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authorMichael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>2009-06-29 16:55:49 +0200
committerMichael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>2009-06-29 16:55:49 +0200
commit55a5a46c235a30bf024fb2301066553953701cc5 (patch)
tree1e65a90a93f8ce8c07317c12cd724bad0206474e /doc/apt-get.8.xml
parentafe4d2a556535dbc9475ac1665c380a235dd28de (diff)
support running "--simulate" as user
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actually change the system.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>.</para>
+ <para>Simulation run as user will deactivate locking (<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>)
+ automatical and display a notice indicating that this is only a simulation.
+ Neigther NoLocking nor the notice will be triggered if run as root (root should know what
+ he is doing without further warnings by <literal>apt-get</literal>).</para>
+
<para>Simulate prints out
a series of lines each one representing a dpkg operation, Configure (Conf),
Remove (Remv), Unpack (Inst). Square brackets indicate broken packages with