X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/dabb215cb8c4b074d286737da523d8ef14381468..281383ce1b020013737b28d87988bdf477a90477:/doc/apt-mark.8.xml diff --git a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml index 3503ece8f..ddde0416f 100644 --- a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml @@ -1,13 +1,9 @@ -%aptent; - - -%aptverbatiment; - + %aptent; + %aptverbatiment; + %aptvendor; ]> @@ -18,7 +14,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 2012-06-09T00:00:00Z + 2015-09-25T00:00:00Z @@ -30,31 +26,37 @@ apt-mark - mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed + show, set and unset various settings for a package &synopsis-command-apt-mark; Description - apt-mark will change whether a package has - been marked as being automatically installed. + 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 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. Once - these automatically installed packages are no longer depended on - by any manually installed packages, they will be removed by e.g. - apt-get or aptitude. + 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. - + auto is used to mark a package as being automatically installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more manually installed packages depend on this package. - + manual is used to mark a @@ -62,23 +64,7 @@ package from being automatically removed if no other packages depend on it. - - - - hold is used to mark a - package as held back, which will prevent the package from being - automatically installed, upgraded or removed. - The command is only a wrapper around dpkg --set-selections - and the state is therefore maintained by &dpkg; and not affected - by the option. - - - - - unhold is used to cancel a - previously set hold on a package to allow all actions again. - - + showauto is used to print a @@ -86,38 +72,66 @@ All automatically installed packages will be listed if no package is given. If packages are given only those which are automatically installed will be shown. - + showmanual can be used in the same way as showauto except that it will print a list of manually installed packages instead. + + + + Options + + + + + + Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter + &synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which + is extended_status in the directory defined + by the Configuration Item: Dir::State. + + + - - showhold is used to print a list - of packages on hold in the same way as for the other show commands. + Prevent Changes for a Package + + + hold is used to mark a + package as held back, which will prevent the package from being + automatically installed, upgraded or removed. - + + + unhold is used to cancel a + previously set hold on a package to allow all actions again. + + - - - - options - - - - - - - Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter - &synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which - is extended_status in the directory defined - by the Configuration Item: Dir::State. + + showhold is used to print a list + of packages on hold in the same way as for the other show commands. + + + Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge + + 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. + More information about these so called dpkg selections can be found in &dpkg;. + + + Options + &apt-commonoptions;