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-
-<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
-%aptent;
-
-<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent">
-%aptverbatiment;
-
+<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent"> %aptent;
+<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent"> %aptverbatiment;
+<!ENTITY % aptvendor SYSTEM "apt-vendor.ent"> %aptvendor;
]>
<refentry>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>list</option></term>
<listitem><para><literal>list</literal> is used to
- display a list of packages. It supports shell pattern for matching
+ display a list of packages. It supports shell pattern for matching
package names and the following options:
- <option>--installed</option>
- <option>--upgradable</option>
+ <option>--installed</option>,
+ <option>--upgradable</option>,
<option>--all-versions</option>
are supported.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><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.
+ <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New packages will be
+ installed, but existing packages will never be removed.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>full-upgrade</option></term>
+ <listitem><para><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.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<refsect1><title>Differences to &apt-get;</title>
<para>The <command>apt</command> command is meant to be pleasant for
- end users and does not need to be backward compatilbe like
+ end users and does not need to be backward compatible like
&apt-get;. Therefore some options are different:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>The option <literal>DPkgPM::Progress-Fancy</literal> is enabled.
+ <para>The option <literal>DPkg::Progress-Fancy</literal> is enabled.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>See Also</title>
- <para>&apt-get; &apt-cache;, &sources-list;,
+ <para>&apt-get;, &apt-cache;, &sources-list;,
&apt-conf;, &apt-config;,
The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the APT Howto.</para>
</refsect1>