From 2f493cc60cd7b495c0c6739b2c1a04f2e4fb389f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:56:50 +0200 Subject: Substituted 'apt-archive' with 'apt-ftparchive'. --- doc/apt-secure.8.xml | 2 +- doc/apt.ent | 12 +++++++++--- doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml | 2 +- doc/fr/apt.ent.fr | 4 ++-- doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml | 2 +- doc/ja/apt.ent.ja | 4 ++-- 6 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-secure.8.xml b/doc/apt-secure.8.xml index 01b157789..9696e018d 100644 --- a/doc/apt-secure.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-secure.8.xml @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ See Also -&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-archive;, +&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, &debsign; &debsig-verify;, &gpg; diff --git a/doc/apt.ent b/doc/apt.ent index b7d03b585..d0bfaba56 100644 --- a/doc/apt.ent +++ b/doc/apt.ent @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ " > - - apt-archive + + apt-ftparchive 1 " > @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
apt@packages.debian.org
Jason Gunthorpe 1998-2001 Jason Gunthorpe - 14 December 2003 + 28 October 2008 Linux @@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ Linux "> + + QA Page + +"> + Bugs diff --git a/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml b/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml index 5cec9a49d..25b5ffd09 100644 --- a/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml +++ b/doc/fr/apt-secure.fr.8.xml @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ les deux premi Voir aussi -&apt-conf;, &apt-get;,&sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-archive;, &debsign;, +&apt-conf;, &apt-get;,&sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, &debsign;, &debsig-verify;, &gpg; diff --git a/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr b/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr index d705b9e3e..651100497 100644 --- a/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr +++ b/doc/fr/apt.ent.fr @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ " > - - apt-archive + + apt-ftparchive 1 " > diff --git a/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml b/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml index e20b86561..20c57fb16 100644 --- a/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml +++ b/doc/ja/apt-secure.ja.8.xml @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ --> 関連項目 -&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-archive;, +&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, &debsign; &debsig-verify;, &gpg; diff --git a/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja b/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja index d63342461..1d1c36b1e 100644 --- a/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja +++ b/doc/ja/apt.ent.ja @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ " > - - apt-archive + + apt-ftparchive 1 " > -- cgit v1.2.3 From 77c9def7e8caf13bb1630bc4e3bdc4f2c1853dd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:19:15 +0200 Subject: Clearly documented '/' and '=' in apt-get.8. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 2ea6ea1d4..7dc2fedb9 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 29 February 2004 + 28 October 2008 @@ -40,10 +40,30 @@ update upgrade dselect-upgrade - install pkg + install + pkg + + + =pkg_version_number + + + /target_release_name + + + + remove pkg purge pkg - source pkg + + source + pkg + + + =pkg_version_number + + + + build-dep pkg check clean @@ -495,7 +515,14 @@ Diagnostics apt-get returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error. - + + ORIGINAL AUTHORS + &apt-author.jgunthorpe; + + + CURRENT AUTHORS + &apt-author.team; + &apt-qapage; + &manbugs; - -- cgit v1.2.3 From 7e4c7441e83fc2cf37436d0d22b9004392759ec0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:42:09 +0200 Subject: Mentioned more short options in the apt-get's manpage. Documented 'xvcg' in the apt-get manpage. --- doc/apt-cache.8.xml | 6 ++++++ doc/apt-get.8.xml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml index 6416f4edf..520c3cdca 100644 --- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ rdepends pkg pkgnames prefix dotty pkg + xvcg pkg policy pkgs madison pkgs @@ -241,6 +242,11 @@ Reverse Provides: To limit the output to only the packages listed on the command line, set the APT::Cache::GivenOnly option. + xvcg pkg(s) + The same as dotty, only for xvcg from the + VCG tool. + + The resulting nodes will have several shapes; normal packages are boxes, pure provides are triangles, mixed provides are diamonds, missing packages are hexagons. Orange boxes mean recursion was stopped diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 7dc2fedb9..f0c740cd2 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 28 October 2008 + 30 October 2008 @@ -33,9 +33,37 @@ apt-get - - - + + + + + + + + + + + update upgrade -- cgit v1.2.3 From 2b0de496a89d9ba180853484fe55b0e437ab7059 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:53:30 +0200 Subject: Advanced documentation for 'apt-get install' command, mentioned upgrading possibility. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index f0c740cd2..fdf3e00ed 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -159,17 +159,25 @@ install - install is followed by one or more packages desired for - installation. Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified - filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, libc6 would be the - argument provided, not libc6_1.9.6-2.deb) All packages required - by the package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and - installed. The /etc/apt/sources.list file is used to locate - the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with - no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it is - installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a package to - install. These latter features may be used to override decisions made by - apt-get's conflict resolution system. + + + install is followed by one or more + packages desired for installation or upgrading. + Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified + filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, + libc6 would be the argument provided, not + libc6_1.9.6-2.deb). All packages required + by the package(s) specified for installation will also + be retrieved and installed. + The /etc/apt/sources.list file is + used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is + appended to the package name (with no intervening space), + the identified package will be removed if it is installed. + Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a + package to install. These latter features may be used + to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict + resolution system. + A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by following the package name with an equals and the version of the package @@ -181,6 +189,17 @@ Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must be used with care. + This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or + more already-installed packages without upgrading every package + you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which + installs the newest version of all currently installed packages, + "install" will install the newest version of only the package(s) + specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish + to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its + dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and + installed. + + Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to create an alternative installation policy for individual packages. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 972ea2a113abdd6f7cde4ad1dcbda16361343418 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:01:24 +0200 Subject: Mentioned 'apt_preferences(5)' in apt manpage. --- doc/apt.8 | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt.8 b/doc/apt.8 index 6c14559e3..78e4f0a70 100644 --- a/doc/apt.8 +++ b/doc/apt.8 @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ None. .BR apt-get (8), .BR apt.conf (5), .BR sources.list (5), +.BR apt_preferences (5), .BR apt-secure (8) .SH DIAGNOSTICS apt returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error. -- cgit v1.2.3 From c2c45f40e2625e0382c48dcba7645e0ac5ed06f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:27:43 +0200 Subject: Fixed placing for 'xvcg' entry, added missing closing tags. --- doc/apt-cache.8.xml | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml index 520c3cdca..21605ff0e 100644 --- a/doc/apt-cache.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-cache.8.xml @@ -242,11 +242,6 @@ Reverse Provides: To limit the output to only the packages listed on the command line, set the APT::Cache::GivenOnly option. - xvcg pkg(s) - The same as dotty, only for xvcg from the - VCG tool. - - The resulting nodes will have several shapes; normal packages are boxes, pure provides are triangles, mixed provides are diamonds, missing packages are hexagons. Orange boxes mean recursion was stopped @@ -255,6 +250,11 @@ Reverse Provides: Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages. + xvcg pkg(s) + The same as dotty, only for xvcg from the + VCG tool. + + policy [ pkg(s) ] policy is meant to help debug issues relating to the preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the -- cgit v1.2.3 From ef48e3ae39501a416274e55067412e5d6048fa43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:35:17 +0200 Subject: Removed unneeded . --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 39 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index fdf3e00ed..40027b9f0 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -69,29 +69,28 @@ upgrade dselect-upgrade install - pkg - - - =pkg_version_number - - - /target_release_name - - - - + pkg + + + =pkg_version_number + + + /target_release_name + + + + remove pkg purge pkg - source - pkg - - - =pkg_version_number - - - - + pkg + + + =pkg_version_number + + + + build-dep pkg check clean -- cgit v1.2.3 From 4a09fd30563425de225a33974e9522c8e8e09553 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:15:25 +0200 Subject: Fixed validation of apt-get.8.xml --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 40 +++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 40027b9f0..817ebe1b0 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -36,14 +36,7 @@ @@ -52,16 +45,15 @@ - + + + + target_release_name + + + target_release_number_expression + + @@ -563,12 +555,14 @@ ORIGINAL AUTHORS - &apt-author.jgunthorpe; + &apt-author.jgunthorpe; - + CURRENT AUTHORS - &apt-author.team; - &apt-qapage; - + + &apt-author.team; + &apt-qapage; + + &manbugs; -- cgit v1.2.3 From 060d44030cddd071cf7cd6923645de4f2bffd454 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 16:41:24 +0200 Subject: Corrected synopsis part for 'apt-get' source. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 817ebe1b0..9e6c01de4 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ purge pkg source pkg - - - =pkg_version_number - - + + =pkg_version_number + build-dep pkg -- cgit v1.2.3 From 60a8f9c0fea353a5dc3f79e634214d7be3d1122b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:50:48 +0200 Subject: Documented 'APT::Default-Release' in apt.conf. --- doc/apt.conf.5.xml | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml index 64724f211..3a2ad70df 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml @@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; compiled for. + Default-Release + Default release to install packages from if more than one + version available. Contains release name or release version. Examples: 'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', '4.0', '5.0*'. Release codenames ('etch', 'lenny' etc.) are not allowed now. See also &apt-preferences;. + + Ignore-Hold Ignore Held packages; This global option causes the problem resolver to ignore held packages in its decision making. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 50c2691814f0a522a2f78c499d20decd4dc8be3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:16:25 +0200 Subject: Changed 'Install-Recommends' to 'true' in configure-index. --- doc/examples/configure-index | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index index c20011c9c..6af2c01ba 100644 --- a/doc/examples/configure-index +++ b/doc/examples/configure-index @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ APT // consider Recommends, Suggests as important dependencies that should // be installed by default - Install-Recommends "false"; + Install-Recommends "true"; Install-Suggests "false"; // consider dependencies of packages in this section manual -- cgit v1.2.3 From 8070717c2cf131cf0726366c9d6cf4c03fa0354f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:23:18 +0200 Subject: Added APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated to configure-index. --- doc/examples/configure-index | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index index 6af2c01ba..d0c453a1c 100644 --- a/doc/examples/configure-index +++ b/doc/examples/configure-index @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ APT Get { Arch-Only "false"; + AllowUnauthenticated "false"; AutomaticRemove "false"; HideAutoRemove "false"; Download-Only "false"; -- cgit v1.2.3 From 763f954953478df8afb78a19fa007e5d7f5c80c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:38:08 +0200 Subject: Typo fix. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 9e6c01de4..73ad09c62 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ - APT configuration file fragments + APT configuration file fragments. Configuration Item: Dir::Etc::Parts. -- cgit v1.2.3 From d914c3b7f836ec6dc2e74e98720c4a16e6ea258e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:49:16 +0200 Subject: Documented '--no-install-recommends' in apt-get manpage. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 73ad09c62..75fda1320 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ &apt-cmdblurb; + + Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. + Configuration Item: APT::Install-Recommends. + + Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Download-Only. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 0d70b0559c22c006076acbe0d3238f41ddd04072 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:15:42 +0200 Subject: Documented 'Acquire::PDiffs' in apt.conf manpage. --- doc/apt.conf.5.xml | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml index 3a2ad70df..5b71384a7 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml @@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; and the URI handlers. + PDiffs + Try do download deltas called PDiffs for + Packages or Sources files instead of downloading whole ones. True + by default. + + Queue-Mode Queuing mode; Queue-Mode can be one of host or access which determines how APT parallelizes outgoing -- cgit v1.2.3 From c06b16a905570845c372f10bb0b310bd7a667945 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:25:19 +0200 Subject: Added 'rsh', 'ssh' and 'copy' to the list of URI schemes in sources.list manpage. --- doc/sources.list.5.xml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml index e47418b27..bb154b3b0 100644 --- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml +++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml @@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/ URI specification - The currently recognized URI types are cdrom, file, http, and ftp. + The currently recognized URI types are cdrom, file, http, ftp, copy, + ssh, rsh. file -- cgit v1.2.3 From b2d941c5f99ac1cf396bb7b7959cd0683051ef28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:10:17 +0200 Subject: Removed notice that ssh/rsh access cannot use password authentication from sources.list manpage. --- doc/sources.list.5.xml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml index bb154b3b0..8b041391a 100644 --- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml +++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml @@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian dists/stable-updates/ rshssh The rsh/ssh method invokes rsh/ssh to connect to a remote host - as a given user and access the files. No password authentication is - possible, prior arrangements with RSA keys or rhosts must have been made. + as a given user and access the files. It is a good idea to do prior + arrangements with RSA keys or rhosts. Access to files on the remote uses standard find and dd commands to perform the file transfers from the remote. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 78482e30ed7d898a05023bf77beb3d46eb06d544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:00:29 +0200 Subject: Another fix for synopsis of 'apt-get install'. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 75fda1320..797a6562e 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -62,14 +62,16 @@ dselect-upgrade install pkg - - - =pkg_version_number - - - /target_release_name - - + + + + =pkg_version_number + + + /target_release_name + + + remove pkg -- cgit v1.2.3 From fc91816f90f5229170f487b0ce3e300f133525e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:02:58 +0200 Subject: Another fix for 'apt-get <...> -t' synopsis. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 797a6562e..a69fbcd48 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ - target_release_name + target_release_name - target_release_number_expression + target_release_number_expression -- cgit v1.2.3 From c74e6100c542c456340d241fd907d7f5fc10c98f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:10:21 +0200 Subject: Cleaned up unnecessary [<...>] from apt-get synopsis. Added '--help'. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 32 +++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index a69fbcd48..c63011b2a 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ apt-get - + - update - upgrade - dselect-upgrade - install + update + upgrade + dselect-upgrade + install pkg @@ -74,20 +74,26 @@ - remove pkg - purge pkg - source + remove pkg + purge pkg + source pkg =pkg_version_number - build-dep pkg - check - clean - autoclean - autoremove + build-dep pkg + check + clean + autoclean + autoremove + + + -h + --help + + -- cgit v1.2.3 From 007aba926a1f2fd17952ba9052fbb739f7a0077c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:19:28 +0200 Subject: Added (x) to some manpage referrings in apt-get manpage. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 6 +++--- doc/apt.ent | 14 +++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index c63011b2a..f64468052 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 30 October 2008 + 05 November 2008 @@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ Description apt-get is the command-line tool for handling packages, and may be considered the user's "back-end" to other tools using the APT - library. Several "front-end" interfaces exist, such as dselect(8), - aptitude, synaptic, gnome-apt and wajig. + library. Several "front-end" interfaces exist, such as &dselect;, + &aptitude;, &synaptic;, &gnome-apt; and &wajig;. Unless the , or option is given, one of the commands below must be present. diff --git a/doc/apt.ent b/doc/apt.ent index d0bfaba56..6594ba1b3 100644 --- a/doc/apt.ent +++ b/doc/apt.ent @@ -141,7 +141,19 @@ 1 " > - + + + gnome-apt + 1 + " +> + + + wajig + 1 + " +> + -- cgit v1.2.3 From 2a7f6e97f6a04281dbf6c43ced0cccee3fa2fcfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:26:04 +0200 Subject: Added 'dist-upgrade' to apt-get synopsis in apt-get manpage. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index f64468052..73bacf09b 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ update upgrade dselect-upgrade + dist-upgrade install pkg -- cgit v1.2.3 From 6ae0cde915102bb4b0d272de4342ff6f62840d63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 22:19:41 +0200 Subject: Removed obsolete header line from configure-index. --- doc/examples/configure-index | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index index d0c453a1c..a55dd27d6 100644 --- a/doc/examples/configure-index +++ b/doc/examples/configure-index @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -// $Id: configure-index,v 1.10 2004/07/17 19:37:16 mdz Exp $ /* This file is an index of all APT configuration directives. It should NOT actually be used as a real config file, though it is (except for the last line) a completely valid file. Most of the options have sane default -- cgit v1.2.3 From 63b0c1775520329d3daaa9f78a7c0ac9362ef38d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 22:21:31 +0200 Subject: doc/examples/configure-index: 'linux-kernel' -> 'linux-image'. --- doc/examples/configure-index | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/examples/configure-index b/doc/examples/configure-index index a55dd27d6..07803b2cb 100644 --- a/doc/examples/configure-index +++ b/doc/examples/configure-index @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ APT Architecture "i386"; Build-Essential "build-essential"; - NeverAutoRemove { "linux-kernel.*"; }; // packages that should never + NeverAutoRemove { "linux-image.*"; }; // packages that should never // considered for autoRemove // Options for apt-get -- cgit v1.2.3 From 5af4276c8e64d28f4d43e2ebb5938e9ba2c93cfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 22:34:16 +0200 Subject: doc/sources.list.5.xml: fixed grammar and typo. --- doc/sources.list.5.xml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml index 8b041391a..9eb66d728 100644 --- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml +++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sources.list.d The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory provides - a way to add sources.list entries in seperate files that end with + a way to add sources.list entries in separate files whose names end with .list. The format is the same as for the regular sources.list file. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 861aa1bdf1a895fa8e437abfe992c5d33e5f0fcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 23:04:40 +0200 Subject: doc/apt-get.8.xml: advanced descriptions for 'remove' and 'purge'. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 73bacf09b..325f1964d 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -213,14 +213,15 @@ remove remove is identical to install except that packages are - removed instead of installed. If a plus sign is appended to the package + removed instead of installed. Note the removing a package leaves its + configuration files in system. If a plus sign is appended to the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be installed instead of removed. purge purge is identical to remove except that packages are - removed and purged. + removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted too). source @@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk ("*") will be displayed next to packages which are - scheduled to be purged. + scheduled to be purged. is equivalent for + command. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Purge. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 6823d85bdb3d46f60a7357cc73e60fcf6ba88a96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 12:43:37 +0200 Subject: Noted allowed file name characters in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* files. --- doc/sources.list.5.xml | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/sources.list.5.xml b/doc/sources.list.5.xml index 9eb66d728..b875086ef 100644 --- a/doc/sources.list.5.xml +++ b/doc/sources.list.5.xml @@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ sources.list.d The /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory provides - a way to add sources.list entries in separate files whose names end with - .list. The format is the same as for the regular - sources.list file. + a way to add sources.list entries in separate files. + The format is the same as for the regular sources.list file. + File names need to end with + .list and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), + digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. + Otherwise they will be silently ignored. The deb and deb-src types -- cgit v1.2.3 From 2f0b4b144b0b7d81fe324091c2902592bbbac005 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:02:07 +0200 Subject: Update synopsis in apt-get manpage for '-v'/'--version'. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index 325f1964d..416fd0384 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ &apt-email; &apt-product; - 05 November 2008 + 08 November 2008 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ apt-get - + - Debug options - Most of the options in the debug section are not interesting to - the normal user, however Debug::pkgProblemResolver shows - interesting output about the decisions dist-upgrade makes. - Debug::NoLocking disables file locking so APT can do some - operations as non-root and Debug::pkgDPkgPM will print out the - command line for each dpkg invokation. Debug::IdentCdrom will - disable the inclusion of statfs data in CDROM IDs. - Debug::Acquire::gpgv Debugging of the gpgv method. + + Debug options + + Enabling options in the Debug:: section will + cause debugging information to be sent to the standard error + stream of the program utilizing the apt + libraries, or enable special program modes that are primarily + useful for debugging the behavior of apt. + Most of these options are not interesting to a normal user, but a + few may be: + + + + + Debug::pkgProblemResolver enables output + about the decisions made by + dist-upgrade, upgrade, install, remove, purge. + + + + + + Debug::NoLocking disables all file + locking. This can be used to run some operations (for + instance, apt-get -s install) as a + non-root user. + + + + + + Debug::pkgDPkgPM prints out the actual + command line each time that apt invokes + &dpkg;. + + + + + + Debug::IdentCdrom disables the inclusion + of statfs data in CDROM IDs. + + + + + + A full list of debugging options to apt follows. + + + + + Debug::Acquire::cdrom + + + + Print information related to accessing + cdrom:// sources. + + + + + + Debug::Acquire::ftp + + + + Print information related to downloading packages using + FTP. + + + + + + Debug::Acquire::http + + + + Print information related to downloading packages using + HTTP. + + + + + + Debug::Acquire::https + + + + Print information related to downloading packages using + HTTPS. + + + + + + Debug::Acquire::gpgv + + + + Print information related to verifying cryptographic + signatures using gpg. + + + + + + Debug::aptcdrom + + + + Output information about the process of accessing + collections of packages stored on CD-ROMs. + + + + + + Debug::BuildDeps + + + Describes the process of resolving build-dependencies in + &apt-get;. + + + + + + Debug::Hashes + + + Output each cryptographic hash that is generated by the + apt libraries. + + + + + + Debug::IdentCDROM + + + Do not include information from statfs, + namely the number of used and free blocks on the CD-ROM + filesystem, when generating an ID for a CD-ROM. + + + + + + Debug::NoLocking + + + Disable all file locking. For instance, this will allow + two instances of apt-get + update to run at the same time. + + + + + + Debug::pkgAcquire + + + + Log when items are added to or removed from the global + download queue. + + + + + + Debug::pkgAcquire::Auth + + + Output status messages and errors related to verifying + checksums and cryptographic signatures of downloaded files. + + + + + + Debug::pkgAcquire::Diffs + + + Output information about downloading and applying package + index list diffs, and errors relating to package index list + diffs. + + + + + + Debug::pkgAcquire::RRed + + + + Output information related to patching apt package lists + when downloading index diffs instead of full indices. + + + + + + Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker + + + + Log all interactions with the sub-processes that actually + perform downloads. + + + + + + Debug::pkgAutoRemove + + + + Log events related to the automatically-installed status of + packages and to the removal of unused packages. + + + + + + Debug::pkgDepCache::AutoInstall + + + Generate debug messages describing which packages are being + automatically installed to resolve dependencies. This + corresponds to the initial auto-install pass performed in, + e.g., apt-get install, and not to the + full apt dependency resolver; see + Debug::pkgProblemResolver for that. + + + + + + + Debug::pkgInitConfig + + + Dump the default configuration to standard output on + startup. + + + + + + Debug::pkgDPkgPM + + + When invoking &dpkg;, output the precise command line with + which it is being invoked, with arguments separated by a + single space character. + + + + + + Debug::pkgDPkgProgressReporting + + + Output all the data received from &dpkg; on the status file + descriptor and any errors encountered while parsing it. + + + + + + Debug::pkgOrderList + + + + Generate a trace of the algorithm that decides the order in + which apt should pass packages to + &dpkg;. + + + + + + Debug::pkgPackageManager + + + + Output status messages tracing the steps performed when + invoking &dpkg;. + + + + + + Debug::pkgPolicy + + + + Output the priority of each package list on startup. + + + + + + Debug::pkgProblemResolver + + + + Trace the execution of the dependency resolver (this + applies only to what happens when a complex dependency + problem is encountered). + + + + + + Debug::sourceList + + + + Print information about the vendors read from + /etc/apt/vendors.list. + + + + + + Debug::Vendor + + + + Print information about each vendor. + + + + Examples -- cgit v1.2.3 From 0224daf23a4b89a85967aec6639b189495d1326a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 23:20:13 +0200 Subject: Mentioned 'APT::Periodic' and 'APT::Archives' groups of options. --- doc/apt.conf.5.xml | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml index beae7cc10..1835f2282 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml @@ -429,6 +429,15 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; + + Periodic and Archives options + APT::Periodic and APT::Archives + groups of options configure behavior of apt periodic updates, which is + done by /etc/cron.daily/apt script. See header of + this script for the brief documentation of these options. + + + Debug options -- cgit v1.2.3