From c4bfbe0dbcd333930abd46ac4572d87a0658fd45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin B Rye Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 11:05:45 +0100 Subject: review apt-mark(8) manpage --- doc/apt-mark.8.xml | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) 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; Description - apt-mark can be used as a unified frontend to set - various settings for a package like marking a package as being + apt-mark 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 dpkg selections such as hold, install, deinstall and purge which are respected e.g. by apt-get dselect-upgrade or aptitude. - Automatically and manually installed packages + Automatically and Manually Installed Packages 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. apt-get or aptitude will at least suggest removing them. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ - Prevent changes for a package + Prevent Changes for a Package hold is used to mark a @@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ - Shedule packages for install, remove and purge + Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge - Some frontends like apt-get dselect-upgrade can be used to - apply previously sheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes - can be sheduled with the , + Some front-ends like apt-get dselect-upgrade can be used to + apply previously scheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes + can be scheduled with the , (also known as ) and commands. Packages with a specific selection can be displayed with , and respectively. -- cgit v1.2.3