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Diffstat (limited to 'debian')
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/control | 44 |
2 files changed, 39 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index b7b10e1c3..bf1b2d962 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +apt (0.8.15~exp4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + * debian/control: + - modernize package description (closes: #624618) + + -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:52:00 +0200 + apt (0.8.15~exp3) experimental; urgency=low * debian/control: diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 92ce204ac..b6b8641ec 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -17,29 +17,48 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, debian-archive-keyring, gnupg Replaces: manpages-pl (<< 20060617-3~) Conflicts: python-apt (<< 0.7.93.2~) Suggests: aptitude | synaptic | wajig, dpkg-dev, apt-doc, bzip2, lzma, python-apt -Description: Advanced front-end for dpkg - This is Debian's next generation front-end for the dpkg package manager. - It provides the apt-get utility and APT dselect method that provides a - simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages. +Description: Debian's advanced package tool + APT provides mechanisms for package management tasks like searching, + querying and managing deb packages from one or more package + repoistories. . - APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability - and several other unique features, see the Users Guide in apt-doc. + It supports: + * searching for package information; + * resolving package install requests, finding the appropriate + version in the archives; + * fetching packages along with all their required dependencies; + * authenticating the sources and validating the retrieved data; + * installing and removing packages on a working system. + . + It also provides various terminal-based tools on its own: + * apt-get for managing packages and retrieval of information + * apt-cache for querying available information + * apt-cdrom to use removable media as a source for packages + * apt-config as an interface to the configuration settings + * apt-key as an interface to manage authentication keys + . + APT is also highly configurable and can be extended to support + additional protocols. Package: libapt-pkg4.10 Architecture: any Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends} Replaces: apt (<< 0.8.15) Breaks: apt (<< 0.8.15~exp3) -Description: Library for apt - This package contains the library used by apt. +Description: Package search and manipulation library for apt + This package contains the libapt_pkg library that is used by apt. + I exposes functionality for use by higher-level interfaces like + aptitude, synaptic, python-apt and others. Package: libapt-inst1.2 Architecture: any Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends} Replaces: apt-utils (<< 0.8.15), apt (<< 0.8.15) Breaks: apt (<< 0.8.15~exp3), apt-utils (<< 0.8.15~exp3) -Description: Install library for apt - This package contains the inst library used by apt. +Description: Deb package format query and manipulation library for apt + This package contains the libapt_inst library used by apt-utils to + query deb packages for information. Its used by apt-ftparchive, + python-apt and others. Package: apt-doc Architecture: all @@ -47,8 +66,9 @@ Priority: optional Depends: ${misc:Depends} Section: doc Description: Documentation for APT - This package contains the user guide and offline guide, for APT, an - Advanced Package Tool. + This package contains the user guide and offline guide, for the + advanced package tool APT. Both a html and a text version are + included. Package: libapt-pkg-dev Architecture: any |