dit(bf(-f, --fix-broken))
Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in
-place. This option may be used alone or in conjunction with any of the
-command actions, and is sometimes necessary when running APT for the
-first time; APT itself does not allow broken package dependencies to
-exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency structure
-can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually
-means using dselect or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of the offending
-packages). Use of this option together with -m may produce an error in
-some situations. Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Fix-Broken).
+place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages
+to permit APT to deduce a likely soltion. Any Package that are specified
+must completly correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when
+running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package
+dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's
+dependency structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention
+(which usually means using dselect or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of
+the offending packages). Use of this option together with -m may produce an
+error in some situations. Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Fix-Broken).
dit(bf(-h, --help))
Help; display a helpful usage message and exits.
Ignore missing packages; If packages cannot be retrieved or fail the
integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back
those packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with
--f may produce an error in some situations. Configuration Item: bf(ignore-missing).
+-f may produce an error in some situations. If a package is selected for
+installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the command line) and it
+could not be downloaded then it will be silently held back.
+Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::ignore-missing).
dit(bf(--no-download))
Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with --ignore-missing to
force APT to use only the .debs it has already downloaded.
+Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::No-Download).
dit(bf(-q, --quiet))
Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators.
dit(bf(-b, --compile, --build))
Compile source packages after downloading them.
+Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Compile).
dit(bf(--ignore-hold))
Ignore package Holds; This causes bf(apt-get) to ignore a hold placed on
dit(bf(--purge))
Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed.
+Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Purge).
dit(bf(--reinstall))
Re-Install packages that are already installed and at the newest version.
If any packages are to be removed apt-get immediately aborts without
prompting. Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::No-Remove)
-dit(bf(--diff-only), bd(--tar-only))
+dit(bf(--diff-only), bf(--tar-only))
Download only the diff or tar file of a source archive.
Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Diff-Only)