X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/d914c3b7f836ec6dc2e74e98720c4a16e6ea258e..75eb9d3b51f2d6742b0f71fc2bf90a59c6bc0356:/doc/apt-get.8.xml diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 75fda1320..64c3a35e4 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 30 October 2008 + 08 November 2008 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ apt-get - + - target_release_name + target_release_name - target_release_number_expression + target_release_number_expression - update - upgrade - dselect-upgrade - install + update + upgrade + dselect-upgrade + dist-upgrade + install pkg - - - =pkg_version_number - - - /target_release_name - - + + + + =pkg_version_number + + + /target_release_name + + + - remove pkg - purge pkg - source + remove pkg + purge pkg + source pkg =pkg_version_number - build-dep pkg - check - clean - autoclean - autoremove + build-dep pkg + check + clean + autoclean + autoremove + + + -v + --version + + + + + -h + --help + + @@ -93,8 +108,8 @@ Description apt-get 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(8), - aptitude, synaptic, gnome-apt and wajig. + library. Several "front-end" interfaces exist, such as &dselect;, + &aptitude;, &synaptic;, &gnome-apt; and &wajig;. Unless the , or option is given, one of the commands below must be present. @@ -141,6 +156,7 @@ with new versions of packages; apt-get has a "smart" conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. + So, dist-upgrade command may remove some packages. The /etc/apt/sources.list file contains a list of locations from which to retrieve desired package files. See also &apt-preferences; for a mechanism for @@ -149,24 +165,23 @@ install - - install is followed by one or more - packages desired for installation or upgrading. - Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified - filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, - libc6 would be the argument provided, not - libc6_1.9.6-2.deb). All packages required - by the package(s) specified for installation will also - be retrieved and installed. - The /etc/apt/sources.list file is - used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is - appended to the package name (with no intervening space), - the identified package will be removed if it is installed. - Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a - package to install. These latter features may be used - to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict - resolution system. - + install is followed by one or more + packages desired for installation or upgrading. + Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified + filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, + libc6 would be the argument provided, not + libc6_1.9.6-2.deb). All packages required + by the package(s) specified for installation will also + be retrieved and installed. + The /etc/apt/sources.list file is + used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is + appended to the package name (with no intervening space), + the identified package will be removed if it is installed. + Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a + package to install. These latter features may be used + to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict + resolution system. + A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by following the package name with an equals and the version of the package @@ -204,14 +219,15 @@ remove remove is identical to install except that packages are - removed instead of installed. If a plus sign is appended to the package + removed instead of installed. Note the removing a package leaves its + configuration files in system. If a plus sign is appended to the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be installed instead of removed. purge purge is identical to remove except that packages are - removed and purged. + removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too). source @@ -374,6 +390,14 @@ Configuration Item: APT::Get::Compile. + + Also install recommended packages. + + + + Do not install recommended packages. + + Ignore package Holds; This causes apt-get to ignore a hold placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with @@ -410,7 +434,8 @@ Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are - scheduled to be purged. + scheduled to be purged. is equivalent for + command. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Purge.