* [BREAK] merged lp:~mvo/apt/history

[apt.git] / doc / examples / configure-index

diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index
index ac2f2997d9a75aa555ee8363bfa203808adeda7f..f07302efd4c0c56e26b77b202f62cec4196753b5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/examples/configure-index
+++ b/doc/examples/configure-index
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-// $Id: configure-index,v 1.10 2004/07/17 19:37:16 mdz Exp $

 /* This file is an index of all APT configuration directives. It should
    NOT actually be used as a real config file, though it is (except for the
    last line) a completely valid file. Most of the options have sane default
 /* This file is an index of all APT configuration directives. It should
    NOT actually be used as a real config file, though it is (except for the
    last line) a completely valid file. Most of the options have sane default

-   values, unless you have specific needs you should NOT include arbitary
+   values, unless you have specific needs you should NOT include arbitrary

    items in a custom configuration.
    
    In some instances involving filenames it is possible to set the default
    items in a custom configuration.
    
    In some instances involving filenames it is possible to set the default


@@ -24,11 +23,17 @@ APT
 {
   Architecture "i386";
   Build-Essential "build-essential";
 {
   Architecture "i386";
   Build-Essential "build-essential";

-  
+
+  NeverAutoRemove  { "linux-image.*";  };  // packages that should never
+                                            // considered for autoRemove
+

   // Options for apt-get
   Get 
   {
      Arch-Only "false";
   // Options for apt-get
   Get 
   {
      Arch-Only "false";

+     AllowUnauthenticated "false";
+     AutomaticRemove "false";       
+     HideAutoRemove "false";

      Download-Only "false";
      Simulate "false";
      Assume-Yes "false";
      Download-Only "false";
      Simulate "false";
      Assume-Yes "false";


@@ -49,6 +54,8 @@ APT
      Only-Source "";
      Diff-Only "false";
      Tar-Only "false";
      Only-Source "";
      Diff-Only "false";
      Tar-Only "false";

+     Build-Dep-Automatic "true";
+     Show-User-Simulation-Note "true";

   };
 
   Cache 
   };
 
   Cache 


@@ -72,14 +79,15 @@ APT
      NoAct "false";
   };
 
      NoAct "false";
   };
 

-  Authentication
+  Update

   {
   {

-     TrustCDROM "false";            // consider the CDROM always trusted
+     Pre-Invoke {"touch /var/lib/apt/pre-update-stamp"; };
+     Post-Invoke {"touch /var/lib/apt/post-update-stamp"; };

   };
 
   };
 

-  GPGV
+  Authentication

   {
   {

-     TrustedKeyring "/etc/apt/trusted.gpg";
+     TrustCDROM "false";            // consider the CDROM always trusted

   };
 
   // Some general options
   };
 
   // Some general options


@@ -90,12 +98,69 @@ APT
   Cache-Limit "4194304";
   Default-Release "";
 
   Cache-Limit "4194304";
   Default-Release "";
 

+  // consider Recommends, Suggests as important dependencies that should
+  // be installed by default
+  Install-Recommends "true";
+  Install-Suggests "false";
+
+  // consider dependencies of packages in this section manual
+  Never-MarkAuto-Sections {"metapackages"; "universe/metapackages"; };

 
   // Write progress messages on this fd (for stuff like base-config)
   Status-Fd "-1";
   // Keep the list of FDs open (normally apt closes all fds when it
   // does a ExecFork)
   Keep-Fds {};
 
   // Write progress messages on this fd (for stuff like base-config)
   Status-Fd "-1";
   // Keep the list of FDs open (normally apt closes all fds when it
   // does a ExecFork)
   Keep-Fds {};

+
+  // control parameters for cron jobs by /etc/cron.daily/apt
+  Periodic
+  {
+  BackupArchiveInterval "0";
+  // - Backup after n-days if archive contents changed.(0=disable)
+
+  BackupLevel "3";
+  // - Backup level.(0=disable), 1 is invalid.
+
+  // APT::Archives::MaxAge "0"; (old, deprecated)
+  MaxAge "0"; // (new)
+  // - Set maximum allowed age of a cache package file. If a cache 
+  //   package file is older it is deleted (0=disable)
+
+  // APT::Archives::MinAge "2"; (old, deprecated)
+  MinAge "2"; // (new)
+  // - Set minimum age of a package file. If a file is younger it
+  //   will not be deleted (0=disable). Usefull to prevent races 
+  //   and to keep backups of the packages for emergency.
+
+  // APT::Archives::MaxSize "0"; (old, deprecated)
+  MaxSize "0"; // (new)
+  // - Set maximum size of the cache in MB (0=disable). If the cache
+  //   is bigger, cached package files are deleted until the size
+  //   requirement is met (the biggest packages will be deleted 
+  //   first).
+
+  Update-Package-Lists "0";
+  // - Do "apt-get update" automatically every n-days (0=disable)
+  //   
+  Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
+  // - Do "apt-get upgrade --download-only" every n-days (0=disable)
+  //
+  Unattended-Upgrade "0";
+  // - Run the "unattended-upgrade" security upgrade script 
+  //   every n-days (0=disabled)
+  //   Requires the package "unattended-upgrades" and will write
+  //   a log in /var/log/unattended-upgrades
+  //
+  AutocleanInterval "0";
+  // - Do "apt-get autoclean" every n-days (0=disable)
+
+  Verbose "0";
+  // - Send report mail to root
+  //   0:  no report             (or null string)
+  //   1:  progress report       (actually any string)
+  //   2:  + command outputs     (remove -qq, remove 2>/dev/null, add -d)
+  //   3:  + trace on            
+  };

 };
 
 // Options for the downloading routines
 };
 
 // Options for the downloading routines


@@ -106,7 +171,10 @@ Acquire
   Source-Symlinks "true";
 
   PDiffs "true";     // try to get the IndexFile diffs
   Source-Symlinks "true";
 
   PDiffs "true";     // try to get the IndexFile diffs

-  
+  PDiffs::FileLimit "4"; // don't use diffs if we would need more than 4 diffs
+  PDiffs::SizeLimit "50"; // don't use diffs if size of all patches excess
+                         // 50% of the size of the original file
+

   // HTTP method configuration
   http 
   {
   // HTTP method configuration
   http 
   {


@@ -114,12 +182,44 @@ Acquire
     Proxy::http.us.debian.org "DIRECT";  // Specific per-host setting
     Timeout "120";
     Pipeline-Depth "5";
     Proxy::http.us.debian.org "DIRECT";  // Specific per-host setting
     Timeout "120";
     Pipeline-Depth "5";

-    
+    AllowRedirect  "true";
+

     // Cache Control. Note these do not work with Squid 2.0.2
     No-Cache "false";
     Max-Age "86400";     // 1 Day age on index files
     No-Store "false";    // Prevent the cache from storing archives    
     Dl-Limit "7";        // 7Kb/sec maximum download rate
     // Cache Control. Note these do not work with Squid 2.0.2
     No-Cache "false";
     Max-Age "86400";     // 1 Day age on index files
     No-Store "false";    // Prevent the cache from storing archives    
     Dl-Limit "7";        // 7Kb/sec maximum download rate

+    User-Agent "Debian APT-HTTP/1.3";
+  };
+
+
+
+  // HTTPS method configuration: uses the http
+  // - proxy config
+  // - cache-control values
+  // - Dl-Limit, Timout, ... values
+  // if not set explicit for https
+  //
+  // see /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/apt-https-method-example.conf.gz
+  // for more examples
+  https
+  {
+       Verify-Peer "false";
+       SslCert "/etc/apt/some.pem";
+       CaPath  "/etc/ssl/certs";
+       Verify-Host" "true";
+       AllowRedirect  "true";
+
+       Timeout "120";
+       AllowRedirect  "true";
+
+       // Cache Control. Note these do not work with Squid 2.0.2
+       No-Cache "false";
+       Max-Age "86400";     // 1 Day age on index files
+       No-Store "false";    // Prevent the cache from storing archives
+       Dl-Limit "7";        // 7Kb/sec maximum download rate
+
+       User-Agent "Debian APT-CURL/1.0";

   };
 
   ftp
   };
 
   ftp


@@ -140,7 +240,7 @@ Acquire
     Timeout "120";
     
     /* Passive mode control, proxy, non-proxy and per-host. Pasv mode
     Timeout "120";
     
     /* Passive mode control, proxy, non-proxy and per-host. Pasv mode

-       is prefered if possible */
+       is preferred if possible */

     Passive "true";
     Proxy::Passive "true";
     Passive::http.us.debian.org "true"; // Specific per-host setting
     Passive "true";
     Proxy::Passive "true";
     Passive::http.us.debian.org "true"; // Specific per-host setting


@@ -148,6 +248,10 @@ Acquire
   
   cdrom
   {
   
   cdrom
   {

+    // do auto detection of the cdrom mountpoint
+    AutoDetect "true";
+    
+    // cdrom mountpoint (needs to be defined in fstab if AutoDetect is not used)

     mount "/cdrom";
 
     // You need the trailing slash!
     mount "/cdrom";
 
     // You need the trailing slash!


@@ -160,7 +264,25 @@ Acquire
 
   gpgv
   {
 
   gpgv
   {

-   Options {"--ignore-time-conflict";} // not very usefull on a normal system
+   Options {"--ignore-time-conflict";} // not very useful on a normal system
+  };
+
+  CompressionTypes
+  {
+    bz2 "bzip2";
+    lzma "lzma";
+    gz "gzip";
+
+    Order { "gz"; "lzma"; "bz2"; };
+  };
+
+  Languages
+  {
+     "environment";
+     "de";
+     "en";
+     "none";
+     "fr";

   };
 };
 
   };
 };
 


@@ -180,16 +302,25 @@ Dir "/"
   // Location of the cache dir
   Cache "var/cache/apt/" {
      Archives "archives/";
   // Location of the cache dir
   Cache "var/cache/apt/" {
      Archives "archives/";

+     // backup directory created by /etc/cron.daily/apt
+     Backup "backup/"; 

      srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
      pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";     
   };
   
   // Config files
   Etc "etc/apt/" {
      srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
      pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";     
   };
   
   // Config files
   Etc "etc/apt/" {

-     SourceList "sources.list";

      Main "apt.conf";
      Main "apt.conf";

-     Preferences "preferences";     
+     Netrc "auth.conf";

      Parts "apt.conf.d/";
      Parts "apt.conf.d/";

+     Preferences "preferences";
+     PreferencesParts "preferences.d";
+     SourceList "sources.list";
+     SourceParts "sources.list.d";
+     VendorList "vendors.list";
+     VendorParts "vendors.list.d";
+     Trusted "trusted.gpg";
+     TrustedParts "trusted.gpg.d";

   };
   
   // Locations of binaries
   };
   
   // Locations of binaries


@@ -203,6 +334,26 @@ Dir "/"
      apt-get "/usr/bin/apt-get";
      apt-cache "/usr/bin/apt-cache";
   };
      apt-get "/usr/bin/apt-get";
      apt-cache "/usr/bin/apt-cache";
   };

+
+  // Location of the logfile
+  Log "var/log/apt" {
+       Terminal "term.log";
+       History "history.log";
+  };
+
+  // Media 
+  Media 
+  {
+       // Media AutoDetect mount path
+       MountPath "/media/apt";
+  };
+
+  // Media 
+  Media 
+  {
+       // Media AutoDetect mount path
+       MountPath "/media/apt";
+  };

 };
 
 // Things that effect the APT dselect method
 };
 
 // Things that effect the APT dselect method


@@ -215,18 +366,25 @@ DSelect
    CheckDir "no";
 }
 
    CheckDir "no";
 }
 

-DPkg 
+DPkg

 {
 {

+   // let apt aggressivly use dpkg triggers
+   NoTriggers "true";
+   NoConfigure "true";
+   ConfigurePending "true";
+

    // Probably don't want to use force-downgrade..
    Options {"--force-overwrite";"--force-downgrade";}
    // Probably don't want to use force-downgrade..
    Options {"--force-overwrite";"--force-downgrade";}

-   
+

    // Auto re-mounting of a readonly /usr
    Pre-Invoke {"mount -o remount,rw /usr";};
    Post-Invoke {"mount -o remount,ro /usr";};
    // Auto re-mounting of a readonly /usr
    Pre-Invoke {"mount -o remount,rw /usr";};
    Post-Invoke {"mount -o remount,ro /usr";};

-   
+
+   Chroot-Directory "/";
+

    // Prevents daemons from getting cwd as something mountable (default)
    Run-Directory "/";
    // Prevents daemons from getting cwd as something mountable (default)
    Run-Directory "/";

-   
+

    // Build options for apt-get source --compile
    Build-Options "-b -uc";
 
    // Build options for apt-get source --compile
    Build-Options "-b -uc";
 


@@ -239,6 +397,10 @@ DPkg
    // Control the size of the command line passed to dpkg.
    MaxBytes 1024;
    MaxArgs 350;
    // Control the size of the command line passed to dpkg.
    MaxBytes 1024;
    MaxArgs 350;

+
+   // controls if apt will apport on the first dpkg error or if it 
+   // tries to install as many packages as possible
+   StopOnError "true";

 }
 
 /* Options you can set to see some debugging text They correspond to names
 }
 
 /* Options you can set to see some debugging text They correspond to names


@@ -246,22 +408,27 @@ DPkg
 Debug 
 {
   pkgProblemResolver "false";
 Debug 
 {
   pkgProblemResolver "false";

+  pkgProblemResolver::ShowScores "false";

   pkgDepCache::AutoInstall "false"; // what packages apt install to satify dependencies
   pkgDepCache::AutoInstall "false"; // what packages apt install to satify dependencies

+  pkgDepCache::Marker "false"; 
+  pkgCacheGen "false";

   pkgAcquire "false";
   pkgAcquire::Worker "false";
   pkgAcquire::Auth "false";
   pkgDPkgPM "false";
   pkgDPkgProgressReporting "false";
   pkgOrderList "false";
   pkgAcquire "false";
   pkgAcquire::Worker "false";
   pkgAcquire::Auth "false";
   pkgDPkgPM "false";
   pkgDPkgProgressReporting "false";
   pkgOrderList "false";

+  pkgAutoRemove "false";   // show information about automatic removes

   BuildDeps "false";
   BuildDeps "false";

-  

   pkgInitialize "false";   // This one will dump the configuration space
   NoLocking "false";
   Acquire::Ftp "false";    // Show ftp command traffic
   Acquire::Http "false";   // Show http command traffic
   pkgInitialize "false";   // This one will dump the configuration space
   NoLocking "false";
   Acquire::Ftp "false";    // Show ftp command traffic
   Acquire::Http "false";   // Show http command traffic

+  Acquire::Https "false";   // Show https debug

   Acquire::gpgv "false";   // Show the gpgv traffic
   aptcdrom "false";        // Show found package files
   IdentCdrom "false";
   Acquire::gpgv "false";   // Show the gpgv traffic
   aptcdrom "false";        // Show found package files
   IdentCdrom "false";

+  acquire::netrc "false";  // netrc parser

   
 }
 
   
 }