- <listitem><para>No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not
- actually change the system.
- Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
-
- <para>Simulation run as user will deactivate locking (<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>)
- automatic. Also a notice will be displayed indicating that this is only a simulation,
- if the option <literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set (Default: true).
- Neither NoLocking nor the notice will be triggered if run as root (root should know what
- he is doing without further warnings by <literal>apt-get</literal>).</para>
-
- <para>Simulate prints out
- a series of lines each one representing a dpkg operation, Configure (Conf),
- Remove (Remv), Unpack (Inst). Square brackets indicate broken packages
- and empty set of square brackets meaning breaks that are of no consequence
- (rare).</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur
+ based on the current system state but do not actually change the
+ system. Locking will be disabled (<option>Debug::NoLocking</option>)
+ so the system state could change while <command>apt-get</command> is
+ running. Simulations can also be executed by non-root users which might
+ not have read access to all apt configuration distorting the simulation.
+ A notice expressing this warning is also shown by default for non-root
+ users (<option>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</option>).
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
+
+ <para>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).</para></listitem>