&synopsis-command-apt-mark;
<refsect1><title>Description</title>
- <para><command>apt-mark</command> can be used as a unified frontend to set
- various settings for a package like marking a package as being
+ <para><command>apt-mark</command> can be used as a unified front-end to set
+ various settings for a package, such as marking a package as being
automatically/manually installed or changing <command>dpkg</command>
selections such as hold, install, deinstall and purge which are respected
e.g. by <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> or <command>aptitude</command>.
</para>
- </refsect1><refsect1><title>Automatically and manually installed packages</title>
+ </refsect1><refsect1><title>Automatically and Manually Installed Packages</title>
<para>
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, while
- package you installed explicitely is marked as manually installed.
- Once a automatically installed package is no longer depended on
+ dependencies are marked as being automatically installed, while the
+ package you installed explicitly is marked as manually installed.
+ Once an automatically installed package is no longer depended on
by any manually installed package it is considered no longer needed
and e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>
will at least suggest removing them.
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
- </refsect1><refsect1><title>Prevent changes for a package</title>
+ </refsect1><refsect1><title>Prevent Changes for a Package</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>hold</option></term>
<listitem><para><literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- </refsect1><refsect1><title>Shedule packages for install, remove and purge</title>
+ </refsect1><refsect1><title>Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge</title>
<para>
- Some frontends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used to
- apply previously sheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes
- can be sheduled with the <option>install</option>, <option>remove</option>
+ Some front-ends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used to
+ apply previously scheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes
+ can be scheduled with the <option>install</option>, <option>remove</option>
(also known as <option>deinstall</option>) and <option>purge</option> commands.
Packages with a specific selection can be displayed with <option>showinstall</option>,
<option>showremove</option> and <option>showpurge</option> respectively.