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diff --git a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml index f9ca6553e..ddde0416f 100644 --- a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml @@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ &synopsis-command-apt-mark; <refsect1><title>Description</title> - <para><command>apt-mark</command> can be used as a unified frontend to set - various settings for a package like marking a package as being + <para><command>apt-mark</command> 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 <command>dpkg</command> selections such as hold, install, deinstall and purge which are respected e.g. by <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> or <command>aptitude</command>. </para> - </refsect1><refsect1><title>Automatically and manually installed packages</title> + </refsect1><refsect1><title>Automatically and Manually Installed Packages</title> <para> 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, while + dependencies are marked as being automatically installed, while the package you installed explicitly is marked as manually installed. - Once a automatically installed package is no longer depended on + Once an automatically installed package is no longer depended on by any manually installed package it is considered no longer needed and e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command> will at least suggest removing them. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ </variablelist> </refsect2> - </refsect1><refsect1><title>Prevent changes for a package</title> + </refsect1><refsect1><title>Prevent Changes for a Package</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term><option>hold</option></term> <listitem><para><literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a @@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> - </refsect1><refsect1><title>Shedule packages for install, remove and purge</title> + </refsect1><refsect1><title>Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge</title> <para> - Some frontends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used to - apply previously sheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes - can be sheduled with the <option>install</option>, <option>remove</option> + Some front-ends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used to + apply previously scheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes + can be scheduled with the <option>install</option>, <option>remove</option> (also known as <option>deinstall</option>) and <option>purge</option> commands. Packages with a specific selection can be displayed with <option>showinstall</option>, <option>showremove</option> and <option>showpurge</option> respectively. |