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-rw-r--r--doc/apt-get.8.xml39
-rw-r--r--doc/apt-mark.8.xml48
-rw-r--r--doc/apt.conf.5.xml27
3 files changed, 93 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
index 920f6b36e..8db2883c4 100644
--- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml
@@ -85,9 +85,19 @@
<arg choice='plain'>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg choice='plain'>source
<arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
- <arg>
- =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
- </arg>
+ <arg>
+ <group choice='req'>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='plain'>
+ /<replaceable>target_release_codename</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
</arg>
</arg>
<arg choice='plain'>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
@@ -240,13 +250,22 @@
<listitem><para><literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source packages. APT
will examine the available packages to decide which source package to
fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory the
- newest available version of that source package. Source packages are
- tracked separately from binary packages via <literal>deb-src</literal> type lines
- in the &sources-list; file. This probably will mean that you will not
- get the same source as the package you have installed or as you could
- install. If the --compile options is specified then the package will be
- compiled to a binary .deb using dpkg-buildpackage, if --download-only is
- specified then the source package will not be unpacked.</para>
+ newest available version of that source package while respect the
+ default release, set with the option <literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>,
+ the <option>-t</option> option or per package with with the
+ <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible.</para>
+
+ <para>Source packages are tracked separately
+ from binary packages via <literal>deb-src</literal> type lines
+ in the &sources-list; file. This means that you will need to add such a line
+ for each repository you want to get sources from. If you don't do this
+ you will properly get another (newer, older or none) source version than
+ the one you have installed or could install.</para>
+
+ <para>If the <option>--compile</option> options is specified
+ then the package will be compiled to a binary .deb using
+ <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command>, if <option>--download-only</option>
+ is specified then the source package will not be unpacked.</para>
<para>A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name
with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism
diff --git a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml
index 1b7b02812..f078f2de5 100644
--- a/doc/apt-mark.8.xml
+++ b/doc/apt-mark.8.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
&apt-email;
&apt-product;
<!-- The last update date -->
- <date>2 November 2007</date>
+ <date>9 August 2009</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
@@ -32,11 +32,19 @@
<!-- Arguments -->
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
- <command>apt-mark</command>
- <arg><option>-hv</option></arg>
- <arg><option>-f=<replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></option></arg>
- <group choice="req"><arg>markauto</arg><arg>unmarkauto</arg></group>
- <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>package</replaceable></arg>
+ <command>apt-mark</command>
+ <arg><option>-hv</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-f=<replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <group choice="plain">
+ <arg choice="plain">
+ <group choice="req">
+ <arg choice="plain">markauto</arg>
+ <arg choice="plain">unmarkauto</arg>
+ </group>
+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>package</replaceable></arg>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="plain">showauto</arg>
+ </group>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -49,7 +57,8 @@
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 any manually installed packages, they will be removed by e.g.
+ <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>markauto</term>
@@ -67,16 +76,24 @@
depend on it.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term>showauto</term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a
+ list of manually installed packages with each package on a new line.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>options</title>
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><option>-f=<filename>FILENAME</filename></option></term><term><option>--file=<filename>FILENAME</filename></option></term>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-f=<filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename></option></term>
+ <term><option>--file=<filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename></option></term>
<listitem><para>
- Read/Write package stats from <filename>FILENAME</filename>
+ Read/Write package stats from <filename><replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></filename>
instead of the default location, which
is <filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined
by the Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>.</para></listitem>
@@ -101,8 +118,19 @@
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
+ <refsect1><title>Files</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term><filename>/var/lib/apt/extended_states</filename></term>
+ <listitem><para>Status list of auto-installed packages.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>
+ sets the path to the <filename>extended_states</filename> file.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
<refsect1><title>See Also</title>
- <para>&apt-conf;</para>
+ <para>&apt-get;,&aptitude;,&apt-conf;</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
index 1fe980d28..c0c247ae9 100644
--- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
+++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml
@@ -308,6 +308,20 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>CompressionTypes</term>
+ <listitem><para>List of compression types which are understood by the acquire methods.
+ Files like <filename>Packages</filename> can be available in various compression formats.
+ This list defines in which order the acquire methods will try to download these files.
+ Per default <command>bzip2</command> compressed files will be prefered over
+ <command>lzma</command>, <command>gzip</command> and uncompressed files. The syntax for
+ the configuration fileentry is
+ <synopsis>Acquire::CompressionTypes::<replaceable>FileExtension</replaceable> "<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable>";</synopsis>
+ e.g. <synopsis>Acquire::CompressionTypes::bz2 "bzip2";</synopsis>
+ Note that at runtime the <literal>Dir::Bin::<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable></literal> will
+ be checked: If this setting exists the method will only be used if this file exists, e.g. for
+ the bzip2 method above (the inbuilt) setting is <literallayout>Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";</literallayout>
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -342,6 +356,7 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";};
<para>Binary programs are pointed to by <literal>Dir::Bin</literal>. <literal>Dir::Bin::Methods</literal>
specifies the location of the method handlers and <literal>gzip</literal>,
+ <literal>bzip2</literal>, <literal>lzma</literal>,
<literal>dpkg</literal>, <literal>apt-get</literal> <literal>dpkg-source</literal>
<literal>dpkg-buildpackage</literal> and <literal>apt-cache</literal> specify the location
of the respective programs.</para>
@@ -827,7 +842,17 @@ is commented.
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Files</title>
- <para><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename></para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename></term>
+ <listitem><para>APT configuration file.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Etc::Main</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/</filename></term>
+ <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>See Also</title>