for Pre-Dependencies (see debbugs #526774). Note that this will "
+"process all triggers, not only the triggers needed to configure this "
+"package."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:281
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:817
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"Minimum of seconds the Release file should be considered valid after it was "
-"created (indicated by the <literal>Date</literal> header). Use this if you "
-"need to use a seldomly updated (local) mirror of a more regular updated "
-"archive with a <literal>Valid-Until</literal> header instead of completely "
-"disabling the expiration date checking. Archive specific settings can and "
-"should be used by appending the label of the archive to the option name."
+"OrderList::Score {\n"
+"\tDelete 500;\n"
+"\tEssential 200;\n"
+"\tImmediate 10;\n"
+"\tPreDepends 50;\n"
+"};"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:292
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:810
msgid ""
-"Try to download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for Packages or "
-"Sources files instead of downloading whole ones. True by default."
+"Essential packages (and their dependencies) should be configured immediately "
+"after unpacking. It is a good idea to do this quite early in the upgrade "
+"process as these configure calls also currently require "
+"<literal>DPkg::TriggersPending</literal> which will run quite a few triggers "
+"(which may not be needed). Essentials get per default a high score but the "
+"immediate flag is relatively low (a package which has a Pre-Depends is rated "
+"higher). These option and the others in the same group can be used to "
+"change the scoring. The following example shows the settings with their "
+"default values. <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:295
-msgid ""
-"Two sub-options to limit the use of PDiffs are also available: With "
-"<literal>FileLimit</literal> can be specified how many PDiff files are "
-"downloaded at most to update a file. <literal>SizeLimit</literal> on the "
-"other hand is the maximum percentage of the size of all patches compared to "
-"the size of the targeted file. If one of these limits is exceeded the "
-"complete file is downloaded instead of the patches."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:830
+msgid "Periodic and Archives options"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:305
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:831
msgid ""
-"Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of "
-"<literal>host</literal> or <literal>access</literal> which determines how "
-"APT parallelizes outgoing connections. <literal>host</literal> means that "
-"one connection per target host will be opened, <literal>access</literal> "
-"means that one connection per URI type will be opened."
+"<literal>APT::Periodic</literal> and <literal>APT::Archives</literal> groups "
+"of options configure behavior of apt periodic updates, which is done by the "
+"<literal>/etc/cron.daily/apt</literal> script. See the top of this script "
+"for the brief documentation of these options."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:313
-msgid ""
-"Number of retries to perform. If this is non-zero APT will retry failed "
-"files the given number of times."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:839
+msgid "Debug options"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:318
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:841
msgid ""
-"Use symlinks for source archives. If set to true then source archives will "
-"be symlinked when possible instead of copying. True is the default."
+"Enabling options in the <literal>Debug::</literal> section will cause "
+"debugging information to be sent to the standard error stream of the program "
+"utilizing the <literal>apt</literal> libraries, or enable special program "
+"modes that are primarily useful for debugging the behavior of "
+"<literal>apt</literal>. Most of these options are not interesting to a "
+"normal user, but a few may be:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:323
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:852
msgid ""
-"HTTP URIs; http::Proxy is the default http proxy to use. It is in the "
-"standard form of <literal>http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per "
-"host proxies can also be specified by using the form "
-"<literal>http::Proxy::<host></literal> with the special keyword "
-"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
-"settings is specified, <envar>http_proxy</envar> environment variable will "
-"be used."
+"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> enables output about the "
+"decisions made by <literal>dist-upgrade, upgrade, install, remove, "
+"purge</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:331
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:860
msgid ""
-"Three settings are provided for cache control with HTTP/1.1 compliant proxy "
-"caches. <literal>No-Cache</literal> tells the proxy to not use its cached "
-"response under any circumstances, <literal>Max-Age</literal> is sent only "
-"for index files and tells the cache to refresh its object if it is older "
-"than the given number of seconds. Debian updates its index files daily so "
-"the default is 1 day. <literal>No-Store</literal> specifies that the cache "
-"should never store this request, it is only set for archive files. This may "
-"be useful to prevent polluting a proxy cache with very large .deb "
-"files. Note: Squid 2.0.2 does not support any of these options."
+"<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal> disables all file locking. This can be "
+"used to run some operations (for instance, <literal>apt-get -s "
+"install</literal>) as a non-root user."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:341 apt.conf.5.xml:407
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><
itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:869
msgid ""
-"The option <literal>timeout</literal> sets the timeout timer used by the "
-"method, this applies to all things including connection timeout and data "
-"timeout."
+"<literal>Debug::pkgDPkgPM</literal> prints out the actual command line each "
+"time that <literal>apt</literal> invokes &dpkg;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:344
+#. TODO: provide a
+#. motivating example, except I haven't a clue why you'd want
+#. to do this.
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:877
msgid ""
-"The setting <literal>Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth</literal> can be used to "
-"enabled HTTP pipeling (RFC 2616 section 8.1.2.2) which can be beneficial "
-"e.g. on high-latency connections. It specifies how many requests are send in "
-"a pipeline. Previous APT versions had a default of 10 for this setting, but "
-"the default value is now 0 (= disabled) to avoid problems with the "
-"ever-growing amount of webservers and proxies which choose to not conform to "
-"the HTTP/1.1 specification."
+"<literal>Debug::IdentCdrom</literal> disables the inclusion of statfs data "
+"in CD-ROM IDs."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:351
-msgid ""
-"<literal>Acquire::http::AllowRedirect</literal> controls if APT will follow "
-"redirects, which is enabled by default."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:887
+msgid "A full list of debugging options to apt follows."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:354
-msgid ""
-"The used bandwidth can be limited with "
-"<literal>Acquire::http::Dl-Limit</literal> which accepts integer values in "
-"kilobyte. The default value is 0 which deactivates the limit and tries uses "
-"as much as possible of the bandwidth (Note that this option implicit "
-"deactivates the download from multiple servers at the same time.)"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:896
+msgid "Print information related to accessing <literal>cdrom://</literal> sources."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:359
-msgid ""
-"<literal>Acquire::http::User-Agent</literal> can be used to set a different "
-"User-Agent for the http download method as some proxies allow access for "
-"clients only if the client uses a known identifier."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:907
+msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using FTP."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:366
-msgid ""
-"HTTPS URIs. Cache-control, Timeout, AllowRedirect, Dl-Limit and proxy "
-"options are the same as for <literal>http</literal> method and will also "
-"default to the options from the <literal>http</literal> method if they are "
-"not explicitly set for https. <literal>Pipeline-Depth</literal> option is "
-"not supported yet."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:918
+msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTP."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:372
-msgid ""
-"<literal>CaInfo</literal> suboption specifies place of file that holds info "
-"about trusted certificates. <literal><host>::CaInfo</literal> is "
-"corresponding per-host option. <literal>Verify-Peer</literal> boolean "
-"suboption determines whether verify server's host certificate against "
-"trusted certificates or not. <literal><host>::Verify-Peer</literal> "
-"is corresponding per-host option. <literal>Verify-Host</literal> boolean "
-"suboption determines whether verify server's hostname or not. "
-"<literal><host>::Verify-Host</literal> is corresponding per-host "
-"option. <literal>SslCert</literal> determines what certificate to use for "
-"client authentication. <literal><host>::SslCert</literal> is "
-"corresponding per-host option. <literal>SslKey</literal> determines what "
-"private key to use for client "
-"authentication. <literal><host>::SslKey</literal> is corresponding "
-"per-host option. <literal>SslForceVersion</literal> overrides default SSL "
-"version to use. Can contain 'TLSv1' or 'SSLv3' string. "
-"<literal><host>::SslForceVersion</literal> is corresponding per-host "
-"option."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:929
+msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTPS."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:391
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:940
msgid ""
-"FTP URIs; ftp::Proxy is the default ftp proxy to use. It is in the standard "
-"form of <literal>ftp://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host "
-"proxies can also be specified by using the form "
-"<literal>ftp::Proxy::<host></literal> with the special keyword "
-"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
-"settings is specified, <envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable will be "
-"used. To use a ftp proxy you will have to set the "
-"<literal>ftp::ProxyLogin</literal> script in the configuration file. This "
-"entry specifies the commands to send to tell the proxy server what to "
-"connect to. Please see &configureindex; for an example of how to do "
-"this. The substitution variables available are "
-"<literal>$(PROXY_USER)</literal> <literal>$(PROXY_PASS)</literal> "
-"<literal>$(SITE_USER)</literal> <literal>$(SITE_PASS)</literal> "
-"<literal>$(SITE)</literal> and <literal>$(SITE_PORT)</literal> Each is taken "
-"from it's respective URI component."
+"Print information related to verifying cryptographic signatures using "
+"<literal>gpg</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:410
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:951
msgid ""
-"Several settings are provided to control passive mode. Generally it is safe "
-"to leave passive mode on, it works in nearly every environment. However "
-"some situations require that passive mode be disabled and port mode ftp used "
-"instead. This can be done globally, for connections that go through a proxy "
-"or for a specific host (See the sample config file for examples)."
+"Output information about the process of accessing collections of packages "
+"stored on CD-ROMs."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:417
-msgid ""
-"It is possible to proxy FTP over HTTP by setting the "
-"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable to a http url - see the "
-"discussion of the http method above for syntax. You cannot set this in the "
-"configuration file and it is not recommended to use FTP over HTTP due to its "
-"low efficiency."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:961
+msgid "Describes the process of resolving build-dependencies in &apt-get;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:422
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:971
msgid ""
-"The setting <literal>ForceExtended</literal> controls the use of RFC2428 "
-"<literal>EPSV</literal> and <literal>EPRT</literal> commands. The default is "
-"false, which means these commands are only used if the control connection is "
-"IPv6. Setting this to true forces their use even on IPv4 connections. Note "
-"that most FTP servers do not support RFC2428."
+"Output each cryptographic hash that is generated by the "
+"<literal>apt</literal> libraries."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:435
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "/cdrom/::Mount \"foo\";"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:981
+msgid ""
+"Do not include information from <literal>statfs</literal>, namely the number "
+"of used and free blocks on the CD-ROM filesystem, when generating an ID for "
+"a CD-ROM."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:430
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:992
msgid ""
-"CD-ROM URIs; the only setting for CD-ROM URIs is the mount point, "
-"<literal>cdrom::Mount</literal> which must be the mount point for the CD-ROM "
-"drive as specified in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. It is possible to "
-"provide alternate mount and unmount commands if your mount point cannot be "
-"listed in the fstab (such as an SMB mount and old mount packages). The "
-"syntax is to put <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> within the "
-"cdrom block. It is important to have the trailing slash. Unmount commands "
-"can be specified using UMount."
+"Disable all file locking. For instance, this will allow two instances of "
+"<quote><literal>apt-get update</literal></quote> to run at the same time."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:441
-msgid ""
-"GPGV URIs; the only option for GPGV URIs is the option to pass additional "
-"parameters to gpgv. <literal>gpgv::Options</literal> Additional options "
-"passed to gpgv."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1004
+msgid "Log when items are added to or removed from the global download queue."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:452
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1014
msgid ""
-"Acquire::CompressionTypes::<replaceable>FileExtension</replaceable> "
-"\"<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable>\";"
+"Output status messages and errors related to verifying checksums and "
+"cryptographic signatures of downloaded files."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:447
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1024
msgid ""
-"List of compression types which are understood by the acquire methods. "
-"Files like <filename>Packages</filename> can be available in various "
-"compression formats. Per default the acquire methods can decompress "
-"<command>bzip2</command>, <command>lzma</command> and "
-"<command>gzip</command> compressed files, with this setting more formats can "
-"be added on the fly or the used method can be changed. The syntax for this "
-"is: <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Output information about downloading and applying package index list diffs, "
+"and errors relating to package index list diffs."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:457
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: \"gz\";"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1036
+msgid ""
+"Output information related to patching apt package lists when downloading "
+"index diffs instead of full indices."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:460
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order { \"lzma\"; \"gz\"; };"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1047
+msgid "Log all interactions with the sub-processes that actually perform downloads."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:453
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1058
msgid ""
-"Also the <literal>Order</literal> subgroup can be used to define in which "
-"order the acquire system will try to download the compressed files. The "
-"acquire system will try the first and proceed with the next compression type "
-"in this list on error, so to prefer one over the other type simple add the "
-"preferred type at first - not already added default types will be added at "
-"run time to the end of the list, so e.g. <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" "
-"id=\"0\"/> can be used to prefer <command>gzip</command> compressed files "
-"over <command>bzip2</command> and <command>lzma</command>. If "
-"<command>lzma</command> should be preferred over <command>gzip</command> and "
-"<command>bzip2</command> the configure setting should look like this "
-"<placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"1\"/> It is not needed to add "
-"<literal>bz2</literal> explicit to the list as it will be added automatic."
+"Log events related to the automatically-installed status of packages and to "
+"the removal of unused packages."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:464
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Dir::Bin::bzip2 \"/bin/bzip2\";"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1068
+msgid ""
+"Generate debug messages describing which packages are being automatically "
+"installed to resolve dependencies. This corresponds to the initial "
+"auto-install pass performed in, e.g., <literal>apt-get install</literal>, "
+"and not to the full <literal>apt</literal> dependency resolver; see "
+"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> for that."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:462
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1082
msgid ""
-"Note that at run time the "
-"<literal>Dir::Bin::<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable></literal> will be "
-"checked: If this setting exists the method will only be used if this file "
-"exists, e.g. for the bzip2 method (the inbuilt) setting is: <placeholder "
-"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> Note also that list entries specified on "
-"the command line will be added at the end of the list specified in the "
-"configuration files, but before the default entries. To prefer a type in "
-"this case over the ones specified in the configuration files you can set the "
-"option direct - not in list style. This will not override the defined list, "
-"it will only prefix the list with this type."
+"Generate debug messages describing which packages are marked as "
+"keep/install/remove while the ProblemResolver does his work. Each addition "
+"or deletion may trigger additional actions; they are shown indented two "
+"additional spaces under the original entry. The format for each line is "
+"<literal>MarkKeep</literal>, <literal>MarkDelete</literal> or "
+"<literal>MarkInstall</literal> followed by <literal>package-name <a.b.c "
+"-> d.e.f | x.y.z> (section)</literal> where <literal>a.b.c</literal> "
+"is the current version of the package, <literal>d.e.f</literal> is the "
+"version considered for installation and <literal>x.y.z</literal> is a newer "
+"version, but not considered for installation (because of a low pin "
+"score). The later two can be omitted if there is none or if it is the same "
+"as the installed version. <literal>section</literal> is the name of the "
+"section the package appears in."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:469
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1103
msgid ""
-"The special type <literal>uncompressed</literal> can be used to give "
-"uncompressed files a preference, but note that most archives don't provide "
-"uncompressed files so this is mostly only useable for local mirrors."
+"When invoking &dpkg;, output the precise command line with which it is being "
+"invoked, with arguments separated by a single space character."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:476
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1114
msgid ""
-"When downloading <literal>gzip</literal> compressed indexes (Packages, "
-"Sources, or Translations), keep them gzip compressed locally instead of "
-"unpacking them. This saves quite a lot of disk space at the expense of more "
-"CPU requirements when building the local package caches. False by default."
+"Output all the data received from &dpkg; on the status file descriptor and "
+"any errors encountered while parsing it."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:484
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1125
msgid ""
-"The Languages subsection controls which <filename>Translation</filename> "
-"files are downloaded and in which order APT tries to display the "
-"Description-Translations. APT will try to display the first available "
-"Description in the Language which is listed at first. Languages can be "
-"defined with their short or long Languagecodes. Note that not all archives "
-"provide <filename>Translation</filename> files for every Language - "
-"especially the long Languagecodes are rare, so please inform you which ones "
-"are available before you set here impossible values."
+"Generate a trace of the algorithm that decides the order in which "
+"<literal>apt</literal> should pass packages to &dpkg;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><programlisting>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:500
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Acquire::Languages { \"environment\"; \"de\"; \"en\"; \"none\"; \"fr\"; };"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1137
+msgid "Output status messages tracing the steps performed when invoking &dpkg;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:490
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1148
+msgid "Output the priority of each package list on startup."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1158
msgid ""
-"The default list includes \"environment\" and "
-"\"en\". \"<literal>environment</literal>\" has a special meaning here: It "
-"will be replaced at runtime with the languagecodes extracted from the "
-"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> environment variable. It will also ensure "
-"that these codes are not included twice in the list. If "
-"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> is set to \"C\" only the "
-"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file (if available) will be used. To "
-"force apt to use no Translation file use the setting "
-"<literal>Acquire::Languages=none</literal>. \"<literal>none</literal>\" is "
-"another special meaning code which will stop the search for a fitting "
-"<filename>Translation</filename> file. This can be used by the system "
-"administrator to let APT know that it should download also this files "
-"without actually use them if the environment doesn't specify this "
-"languages. So the following example configuration will result in the order "
-"\"en, de\" in an english and in \"de, en\" in a german localization. Note "
-"that \"fr\" is downloaded, but not used if APT is not used in a french "
-"localization, in such an environment the order would be \"fr, de, en\". "
-"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Trace the execution of the dependency resolver (this applies only to what "
+"happens when a complex dependency problem is encountered)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:501
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1169
msgid ""
-"Note: To prevent problems resulting from APT being executed in different "
-"environments (e.g. by different users or by other programs) all Translation "
-"files which are found in <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists/</filename> will be "
-"added to the end of the list (after an implicit "
-"\"<literal>none</literal>\")."
+"Display a list of all installed packages with their calculated score used by "
+"the pkgProblemResolver. The description of the package is the same as "
+"described in <literal>Debug::pkgDepCache::Marker</literal>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1181
+msgid ""
+"Print information about the vendors read from "
+"<filename>/etc/apt/vendors.list</filename>."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1191
+msgid ""
+"Display the external commands that are called by apt hooks. This includes "
+"e.g. the config options <literal>DPkg::{Pre,Post}-Invoke</literal> or "
+"<literal>APT::Update::{Pre,Post}-Invoke</literal>."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:512
-msgid "Directories"
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1215 apt_preferences.5.xml:547 sources.list.5.xml:239 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:598
+msgid "Examples"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:514
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1216
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Dir::State</literal> section has directories that pertain to "
-"local state information. <literal>lists</literal> is the directory to place "
-"downloaded package lists in and <literal>status</literal> is the name of the "
-"dpkg status file. <literal>preferences</literal> is the name of the APT "
-"<filename>preferences</filename> file. <literal>Dir::State</literal> "
-"contains the default directory to prefix on all sub items if they do not "
-"start with <filename>/</filename> or <filename>./</filename>."
+"&configureindex; is a configuration file showing example values for all "
+"possible options."
msgstr ""
+#. ? reading apt.conf
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:521
-msgid ""
-"<literal>Dir::Cache</literal> contains locations pertaining to local cache "
-"information, such as the two package caches <literal>srcpkgcache</literal> "
-"and <literal>pkgcache</literal> as well as the location to place downloaded "
-"archives, <literal>Dir::Cache::archives</literal>. Generation of caches can "
-"be turned off by setting their names to be blank. This will slow down "
-"startup but save disk space. It is probably preferred to turn off the "
-"pkgcache rather than the srcpkgcache. Like <literal>Dir::State</literal> the "
-"default directory is contained in <literal>Dir::Cache</literal>"
+#: apt.conf.5.xml:1228
+msgid "&apt-cache;, &apt-config;, &apt-preferences;."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:34
+msgid "Preference control file for APT"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:530
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:39
msgid ""
-"<literal>Dir::Etc</literal> contains the location of configuration files, "
-"<literal>sourcelist</literal> gives the location of the sourcelist and "
-"<literal>main</literal> is the default configuration file (setting has no "
-"effect, unless it is done from the config file specified by "
-"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>)."
+"The APT preferences file <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> and the "
+"fragment files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename> folder "
+"can be used to control which versions of packages will be selected for "
+"installation."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:536
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:44
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Dir::Parts</literal> setting reads in all the config fragments "
-"in lexical order from the directory specified. After this is done then the "
-"main config file is loaded."
+"Several versions of a package may be available for installation when the "
+"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one distribution (for "
+"example, <literal>stable</literal> and <literal>testing</literal>). APT "
+"assigns a priority to each version that is available. Subject to dependency "
+"constraints, <command>apt-get</command> selects the version with the highest "
+"priority for installation. The APT preferences override the priorities that "
+"APT assigns to package versions by default, thus giving the user control "
+"over which one is selected for installation."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:540
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:54
msgid ""
-"Binary programs are pointed to by "
-"<literal>Dir::Bin</literal>. <literal>Dir::Bin::Methods</literal> specifies "
-"the location of the method handlers and <literal>gzip</literal>, "
-"<literal>bzip2</literal>, <literal>lzma</literal>, <literal>dpkg</literal>, "
-"<literal>apt-get</literal> <literal>dpkg-source</literal> "
-"<literal>dpkg-buildpackage</literal> and <literal>apt-cache</literal> "
-"specify the location of the respective programs."
+"Several instances of the same version of a package may be available when the "
+"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one source. In this "
+"case <command>apt-get</command> downloads the instance listed earliest in "
+"the &sources-list; file. The APT preferences do not affect the choice of "
+"instance, only the choice of version."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:548
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:61
msgid ""
-"The configuration item <literal>RootDir</literal> has a special meaning. If "
-"set, all paths in <literal>Dir::</literal> will be relative to "
-"<literal>RootDir</literal>, <emphasis>even paths that are specified "
-"absolutely</emphasis>. So, for instance, if <literal>RootDir</literal> is "
-"set to <filename>/tmp/staging</filename> and "
-"<literal>Dir::State::status</literal> is set to "
-"<filename>/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>, then the status file will be "
-"looked up in <filename>/tmp/staging/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>."
+"Preferences are a strong power in the hands of a system administrator but "
+"they can become also their biggest nightmare if used without care! APT will "
+"not question the preferences, so wrong settings can lead to uninstallable "
+"packages or wrong decisions while upgrading packages. Even more problems "
+"will arise if multiple distribution releases are mixed without a good "
+"understanding of the following paragraphs. Packages included in a specific "
+"release aren't tested in (and therefore don't always work as expected in) "
+"older or newer releases, or together with other packages from different "
+"releases. You have been warned."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:561
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:72
msgid ""
-"The <literal>Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> list can be used to specify "
-"which files APT should silently ignore while parsing the files in the "
-"fragment directories. Per default a file which end with "
-"<literal>.disabled</literal>, <literal>~</literal>, <literal>.bak</literal> "
-"or <literal>.dpkg-[a-z]+</literal> is silently ignored. As seen in the last "
-"default value these patterns can use regular expression syntax."
+"Note that the files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d</filename> "
+"directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the "
+"following naming convention: The files have either no or "
+"\"<literal>pref</literal>\" as filename extension and only contain "
+"alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) and period (.) characters. "
+"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that "
+"file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
+"configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:570
-msgid "APT in DSelect"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:81
+msgid "APT's Default Priority Assignments"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:572
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:96
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"When APT is used as a &dselect; method several configuration directives "
-"control the default behaviour. These are in the <literal>DSelect</literal> "
-"section."
+"<command>apt-get install -t testing "
+"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command>\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:577
-msgid ""
-"Cache Clean mode; this value may be one of always, prompt, auto, pre-auto "
-"and never. always and prompt will remove all packages from the cache after "
-"upgrading, prompt (the default) does so conditionally. auto removes only "
-"those packages which are no longer downloadable (replaced with a new version "
-"for instance). pre-auto performs this action before downloading new "
-"packages."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:99
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "APT::Default-Release \"stable\";\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:586
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:83
msgid ""
-"The contents of this variable is passed to &apt-get; as command line options "
-"when it is run for the install phase."
+"If there is no preferences file or if there is no entry in the file that "
+"applies to a particular version then the priority assigned to that version "
+"is the priority of the distribution to which that version belongs. It is "
+"possible to single out a distribution, \"the target release\", which "
+"receives a higher priority than other distributions do by default. The "
+"target release can be set on the <command>apt-get</command> command line or "
+"in the APT configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename>. Note "
+"that this has precedence over any general priority you set in the "
+"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> file described later, but not over "
+"specifically pinned packages. For example, <placeholder "
+"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/> <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
+"id=\"1\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:591
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:103
msgid ""
-"The contents of this variable is passed to &apt-get; as command line options "
-"when it is run for the update phase."
+"If the target release has been specified then APT uses the following "
+"algorithm to set the priorities of the versions of a package. Assign:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:596
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:108
+msgid "priority 1"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:109
msgid ""
-"If true the [U]pdate operation in &dselect; will always prompt to continue. "
-"The default is to prompt only on error."
+"to the versions coming from archives which in their "
+"<filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" but "
+"<emphasis>not</emphasis> as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
+"<literal>experimental</literal> archive."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:602
-msgid "How APT calls dpkg"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:115
+msgid "priority 100"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:603
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:116
msgid ""
-"Several configuration directives control how APT invokes &dpkg;. These are "
-"in the <literal>DPkg</literal> section."
+"to the version that is already installed (if any) and to the versions coming "
+"from archives which in their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked "
+"as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" and \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
+"backports archive since <literal>squeeze-backports</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:608
-msgid ""
-"This is a list of options to pass to dpkg. The options must be specified "
-"using the list notation and each list item is passed as a single argument to "
-"&dpkg;."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:123
+msgid "priority 500"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:614
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:124
msgid ""
-"This is a list of shell commands to run before/after invoking &dpkg;. Like "
-"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
-"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>, should any "
-"fail APT will abort."
+"to the versions that are not installed and do not belong to the target "
+"release."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:621
-msgid ""
-"This is a list of shell commands to run before invoking dpkg. Like "
-"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
-"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>, should any "
-"fail APT will abort. APT will pass to the commands on standard input the "
-"filenames of all .deb files it is going to install, one per line."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:128
+msgid "priority 990"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:627
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:129
+msgid "to the versions that are not installed and belong to the target release."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:134
msgid ""
-"Version 2 of this protocol dumps more information, including the protocol "
-"version, the APT configuration space and the packages, files and versions "
-"being changed. Version 2 is enabled by setting "
-"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::cmd::Version</literal> to "
-"2. <literal>cmd</literal> is a command given to "
-"<literal>Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal>."
+"If the target release has not been specified then APT simply assigns "
+"priority 100 to all installed package versions and priority 500 to all "
+"uninstalled package versions, except versions coming from archives which in "
+"their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" "
+"- these versions get the priority 1 or priority 100 if it is additionally "
+"marked as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\"."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:635
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:141
msgid ""
-"APT chdirs to this directory before invoking dpkg, the default is "
-"<filename>/</filename>."
+"APT then applies the following rules, listed in order of precedence, to "
+"determine which version of a package to install."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:640
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:144
msgid ""
-"These options are passed to &dpkg-buildpackage; when compiling packages, the "
-"default is to disable signing and produce all binaries."
+"Never downgrade unless the priority of an available version exceeds 1000. "
+"(\"Downgrading\" is installing a less recent version of a package in place "
+"of a more recent version. Note that none of APT's default priorities "
+"exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in the preferences file. "
+"Note also that downgrading a package can be risky.)"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:645
-msgid "dpkg trigger usage (and related options)"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:150
+msgid "Install the highest priority version."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:646
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:151
msgid ""
-"APT can call dpkg in a way so it can make aggressive use of triggers over "
-"multiple calls of dpkg. Without further options dpkg will use triggers only "
-"in between his own run. Activating these options can therefore decrease the "
-"time needed to perform the install / upgrade. Note that it is intended to "
-"activate these options per default in the future, but as it changes the way "
-"APT calling dpkg drastically it needs a lot more testing. <emphasis>These "
-"options are therefore currently experimental and should not be used in "
-"productive environments.</emphasis> Also it breaks the progress reporting so "
-"all frontends will currently stay around half (or more) of the time in the "
-"100% state while it actually configures all packages."
+"If two or more versions have the same priority, install the most recent one "
+"(that is, the one with the higher version number)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><literallayout>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:661
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:154
msgid ""
-"DPkg::NoTriggers \"true\";\n"
-"PackageManager::Configure \"smart\";\n"
-"DPkg::ConfigurePending \"true\";\n"
-"DPkg::TriggersPending \"true\";"
+"If two or more versions have the same priority and version number but either "
+"the packages differ in some of their metadata or the "
+"<literal>--reinstall</literal> option is given, install the uninstalled one."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:655
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:160
msgid ""
-"Note that it is not guaranteed that APT will support these options or that "
-"these options will not cause (big) trouble in the future. If you have "
-"understand the current risks and problems with these options, but are brave "
-"enough to help testing them create a new configuration file and test a "
-"combination of options. Please report any bugs, problems and improvements "
-"you encounter and make sure to note which options you have used in your "
-"reports. Asking dpkg for help could also be useful for debugging proposes, "
-"see e.g. <command>dpkg --audit</command>. A defensive option combination "
-"would be <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"In a typical situation, the installed version of a package (priority 100) "
+"is not as recent as one of the versions available from the sources listed in "
+"the &sources-list; file (priority 500 or 990). Then the package will be "
+"upgraded when <command>apt-get install "
+"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
+"upgrade</command> is executed."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:668
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:167
msgid ""
-"Add the no triggers flag to all dpkg calls (except the ConfigurePending "
-"call). See &dpkg; if you are interested in what this actually means. In "
-"short: dpkg will not run the triggers when this flag is present unless it is "
-"explicitly called to do so in an extra call. Note that this option exists "
-"(undocumented) also in older apt versions with a slightly different meaning: "
-"Previously these option only append --no-triggers to the configure calls to "
-"dpkg - now apt will add these flag also to the unpack and remove calls."
+"More rarely, the installed version of a package is <emphasis>more</emphasis> "
+"recent than any of the other available versions. The package will not be "
+"downgraded when <command>apt-get install "
+"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
+"upgrade</command> is executed."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:676
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:172
msgid ""
-"Valid values are \"<literal>all</literal>\", \"<literal>smart</literal>\" "
-"and \"<literal>no</literal>\". \"<literal>all</literal>\" is the default "
-"value and causes APT to configure all packages explicit. The "
-"\"<literal>smart</literal>\" way is it to configure only packages which need "
-"to be configured before another package can be unpacked (Pre-Depends) and "
-"let the rest configure by dpkg with a call generated by the next "
-"option. \"<literal>no</literal>\" on the other hand will not configure "
-"anything and totally rely on dpkg for configuration (which will at the "
-"moment fail if a Pre-Depends is encountered). Setting this option to "
-"another than the all value will implicitly activate also the next option per "
-"default as otherwise the system could end in an unconfigured status which "
-"could be unbootable!"
+"Sometimes the installed version of a package is more recent than the version "
+"belonging to the target release, but not as recent as a version belonging to "
+"some other distribution. Such a package will indeed be upgraded when "
+"<command>apt-get install <replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> "
+"or <command>apt-get upgrade</command> is executed, because at least "
+"<emphasis>one</emphasis> of the available versions has a higher priority "
+"than the installed version."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:687
-msgid ""
-"If this option is set apt will call <command>dpkg --configure "
-"--pending</command> to let dpkg handle all required configurations and "
-"triggers. This option is activated automatic per default if the previous "
-"option is not set to <literal>all</literal>, but deactivating could be "
-"useful if you want to run APT multiple times in a row - e.g. in an "
-"installer. In these sceneries you could deactivate this option in all but "
-"the last run."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:181
+msgid "The Effect of APT Preferences"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:694
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:183
msgid ""
-"Useful for <literal>smart</literal> configuration as a package which has "
-"pending triggers is not considered as <literal>installed</literal> and dpkg "
-"treats them as <literal>unpacked</literal> currently which is a dealbreaker "
-"for Pre-Dependencies (see debbugs #526774). Note that this will process all "
-"triggers, not only the triggers needed to configure this package."
+"The APT preferences file allows the system administrator to control the "
+"assignment of priorities. The file consists of one or more multi-line "
+"records separated by blank lines. Records can have one of two forms, a "
+"specific form and a general form."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:700
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:189
msgid ""
-"As the configuration can be deferred to be done at the end by dpkg it can be "
-"tried to order the unpack series only by critical needs, e.g. by "
-"Pre-Depends. Default is true and therefore the \"old\" method of ordering in "
-"various steps by everything. While both method were present in earlier APT "
-"versions the <literal>OrderCritical</literal> method was unused, so this "
-"method is very experimental and needs further improvements before becoming "
-"really useful."
+"The specific form assigns a priority (a \"Pin-Priority\") to one or more "
+"specified packages with a specified version or version range. For example, "
+"the following record assigns a high priority to all versions of the "
+"<filename>perl</filename> package whose version number begins with "
+"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". Multiple packages can be separated by "
+"spaces."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:715
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:196
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"OrderList::Score {\n"
-"\tDelete 500;\n"
-"\tEssential 200;\n"
-"\tImmediate 10;\n"
-"\tPreDepends 50;\n"
-"};"
+"Package: perl\n"
+"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:708
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:202
msgid ""
-"Essential packages (and there dependencies) should be configured immediately "
-"after unpacking. It will be a good idea to do this quite early in the "
-"upgrade process as these these configure calls require currently also "
-"<literal>DPkg::TriggersPending</literal> which will run quite a few triggers "
-"(which maybe not needed). Essentials get per default a high score but the "
-"immediate flag is relatively low (a package which has a Pre-Depends is "
-"higher rated). These option and the others in the same group can be used to "
-"change the scoring. The following example shows the settings with there "
-"default values. <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"The general form assigns a priority to all of the package versions in a "
+"given distribution (that is, to all the versions of packages that are listed "
+"in a certain <filename>Release</filename> file) or to all of the package "
+"versions coming from a particular Internet site, as identified by the site's "
+"fully qualified domain name."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:728
-msgid "Periodic and Archives options"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:208
+msgid ""
+"This general-form entry in the APT preferences file applies only to groups "
+"of packages. For example, the following record assigns a high priority to "
+"all package versions available from the local site."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:729
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:213
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"<literal>APT::Periodic</literal> and <literal>APT::Archives</literal> groups "
-"of options configure behavior of apt periodic updates, which is done by "
-"<literal>/etc/cron.daily/apt</literal> script. See header of this script for "
-"the brief documentation of these options."
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:737
-msgid "Debug options"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:218
+msgid ""
+"A note of caution: the keyword used here is \"<literal>origin</literal>\" "
+"which can be used to match a hostname. The following record will assign a "
+"high priority to all versions available from the server identified by the "
+"hostname \"ftp.de.debian.org\""
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:739
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:222
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"Enabling options in the <literal>Debug::</literal> section will cause "
-"debugging information to be sent to the standard error stream of the program "
-"utilizing the <literal>apt</literal> libraries, or enable special program "
-"modes that are primarily useful for debugging the behavior of "
-"<literal>apt</literal>. Most of these options are not interesting to a "
-"normal user, but a few may be:"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: origin \"ftp.de.debian.org\"\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:750
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:226
msgid ""
-"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> enables output about the "
-"decisions made by <literal>dist-upgrade, upgrade, install, remove, "
-"purge</literal>."
+"This should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be confused with the Origin of a "
+"distribution as specified in a <filename>Release</filename> file. What "
+"follows the \"Origin:\" tag in a <filename>Release</filename> file is not an "
+"Internet address but an author or vendor name, such as \"Debian\" or "
+"\"Ximian\"."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:758
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:231
msgid ""
-"<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal> disables all file locking. This can be "
-"used to run some operations (for instance, <literal>apt-get -s "
-"install</literal>) as a non-root user."
+"The following record assigns a low priority to all package versions "
+"belonging to any distribution whose Archive name is "
+"\"<literal>unstable</literal>\"."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:767
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:235
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"<literal>Debug::pkgDPkgPM</literal> prints out the actual command line each "
-"time that <literal>apt</literal> invokes &dpkg;."
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
msgstr ""
-#. TODO: provide a
-#. motivating example, except I haven't a clue why you'd want
-#. to do this.
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:775
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:240
msgid ""
-"<literal>Debug::IdentCdrom</literal> disables the inclusion of statfs data "
-"in CD-ROM IDs."
+"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
+"belonging to any distribution whose Codename is "
+"\"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>\"."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:785
-msgid "A full list of debugging options to apt follows."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:244
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:794
-msgid "Print information related to accessing <literal>cdrom://</literal> sources."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:249
+msgid ""
+"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
+"belonging to any release whose Archive name is \"<literal>stable</literal>\" "
+"and whose release Version number is \"<literal>&stable-version;</literal>\"."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:805
-msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using FTP."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:254
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release a=stable, v=&stable-version;\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:816
-msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTP."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:264
+msgid "Regular expressions and &glob; syntax"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:827
-msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTPS."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:266
+msgid ""
+"APT also supports pinning by &glob; expressions, and regular expressions "
+"surrounded by slashes. For example, the following example assigns the "
+"priority 500 to all packages from experimental where the name starts with "
+"gnome (as a &glob;-like expression) or contains the word kde (as a POSIX "
+"extended regular expression surrounded by slashes)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:838
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:275
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"Print information related to verifying cryptographic signatures using "
-"<literal>gpg</literal>."
+"Package: gnome* /kde/\n"
+"Pin: release n=experimental\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:849
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:281
msgid ""
-"Output information about the process of accessing collections of packages "
-"stored on CD-ROMs."
+"The rule for those expressions is that they can occur anywhere where a "
+"string can occur. Thus, the following pin assigns the priority 990 to all "
+"packages from a release starting with &ubuntu-codename;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:859
-msgid "Describes the process of resolving build-dependencies in &apt-get;."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:287
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release n=&ubuntu-codename;*\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 990\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:869
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:293
msgid ""
-"Output each cryptographic hash that is generated by the "
-"<literal>apt</literal> libraries."
+"If a regular expression occurs in a <literal>Package</literal> field, the "
+"behavior is the same as if this regular expression were replaced with a list "
+"of all package names it matches. It is undecided whether this will change in "
+"the future; thus you should always list wild-card pins first, so later "
+"specific pins override it. The pattern \"<literal>*</literal>\" in a "
+"Package field is not considered a &glob; expression in itself."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:879
-msgid ""
-"Do not include information from <literal>statfs</literal>, namely the number "
-"of used and free blocks on the CD-ROM filesystem, when generating an ID for "
-"a CD-ROM."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:309
+msgid "How APT Interprets Priorities"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:890
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:312
msgid ""
-"Disable all file locking. For instance, this will allow two instances of "
-"<quote><literal>apt-get update</literal></quote> to run at the same time."
+"Priorities (P) assigned in the APT preferences file must be positive or "
+"negative integers. They are interpreted as follows (roughly speaking):"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:902
-msgid "Log when items are added to or removed from the global download queue."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:317
+msgid "P >= 1000"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:912
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:318
msgid ""
-"Output status messages and errors related to verifying checksums and "
-"cryptographic signatures of downloaded files."
+"causes a version to be installed even if this constitutes a downgrade of the "
+"package"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:922
-msgid ""
-"Output information about downloading and applying package index list diffs, "
-"and errors relating to package index list diffs."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:322
+msgid "990 <= P < 1000"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:934
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:323
msgid ""
-"Output information related to patching apt package lists when downloading "
-"index diffs instead of full indices."
+"causes a version to be installed even if it does not come from the target "
+"release, unless the installed version is more recent"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:945
-msgid "Log all interactions with the sub-processes that actually perform downloads."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:328
+msgid "500 <= P < 990"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:956
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:329
msgid ""
-"Log events related to the automatically-installed status of packages and to "
-"the removal of unused packages."
+"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
+"belonging to the target release or the installed version is more recent"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:966
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:334
+msgid "100 <= P < 500"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:335
msgid ""
-"Generate debug messages describing which packages are being automatically "
-"installed to resolve dependencies. This corresponds to the initial "
-"auto-install pass performed in, e.g., <literal>apt-get install</literal>, "
-"and not to the full <literal>apt</literal> dependency resolver; see "
-"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> for that."
+"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
+"belonging to some other distribution or the installed version is more recent"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:980
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:340
+msgid "0 < P < 100"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:341
msgid ""
-"Generate debug messages describing which package is marked as "
-"keep/install/remove while the ProblemResolver does his work. Each addition "
-"or deletion may trigger additional actions; they are shown indented two "
-"additional space under the original entry. The format for each line is "
-"<literal>MarkKeep</literal>, <literal>MarkDelete</literal> or "
-"<literal>MarkInstall</literal> followed by <literal>package-name <a.b.c "
-"-> d.e.f | x.y.z> (section)</literal> where <literal>a.b.c</literal> "
-"is the current version of the package, <literal>d.e.f</literal> is the "
-"version considered for installation and <literal>x.y.z</literal> is a newer "
-"version, but not considered for installation (because of a low pin "
-"score). The later two can be omitted if there is none or if it is the same "
-"version as the installed. <literal>section</literal> is the name of the "
-"section the package appears in."
+"causes a version to be installed only if there is no installed version of "
+"the package"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1002
-msgid "Dump the default configuration to standard error on startup."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:345
+msgid "P < 0"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1012
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:346
+msgid "prevents the version from being installed"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:351
msgid ""
-"When invoking &dpkg;, output the precise command line with which it is being "
-"invoked, with arguments separated by a single space character."
+"If any specific-form records match an available package version then the "
+"first such record determines the priority of the package version. Failing "
+"that, if any general-form records match an available package version then "
+"the first such record determines the priority of the package version."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1023
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:357
msgid ""
-"Output all the data received from &dpkg; on the status file descriptor and "
-"any errors encountered while parsing it."
+"For example, suppose the APT preferences file contains the three records "
+"presented earlier:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1034
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:361
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"Generate a trace of the algorithm that decides the order in which "
-"<literal>apt</literal> should pass packages to &dpkg;."
+"Package: perl\n"
+"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
+"\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
+"\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release unstable\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1046
-msgid "Output status messages tracing the steps performed when invoking &dpkg;."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:374
+msgid "Then:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1057
-msgid "Output the priority of each package list on startup."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:376
+msgid ""
+"The most recent available version of the <literal>perl</literal> package "
+"will be installed, so long as that version's version number begins with "
+"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". If <emphasis>any</emphasis> "
+"&good-perl;* version of <literal>perl</literal> is available and the "
+"installed version is &bad-perl;*, then <literal>perl</literal> will be "
+"downgraded."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1067
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:381
msgid ""
-"Trace the execution of the dependency resolver (this applies only to what "
-"happens when a complex dependency problem is encountered)."
+"A version of any package other than <literal>perl</literal> that is "
+"available from the local system has priority over other versions, even "
+"versions belonging to the target release."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1078
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:385
msgid ""
-"Display a list of all installed packages with their calculated score used by "
-"the pkgProblemResolver. The description of the package is the same as "
-"described in <literal>Debug::pkgDepCache::Marker</literal>"
+"A version of a package whose origin is not the local system but some other "
+"site listed in &sources-list; and which belongs to an "
+"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution is only installed if it is selected "
+"for installation and no version of the package is already installed."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1090
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:395
+msgid "Determination of Package Version and Distribution Properties"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:397
msgid ""
-"Print information about the vendors read from "
-"<filename>/etc/apt/vendors.list</filename>."
+"The locations listed in the &sources-list; file should provide "
+"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> files to "
+"describe the packages available at that location."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1113
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:401
msgid ""
-"&configureindex; is a configuration file showing example values for all "
-"possible options."
+"The <filename>Packages</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
+"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable>/<replaceable>component</replaceable>/<replaceable>arch</replaceable></filename>: "
+"for example, "
+"<filename>.../dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages</filename>. It "
+"consists of a series of multi-line records, one for each package available "
+"in that directory. Only two lines in each record are relevant for setting "
+"APT priorities:"
msgstr ""
-#. ? reading apt.conf
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt.conf.5.xml:1125
-msgid "&apt-cache;, &apt-config;, &apt-preferences;."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:409
+msgid "the <literal>Package:</literal> line"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:32
-msgid "Preference control file for APT"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:410
+msgid "gives the package name"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:37
-msgid ""
-"The APT preferences file <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> and the "
-"fragment files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename> folder "
-"can be used to control which versions of packages will be selected for "
-"installation."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:413 apt_preferences.5.xml:463
+msgid "the <literal>Version:</literal> line"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:42
-msgid ""
-"Several versions of a package may be available for installation when the "
-"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one distribution (for "
-"example, <literal>stable</literal> and <literal>testing</literal>). APT "
-"assigns a priority to each version that is available. Subject to dependency "
-"constraints, <command>apt-get</command> selects the version with the highest "
-"priority for installation. The APT preferences file overrides the "
-"priorities that APT assigns to package versions by default, thus giving the "
-"user control over which one is selected for installation."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:414
+msgid "gives the version number for the named package"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:52
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:419
msgid ""
-"Several instances of the same version of a package may be available when the "
-"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one source. In this "
-"case <command>apt-get</command> downloads the instance listed earliest in "
-"the &sources-list; file. The APT preferences file does not affect the "
-"choice of instance, only the choice of version."
+"The <filename>Release</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
+"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable></filename>: for "
+"example, <filename>.../dists/stable/Release</filename>, or "
+"<filename>.../dists/&stable-codename;/Release</filename>. It consists of a "
+"single multi-line record which applies to <emphasis>all</emphasis> of the "
+"packages in the directory tree below its parent. Unlike the "
+"<filename>Packages</filename> file, nearly all of the lines in a "
+"<filename>Release</filename> file are relevant for setting APT priorities:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:59
-msgid ""
-"Preferences are a strong power in the hands of a system administrator but "
-"they can become also their biggest nightmare if used without care! APT will "
-"not questioning the preferences so wrong settings will therefore lead to "
-"uninstallable packages or wrong decisions while upgrading packages. Even "
-"more problems will arise if multiply distribution releases are mixed without "
-"a good understanding of the following paragraphs. Packages included in a "
-"specific release aren't tested in and therefore doesn't always work as "
-"expected in older or newer releases or together with other packages from "
-"different releases. You have been warned."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:430
+msgid "the <literal>Archive:</literal> or <literal>Suite:</literal> line"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:70
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:431
msgid ""
-"Note that the files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d</filename> "
-"directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the "
-"following naming convention: The files have either no or "
-"\"<literal>pref</literal>\" as filename extension and only contain "
-"alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) and period (.) characters. "
-"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file if the file "
-"doesn't match a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
-"configuration list - in this case it will be silently ignored."
+"names the archive to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
+"For example, the line \"Archive: stable\" or \"Suite: stable\" specifies "
+"that all of the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
+"<filename>Release</filename> file are in a <literal>stable</literal> "
+"archive. Specifying this value in the APT preferences file would require "
+"the line:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:79
-msgid "APT's Default Priority Assignments"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:441
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Pin: release a=stable\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:94
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:447
+msgid "the <literal>Codename:</literal> line"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:448
msgid ""
-"<command>apt-get install -t testing "
-"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command>\n"
+"names the codename to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
+"For example, the line \"Codename: &testing-codename;\" specifies that all of "
+"the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
+"<filename>Release</filename> file belong to a version named "
+"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. Specifying this value in the APT "
+"preferences file would require the line:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:97
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:457
#, no-wrap
-msgid "APT::Default-Release \"stable\";\n"
+msgid "Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:81
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:464
msgid ""
-"If there is no preferences file or if there is no entry in the file that "
-"applies to a particular version then the priority assigned to that version "
-"is the priority of the distribution to which that version belongs. It is "
-"possible to single out a distribution, \"the target release\", which "
-"receives a higher priority than other distributions do by default. The "
-"target release can be set on the <command>apt-get</command> command line or "
-"in the APT configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename>. Note "
-"that this has precedence over any general priority you set in the "
-"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> file described later, but not over "
-"specifically pinned packages. For example, <placeholder "
-"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/> <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
-"id=\"1\"/>"
+"names the release version. For example, the packages in the tree might "
+"belong to Debian release version &stable-version;. Note that there is "
+"normally no version number for the <literal>testing</literal> and "
+"<literal>unstable</literal> distributions because they have not been "
+"released yet. Specifying this in the APT preferences file would require one "
+"of the following lines."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:101
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:473
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"If the target release has been specified then APT uses the following "
-"algorithm to set the priorities of the versions of a package. Assign:"
+"Pin: release v=&stable-version;\n"
+"Pin: release a=stable, v=&stable-version;\n"
+"Pin: release &stable-version;\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:106
-msgid "priority 1"
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:482
+msgid "the <literal>Component:</literal> line"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:107
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:483
msgid ""
-"to the versions coming from archives which in their "
-"<filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" but "
-"<emphasis>not</emphasis> as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the debian "
-"<literal>experimental</literal> archive."
+"names the licensing component associated with the packages in the directory "
+"tree of the <filename>Release</filename> file. For example, the line "
+"\"Component: main\" specifies that all the packages in the directory tree "
+"are from the <literal>main</literal> component, which entails that they are "
+"licensed under terms listed in the Debian Free Software Guidelines. "
+"Specifying this component in the APT preferences file would require the "
+"line:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:492
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Pin: release c=main\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:113
-msgid "priority 100"
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:498
+msgid "the <literal>Origin:</literal> line"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:114
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:499
msgid ""
-"to the version that is already installed (if any) and to the versions coming "
-"from archives which in their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked "
-"as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" and \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the debian "
-"backports archive since <literal>squeeze-backports</literal>."
+"names the originator of the packages in the directory tree of the "
+"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
+"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this origin in the APT preferences "
+"file would require the line:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:505
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Pin: release o=Debian\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:121
-msgid "priority 500"
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:511
+msgid "the <literal>Label:</literal> line"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:122
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:512
msgid ""
-"to the versions that are not installed and do not belong to the target "
-"release."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:126
-msgid "priority 990"
+"names the label of the packages in the directory tree of the "
+"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
+"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this label in the APT preferences "
+"file would require the line:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:127
-msgid "to the versions that are not installed and belong to the target release."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:518
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "Pin: release l=Debian\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:132
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:525
msgid ""
-"If the target release has not been specified then APT simply assigns "
-"priority 100 to all installed package versions and priority 500 to all "
-"uninstalled package versions, except versions coming from archives which in "
-"their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" "
-"- these versions get the priority 1 or priority 100 if it is additionally "
-"marked as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\"."
+"All of the <filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> "
+"files retrieved from locations listed in the &sources-list; file are stored "
+"in the directory <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists</filename>, or in the file "
+"named by the variable <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> in the "
+"<filename>apt.conf</filename> file. For example, the file "
+"<filename>debian.lcs.mit.edu_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Release</filename> "
+"contains the <filename>Release</filename> file retrieved from the site "
+"<literal>debian.lcs.mit.edu</literal> for <literal>binary-i386</literal> "
+"architecture files from the <literal>contrib</literal> component of the "
+"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:139
-msgid ""
-"APT then applies the following rules, listed in order of precedence, to "
-"determine which version of a package to install."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:538
+msgid "Optional Lines in an APT Preferences Record"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:142
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:540
msgid ""
-"Never downgrade unless the priority of an available version exceeds 1000. "
-"(\"Downgrading\" is installing a less recent version of a package in place "
-"of a more recent version. Note that none of APT's default priorities "
-"exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in the preferences file. "
-"Note also that downgrading a package can be risky.)"
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:148
-msgid "Install the highest priority version."
+"Each record in the APT preferences file can optionally begin with one or "
+"more lines beginning with the word <literal>Explanation:</literal>. This "
+"provides a place for comments."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:149
-msgid ""
-"If two or more versions have the same priority, install the most recent one "
-"(that is, the one with the higher version number)."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:549
+msgid "Tracking Stable"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:152
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:557
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"If two or more versions have the same priority and version number but either "
-"the packages differ in some of their metadata or the "
-"<literal>--reinstall</literal> option is given, install the uninstalled one."
+"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated\n"
+"Explanation: package versions other than those in the stable distro\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release a=stable\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
+"\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
+"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:158
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:551
msgid ""
-"In a typical situation, the installed version of a package (priority 100) "
-"is not as recent as one of the versions available from the sources listed in "
-"the &sources-list; file (priority 500 or 990). Then the package will be "
-"upgraded when <command>apt-get install "
-"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
-"upgrade</command> is executed."
+"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
+"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
+"<literal>stable</literal> distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
+"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> "
+"distributions. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:165
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:574 apt_preferences.5.xml:620 apt_preferences.5.xml:678
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"More rarely, the installed version of a package is <emphasis>more</emphasis> "
-"recent than any of the other available versions. The package will not be "
-"downgraded when <command>apt-get install "
-"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
-"upgrade</command> is executed."
+"apt-get install <replaceable>package-name</replaceable>\n"
+"apt-get upgrade\n"
+"apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:170
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:569
msgid ""
-"Sometimes the installed version of a package is more recent than the version "
-"belonging to the target release, but not as recent as a version belonging to "
-"some other distribution. Such a package will indeed be upgraded when "
-"<command>apt-get install <replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> "
-"or <command>apt-get upgrade</command> is executed, because at least "
-"<emphasis>one</emphasis> of the available versions has a higher priority "
-"than the installed version."
+"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
+"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
+"<literal>stable</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
+"id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:179
-msgid "The Effect of APT Preferences"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:586
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/testing\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:181
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:580
msgid ""
-"The APT preferences file allows the system administrator to control the "
-"assignment of priorities. The file consists of one or more multi-line "
-"records separated by blank lines. Records can have one of two forms, a "
-"specific form and a general form."
+"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
+"latest version from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution; the package "
+"will not be upgraded again unless this command is given again. <placeholder "
+"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:187
-msgid ""
-"The specific form assigns a priority (a \"Pin-Priority\") to one or more "
-"specified packages and specified version or version range. For example, the "
-"following record assigns a high priority to all versions of the "
-"<filename>perl</filename> package whose version number begins with "
-"\"<literal>5.8</literal>\". Multiple packages can be separated by spaces."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:592
+msgid "Tracking Testing or Unstable"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:194
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:601
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"Package: perl\n"
-"Pin: version 5.8*\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release a=testing\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
+"\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
+"\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
+"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:200
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:594
msgid ""
-"The general form assigns a priority to all of the package versions in a "
-"given distribution (that is, to all the versions of packages that are listed "
-"in a certain <filename>Release</filename> file) or to all of the package "
-"versions coming from a particular Internet site, as identified by the site's "
-"fully qualified domain name."
+"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a high priority "
+"to package versions from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution, a "
+"lower priority to package versions from the <literal>unstable</literal> "
+"distribution, and a prohibitively low priority to package versions from "
+"other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions. <placeholder "
+"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:206
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:615
msgid ""
-"This general-form entry in the APT preferences file applies only to groups "
-"of packages. For example, the following record assigns a high priority to "
-"all package versions available from the local site."
+"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
+"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
+"<literal>testing</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
+"id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:211
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:635
#, no-wrap
-msgid ""
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
+msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/unstable\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:216
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:626
msgid ""
-"A note of caution: the keyword used here is \"<literal>origin</literal>\" "
-"which can be used to match a hostname. The following record will assign a "
-"high priority to all versions available from the server identified by the "
-"hostname \"ftp.de.debian.org\""
+"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
+"latest version from the <literal>unstable</literal> distribution. "
+"Thereafter, <command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to "
+"the most recent <literal>testing</literal> version if that is more recent "
+"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
+"<literal>unstable</literal> version if that is more recent than the "
+"installed version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:220
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:642
+msgid "Tracking the evolution of a codename release"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:656
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
+"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated package "
+"versions\n"
+"Explanation: other than those in the distribution codenamed with "
+"&testing-codename; or sid\n"
"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: origin \"ftp.de.debian.org\"\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
+"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
+"\n"
+"Explanation: Debian unstable is always codenamed with sid\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release n=sid\n"
+"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
+"\n"
+"Package: *\n"
+"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
+"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:224
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:644
msgid ""
-"This should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be confused with the Origin of a "
-"distribution as specified in a <filename>Release</filename> file. What "
-"follows the \"Origin:\" tag in a <filename>Release</filename> file is not an "
-"Internet address but an author or vendor name, such as \"Debian\" or "
-"\"Ximian\"."
+"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
+"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
+"specified codename of a distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
+"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions, "
+"codenames and archives. Note that with this APT preference APT will follow "
+"the migration of a release from the archive <literal>testing</literal> to "
+"<literal>stable</literal> and later <literal>oldstable</literal>. If you "
+"want to follow for example the progress in <literal>testing</literal> "
+"notwithstanding the codename changes you should use the example "
+"configurations above. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:229
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:673
msgid ""
-"The following record assigns a low priority to all package versions "
-"belonging to any distribution whose Archive name is "
-"\"<literal>unstable</literal>\"."
+"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
+"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest version(s) in "
+"the release codenamed with <literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. "
+"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:233
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:693
#, no-wrap
-msgid ""
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
+msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/sid\n"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:238
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:684
msgid ""
-"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
-"belonging to any distribution whose Codename is "
-"\"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>\"."
+"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
+"latest version from the <literal>sid</literal> distribution. Thereafter, "
+"<command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to the most "
+"recent <literal>&testing-codename;</literal> version if that is more recent "
+"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
+"<literal>sid</literal> version if that is more recent than the installed "
+"version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:242
-#, no-wrap
-msgid ""
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt_preferences.5.xml:708
+msgid "&apt-get; &apt-cache; &apt-conf; &sources-list;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:247
-msgid ""
-"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
-"belonging to any release whose Archive name is \"<literal>stable</literal>\" "
-"and whose release Version number is \"<literal>3.0</literal>\"."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:35
+msgid "List of configured APT data sources"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:252
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:40
msgid ""
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release a=stable, v=3.0\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
+"The source list <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> is designed to "
+"support any number of active sources and a variety of source media. The file "
+"lists one source per line, with the most preferred source listed first. The "
+"information available from the configured sources is acquired by "
+"<command>apt-get update</command> (or by an equivalent command from another "
+"APT front-end)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:262
-msgid "Regular expressions and glob() syntax"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:47
+msgid ""
+"Each line specifying a source starts with type "
+"(e.g. <literal>deb-src</literal>) followed by options and arguments for "
+"this type. Individual entries cannot be continued onto a following "
+"line. Empty lines are ignored, and a <literal>#</literal> character anywhere "
+"on a line marks the remainder of that line as a comment."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:264
-msgid ""
-"APT also supports pinning by glob() expressions and regular expressions "
-"surrounded by /. For example, the following example assigns the priority 500 "
-"to all packages from experimental where the name starts with gnome (as a "
-"glob()-like expression) or contains the word kde (as a POSIX extended "
-"regular expression surrounded by slashes)."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:55
+msgid "sources.list.d"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:273
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:56
msgid ""
-"Package: gnome* /kde/\n"
-"Pin: release n=experimental\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
+"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</filename> directory provides a way to "
+"add sources.list entries in separate files. The format is the same as for "
+"the regular <filename>sources.list</filename> file. File names need to end "
+"with <filename>.list</filename> and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), "
+"digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. "
+"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that "
+"file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
+"configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:279
-msgid ""
-"The rule for those expressions is that they can occur anywhere where a "
-"string can occur. Thus, the following pin assigns the priority 990 to all "
-"packages from a release starting with karmic."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:67
+msgid "The deb and deb-src types"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:285
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:68
msgid ""
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release n=karmic*\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 990\n"
+"The <literal>deb</literal> type references a typical two-level Debian "
+"archive, <filename>distribution/component</filename>. The "
+"<literal>distribution</literal> is generally an archive name like "
+"<literal>stable</literal> or <literal>testing</literal> or a codename like "
+"<literal>&stable-codename;</literal> or "
+"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal> while component is one of "
+"<literal>main</literal>, <literal>contrib</literal> or "
+"<literal>non-free</literal>. The <literal>deb-src</literal> type references "
+"a Debian distribution's source code in the same form as the "
+"<literal>deb</literal> type. A <literal>deb-src</literal> line is required "
+"to fetch source indexes."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:291
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:79
msgid ""
-"If a regular expression occurs in a <literal>Package</literal> field, the "
-"behavior is the same as if this regular expression were replaced with a list "
-"of all package names it matches. It is undecided whether this will change in "
-"the future, thus you should always list wild-card pins first, so later "
-"specific pins override it. The pattern \"<literal>*</literal>\" in a "
-"Package field is not considered a glob() expression in itself."
+"The format for a <filename>sources.list</filename> entry using the "
+"<literal>deb</literal> and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:307
-msgid "How APT Interprets Priorities"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:82
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "deb [ options ] uri suite [component1] [component2] [...]"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:310
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:86
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"Priorities (P) assigned in the APT preferences file must be positive or "
-"negative integers. They are interpreted as follows (roughly speaking):"
+" Types: deb deb-src\n"
+" URIs: http://example.com\n"
+" Suites: stable testing\n"
+" Sections: component1 component2\n"
+" Description: short\n"
+" long long long\n"
+" [option1]: [option1-value]\n"
+"\n"
+" Types: deb\n"
+" URIs: http://another.example.com\n"
+" Suites: experimental\n"
+" Sections: component1 component2\n"
+" Enabled: no\n"
+" Description: short\n"
+" long long long\n"
+" [option1]: [option1-value]\n"
+" "
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:315
-msgid "P > 1000"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:84
+msgid ""
+"Alternatively a rfc822 style format is also supported: <placeholder "
+"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:316
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:105
msgid ""
-"causes a version to be installed even if this constitutes a downgrade of the "
-"package"
+"The URI for the <literal>deb</literal> type must specify the base of the "
+"Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. "
+"<literal>suite</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the "
+"components must be omitted and <literal>suite</literal> must end with a "
+"slash (<literal>/</literal>). This is useful for the case when only a "
+"particular sub-section of the archive denoted by the URI is of interest. If "
+"<literal>suite</literal> does not specify an exact path, at least one "
+"<literal>component</literal> must be present."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:320
-msgid "990 < P <=1000"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:114
+msgid ""
+"<literal>suite</literal> may also contain a variable, "
+"<literal>$(ARCH)</literal> which expands to the Debian architecture (such as "
+"<literal>amd64</literal> or <literal>armel</literal>) used on the "
+"system. This permits architecture-independent "
+"<filename>sources.list</filename> files to be used. In general this is only "
+"of interest when specifying an exact path, <literal>APT</literal> will "
+"automatically generate a URI with the current architecture otherwise."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:321
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:122
msgid ""
-"causes a version to be installed even if it does not come from the target "
-"release, unless the installed version is more recent"
+"In the traditional style sources.list format since only one distribution can "
+"be specified per line it may be necessary to have multiple lines for the "
+"same URI, if a subset of all available distributions or components at that "
+"location is desired. APT will sort the URI list after it has generated a "
+"complete set internally, and will collapse multiple references to the same "
+"Internet host, for instance, into a single connection, so that it does not "
+"inefficiently establish an FTP connection, close it, do something else, and "
+"then re-establish a connection to that same host. This feature is useful for "
+"accessing busy FTP sites with limits on the number of simultaneous anonymous "
+"users. APT also parallelizes connections to different hosts to more "
+"effectively deal with sites with low bandwidth."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:326
-msgid "500 < P <=990"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:136
+msgid ""
+"<literal>options</literal> is always optional and needs to be surrounded by "
+"square brackets. It can consist of multiple settings in the form "
+"<literal><replaceable>setting</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>. "
+"Multiple settings are separated by spaces. The following settings are "
+"supported by APT (note however that unsupported settings will be ignored "
+"silently):"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:327
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:142
msgid ""
-"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
-"belonging to the target release or the installed version is more recent"
+"<literal>arch=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
+"can be used to specify for which architectures information should be "
+"downloaded. If this option is not set all architectures defined by the "
+"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> option will be downloaded."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:332
-msgid "100 < P <=500"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:146
+msgid ""
+"<literal>arch+=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
+"and "
+"<literal>arch-=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
+"which can be used to add/remove architectures from the set which will be "
+"downloaded."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:333
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:149
msgid ""
-"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
-"belonging to some other distribution or the installed version is more recent"
+"<literal>trusted=yes</literal> can be set to indicate that packages from "
+"this source are always authenticated even if the "
+"<filename>Release</filename> file is not signed or the signature can't be "
+"checked. This disables parts of &apt-secure; and should therefore only be "
+"used in a local and trusted context. <literal>trusted=no</literal> is the "
+"opposite which handles even correctly authenticated sources as not "
+"authenticated."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:338
-msgid "0 < P <=100"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:156
+msgid ""
+"It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most "
+"preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting by "
+"speed from fastest to slowest (CD-ROM followed by hosts on a local network, "
+"followed by distant Internet hosts, for example)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:339
-msgid ""
-"causes a version to be installed only if there is no installed version of "
-"the package"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:161
+msgid "Some examples:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:343
-msgid "P < 0"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:163
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main contrib non-free\n"
+"deb http://security.debian.org/ &stable-codename;/updates main contrib "
+"non-free\n"
+" "
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:344
-msgid "prevents the version from being installed"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:169
+msgid "URI specification"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:349
-msgid ""
-"If any specific-form records match an available package version then the "
-"first such record determines the priority of the package version. Failing "
-"that, if any general-form records match an available package version then "
-"the first such record determines the priority of the package version."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:171
+msgid "The currently recognized URI types are:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:355
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:175
msgid ""
-"For example, suppose the APT preferences file contains the three records "
-"presented earlier:"
+"The file scheme allows an arbitrary directory in the file system to be "
+"considered an archive. This is useful for NFS mounts and local mirrors or "
+"archives."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:359
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:182
msgid ""
-"Package: perl\n"
-"Pin: version 5.8*\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
-"\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
-"\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release unstable\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
+"The cdrom scheme allows APT to use a local CD-ROM drive with media "
+"swapping. Use the &apt-cdrom; program to create cdrom entries in the source "
+"list."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:372
-msgid "Then:"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:189
+msgid ""
+"The http scheme specifies an HTTP server for the archive. If an environment "
+"variable <envar>http_proxy</envar> is set with the format "
+"http://server:port/, the proxy server specified in <envar>http_proxy</envar> "
+"will be used. Users of authenticated HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string of "
+"the format http://user:pass@server:port/. Note that this is an insecure "
+"method of authentication."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:374
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:200
msgid ""
-"The most recent available version of the <literal>perl</literal> package "
-"will be installed, so long as that version's version number begins with "
-"\"<literal>5.8</literal>\". If <emphasis>any</emphasis> 5.8* version of "
-"<literal>perl</literal> is available and the installed version is 5.9*, then "
-"<literal>perl</literal> will be downgraded."
+"The ftp scheme specifies an FTP server for the archive. APT's FTP behavior "
+"is highly configurable; for more information see the &apt-conf; manual "
+"page. Please note that an FTP proxy can be specified by using the "
+"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable. It is possible to specify an "
+"HTTP proxy (HTTP proxy servers often understand FTP URLs) using this "
+"environment variable and <emphasis>only</emphasis> this environment "
+"variable. Proxies using HTTP specified in the configuration file will be "
+"ignored."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:379
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:212
msgid ""
-"A version of any package other than <literal>perl</literal> that is "
-"available from the local system has priority over other versions, even "
-"versions belonging to the target release."
+"The copy scheme is identical to the file scheme except that packages are "
+"copied into the cache directory instead of used directly at their location. "
+"This is useful for people using removable media to copy files around with "
+"APT."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:383
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:219
msgid ""
-"A version of a package whose origin is not the local system but some other "
-"site listed in &sources-list; and which belongs to an "
-"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution is only installed if it is selected "
-"for installation and no version of the package is already installed."
+"The rsh/ssh method invokes RSH/SSH to connect to a remote host and access "
+"the files as a given user. Prior configuration of rhosts or RSA keys is "
+"recommended. The standard <command>find</command> and <command>dd</command> "
+"commands are used to perform the file transfers from the remote host."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:393
-msgid "Determination of Package Version and Distribution Properties"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:226
+msgid "adding more recognizable URI types"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:395
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:228
msgid ""
-"The locations listed in the &sources-list; file should provide "
-"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> files to "
-"describe the packages available at that location."
+"APT can be extended with more methods shipped in other optional packages, "
+"which should follow the naming scheme "
+"<package>apt-transport-<replaceable>method</replaceable></package>. For "
+"instance, the APT team also maintains the package "
+"<package>apt-transport-https</package>, which provides access methods for "
+"HTTPS URIs with features similar to the http method. Methods for using "
+"e.g. debtorrent are also available - see &apt-transport-debtorrent;."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:399
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:240
msgid ""
-"The <filename>Packages</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
-"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable>/<replaceable>component</replaceable>/<replaceable>arch</replaceable></filename>: "
-"for example, "
-"<filename>.../dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages</filename>. It "
-"consists of a series of multi-line records, one for each package available "
-"in that directory. Only two lines in each record are relevant for setting "
-"APT priorities:"
+"Uses the archive stored locally (or NFS mounted) at /home/jason/debian for "
+"stable/main, stable/contrib, and stable/non-free."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:407
-msgid "the <literal>Package:</literal> line"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:242
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian stable main contrib non-free"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:408
-msgid "gives the package name"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:244
+msgid "As above, except this uses the unstable (development) distribution."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:411 apt_preferences.5.xml:461
-msgid "the <literal>Version:</literal> line"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:245
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:412
-msgid "gives the version number for the named package"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:247
+msgid "Source line for the above"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:417
-msgid ""
-"The <filename>Release</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
-"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable></filename>: for "
-"example, <filename>.../dists/stable/Release</filename>, or "
-"<filename>.../dists/&stable-codename;/Release</filename>. It consists of a "
-"single multi-line record which applies to <emphasis>all</emphasis> of the "
-"packages in the directory tree below its parent. Unlike the "
-"<filename>Packages</filename> file, nearly all of the lines in a "
-"<filename>Release</filename> file are relevant for setting APT priorities:"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:248
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "deb-src file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:428
-msgid "the <literal>Archive:</literal> or <literal>Suite:</literal> line"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:250
+msgid ""
+"The first line gets package information for the architectures in "
+"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> while the second always retrieves "
+"<literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>armel</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:429
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:252
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"names the archive to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
-"For example, the line \"Archive: stable\" or \"Suite: stable\" specifies "
-"that all of the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
-"<filename>Release</filename> file are in a <literal>stable</literal> "
-"archive. Specifying this value in the APT preferences file would require "
-"the line:"
+"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main\n"
+"deb [ arch=amd64,armel ] http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:439
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Pin: release a=stable\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:255
+msgid ""
+"Uses HTTP to access the archive at archive.debian.org, and uses only the "
+"hamm/main area."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:445
-msgid "the <literal>Codename:</literal> line"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:257
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:446
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:259
msgid ""
-"names the codename to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
-"For example, the line \"Codename: &testing-codename;\" specifies that all of "
-"the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
-"<filename>Release</filename> file belong to a version named "
-"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. Specifying this value in the APT "
-"preferences file would require the line:"
+"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
+"directory, and uses only the &stable-codename;/contrib area."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:455
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:261
#, no-wrap
-msgid "Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
+msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; contrib"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:462
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:263
msgid ""
-"names the release version. For example, the packages in the tree might "
-"belong to Debian release version 3.0. Note that there is normally no "
-"version number for the <literal>testing</literal> and "
-"<literal>unstable</literal> distributions because they have not been "
-"released yet. Specifying this in the APT preferences file would require one "
-"of the following lines."
+"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
+"directory, and uses only the unstable/contrib area. If this line appears as "
+"well as the one in the previous example in <filename>sources.list</filename> "
+"a single FTP session will be used for both resource lines."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:471
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:267
#, no-wrap
+msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:276
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "deb http://ftp.tlh.debian.org/universe unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:269
msgid ""
-"Pin: release v=3.0\n"
-"Pin: release a=stable, v=3.0\n"
-"Pin: release 3.0\n"
+"Uses HTTP to access the archive at ftp.tlh.debian.org, under the universe "
+"directory, and uses only files found under "
+"<filename>unstable/binary-i386</filename> on i386 machines, "
+"<filename>unstable/binary-amd64</filename> on amd64, and so forth for other "
+"supported architectures. [Note this example only illustrates how to use the "
+"substitution variable; official debian archives are not structured like "
+"this] <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:480
-msgid "the <literal>Component:</literal> line"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: sources.list.5.xml:281
+msgid "&apt-cache; &apt-conf;"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:481
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
+#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:28 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:28 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:28
+msgid "1"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:35
msgid ""
-"names the licensing component associated with the packages in the directory "
-"tree of the <filename>Release</filename> file. For example, the line "
-"\"Component: main\" specifies that all the packages in the directory tree "
-"are from the <literal>main</literal> component, which entails that they are "
-"licensed under terms listed in the Debian Free Software Guidelines. "
-"Specifying this component in the APT preferences file would require the "
-"line:"
+"Utility to extract <command>debconf</command> config and templates from "
+"Debian packages"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:490
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Pin: release c=main\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:41
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> will take one or more Debian package "
+"files as input and write out (to a temporary directory) all associated "
+"config scripts and template files. For each passed in package that contains "
+"config scripts and templates, one line of output will be generated in the "
+"format:"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:496
-msgid "the <literal>Origin:</literal> line"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:46
+msgid "package version template-file config-script"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:497
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:47
msgid ""
-"names the originator of the packages in the directory tree of the "
-"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
-"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this origin in the APT preferences "
-"file would require the line:"
+"template-file and config-script are written to the temporary directory "
+"specified by the <option>-t</option> or <option>--tempdir</option> "
+"(<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>) directory, with "
+"filenames of the form <filename>package.template.XXXXXX</filename> and "
+"<filename>package.config.XXXXXX</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:503
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Pin: release o=Debian\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:60
+msgid ""
+"Temporary directory in which to write extracted <command>debconf</command> "
+"template files and config scripts. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:509
-msgid "the <literal>Label:</literal> line"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:77
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> returns zero on normal operation, "
+"decimal 100 on error."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:510
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:35
+msgid "Utility to sort package index files"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:41
msgid ""
-"names the label of the packages in the directory tree of the "
-"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
-"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this label in the APT preferences "
-"file would require the line:"
+"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> will take an index file (source index or "
+"package index) and sort the records so that they are ordered by the package "
+"name. It will also sort the internal fields of each record according to the "
+"internal sorting rules."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:516
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "Pin: release l=Debian\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:47
+msgid "All output is sent to standard output; the input must be a seekable file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:523
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><
variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:56
msgid ""
-"All of the <filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> "
-"files retrieved from locations listed in the &sources-list; file are stored "
-"in the directory <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists</filename>, or in the file "
-"named by the variable <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> in the "
-"<filename>apt.conf</filename> file. For example, the file "
-"<filename>debian.lcs.mit.edu_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Release</filename> "
-"contains the <filename>Release</filename> file retrieved from the site "
-"<literal>debian.lcs.mit.edu</literal> for <literal>binary-i386</literal> "
-"architecture files from the <literal>contrib</literal> component of the "
-"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution."
+"Use source index field ordering. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::SortPkgs::Source</literal>."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:70
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
+"100 on error."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:35
+msgid "Utility to generate index files"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:41
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is the command line tool that generates "
+"the index files that APT uses to access a distribution source. The index "
+"files should be generated on the origin site based on the content of that "
+"site."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:45
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is a superset of the &dpkg-scanpackages; "
+"program, incorporating its entire functionality via the "
+"<literal>packages</literal> command. It also contains a contents file "
+"generator, <literal>contents</literal>, and an elaborate means to 'script' "
+"the generation process for a complete archive."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:51
+msgid ""
+"Internally <command>apt-ftparchive</command> can make use of binary "
+"databases to cache the contents of a .deb file and it does not rely on any "
+"external programs aside from &gzip;. When doing a full generate it "
+"automatically performs file-change checks and builds the desired compressed "
+"output files."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:62
+msgid ""
+"The packages command generates a package file from a directory tree. It "
+"takes the given directory and recursively searches it for .deb files, "
+"emitting a package record to stdout for each. This command is approximately "
+"equivalent to &dpkg-scanpackages;."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:67 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:91
+msgid "The option <option>--db</option> can be used to specify a binary caching DB."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:72
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>sources</literal> command generates a source index file from a "
+"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it "
+"for .dsc files, emitting a source record to stdout for each. This command is "
+"approximately equivalent to &dpkg-scansources;."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:77
+msgid ""
+"If an override file is specified then a source override file will be looked "
+"for with an extension of .src. The --source-override option can be used to "
+"change the source override file that will be used."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:84
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>contents</literal> command generates a contents file from a "
+"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it for "
+".deb files, and reads the file list from each file. It then sorts and writes "
+"to stdout the list of files matched to packages. Directories are not written "
+"to the output. If multiple packages own the same file then each package is "
+"separated by a comma in the output."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:96
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>release</literal> command generates a Release file from a "
+"directory tree. It recursively searches the given directory for uncompressed "
+"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Sources</filename> files and "
+"ones compressed with <command>gzip</command>, <command>bzip2</command> or "
+"<command>lzma</command> as well as <filename>Release</filename> and "
+"<filename>md5sum.txt</filename> files by default "
+"(<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Default-Patterns</literal>). Additional "
+"filename patterns can be added by listing them in "
+"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Patterns</literal>. It then writes to "
+"stdout a <filename>Release</filename> file containing an MD5, SHA1 and "
+"SHA256 digest for each file."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:106
+msgid ""
+"Values for the additional metadata fields in the Release file are taken from "
+"the corresponding variables under "
+"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release</literal>, "
+"e.g. <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin</literal>. The supported "
+"fields are: <literal>Origin</literal>, <literal>Label</literal>, "
+"<literal>Suite</literal>, <literal>Version</literal>, "
+"<literal>Codename</literal>, <literal>Date</literal>, "
+"<literal>Valid-Until</literal>, <literal>Architectures</literal>, "
+"<literal>Components</literal>, <literal>Description</literal>."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:119
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>generate</literal> command is designed to be runnable from a "
+"cron script and builds indexes according to the given config file. The "
+"config language provides a flexible means of specifying which index files "
+"are built from which directories, as well as providing a simple means of "
+"maintaining the required settings."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:128
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>clean</literal> command tidies the databases used by the given "
+"configuration file by removing any records that are no longer necessary."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:134
+msgid "The Generate Configuration"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:136
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>generate</literal> command uses a configuration file to "
+"describe the archives that are going to be generated. It follows the typical "
+"ISC configuration format as seen in ISC tools like bind 8 and dhcpd. "
+"&apt-conf; contains a description of the syntax. Note that the generate "
+"configuration is parsed in sectional manner, but &apt-conf; is parsed in a "
+"tree manner. This only effects how the scope tag is handled."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:144
+msgid "The generate configuration has four separate sections, each described below."
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:536
-msgid "Optional Lines in an APT Preferences Record"
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:146
+msgid "<literal>Dir</literal> Section"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:538
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:148
msgid ""
-"Each record in the APT preferences file can optionally begin with one or "
-"more lines beginning with the word <literal>Explanation:</literal>. This "
-"provides a place for comments."
+"The <literal>Dir</literal> section defines the standard directories needed "
+"to locate the files required during the generation process. These "
+"directories are prepended certain relative paths defined in later sections "
+"to produce a complete an absolute path."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:547
-msgid "Tracking Stable"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:155
+msgid ""
+"Specifies the root of the FTP archive, in a standard Debian configuration "
+"this is the directory that contains the <filename>ls-LR</filename> and dist "
+"nodes."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:555
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:162
+msgid "Specifies the location of the override files."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:167
+msgid "Specifies the location of the cache files."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:172
msgid ""
-"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated\n"
-"Explanation: package versions other than those in the stable distro\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release a=stable\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
-"\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
-"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
+"Specifies the location of the file list files, if the "
+"<literal>FileList</literal> setting is used below."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:178
+msgid "<literal>Default</literal> Section"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:549
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:180
msgid ""
-"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
-"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
-"<literal>stable</literal> distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
-"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> "
-"distributions. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"The <literal>Default</literal> section specifies default values, and "
+"settings that control the operation of the generator. Other sections may "
+"override these defaults with a per-section setting."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:186
+msgid ""
+"Sets the default compression schemes to use for the package index files. It "
+"is a string that contains a space separated list of at least one of: '.' (no "
+"compression), 'gzip' and 'bzip2'. The default for all compression schemes is "
+"'. gzip'."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:194
+msgid ""
+"Sets the default list of file extensions that are package files. This "
+"defaults to '.deb'."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:200
+msgid ""
+"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
+"controls the compression for the Sources files."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:206
+msgid ""
+"Sets the default list of file extensions that are source files. This "
+"defaults to '.dsc'."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:572 apt_preferences.5.xml:618 apt_preferences.5.xml:676
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:212
msgid ""
-"apt-get install <replaceable>package-name</replaceable>\n"
-"apt-get upgrade\n"
-"apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
+"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
+"controls the compression for the Contents files."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:567
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:218
msgid ""
-"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
-"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
-"<literal>stable</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
-"id=\"0\"/>"
+"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
+"controls the compression for the Translation-en master file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:584
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/testing\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:224
+msgid ""
+"Specifies the number of kilobytes to delink (and replace with hard links) "
+"per run. This is used in conjunction with the per-section "
+"<literal>External-Links</literal> setting."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:578
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:231
msgid ""
-"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
-"latest version from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution; the package "
-"will not be upgraded again unless this command is given again. <placeholder "
-"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Specifies the mode of all created index files. It defaults to 0644. All "
+"index files are set to this mode with no regard to the umask."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:590
-msgid "Tracking Testing or Unstable"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:238 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:384
+msgid ""
+"Specifies whether long descriptions should be included in the "
+"<filename>Packages</filename> file or split out into a master "
+"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:599
-#, no-wrap
-msgid ""
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release a=testing\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
-"\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
-"\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
-"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:244
+msgid "<literal>TreeDefault</literal> Section"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:592
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:246
msgid ""
-"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a high priority "
-"to package versions from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution, a "
-"lower priority to package versions from the <literal>unstable</literal> "
-"distribution, and a prohibitively low priority to package versions from "
-"other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions. <placeholder "
-"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Sets defaults specific to <literal>Tree</literal> sections. All of these "
+"variables are substitution variables and have the strings $(DIST), "
+"$(SECTION) and $(ARCH) replaced with their respective values."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:613
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:253
msgid ""
-"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
-"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
-"<literal>testing</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
-"id=\"0\"/>"
+"Sets the number of kilobytes of contents files that are generated each "
+"day. The contents files are round-robined so that over several days they "
+"will all be rebuilt."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:633
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/unstable\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:260
+msgid ""
+"Controls the number of days a contents file is allowed to be checked without "
+"changing. If this limit is passed the mtime of the contents file is "
+"updated. This case can occur if the package file is changed in such a way "
+"that does not result in a new contents file [override edit for instance]. A "
+"hold off is allowed in hopes that new .debs will be installed, requiring a "
+"new file anyhow. The default is 10, the units are in days."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:624
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:271
msgid ""
-"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
-"latest version from the <literal>unstable</literal> distribution. "
-"Thereafter, <command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to "
-"the most recent <literal>testing</literal> version if that is more recent "
-"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
-"<literal>unstable</literal> version if that is more recent than the "
-"installed version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Sets the top of the .deb directory tree. Defaults to "
+"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:640
-msgid "Tracking the evolution of a codename release"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:277
+msgid ""
+"Sets the top of the source package directory tree. Defaults to "
+"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:654
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:283
msgid ""
-"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated package "
-"versions\n"
-"Explanation: other than those in the distribution codenamed with "
-"&testing-codename; or sid\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
-"\n"
-"Explanation: Debian unstable is always codenamed with sid\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release n=sid\n"
-"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
-"\n"
-"Package: *\n"
-"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
-"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
+"Sets the output Packages file. Defaults to "
+"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/Packages</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:642
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:289
msgid ""
-"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
-"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
-"specified codename of a distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
-"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions, "
-"codenames and archives. Note that with this APT preference APT will follow "
-"the migration of a release from the archive <literal>testing</literal> to "
-"<literal>stable</literal> and later <literal>oldstable</literal>. If you "
-"want to follow for example the progress in <literal>testing</literal> "
-"notwithstanding the codename changes you should use the example "
-"configurations above. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Sets the output Sources file. Defaults to "
+"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/Sources</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:671
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:295
msgid ""
-"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
-"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest version(s) in "
-"the release codenamed with <literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. "
-"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Sets the output Translation-en master file with the long descriptions if "
+"they should be not included in the Packages file. Defaults to "
+"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/i18n/Translation-en</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:691
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/sid\n"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:302
+msgid ""
+"Sets the path prefix that causes a symlink to be considered an internal link "
+"instead of an external link. Defaults to "
+"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/</filename>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:682
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:309
msgid ""
-"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
-"latest version from the <literal>sid</literal> distribution. Thereafter, "
-"<command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to the most "
-"recent <literal>&testing-codename;</literal> version if that is more recent "
-"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
-"<literal>sid</literal> version if that is more recent than the installed "
-"version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"Sets the output Contents file. Defaults to "
+"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/Contents-$(ARCH)</filename>. If this setting "
+"causes multiple Packages files to map onto a single Contents file (as is the "
+"default) then <command>apt-ftparchive</command> will integrate those "
+"package files together automatically."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: apt_preferences.5.xml:706
-msgid "&apt-get; &apt-cache; &apt-conf; &sources-list;"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:318
+msgid "Sets header file to prepend to the contents output."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:33
-msgid "Package resource list for APT"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:323
+msgid ""
+"Sets the binary cache database to use for this section. Multiple sections "
+"can share the same database."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:37
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:329
msgid ""
-"The package resource list is used to locate archives of the package "
-"distribution system in use on the system. At this time, this manual page "
-"documents only the packaging system used by the Debian system. This control "
-"file is <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>."
+"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
+"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
+"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:42
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:336
msgid ""
-"The source list is designed to support any number of active sources and a "
-"variety of source media. The file lists one source per line, with the most "
-"preferred source listed first. The format of each line is: <literal>type uri "
-"args</literal> The first item, <literal>type</literal> determines the format "
-"for <literal>args</literal>. <literal>uri</literal> is a Universal Resource "
-"Identifier (URI), which is a superset of the more specific and well-known "
-"Universal Resource Locator, or URL. The rest of the line can be marked as a "
-"comment by using a #."
+"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
+"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
+"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory. "
+"This is used when processing source indexes."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:53
-msgid "sources.list.d"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:344
+msgid "<literal>Tree</literal> Section"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:54
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:346
msgid ""
-"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</filename> directory provides a way to "
-"add sources.list entries in separate files. The format is the same as for "
-"the regular <filename>sources.list</filename> file. File names need to end "
-"with <filename>.list</filename> and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), "
-"digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. "
-"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file if the file "
-"doesn't match a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
-"configuration list - in this case it will be silently ignored."
+"The <literal>Tree</literal> section defines a standard Debian file tree "
+"which consists of a base directory, then multiple sections in that base "
+"directory and finally multiple Architectures in each section. The exact "
+"pathing used is defined by the <literal>Directory</literal> substitution "
+"variable."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:65
-msgid "The deb and deb-src types"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:351
+msgid ""
+"The <literal>Tree</literal> section takes a scope tag which sets the "
+"<literal>$(DIST)</literal> variable and defines the root of the tree (the "
+"path is prefixed by <literal>ArchiveDir</literal>). Typically this is a "
+"setting such as <filename>dists/&stable-codename;</filename>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:66
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:356
msgid ""
-"The <literal>deb</literal> type describes a typical two-level Debian "
-"archive, <filename>distribution/component</filename>. Typically, "
-"<literal>distribution</literal> is generally an archivename like "
-"<literal>stable</literal> or <literal>testing</literal> or a codename like "
-"<literal>&stable-codename;</literal> or "
-"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal> while component is one of "
-"<literal>main</literal> <literal>contrib</literal> or "
-"<literal>non-free</literal>. The <literal>deb-src</literal> type describes a "
-"debian distribution's source code in the same form as the "
-"<literal>deb</literal> type. A <literal>deb-src</literal> line is required "
-"to fetch source indexes."
+"All of the settings defined in the <literal>TreeDefault</literal> section "
+"can be used in a <literal>Tree</literal> section as well as three new "
+"variables."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:78
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:362
+#, no-wrap
msgid ""
-"The format for a <filename>sources.list</filename> entry using the "
-"<literal>deb</literal> and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:"
+"for i in Sections do \n"
+" for j in Architectures do\n"
+" Generate for DIST=scope SECTION=i ARCH=j\n"
+" "
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:81
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb [ options ] uri distribution [component1] [component2] [...]"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:359
+msgid ""
+"When processing a <literal>Tree</literal> section "
+"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> performs an operation similar to: "
+"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:83
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:370
msgid ""
-"The URI for the <literal>deb</literal> type must specify the base of the "
-"Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. "
-"<literal>distribution</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the "
-"components must be omitted and <literal>distribution</literal> must end with "
-"a slash (/). This is useful for when the case only a particular sub-section "
-"of the archive denoted by the URI is of interest. If "
-"<literal>distribution</literal> does not specify an exact path, at least one "
-"<literal>component</literal> must be present."
+"This is a space separated list of sections which appear under the "
+"distribution; typically this is something like <literal>main contrib "
+"non-free</literal>"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:92
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:377
msgid ""
-"<literal>distribution</literal> may also contain a variable, "
-"<literal>$(ARCH)</literal> which expands to the Debian architecture (i386, "
-"m68k, powerpc, ...) used on the system. This permits "
-"architecture-independent <filename>sources.list</filename> files to be "
-"used. In general this is only of interest when specifying an exact path, "
-"<literal>APT</literal> will automatically generate a URI with the current "
-"architecture otherwise."
+"This is a space separated list of all the architectures that appear under "
+"search section. The special architecture 'source' is used to indicate that "
+"this tree has a source archive."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:100
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:390
msgid ""
-"Since only one distribution can be specified per line it may be necessary to "
-"have multiple lines for the same URI, if a subset of all available "
-"distributions or components at that location is desired. APT will sort the "
-"URI list after it has generated a complete set internally, and will collapse "
-"multiple references to the same Internet host, for instance, into a single "
-"connection, so that it does not inefficiently establish an FTP connection, "
-"close it, do something else, and then re-establish a connection to that same "
-"host. This feature is useful for accessing busy FTP sites with limits on the "
-"number of simultaneous anonymous users. APT also parallelizes connections to "
-"different hosts to more effectively deal with sites with low bandwidth."
+"Sets the binary override file. The override file contains section, priority "
+"and maintainer address information."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:112
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:396
msgid ""
-"<literal>options</literal> is always optional and needs to be surounded by "
-"square brackets. It can consist of multiple settings in the form "
-"<literal><replaceable>setting</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>. "
-"Multiple settings are separated by spaces. The following settings are "
-"supported by APT, note though that unsupported settings will be ignored "
-"silently:"
+"Sets the source override file. The override file contains section "
+"information."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:117
-msgid ""
-"<literal>arch=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
-"can be used to specify for which architectures packages information should "
-"be downloaded. If this option is not set all architectures defined by the "
-"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> option will be downloaded."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:402 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:448
+msgid "Sets the binary extra override file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:121
-msgid ""
-"<literal>trusted=yes</literal> can be set to indicate that packages from "
-"this source are always authenticated even if the "
-"<filename>Release</filename> file is not signed or the signature can't be "
-"checked. This disables parts of &apt-secure; and should therefore only be "
-"used in a local and trusted context. <literal>trusted=no</literal> is the "
-"opposite which handles even correctly authenticated sources as not "
-"authenticated."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:407 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:453
+msgid "Sets the source extra override file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:128
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:412
+msgid "<literal>BinDirectory</literal> Section"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:414
msgid ""
-"It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most "
-"preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting by "
-"speed from fastest to slowest (CD-ROM followed by hosts on a local network, "
-"followed by distant Internet hosts, for example)."
+"The <literal>bindirectory</literal> section defines a binary directory tree "
+"with no special structure. The scope tag specifies the location of the "
+"binary directory and the settings are similar to the <literal>Tree</literal> "
+"section with no substitution variables or "
+"<literal>Section</literal><literal>Architecture</literal> settings."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:133
-msgid "Some examples:"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:422
+msgid "Sets the Packages file output."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:135
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:427
msgid ""
-"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main contrib non-free\n"
-"deb http://security.debian.org/ &stable-codename;/updates main contrib "
-"non-free\n"
-" "
+"Sets the Sources file output. At least one of <literal>Packages</literal> or "
+"<literal>Sources</literal> is required."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:141
-msgid "URI specification"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:433
+msgid "Sets the Contents file output (optional)."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:143
-msgid "The currently recognized URI types are:"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:438
+msgid "Sets the binary override file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:147
-msgid ""
-"The file scheme allows an arbitrary directory in the file system to be "
-"considered an archive. This is useful for NFS mounts and local mirrors or "
-"archives."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:443
+msgid "Sets the source override file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:154
-msgid ""
-"The cdrom scheme allows APT to use a local CD-ROM drive with media "
-"swapping. Use the &apt-cdrom; program to create cdrom entries in the source "
-"list."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:458
+msgid "Sets the cache DB."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:161
-msgid ""
-"The http scheme specifies an HTTP server for the archive. If an environment "
-"variable <envar>http_proxy</envar> is set with the format "
-"http://server:port/, the proxy server specified in <envar>http_proxy</envar> "
-"will be used. Users of authenticated HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string of "
-"the format http://user:pass@server:port/. Note that this is an insecure "
-"method of authentication."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:463
+msgid "Appends a path to all the output paths."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:172
-msgid ""
-"The ftp scheme specifies an FTP server for the archive. APT's FTP behavior "
-"is highly configurable; for more information see the &apt-conf; manual "
-"page. Please note that a ftp proxy can be specified by using the "
-"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable. It is possible to specify a "
-"http proxy (http proxy servers often understand ftp urls) using this method "
-"and ONLY this method. ftp proxies using http specified in the configuration "
-"file will be ignored."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:468
+msgid "Specifies the file list file."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:183
-msgid ""
-"The copy scheme is identical to the file scheme except that packages are "
-"copied into the cache directory instead of used directly at their location. "
-"This is useful for people using a zip disk to copy files around with APT."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:475
+msgid "The Binary Override File"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:190
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:476
msgid ""
-"The rsh/ssh method invokes rsh/ssh to connect to a remote host as a given "
-"user and access the files. It is a good idea to do prior arrangements with "
-"RSA keys or rhosts. Access to files on the remote uses standard "
-"<command>find</command> and <command>dd</command> commands to perform the "
-"file transfers from the remote."
+"The binary override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scanpackages;. It "
+"contains four fields separated by spaces. The first field is the package "
+"name, the second is the priority to force that package to, the third is the "
+"section to force that package to and the final field is the maintainer "
+"permutation field."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:198
-msgid "adding more recognizable URI types"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:482
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "old [// oldn]* => new"
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:200
-msgid ""
-"APT can be extended with more methods shipped in other optional packages "
-"which should follow the nameing scheme "
-"<package>apt-transport-<replaceable>method</replaceable></package>. The APT "
-"team e.g. maintains also the <package>apt-transport-https</package> package "
-"which provides access methods for https-URIs with features similar to the "
-"http method, but other methods for using e.g. debtorrent are also available, "
-"see &apt-transport-debtorrent;."
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:484
+#, no-wrap
+msgid "new"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:212
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:481
msgid ""
-"Uses the archive stored locally (or NFS mounted) at /home/jason/debian for "
-"stable/main, stable/contrib, and stable/non-free."
+"The general form of the maintainer field is: <placeholder "
+"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> or simply, <placeholder "
+"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"1\"/> The first form allows a double-slash "
+"separated list of old email addresses to be specified. If any of those are "
+"found then new is substituted for the maintainer field. The second form "
+"unconditionally substitutes the maintainer field."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:214
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian stable main contrib non-free"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:492
+msgid "The Source Override File"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:216
-msgid "As above, except this uses the unstable (development) distribution."
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:494
+msgid ""
+"The source override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scansources;. It "
+"contains two fields separated by spaces. The first field is the source "
+"package name, the second is the section to assign it."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:217
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:499
+msgid "The Extra Override File"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:219
-msgid "Source line for the above"
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:501
+msgid ""
+"The extra override file allows any arbitrary tag to be added or replaced in "
+"the output. It has three columns, the first is the package, the second is "
+"the tag and the remainder of the line is the new value."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:220
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb-src file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:512
+msgid ""
+"Generate the given checksum. These options default to on, when turned off "
+"the generated index files will not have the checksum fields where possible. "
+"Configuration Items: "
+"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> and "
+"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Index</replaceable>::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> "
+"where <literal><replaceable>Index</replaceable></literal> can be "
+"<literal>Packages</literal>, <literal>Sources</literal> or "
+"<literal>Release</literal> and "
+"<literal><replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> can be "
+"<literal>MD5</literal>, <literal>SHA1</literal> or "
+"<literal>SHA256</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:222
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:523
msgid ""
-"The first line gets package information for the architectures in "
-"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> while the second always retrieves "
-"<literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>armel</literal>."
+"Use a binary caching DB. This has no effect on the generate command. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DB</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:224
-#, no-wrap
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:529
msgid ""
-"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main\n"
-"deb [ arch=amd64,armel ] http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main"
+"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
+"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
+"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
+"file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:227
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:537
msgid ""
-"Uses HTTP to access the archive at archive.debian.org, and uses only the "
-"hamm/main area."
+"Perform Delinking. If the <literal>External-Links</literal> setting is used "
+"then this option actually enables delinking of the files. It defaults to on "
+"and can be turned off with <option>--no-delink</option>. Configuration "
+"Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DeLinkAct</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:229
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:545
+msgid ""
+"Perform contents generation. When this option is set and package indexes are "
+"being generated with a cache DB then the file listing will also be extracted "
+"and stored in the DB for later use. When using the generate command this "
+"option also allows the creation of any Contents files. The default is on. "
+"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Contents</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:231
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:555
msgid ""
-"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
-"directory, and uses only the &stable-codename;/contrib area."
+"Select the source override file to use with the <literal>sources</literal> "
+"command. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::SourceOverride</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:233
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; contrib"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:561
+msgid ""
+"Make the caching databases read only. Configuration Item: "
+"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::ReadOnlyDB</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:235
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:566
msgid ""
-"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
-"directory, and uses only the unstable/contrib area. If this line appears as "
-"well as the one in the previous example in <filename>sources.list</filename> "
-"a single FTP session will be used for both resource lines."
+"Accept in the <literal>packages</literal> and <literal>contents</literal> "
+"commands only package files matching <literal>*_arch.deb</literal> or "
+"<literal>*_all.deb</literal> instead of all package files in the given "
+"path. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Architecture</literal>."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:239
-#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib"
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:574
+msgid ""
+"&apt-ftparchive; caches as much as possible of metadata in a cachedb. If "
+"packages are recompiled and/or republished with the same version again, this "
+"will lead to problems as the now outdated cached metadata like size and "
+"checksums will be used. With this option enabled this will no longer happen "
+"as it will be checked if the file was changed. Note that this option is set "
+"to \"<literal>false</literal>\" by default as it is not recommend to upload "
+"multiply versions/builds of a package with the same versionnumber, so in "
+"theory nobody will have these problems and therefore all these extra checks "
+"are useless."
msgstr ""
-#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:248
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:586
+msgid ""
+"This configuration option defaults to \"<literal>true</literal>\" and should "
+"only be set to <literal>\"false\"</literal> if the Archive generated with "
+"&apt-ftparchive; also provides <filename>Translation</filename> files. Note "
+"that the <filename>Translation-en</filename> master file can only be created "
+"in the generate command."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><programlisting>
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:604
#, no-wrap
-msgid "deb http://ftp.tlh.debian.org/universe unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/"
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> packages "
+"<replaceable>directory</replaceable> | <command>gzip</command> > "
+"<filename>Packages.gz</filename>\n"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:241
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:600
msgid ""
-"Uses HTTP to access the archive at ftp.tlh.debian.org, under the universe "
-"directory, and uses only files found under "
-"<filename>unstable/binary-i386</filename> on i386 machines, "
-"<filename>unstable/binary-amd64</filename> on amd64, and so forth for other "
-"supported architectures. [Note this example only illustrates how to use the "
-"substitution variable; official debian archives are not structured like "
-"this] <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
+"To create a compressed Packages file for a directory containing binary "
+"packages (.deb): <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""
#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
-#: sources.list.5.xml:253
-msgid "&apt-cache; &apt-conf;"
+#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:614
+msgid ""
+"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
+"100 on error."
msgstr ""
#. type: <title></title>
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