X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/e47c7d16435822f40149cd831ff6ba0a143ded85..3111692d0be3b2dc401180728e51e1b1fd2525a1:/doc/apt-get.8.xml diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 0d080b885..26bd0aa68 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 29 February 2004 + 08 November 2008 @@ -33,21 +33,74 @@ apt-get - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + target_release_name + + + target_release_number_expression + + + + - update - upgrade - dselect-upgrade - install pkg - remove pkg - purge pkg - source pkg - build-dep pkg - check - clean - autoclean + update + upgrade + dselect-upgrade + dist-upgrade + install + pkg + + + + =pkg_version_number + + + /target_release_name + + + + + + remove pkg + purge pkg + source + pkg + + =pkg_version_number + + + + build-dep pkg + check + clean + autoclean + autoremove + + + -v + --version + + + + + -h + --help + + @@ -55,8 +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. @@ -103,6 +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 @@ -110,17 +164,24 @@ install - install is followed by one or more packages desired for - installation. 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 @@ -132,6 +193,17 @@ Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must be used with care. + This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or + more already-installed packages without upgrading every package + you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which + installs the newest version of all currently installed packages, + "install" will install the newest version of only the package(s) + specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish + to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its + dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and + installed. + + Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to create an alternative installation policy for individual packages. @@ -147,14 +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 @@ -209,6 +282,11 @@ APT::Clean-Installed will prevent installed packages from being erased if it is set to off. + + autoremove + autoremove is used to remove packages that were automatically + installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no more needed. + @@ -216,6 +294,11 @@ &apt-cmdblurb; + + Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. + Configuration Item: APT::Install-Recommends. + + Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Download-Only. @@ -307,6 +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 @@ -343,7 +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. @@ -365,8 +457,10 @@ This option controls the default input to the policy engine, it creates - a default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string. The - preferences file may further override this setting. In short, this option + a default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string. + This overrides the general settings in /etc/apt/preferences. + Specifically pinned packages are not affected by the value + of this option. In short, this option lets you have simple control over which distribution packages will be retrieved from. Some common examples might be or . @@ -388,6 +482,13 @@ Configuration Item: APT::Get::Remove. + + If the command is either install or remove, + then this option acts like running autoremove command, removing the unused + dependency packages. Configuration Item: APT::Get::AutomaticRemove. + + + Only has meaning for the source and build-dep @@ -399,9 +500,9 @@ Item: APT::Get::Only-Source. - - Download only the diff or tar file of a source archive. - Configuration Item: APT::Get::Diff-Only and + + Download only the diff, dsc, or tar file of a source archive. + Configuration Item: APT::Get::Diff-Only, APT::Get::Dsc-Only, and APT::Get::Tar-Only. @@ -412,7 +513,7 @@ Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it. - This is usefull for tools like pbuilder. + This is useful for tools like pbuilder. Configuration Item: APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated. @@ -435,7 +536,7 @@ /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ - APT configuration file fragments + APT configuration file fragments. Configuration Item: Dir::Etc::Parts. @@ -480,7 +581,16 @@ Diagnostics apt-get returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error. - + + ORIGINAL AUTHORS + &apt-author.jgunthorpe; + + + CURRENT AUTHORS + + &apt-author.team; + + &apt-qapage; + &manbugs; -