<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
%aptent;
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
+%aptverbatiment;
+
]>
<refentry>
</option>
</arg>
<arg>
- <option>-t=</option>
- <group choice='req'>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- <replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
- </arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
- </arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- <replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
- </arg>
- </group>
+ <option>-t=</option>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ <replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
+ </arg>
</arg>
<group choice="req">
=<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
- /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
- </arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+ /<replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
</arg>
</group>
</arg>
=<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg choice='plain'>
- /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
- </arg>
- <arg choice='plain'>
- /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+ /<replaceable>target_release</replaceable>
</arg>
</group>
</arg>
<para><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;, &gnome-apt; and &wajig;.</para>
+ &aptitude;, &synaptic; and &wajig;.</para>
<para>Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, one of the
commands below must be present.</para>
for broken dependencies.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>download</term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>download</literal> will download the given
+ binary package into the current directoy.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>clean</term>
<listitem><para><literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved package
files. It removes everything but the lock file from
<listitem><para><literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were automatically
installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term>changelog</term>
+ <listitem><para><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>http://packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> for
+ Debian or <ulink>http://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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--install-suggests</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
<listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--install-recommends</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Also install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Do not install recommended packages.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry><term><option>--ignore-hold</option></term>
<listitem><para>Ignore package Holds; This causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a hold
placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with