X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/64e3414e00906e6eaa72d7b63ca76d1c59ecadf6..c3c3bd043b262dd5544594abd5e5bd4377a679d6:/doc/apt-mark.8.xml diff --git a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml index 8dd157a60..ddde0416f 100644 --- a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml @@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ &synopsis-command-apt-mark; Description - apt-mark can be used as a unified frontend to set - various settings for a package like marking a package as being + apt-mark can be used as a unified front-end to set + various settings for a package, such as marking a package as being automatically/manually installed or changing dpkg selections such as hold, install, deinstall and purge which are respected e.g. by apt-get dselect-upgrade or aptitude. - Automatically and manually installed packages + Automatically and Manually Installed Packages When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the - dependencies are marked as being automatically installed, while - package you installed explicitely is marked as manually installed. - Once a automatically installed package is no longer depended on + dependencies are marked as being automatically installed, while the + package you installed explicitly is marked as manually installed. + Once an automatically installed package is no longer depended on by any manually installed package it is considered no longer needed and e.g. apt-get or aptitude will at least suggest removing them. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ - Prevent changes for a package + Prevent Changes for a Package hold is used to mark a @@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ - Shedule packages for install, remove and purge + Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge - Some frontends like apt-get dselect-upgrade can be used to - apply previously sheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes - can be sheduled with the , + Some front-ends like apt-get dselect-upgrade can be used to + apply previously scheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes + can be scheduled with the , (also known as ) and commands. Packages with a specific selection can be displayed with , and respectively.