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1# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
2# Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc.
aec22160 3# This file is distributed under the same license as the apt-doc package.
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4# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
5#
6#, fuzzy
7msgid ""
8msgstr ""
0312a4ab 9"Project-Id-Version: apt-doc 1.0.9.5\n"
f8b830ab 10"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>\n"
cb7afb13 11"POT-Creation-Date: 2015-01-16 04:37-0500\n"
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12"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
13"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
14"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
0c1a7101 15"Language: \n"
2a52e8c5 16"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
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17"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
18"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
2a52e8c5 19
2a52e8c5 20#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 21#: apt.ent:7
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22#, no-wrap
23msgid ""
24"<!ENTITY apt-author.team \"\n"
25" <author>\n"
26" <othername>APT team</othername>\n"
bcf91c1b 27" <contrib></contrib>\n"
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28" </author>\n"
29"\">\n"
30msgstr ""
31
32#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 33#: apt.ent:13
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34#, no-wrap
35msgid ""
36"<!ENTITY apt-qapage \"\n"
37"\t<para>\n"
38"\t\t<ulink url='http://packages.qa.debian.org/a/apt.html'>QA Page</ulink>\n"
39"\t</para>\n"
40"\">\n"
41msgstr ""
42
43#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 44#: apt.ent:24
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45#, no-wrap
46msgid ""
47"<!-- Boiler plate Bug reporting section -->\n"
48"<!ENTITY manbugs \"\n"
49" <refsect1><title>Bugs</title>\n"
0c1a7101 50" <para><ulink url='http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt'>APT bug page</ulink>.\n"
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51" If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see\n"
52" <filename>/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt</filename> or the\n"
53" &reportbug; command.\n"
54" </para>\n"
55" </refsect1>\n"
56"\">\n"
57msgstr ""
58
59#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 60#: apt.ent:32
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61#, no-wrap
62msgid ""
63"<!-- Boiler plate Author section -->\n"
64"<!ENTITY manauthor \"\n"
65" <refsect1><title>Author</title>\n"
66" <para>APT was written by the APT team "
67"<email>apt@packages.debian.org</email>.\n"
68" </para>\n"
69" </refsect1>\n"
70"\">\n"
71msgstr ""
72
73#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 74#: apt.ent:42
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75#, no-wrap
76msgid ""
77"<!-- Should be used within the option section of the text to\n"
78" put in the blurb about -h, -v, -c and -o -->\n"
79"<!ENTITY apt-commonoptions \"\n"
80" <varlistentry><term><option>-h</option></term>\n"
81" <term><option>--help</option></term>\n"
82" <listitem><para>Show a short usage summary.\n"
83" </para>\n"
84" </listitem>\n"
85" </varlistentry>\n"
86msgstr ""
87
88#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 89#: apt.ent:50
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90#, no-wrap
91msgid ""
92" <varlistentry>\n"
93" <term><option>-v</option></term>\n"
94" <term><option>--version</option></term>\n"
95" <listitem><para>Show the program version.\n"
96" </para>\n"
97" </listitem>\n"
98" </varlistentry>\n"
99msgstr ""
100
101#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 102#: apt.ent:62
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103#, no-wrap
104msgid ""
105" <varlistentry>\n"
106" <term><option>-c</option></term>\n"
107" <term><option>--config-file</option></term>\n"
108" <listitem><para>Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to "
109"use. \n"
110" The program will read the default configuration file and then this \n"
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111" configuration file. If configuration settings need to be set before "
112"the\n"
113" default configuration files are parsed specify a file with the "
114"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>\n"
115" environment variable. See &apt-conf; for syntax information.\n"
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116" </para>\n"
117" </listitem>\n"
118" </varlistentry>\n"
119msgstr ""
120
121#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 122#: apt.ent:74
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123#, no-wrap
124msgid ""
125" <varlistentry>\n"
126" <term><option>-o</option></term>\n"
127" <term><option>--option</option></term>\n"
128" <listitem><para>Set a Configuration Option; This will set an "
129"arbitrary\n"
130" configuration option. The syntax is <option>-o "
131"Foo::Bar=bar</option>.\n"
132" <option>-o</option> and <option>--option</option> can be used "
133"multiple\n"
134" times to set different options.\n"
135" </para>\n"
136" </listitem>\n"
137" </varlistentry>\n"
138"\">\n"
139msgstr ""
140
141#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 142#: apt.ent:85
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143#, no-wrap
144msgid ""
145"<!-- Should be used within the option section of the text to\n"
146" put in the blurb about -h, -v, -c and -o -->\n"
147"<!ENTITY apt-cmdblurb \"\n"
148" <para>All command line options may be set using the configuration file, "
149"the\n"
150" descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean\n"
151" options you can override the config file by using something like \n"
152" <option>-f-</option>,<option>--no-f</option>, <option>-f=no</option>\n"
153" or several other variations.\n"
154" </para>\n"
155"\">\n"
156msgstr ""
157
bcf91c1b 158#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 159#: apt.ent:91
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160#, no-wrap
161msgid ""
162"<!ENTITY file-aptconf \"\n"
163" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename></term>\n"
164" <listitem><para>APT configuration file.\n"
165" Configuration Item: "
166"<literal>Dir::Etc::Main</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
167" </varlistentry>\n"
168msgstr ""
169
170#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 171#: apt.ent:97
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172#, no-wrap
173msgid ""
174" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/</filename></term>\n"
175" <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments.\n"
176" Configuration Item: "
177"<literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
178" </varlistentry>\n"
179"\">\n"
180msgstr ""
181
182#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 183#: apt.ent:103
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184#, no-wrap
185msgid ""
186"<!ENTITY file-cachearchives \"\n"
187" <varlistentry><term><filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename></term>\n"
188" <listitem><para>Storage area for retrieved package files.\n"
189" Configuration Item: "
190"<literal>Dir::Cache::Archives</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
191" </varlistentry>\n"
192msgstr ""
193
194#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 195#: apt.ent:109
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196#, no-wrap
197msgid ""
198" "
199"<varlistentry><term><filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename></term>\n"
200" <listitem><para>Storage area for package files in transit.\n"
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201" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::Archives</literal> "
202"(<filename>partial</filename> will be implicitly "
aec22160 203"appended)</para></listitem>\n"
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204" </varlistentry>\n"
205"\">\n"
206msgstr ""
207
208#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 209#: apt.ent:119
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210#, no-wrap
211msgid ""
212"<!ENTITY file-preferences \"\n"
213" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename></term>\n"
214" <listitem><para>Version preferences file.\n"
215" This is where you would specify &quot;pinning&quot;,\n"
216" i.e. a preference to get certain packages\n"
217" from a separate source\n"
218" or from a different version of a distribution.\n"
219" Configuration Item: "
220"<literal>Dir::Etc::Preferences</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
221" </varlistentry>\n"
222msgstr ""
223
224#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 225#: apt.ent:125
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226#, no-wrap
227msgid ""
228" "
229"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename></term>\n"
230" <listitem><para>File fragments for the version preferences.\n"
231" Configuration Item: "
232"<literal>Dir::Etc::PreferencesParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
233" </varlistentry>\n"
234"\">\n"
235msgstr ""
236
237#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 238#: apt.ent:131
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239#, no-wrap
240msgid ""
241"<!ENTITY file-sourceslist \"\n"
242" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename></term>\n"
243" <listitem><para>Locations to fetch packages from.\n"
244" Configuration Item: "
245"<literal>Dir::Etc::SourceList</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
246" </varlistentry>\n"
247msgstr ""
248
249#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 250#: apt.ent:137
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251#, no-wrap
252msgid ""
253" "
254"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/</filename></term>\n"
255" <listitem><para>File fragments for locations to fetch packages from.\n"
256" Configuration Item: "
257"<literal>Dir::Etc::SourceParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
258" </varlistentry>\n"
259"\">\n"
260msgstr ""
261
262#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 263#: apt.ent:144
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264#, no-wrap
265msgid ""
266"<!ENTITY file-statelists \"\n"
267" <varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/</filename></term>\n"
268" <listitem><para>Storage area for state information for each package "
269"resource specified in\n"
270" &sources-list;\n"
271" Configuration Item: "
272"<literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
273" </varlistentry>\n"
274msgstr ""
275
276#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 277#: apt.ent:150
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278#, no-wrap
279msgid ""
280" "
281"<varlistentry><term><filename>&statedir;/lists/partial/</filename></term>\n"
282" <listitem><para>Storage area for state information in transit.\n"
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283" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> "
284"(<filename>partial</filename> will be implicitly "
aec22160 285"appended)</para></listitem>\n"
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286" </varlistentry>\n"
287"\">\n"
288msgstr ""
289
b39c1859 290#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 291#: apt.ent:156
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292#, no-wrap
293msgid ""
294"<!ENTITY file-trustedgpg \"\n"
295" <varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg</filename></term>\n"
296" <listitem><para>Keyring of local trusted keys, new keys will be added "
297"here.\n"
298" Configuration Item: "
299"<literal>Dir::Etc::Trusted</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
300" </varlistentry>\n"
301msgstr ""
302
303#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 304#: apt.ent:163
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305#, no-wrap
306msgid ""
307" "
308"<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/</filename></term>\n"
309" <listitem><para>File fragments for the trusted keys, additional "
310"keyrings can\n"
311" be stored here (by other packages or the administrator).\n"
312" Configuration Item "
313"<literal>Dir::Etc::TrustedParts</literal>.</para></listitem>\n"
314" </varlistentry>\n"
315"\">\n"
316msgstr ""
317
318#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 319#: apt.ent:171
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320#, no-wrap
321msgid ""
322"<!ENTITY file-extended_states \"\n"
323" "
324"<varlistentry><term><filename>/var/lib/apt/extended_states</filename></term>\n"
325" <listitem><para>Status list of auto-installed packages.\n"
326" Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State::extended_states</literal>.\n"
327" </para></listitem>\n"
328" </varlistentry>\n"
329"\">\n"
330msgstr ""
331
332#. type: Plain text
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334#, no-wrap
335msgid ""
336"<!-- TRANSLATOR: This is the section header for the following paragraphs - "
337"comparable\n"
338" to the other headers like NAME and DESCRIPTION and should therefore be "
339"uppercase. -->\n"
340"<!ENTITY translation-title \"TRANSLATION\">\n"
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341msgstr ""
342
343#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 344#: apt.ent:184
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345#, no-wrap
346msgid ""
347"<!-- TRANSLATOR: This is a placeholder. You should write here who has "
d8b3cbb6 348"contributed\n"
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349" to the translation in the past, who is responsible now and maybe "
350"further information\n"
351" specially related to your translation. -->\n"
352"<!ENTITY translation-holder \"\n"
353" The english translation was done by John Doe "
354"<email>john@doe.org</email> in 2009,\n"
355" 2010 and Daniela Acme <email>daniela@acme.us</email> in 2010 together "
356"with the\n"
357" Debian Dummy l10n Team "
358"<email>debian-l10n-dummy@lists.debian.org</email>.\n"
359"\">\n"
360msgstr ""
361
362#. type: Plain text
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364#, no-wrap
365msgid ""
366"<!-- TRANSLATOR: As a translation is allowed to have 20% of "
367"untranslated/fuzzy strings\n"
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368" in a shipped manpage newer/modified paragraphs will maybe appear in "
369"english in\n"
370" the generated manpage. This sentence is therefore here to tell the "
371"reader that this\n"
372" is not a mistake by the translator - obviously the target is that at "
373"least for stable\n"
374" releases this sentence is not needed. :) -->\n"
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375"<!ENTITY translation-english \"\n"
376" Note that this translated document may contain untranslated parts.\n"
377" This is done on purpose, to avoid losing content when the\n"
378" translation is lagging behind the original content.\n"
379"\">\n"
380msgstr ""
381
c77d6597 382#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 383#: apt.ent:198
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384msgid ""
385"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -o=config_string "
386"e.g. -o=Debug::pkgProblemResolver=1 --> <!ENTITY synopsis-config-string "
387"\"config_string\">"
388msgstr ""
389
390#. type: Plain text
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392msgid ""
393"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -c=config_file e.g. -c=./apt.conf --> <!ENTITY "
394"synopsis-config-file \"config_file\">"
395msgstr ""
396
397#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 398#: apt.ent:204
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399msgid ""
400"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -t=target_release or pkg/target_release "
401"e.g. -t=squeeze apt/experimental --> <!ENTITY synopsis-target-release "
402"\"target_release\">"
403msgstr ""
404
405#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 406#: apt.ent:207
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407msgid ""
408"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in -a=architecture e.g. -a=armel --> <!ENTITY "
409"synopsis-architecture \"architecture\">"
410msgstr ""
411
412#. type: Plain text
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414msgid ""
415"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-get install pkg e.g. apt-get install awesome "
416"--> <!ENTITY synopsis-pkg \"pkg\">"
417msgstr ""
418
419#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 420#: apt.ent:213
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421msgid ""
422"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in pkg=pkg_version_number e.g. apt=0.8.15 --> "
423"<!ENTITY synopsis-pkg-ver-number \"pkg_version_number\">"
424msgstr ""
425
426#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 427#: apt.ent:216
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428msgid ""
429"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cache pkgnames prefix e.g. apt-cache "
430"pkgnames apt --> <!ENTITY synopsis-prefix \"prefix\">"
431msgstr ""
432
433#. type: Plain text
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435msgid ""
436"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cache search regex e.g. apt-cache search "
437"awesome --> <!ENTITY synopsis-regex \"regex\">"
438msgstr ""
439
440#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 441#: apt.ent:222
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442msgid ""
443"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-cdrom -d=cdrom_mount_point e.g. apt-cdrom "
444"-d=/media/cdrom --> <!ENTITY synopsis-cdrom-mount \"cdrom_mount_point\">"
445msgstr ""
446
447#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 448#: apt.ent:225
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449msgid ""
450"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-extracttemplates -t=temporary_directory "
451"e.g. apt-extracttemplates -t=/tmp --> <!ENTITY synopsis-tmp-directory "
452"\"temporary_directory\">"
453msgstr ""
454
455#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 456#: apt.ent:228
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457msgid ""
458"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-extracttemplates filename --> <!ENTITY "
459"synopsis-filename \"filename\">"
460msgstr ""
461
c086ac18 462#. type: Plain text
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464msgid ""
465"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
466"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-path \"path\">"
467msgstr ""
468
c77d6597 469#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 470#: apt.ent:234
c77d6597 471msgid ""
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472"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
473"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-override "
474"\"override-file\">"
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475msgstr ""
476
477#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 478#: apt.ent:237
c77d6597 479msgid ""
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480"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
481"packages path override-file pathprefix --> <!ENTITY synopsis-pathprefix "
482"\"pathprefix\">"
483msgstr ""
484
485#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 486#: apt.ent:240
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487msgid ""
488"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as parameter for apt-ftparchive e.g. apt-ftparchive "
489"generate section --> <!ENTITY synopsis-section \"section\">"
490msgstr ""
491
492#. type: Plain text
45fb8bf7 493#: apt.ent:243
c086ac18 494msgid ""
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495"<!-- TRANSLATOR: used as in apt-key export keyid e.g. apt-key export "
496"473041FA --> <!ENTITY synopsis-keyid \"keyid\">"
497msgstr ""
498
2a52e8c5 499#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
9de26945 500#: apt.8.xml:21 apt-get.8.xml:22 apt-cache.8.xml:22 apt-key.8.xml:21 apt-mark.8.xml:22 apt-secure.8.xml:21 apt-cdrom.8.xml:21 apt-config.8.xml:22
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501msgid "8"
502msgstr ""
503
bcf91c1b 504#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><refmiscinfo>
9de26945 505#: apt.8.xml:22 apt-get.8.xml:23 apt-cache.8.xml:23 apt-key.8.xml:22 apt-mark.8.xml:23 apt-secure.8.xml:22 apt-cdrom.8.xml:22 apt-config.8.xml:23 apt.conf.5.xml:28 apt_preferences.5.xml:22 sources.list.5.xml:23 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:23 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:23 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:23
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506msgid "APT"
507msgstr ""
508
2a52e8c5 509#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 510#: apt.8.xml:28
93ae7f7f 511msgid "command-line interface"
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512msgstr ""
513
2a52e8c5 514#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 515#: apt.8.xml:33 apt-get.8.xml:34 apt-cache.8.xml:34 apt-key.8.xml:33 apt-mark.8.xml:34 apt-secure.8.xml:46 apt-cdrom.8.xml:33 apt-config.8.xml:34 apt.conf.5.xml:37 apt_preferences.5.xml:32 sources.list.5.xml:32 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:34 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:34 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:34
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516msgid "Description"
517msgstr ""
518
93ae7f7f 519#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 520#: apt.8.xml:34
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521msgid ""
522"<command>apt</command> (Advanced Package Tool) is the command-line tool for "
523"handling packages. It provides a commandline interface for the package "
524"management of the system. See also &apt-get; and &apt-cache; for more "
525"low-level command options."
526msgstr ""
527
528#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 529#: apt.8.xml:43
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530msgid ""
531"<literal>list</literal> is used to display a list of packages. It supports "
532"shell pattern for matching package names and the following options: "
6dbf3380 533"<option>--installed</option>, <option>--upgradable</option>, "
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534"<option>--all-versions</option> are supported."
535msgstr ""
536
537#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 538#: apt.8.xml:54
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539msgid ""
540"<literal>search</literal> searches for the given term(s) and display "
541"matching packages."
542msgstr ""
543
544#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 545#: apt.8.xml:60
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546msgid ""
547"<literal>show</literal> shows the package information for the given "
548"package(s)."
549msgstr ""
550
551#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 552#: apt.8.xml:67
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553msgid ""
554"<literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more package names desired "
555"for installation or upgrading."
556msgstr ""
557
558#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 559#: apt.8.xml:71 apt-get.8.xml:112
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560msgid ""
561"A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by "
562"following the package name with an equals and the version of the package to "
563"select. This will cause that version to be located and selected for "
564"install. Alternatively a specific distribution can be selected by following "
565"the package name with a slash and the version of the distribution or the "
566"Archive name (stable, testing, unstable)."
567msgstr ""
568
569#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 570#: apt.8.xml:81 apt-get.8.xml:147
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571msgid ""
572"<literal>remove</literal> is identical to <literal>install</literal> except "
573"that packages are removed instead of installed. Note that removing a package "
574"leaves its configuration files on the system. If a plus sign is appended to "
575"the package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
576"installed instead of removed."
577msgstr ""
578
579#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 580#: apt.8.xml:89
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581msgid ""
582"<literal>edit-sources</literal> lets you edit your sources.list file and "
583"provides basic sanity checks."
584msgstr ""
585
586#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 587#: apt.8.xml:95
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588msgid ""
589"<literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files "
590"from their sources."
591msgstr ""
592
593#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 594#: apt.8.xml:101
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595msgid ""
596"<literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all "
597"packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in "
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598"<filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. New packages will be installed, "
599"but existing packages will never be removed."
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600msgstr ""
601
602#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 603#: apt.8.xml:110
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604msgid ""
605"<literal>full-upgrade</literal> performs the function of upgrade but may "
606"also remove installed packages if that is required in order to resolve a "
607"package conflict."
608msgstr ""
609
610#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 611#: apt.8.xml:120 apt-get.8.xml:251 apt-cache.8.xml:244 apt-mark.8.xml:104 apt-config.8.xml:80 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:48 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:44 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:500
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612msgid "options"
613msgstr ""
614
615#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 616#: apt.8.xml:130
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617msgid "Script usage"
618msgstr ""
619
620#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 621#: apt.8.xml:132
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622msgid ""
623"The &apt; commandline is designed as a end-user tool and it may change the "
624"output between versions. While it tries to not break backward compatibility "
625"there is no guarantee for it either. All features of &apt; are available in "
626"&apt-cache; and &apt-get; via APT options. Please prefer using these "
627"commands in your scripts."
628msgstr ""
629
630#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 631#: apt.8.xml:140
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632msgid "Differences to &apt-get;"
633msgstr ""
634
635#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 636#: apt.8.xml:141
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637msgid ""
638"The <command>apt</command> command is meant to be pleasant for end users and "
128aa7d3 639"does not need to be backward compatible like &apt-get;. Therefore some "
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640"options are different:"
641msgstr ""
642
643#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 644#: apt.8.xml:147
506ab3c7 645msgid "The option <literal>DPkg::Progress-Fancy</literal> is enabled."
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646msgstr ""
647
648#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 649#: apt.8.xml:151
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650msgid "The option <literal>APT::Color</literal> is enabled."
651msgstr ""
652
653#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 654#: apt.8.xml:155
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655msgid ""
656"A new <literal>list</literal> command is available similar to <literal>dpkg "
657"--list</literal>."
658msgstr ""
659
660#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 661#: apt.8.xml:160
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662msgid ""
663"The option <literal>upgrade</literal> has <literal>--with-new-pkgs</literal> "
664"enabled by default."
665msgstr ""
666
667#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 668#: apt.8.xml:170 apt-get.8.xml:552 apt-cache.8.xml:346 apt-key.8.xml:191 apt-mark.8.xml:127 apt-secure.8.xml:187 apt-cdrom.8.xml:148 apt-config.8.xml:105 apt.conf.5.xml:1222 apt_preferences.5.xml:701 sources.list.5.xml:274 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:66 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:59 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:603
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669msgid "See Also"
670msgstr ""
671
672#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 673#: apt.8.xml:171
93ae7f7f 674msgid ""
6dbf3380 675"&apt-get;, &apt-cache;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, &apt-config;, The APT "
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676"User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the APT Howto."
677msgstr ""
678
679#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 680#: apt.8.xml:176 apt-get.8.xml:558 apt-cache.8.xml:351 apt-mark.8.xml:131 apt-cdrom.8.xml:153 apt-config.8.xml:110 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:70 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:63 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:607
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681msgid "Diagnostics"
682msgstr ""
683
684#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 685#: apt.8.xml:177
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686msgid ""
687"<command>apt</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
688"error."
689msgstr ""
690
691#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 692#: apt-get.8.xml:29
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693msgid "APT package handling utility -- command-line interface"
694msgstr ""
695
2a52e8c5 696#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 697#: apt-get.8.xml:35
2a52e8c5 698msgid ""
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699"<command>apt-get</command> is the command-line tool for handling packages, "
700"and may be considered the user's \"back-end\" to other tools using the APT "
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701"library. Several \"front-end\" interfaces exist, such as &aptitude;, "
702"&synaptic; and &wajig;."
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703msgstr ""
704
705#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 706#: apt-get.8.xml:40 apt-cache.8.xml:40 apt-cdrom.8.xml:47 apt-config.8.xml:40 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:50
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707msgid ""
708"Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is given, "
709"one of the commands below must be present."
710msgstr ""
711
2a52e8c5 712#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 713#: apt-get.8.xml:45
2a52e8c5 714msgid ""
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715"<literal>update</literal> is used to resynchronize the package index files "
716"from their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched from the "
717"location(s) specified in <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. For "
718"example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and scans the "
719"<filename>Packages.gz</filename> files, so that information about new and "
720"updated packages is available. An <literal>update</literal> should always be "
721"performed before an <literal>upgrade</literal> or "
722"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal>. Please be aware that the overall progress "
723"meter will be incorrect as the size of the package files cannot be known in "
724"advance."
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725msgstr ""
726
727#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 728#: apt-get.8.xml:57
2a52e8c5 729msgid ""
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730"<literal>upgrade</literal> is used to install the newest versions of all "
731"packages currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in "
732"<filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename>. Packages currently installed "
733"with new versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no "
734"circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages not "
735"already installed retrieved and installed. New versions of currently "
736"installed packages that cannot be upgraded without changing the install "
737"status of another package will be left at their current version. An "
738"<literal>update</literal> must be performed first so that "
739"<command>apt-get</command> knows that new versions of packages are "
740"available."
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741msgstr ""
742
2a52e8c5 743#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 744#: apt-get.8.xml:70
2a52e8c5 745msgid ""
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746"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> in addition to performing the function of "
747"<literal>upgrade</literal>, also intelligently handles changing dependencies "
748"with new versions of packages; <command>apt-get</command> has a \"smart\" "
749"conflict resolution system, and it will attempt to upgrade the most "
750"important packages at the expense of less important ones if necessary. The "
751"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> command may therefore remove some packages. "
752"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file contains a list of "
753"locations from which to retrieve desired package files. See also "
754"&apt-preferences; for a mechanism for overriding the general settings for "
755"individual packages."
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756msgstr ""
757
758#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 759#: apt-get.8.xml:83
2a52e8c5 760msgid ""
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761"<literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> is used in conjunction with the "
762"traditional Debian packaging front-end, "
763"&dselect;. <literal>dselect-upgrade</literal> follows the changes made by "
764"&dselect; to the <literal>Status</literal> field of available packages, and "
765"performs the actions necessary to realize that state (for instance, the "
766"removal of old and the installation of new packages)."
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767msgstr ""
768
2a52e8c5 769#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 770#: apt-get.8.xml:94
2a52e8c5 771msgid ""
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772"<literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for "
773"installation or upgrading. Each package is a package name, not a fully "
774"qualified filename (for instance, in a Debian system, "
775"<package>apt-utils</package> would be the argument provided, not "
776"<filename>apt-utils_&apt-product-version;_amd64.deb</filename>). All "
777"packages required by the package(s) specified for installation will also be "
778"retrieved and installed. The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> "
779"file is used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the "
780"package name (with no intervening space), the identified package will be "
781"removed if it is installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate "
782"a package to install. These latter features may be used to override "
783"decisions made by apt-get's conflict resolution system."
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784msgstr ""
785
7d76ea1d 786#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 787#: apt-get.8.xml:119
2a52e8c5 788msgid ""
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789"Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must be "
790"used with care."
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791msgstr ""
792
7d76ea1d 793#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 794#: apt-get.8.xml:122
2a52e8c5 795msgid ""
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796"This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or more "
797"already-installed packages without upgrading every package you have on your "
798"system. Unlike the \"upgrade\" target, which installs the newest version of "
799"all currently installed packages, \"install\" will install the newest "
800"version of only the package(s) specified. Simply provide the name of the "
801"package(s) you wish to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and "
802"its dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and installed."
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803msgstr ""
804
7d76ea1d 805#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 806#: apt-get.8.xml:133
2a52e8c5 807msgid ""
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808"Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to create an alternative "
809"installation policy for individual packages."
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810msgstr ""
811
7d76ea1d 812#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 813#: apt-get.8.xml:137
2a52e8c5 814msgid ""
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815"If no package matches the given expression and the expression contains one "
816"of '.', '?' or '*' then it is assumed to be a POSIX regular expression, and "
817"it is applied to all package names in the database. Any matches are then "
818"installed (or removed). Note that matching is done by substring so 'lo.*' "
819"matches 'how-lo' and 'lowest'. If this is undesired, anchor the regular "
820"expression with a '^' or '$' character, or create a more specific regular "
821"expression."
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822msgstr ""
823
7d76ea1d 824#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 825#: apt-get.8.xml:155
2a52e8c5 826msgid ""
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827"<literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except "
828"that packages are removed and purged (any configuration files are deleted "
829"too)."
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830msgstr ""
831
2a52e8c5 832#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 833#: apt-get.8.xml:160
2a52e8c5 834msgid ""
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835"<literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source "
836"packages. APT will examine the available packages to decide which source "
837"package to fetch. It will then find and download into the current directory "
838"the newest available version of that source package while respecting the "
839"default release, set with the option "
840"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>, the <option>-t</option> option or "
841"per package with the <literal>pkg/release</literal> syntax, if possible."
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842msgstr ""
843
2a52e8c5 844#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 845#: apt-get.8.xml:168
2a52e8c5 846msgid ""
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847"Source packages are tracked separately from binary packages via "
848"<literal>deb-src</literal> lines in the &sources-list; file. This means that "
849"you will need to add such a line for each repository you want to get sources "
850"from; otherwise you will probably get either the wrong (too old/too new) "
851"source versions or none at all."
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852msgstr ""
853
2a52e8c5 854#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 855#: apt-get.8.xml:174
2a52e8c5 856msgid ""
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857"If the <option>--compile</option> option is specified then the package will "
858"be compiled to a binary .deb using <command>dpkg-buildpackage</command> for "
859"the architecture as defined by the <command>--host-architecture</command> "
860"option. If <option>--download-only</option> is specified then the source "
861"package will not be unpacked."
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862msgstr ""
863
2a52e8c5 864#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 865#: apt-get.8.xml:181
2a52e8c5 866msgid ""
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867"A specific source version can be retrieved by postfixing the source name "
868"with an equals and then the version to fetch, similar to the mechanism used "
869"for the package files. This enables exact matching of the source package "
870"name and version, implicitly enabling the "
871"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal> option."
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872msgstr ""
873
2a52e8c5 874#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 875#: apt-get.8.xml:187
2a52e8c5 876msgid ""
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877"Note that source packages are not installed and tracked in the "
878"<command>dpkg</command> database like binary packages; they are simply "
879"downloaded to the current directory, like source tarballs."
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880msgstr ""
881
882#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 883#: apt-get.8.xml:193
2a52e8c5 884msgid ""
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885"<literal>build-dep</literal> causes apt-get to install/remove packages in an "
886"attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source package. By default "
887"the dependencies are satisfied to build the package natively. If desired a "
888"host-architecture can be specified with the "
889"<option>--host-architecture</option> option instead."
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890msgstr ""
891
892#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 893#: apt-get.8.xml:200
2a52e8c5 894msgid ""
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895"<literal>check</literal> is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache "
896"and checks for broken dependencies."
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897msgstr ""
898
2a52e8c5 899#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 900#: apt-get.8.xml:205
2a52e8c5 901msgid ""
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902"<literal>download</literal> will download the given binary package into the "
903"current directory."
2a52e8c5
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904msgstr ""
905
2a52e8c5 906#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 907#: apt-get.8.xml:211
2a52e8c5 908msgid ""
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909"<literal>clean</literal> clears out the local repository of retrieved "
910"package files. It removes everything but the lock file from "
911"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/</filename> and "
1c937475 912"<filename>&cachedir;/archives/partial/</filename>."
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913msgstr ""
914
915#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 916#: apt-get.8.xml:218
2a52e8c5 917msgid ""
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918"Like <literal>clean</literal>, <literal>autoclean</literal> clears out the "
919"local repository of retrieved package files. The difference is that it only "
920"removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely "
921"useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it "
922"growing out of control. The configuration option "
923"<literal>APT::Clean-Installed</literal> will prevent installed packages from "
924"being erased if it is set to off."
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925msgstr ""
926
63fc5550 927#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 928#: apt-get.8.xml:228
63fc5550 929msgid ""
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930"<literal>autoremove</literal> is used to remove packages that were "
931"automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are "
932"now no longer needed."
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933msgstr ""
934
2a52e8c5 935#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 936#: apt-get.8.xml:233
2a52e8c5 937msgid ""
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938"<literal>changelog</literal> downloads a package changelog and displays it "
939"through <command>sensible-pager</command>. The server name and base "
940"directory is defined in the <literal>APT::Changelogs::Server</literal> "
941"variable (e.g. <ulink "
942"url=\"http://packages.debian.org/changelogs\">packages.debian.org/changelogs</ulink> "
943"for Debian or <ulink "
944"url=\"http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs\">changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs</ulink> "
945"for Ubuntu). By default it displays the changelog for the version that is "
946"installed. However, you can specify the same options as for the "
947"<option>install</option> command."
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948msgstr ""
949
2a52e8c5 950#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 951#: apt-get.8.xml:256
2a52e8c5 952msgid ""
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953"Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. "
954"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>."
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955msgstr ""
956
2a52e8c5 957#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 958#: apt-get.8.xml:261
2a52e8c5 959msgid ""
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960"Consider suggested packages as a dependency for installing. Configuration "
961"Item: <literal>APT::Install-Suggests</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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962msgstr ""
963
2a52e8c5 964#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 965#: apt-get.8.xml:266
2a52e8c5 966msgid ""
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967"Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed. "
968"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>."
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969msgstr ""
970
971#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 972#: apt-get.8.xml:271
2a52e8c5 973msgid ""
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974"Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This "
975"option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT "
976"to deduce a likely solution. If packages are specified, these have to "
977"completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when "
978"running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package "
979"dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency "
980"structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually "
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981"means using <command>dpkg --remove</command> to eliminate some of the "
982"offending packages). Use of this option together with <option>-m</option> "
983"may produce an error in some situations. Configuration Item: "
984"<literal>APT::Get::Fix-Broken</literal>."
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985msgstr ""
986
2a52e8c5 987#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 988#: apt-get.8.xml:286
2a52e8c5 989msgid ""
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990"Ignore missing packages; if packages cannot be retrieved or fail the "
991"integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files), hold back those "
992"packages and handle the result. Use of this option together with "
993"<option>-f</option> may produce an error in some situations. If a package is "
994"selected for installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the command "
995"line) and it could not be downloaded then it will be silently held back. "
996"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Fix-Missing</literal>."
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997msgstr ""
998
2a52e8c5 999#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1000#: apt-get.8.xml:297
2a52e8c5 1001msgid ""
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1002"Disables downloading of packages. This is best used with "
1003"<option>--ignore-missing</option> to force APT to use only the .debs it has "
1004"already downloaded. Configuration Item: "
1005"<literal>APT::Get::Download</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1006msgstr ""
1007
2a52e8c5 1008#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1009#: apt-get.8.xml:304
2a52e8c5 1010msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1011"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
1012"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
1013"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
1014"file. Note that quiet level 2 implies <option>-y</option>; you should never "
1015"use -qq without a no-action modifier such as -d, --print-uris or -s as APT "
1016"may decide to do something you did not expect. Configuration Item: "
1017"<literal>quiet</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1018msgstr ""
1019
2a52e8c5 1020#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1021#: apt-get.8.xml:319
2a52e8c5 1022msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1023"No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not "
1024"actually change the system. Configuration Item: "
1025"<literal>APT::Get::Simulate</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1026msgstr ""
1027
2a52e8c5 1028#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1029#: apt-get.8.xml:323
2a52e8c5 1030msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1031"Simulated runs performed as a user will automatically deactivate locking "
1032"(<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal>), and if the option "
1033"<literal>APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note</literal> is set (as it is by "
1034"default) a notice will also be displayed indicating that this is only a "
1035"simulation. Runs performed as root do not trigger either NoLocking or the "
1036"notice - superusers should know what they are doing without further warnings "
1037"from <literal>apt-get</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1038msgstr ""
1039
2a52e8c5 1040#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1041#: apt-get.8.xml:331
2a52e8c5 1042msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1043"Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a "
1044"<command>dpkg</command> operation: configure (<literal>Conf</literal>), "
1045"remove (<literal>Remv</literal>) or unpack "
1046"(<literal>Inst</literal>). Square brackets indicate broken packages, and "
1047"empty square brackets indicate breaks that are of no consequence (rare)."
2a52e8c5
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1048msgstr ""
1049
b6c6b52f 1050#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1051#: apt-get.8.xml:339
b6c6b52f 1052msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1053"Automatic yes to prompts; assume \"yes\" as answer to all prompts and run "
1054"non-interactively. If an undesirable situation, such as changing a held "
1055"package, trying to install a unauthenticated package or removing an "
1056"essential package occurs then <literal>apt-get</literal> will abort. "
1057"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal>."
b6c6b52f
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1058msgstr ""
1059
2a52e8c5 1060#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1061#: apt-get.8.xml:347
2a52e8c5 1062msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1063"Automatic \"no\" to all prompts. Configuration Item: "
1064"<literal>APT::Get::Assume-No</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1065msgstr ""
1066
2a52e8c5 1067#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1068#: apt-get.8.xml:352
2a52e8c5 1069msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1070"Show upgraded packages; print out a list of all packages that are to be "
1071"upgraded. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Show-Upgraded</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1072msgstr ""
1073
2a52e8c5 1074#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1075#: apt-get.8.xml:358
2a52e8c5 1076msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1077"Show full versions for upgraded and installed packages. Configuration Item: "
1078"<literal>APT::Get::Show-Versions</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1079msgstr ""
1080
2a52e8c5 1081#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1082#: apt-get.8.xml:364
2a52e8c5 1083msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1084"This option controls the architecture packages are built for by "
1085"<command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how cross-builddependencies "
1086"are satisfied. By default is it not set which means that the host "
1087"architecture is the same as the build architecture (which is defined by "
1088"<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>). Configuration Item: "
7ffbb475 1089"<literal>APT::Get::Host-Architecture</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1090msgstr ""
1091
2a52e8c5 1092#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1093#: apt-get.8.xml:374
2a52e8c5 1094msgid ""
7ffbb475
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1095"This option controls the activated build profiles for which a source package "
1096"is built by <command>apt-get source --compile</command> and how build "
1097"dependencies are satisfied. By default no build profile is active. More "
1098"than one build profile can be activated at a time by concatenating them with "
1099"a comma. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Build-Profiles</literal>."
1100msgstr ""
1101
1102#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1103#: apt-get.8.xml:385
7ffbb475 1104msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1105"Compile source packages after downloading them. Configuration Item: "
1106"<literal>APT::Get::Compile</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1107msgstr ""
1108
2a52e8c5 1109#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1110#: apt-get.8.xml:390
2a52e8c5 1111msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1112"Ignore package holds; this causes <command>apt-get</command> to ignore a "
1113"hold placed on a package. This may be useful in conjunction with "
1114"<literal>dist-upgrade</literal> to override a large number of undesired "
1115"holds. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Ignore-Hold</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1116msgstr ""
1117
2a52e8c5 1118#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1119#: apt-get.8.xml:397
ce34af08
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1120msgid ""
1121"Allow installing new packages when used in conjunction with "
1122"<literal>upgrade</literal>. This is useful if the update of a installed "
1123"package requires new dependencies to be installed. Instead of holding the "
1124"package back <literal>upgrade</literal> will upgrade the package and install "
1125"the new dependencies. Note that <literal>upgrade</literal> with this option "
1126"will never remove packages, only allow adding new ones. Configuration Item: "
1127"<literal>APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New</literal>."
1128msgstr ""
1129
1130#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1131#: apt-get.8.xml:409
2a52e8c5 1132msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1133"Do not upgrade packages; when used in conjunction with "
1134"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>no-upgrade</literal> will prevent "
1135"packages on the command line from being upgraded if they are already "
1136"installed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Upgrade</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1137msgstr ""
1138
2a52e8c5 1139#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1140#: apt-get.8.xml:416
2a52e8c5 1141msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1142"Do not install new packages; when used in conjunction with "
1143"<literal>install</literal>, <literal>only-upgrade</literal> will install "
1144"upgrades for already installed packages only and ignore requests to install "
1145"new packages. Configuration Item: "
1146"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1147msgstr ""
1148
7d76ea1d 1149#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1150#: apt-get.8.xml:424
2a52e8c5 1151msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1152"Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue "
1153"without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It should "
1154"not be used except in very special situations. Using "
1155"<literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system! "
1156"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1157msgstr ""
1158
7d76ea1d 1159#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1160#: apt-get.8.xml:432
2a52e8c5 1161msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1162"Instead of fetching the files to install their URIs are printed. Each URI "
1163"will have the path, the destination file name, the size and the expected MD5 "
1164"hash. Note that the file name to write to will not always match the file "
1165"name on the remote site! This also works with the <literal>source</literal> "
1166"and <literal>update</literal> commands. When used with the "
1167"<literal>update</literal> command the MD5 and size are not included, and it "
1168"is up to the user to decompress any compressed files. Configuration Item: "
1169"<literal>APT::Get::Print-URIs</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1170msgstr ""
1171
7d76ea1d 1172#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1173#: apt-get.8.xml:443
2a52e8c5 1174msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1175"Use purge instead of remove for anything that would be removed. An asterisk "
1176"(\"*\") will be displayed next to packages which are scheduled to be "
1177"purged. <option>remove --purge</option> is equivalent to the "
1178"<option>purge</option> command. Configuration Item: "
1179"<literal>APT::Get::Purge</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1180msgstr ""
1181
aec22160 1182#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1183#: apt-get.8.xml:451
2a52e8c5 1184msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1185"Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version. "
1186"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::ReInstall</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1187msgstr ""
1188
aec22160 1189#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1190#: apt-get.8.xml:456
2a52e8c5 1191msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1192"This option is on by default; use <literal>--no-list-cleanup</literal> to "
1193"turn it off. When it is on, <command>apt-get</command> will automatically "
1194"manage the contents of <filename>&statedir;/lists</filename> to ensure that "
1195"obsolete files are erased. The only reason to turn it off is if you "
1196"frequently change your sources list. Configuration Item: "
1197"<literal>APT::Get::List-Cleanup</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1198msgstr ""
1199
aec22160 1200#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1201#: apt-get.8.xml:466
2a52e8c5 1202msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1203"This option controls the default input to the policy engine; it creates a "
1204"default pin at priority 990 using the specified release string. This "
1205"overrides the general settings in "
1206"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename>. Specifically pinned packages are "
1207"not affected by the value of this option. In short, this option lets you "
1208"have simple control over which distribution packages will be retrieved "
1209"from. Some common examples might be <option>-t '2.1*'</option>, <option>-t "
1210"unstable</option> or <option>-t sid</option>. Configuration Item: "
1211"<literal>APT::Default-Release</literal>; see also the &apt-preferences; "
1212"manual page."
2a52e8c5
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1213msgstr ""
1214
7d76ea1d 1215#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1216#: apt-get.8.xml:481
7d76ea1d
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1217msgid ""
1218"Only perform operations that are 'trivial'. Logically this can be considered "
1219"related to <option>--assume-yes</option>; where "
1220"<option>--assume-yes</option> will answer yes to any prompt, "
1221"<option>--trivial-only</option> will answer no. Configuration Item: "
1222"<literal>APT::Get::Trivial-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1223msgstr ""
1224
2a52e8c5 1225#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1226#: apt-get.8.xml:488
2a52e8c5 1227msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1228"If any packages are to be removed apt-get immediately aborts without "
1229"prompting. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Remove</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1230msgstr ""
1231
2a52e8c5 1232#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1233#: apt-get.8.xml:494
2a52e8c5 1234msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1235"If the command is either <literal>install</literal> or "
1236"<literal>remove</literal>, then this option acts like running the "
1237"<literal>autoremove</literal> command, removing unused dependency "
1238"packages. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::AutomaticRemove</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1239msgstr ""
1240
2a52e8c5 1241#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1242#: apt-get.8.xml:501
2a52e8c5 1243msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1244"Only has meaning for the <literal>source</literal> and "
1245"<literal>build-dep</literal> commands. Indicates that the given source "
1246"names are not to be mapped through the binary table. This means that if "
1247"this option is specified, these commands will only accept source package "
1248"names as arguments, rather than accepting binary package names and looking "
1249"up the corresponding source package. Configuration Item: "
1250"<literal>APT::Get::Only-Source</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1251msgstr ""
1252
2a52e8c5 1253#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1254#: apt-get.8.xml:512
2a52e8c5 1255msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1256"Download only the diff, dsc, or tar file of a source archive. Configuration "
1257"Item: <literal>APT::Get::Diff-Only</literal>, "
1258"<literal>APT::Get::Dsc-Only</literal>, and "
1259"<literal>APT::Get::Tar-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1260msgstr ""
1261
2a52e8c5 1262#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1263#: apt-get.8.xml:518
2a52e8c5 1264msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1265"Only process architecture-dependent build-dependencies. Configuration Item: "
1266"<literal>APT::Get::Arch-Only</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1267msgstr ""
1268
2a52e8c5 1269#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1270#: apt-get.8.xml:523
2a52e8c5 1271msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1272"Ignore if packages can't be authenticated and don't prompt about it. This "
1273"is useful for tools like pbuilder. Configuration Item: "
1274"<literal>APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated</literal>."
1275msgstr ""
1276
ce34af08 1277#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1278#: apt-get.8.xml:529
ce34af08
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1279msgid ""
1280"Show user friendly progress information in the terminal window when packages "
1281"are installed, upgraded or removed. For a machine parsable version of this "
1282"data see README.progress-reporting in the apt doc directory. Configuration "
506ab3c7 1283"Item: <literal>Dpkg::Progress</literal> and "
ce34af08
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1284"<literal>Dpkg::Progress-Fancy</literal>."
1285msgstr ""
1286
7d76ea1d 1287#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 1288#: apt-get.8.xml:542 apt-cache.8.xml:339 apt-key.8.xml:170 apt-mark.8.xml:121 apt.conf.5.xml:1216 apt_preferences.5.xml:694
7d76ea1d
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1289msgid "Files"
1290msgstr ""
1291
2a52e8c5 1292#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1293#: apt-get.8.xml:553
7d76ea1d 1294msgid ""
1c937475
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1295"&apt-cache;, &apt-cdrom;, &dpkg;, &sources-list;, &apt-conf;, &apt-config;, "
1296"&apt-secure;, The APT User's guide in &guidesdir;, &apt-preferences;, the "
1297"APT Howto."
7d76ea1d
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1298msgstr ""
1299
2a52e8c5 1300#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1301#: apt-get.8.xml:559
2a52e8c5 1302msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1303"<command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on "
1304"error."
2a52e8c5
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1305msgstr ""
1306
2a52e8c5 1307#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 1308#: apt-cache.8.xml:29
7d76ea1d 1309msgid "query the APT cache"
2a52e8c5
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1310msgstr ""
1311
2a52e8c5 1312#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1313#: apt-cache.8.xml:35
2a52e8c5 1314msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1315"<command>apt-cache</command> performs a variety of operations on APT's "
1316"package cache. <command>apt-cache</command> does not manipulate the state of "
1317"the system but does provide operations to search and generate interesting "
1318"output from the package metadata."
2a52e8c5
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1319msgstr ""
1320
2a52e8c5 1321#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1322#: apt-cache.8.xml:45
2a52e8c5 1323msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1324"<literal>gencaches</literal> creates APT's package cache. This is done "
1325"implicitly by all commands needing this cache if it is missing or outdated."
2a52e8c5
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1326msgstr ""
1327
7d76ea1d 1328#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
9de26945 1329#: apt-cache.8.xml:49 apt-cache.8.xml:138 apt-cache.8.xml:159 apt-cache.8.xml:181 apt-cache.8.xml:186 apt-cache.8.xml:202 apt-cache.8.xml:220 apt-cache.8.xml:232
7d76ea1d 1330msgid "&synopsis-pkg;"
2a52e8c5
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1331msgstr ""
1332
1333#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1334#: apt-cache.8.xml:50
2a52e8c5 1335msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1336"<literal>showpkg</literal> displays information about the packages listed on "
1337"the command line. Remaining arguments are package names. The available "
1338"versions and reverse dependencies of each package listed are listed, as well "
1339"as forward dependencies for each version. Forward (normal) dependencies are "
1340"those packages upon which the package in question depends; reverse "
1341"dependencies are those packages that depend upon the package in "
1342"question. Thus, forward dependencies must be satisfied for a package, but "
1343"reverse dependencies need not be. For instance, <command>apt-cache showpkg "
1344"libreadline2</command> would produce output similar to the following:"
2a52e8c5
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1345msgstr ""
1346
7d76ea1d 1347#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
9de26945 1348#: apt-cache.8.xml:62
7d76ea1d 1349#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 1350msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1351"Package: libreadline2\n"
1352"Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages),\n"
1353"Reverse Depends: \n"
1354" libreadlineg2,libreadline2\n"
1355" libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2\n"
1356"Dependencies:\n"
1357"2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null))\n"
1358"Provides:\n"
1359"2.1-12 - \n"
1360"Reverse Provides: \n"
2a52e8c5
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1361msgstr ""
1362
1363#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1364#: apt-cache.8.xml:74
7d76ea1d
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1365msgid ""
1366"Thus it may be seen that libreadline2, version 2.1-12, depends on libc5 and "
1367"ncurses3.0 which must be installed for libreadline2 to work. In turn, "
1368"libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev depend on libreadline2. If "
1369"libreadline2 is installed, libc5 and ncurses3.0 (and ldso) must also be "
1370"installed; libreadlineg2 and libreadline2-altdev do not have to be "
1371"installed. For the specific meaning of the remainder of the output it is "
1372"best to consult the apt source code."
2a52e8c5
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1373msgstr ""
1374
aa2218b2 1375#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1376#: apt-cache.8.xml:83
aa2218b2 1377msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1378"<literal>stats</literal> displays some statistics about the cache. No "
1379"further arguments are expected. Statistics reported are:"
aa2218b2
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1380msgstr ""
1381
7d76ea1d 1382#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1383#: apt-cache.8.xml:86
aa2218b2 1384msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1385"<literal>Total package names</literal> is the number of package names found "
1386"in the cache."
aa2218b2
MV
1387msgstr ""
1388
7d76ea1d 1389#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1390#: apt-cache.8.xml:90
aa2218b2 1391msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1392"<literal>Normal packages</literal> is the number of regular, ordinary "
1393"package names; these are packages that bear a one-to-one correspondence "
1394"between their names and the names used by other packages for them in "
1395"dependencies. The majority of packages fall into this category."
2a52e8c5
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1396msgstr ""
1397
7d76ea1d 1398#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1399#: apt-cache.8.xml:96
2a52e8c5 1400msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1401"<literal>Pure virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
1402"exist only as a virtual package name; that is, packages only \"provide\" the "
1403"virtual package name, and no package actually uses the name. For instance, "
1404"\"mail-transport-agent\" in the Debian system is a pure virtual package; "
1405"several packages provide \"mail-transport-agent\", but there is no package "
1406"named \"mail-transport-agent\"."
2a52e8c5
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1407msgstr ""
1408
7d76ea1d 1409#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1410#: apt-cache.8.xml:104
2a52e8c5 1411msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1412"<literal>Single virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages with "
1413"only one package providing a particular virtual package. For example, in the "
1414"Debian system, \"X11-text-viewer\" is a virtual package, but only one "
1415"package, xless, provides \"X11-text-viewer\"."
2a52e8c5
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1416msgstr ""
1417
7d76ea1d 1418#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1419#: apt-cache.8.xml:110
7d76ea1d
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1420msgid ""
1421"<literal>Mixed virtual packages</literal> is the number of packages that "
1422"either provide a particular virtual package or have the virtual package name "
1423"as the package name. For instance, in the Debian system, \"debconf\" is both "
1424"an actual package, and provided by the debconf-tiny package."
2a52e8c5
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1425msgstr ""
1426
7d76ea1d 1427#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1428#: apt-cache.8.xml:117
2a52e8c5 1429msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1430"<literal>Missing</literal> is the number of package names that were "
1431"referenced in a dependency but were not provided by any package. Missing "
1432"packages may be an evidence if a full distribution is not accessed, or if a "
1433"package (real or virtual) has been dropped from the distribution. Usually "
1434"they are referenced from Conflicts or Breaks statements."
2a52e8c5
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1435msgstr ""
1436
7d76ea1d 1437#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1438#: apt-cache.8.xml:124
2a52e8c5 1439msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1440"<literal>Total distinct</literal> versions is the number of package versions "
1441"found in the cache; this value is therefore at least equal to the number of "
1442"total package names. If more than one distribution is being accessed (for "
1443"instance, \"stable\" and \"unstable\"), this value can be considerably "
1444"larger than the number of total package names."
2a52e8c5
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1445msgstr ""
1446
7d76ea1d 1447#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 1448#: apt-cache.8.xml:131
2a52e8c5 1449msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1450"<literal>Total dependencies</literal> is the number of dependency "
1451"relationships claimed by all of the packages in the cache."
2a52e8c5
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1452msgstr ""
1453
2a52e8c5 1454#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1455#: apt-cache.8.xml:139
2a52e8c5 1456msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1457"<literal>showsrc</literal> displays all the source package records that "
1458"match the given package names. All versions are shown, as well as all "
1459"records that declare the name to be a binary package."
2a52e8c5
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1460msgstr ""
1461
2a52e8c5 1462#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1463#: apt-cache.8.xml:145
2a52e8c5 1464msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1465"<literal>dump</literal> shows a short listing of every package in the "
1466"cache. It is primarily for debugging."
2a52e8c5
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1467msgstr ""
1468
7d76ea1d 1469#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1470#: apt-cache.8.xml:150
2a52e8c5 1471msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1472"<literal>dumpavail</literal> prints out an available list to stdout. This is "
1473"suitable for use with &dpkg; and is used by the &dselect; method."
2a52e8c5
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1474msgstr ""
1475
7d76ea1d 1476#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1477#: apt-cache.8.xml:155
2a52e8c5 1478msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1479"<literal>unmet</literal> displays a summary of all unmet dependencies in the "
1480"package cache."
2a52e8c5
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1481msgstr ""
1482
7d76ea1d 1483#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1484#: apt-cache.8.xml:160
2a52e8c5 1485msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1486"<literal>show</literal> performs a function similar to <command>dpkg "
1487"--print-avail</command>; it displays the package records for the named "
1488"packages."
2a52e8c5
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1489msgstr ""
1490
7d76ea1d 1491#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
9de26945 1492#: apt-cache.8.xml:165
7d76ea1d 1493msgid "&synopsis-regex;"
2a52e8c5
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1494msgstr ""
1495
2a52e8c5 1496#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1497#: apt-cache.8.xml:166
2a52e8c5 1498msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1499"<literal>search</literal> performs a full text search on all available "
1500"package lists for the POSIX regex pattern given, see &regex;. It searches "
1501"the package names and the descriptions for an occurrence of the regular "
1502"expression and prints out the package name and the short description, "
1503"including virtual package names. If <option>--full</option> is given then "
1504"output identical to <literal>show</literal> is produced for each matched "
1505"package, and if <option>--names-only</option> is given then the long "
1506"description is not searched, only the package name is."
2a52e8c5
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1507msgstr ""
1508
1509#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1510#: apt-cache.8.xml:177
7d76ea1d
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1511msgid ""
1512"Separate arguments can be used to specify multiple search patterns that are "
1513"and'ed together."
2a52e8c5
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1514msgstr ""
1515
2a52e8c5 1516#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1517#: apt-cache.8.xml:182
2a52e8c5 1518msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1519"<literal>depends</literal> shows a listing of each dependency a package has "
1520"and all the possible other packages that can fulfill that dependency."
2a52e8c5
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1521msgstr ""
1522
1523#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1524#: apt-cache.8.xml:187
2a52e8c5 1525msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1526"<literal>rdepends</literal> shows a listing of each reverse dependency a "
1527"package has."
2a52e8c5
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1528msgstr ""
1529
7d76ea1d 1530#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 1531#: apt-cache.8.xml:191
7d76ea1d 1532msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-prefix;</replaceable></optional>"
2a52e8c5
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1533msgstr ""
1534
2a52e8c5 1535#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1536#: apt-cache.8.xml:192
2a52e8c5 1537msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1538"This command prints the name of each package APT knows. The optional "
1539"argument is a prefix match to filter the name list. The output is suitable "
1540"for use in a shell tab complete function and the output is generated "
1541"extremely quickly. This command is best used with the "
1542"<option>--generate</option> option."
2a52e8c5
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1543msgstr ""
1544
2a52e8c5 1545#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1546#: apt-cache.8.xml:197
2a52e8c5 1547msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1548"Note that a package which APT knows of is not necessarily available to "
1549"download, installable or installed, e.g. virtual packages are also listed in "
1550"the generated list."
2a52e8c5
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1551msgstr ""
1552
1553#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1554#: apt-cache.8.xml:203
2a52e8c5 1555msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1556"<literal>dotty</literal> takes a list of packages on the command line and "
1557"generates output suitable for use by dotty from the <ulink "
1558"url=\"http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/\">GraphViz</ulink> "
1559"package. The result will be a set of nodes and edges representing the "
1560"relationships between the packages. By default the given packages will trace "
1561"out all dependent packages; this can produce a very large graph. To limit "
1562"the output to only the packages listed on the command line, set the "
1563"<literal>APT::Cache::GivenOnly</literal> option."
2a52e8c5
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1564msgstr ""
1565
2a52e8c5 1566#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1567#: apt-cache.8.xml:212
2a52e8c5 1568msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1569"The resulting nodes will have several shapes; normal packages are boxes, "
1570"pure virtual packages are triangles, mixed virtual packages are diamonds, "
1571"missing packages are hexagons. Orange boxes mean recursion was stopped (leaf "
1572"packages), blue lines are pre-depends, green lines are conflicts."
2a52e8c5
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1573msgstr ""
1574
2a52e8c5 1575#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1576#: apt-cache.8.xml:217
7d76ea1d 1577msgid "Caution, dotty cannot graph larger sets of packages."
2a52e8c5
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1578msgstr ""
1579
7d76ea1d 1580#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1581#: apt-cache.8.xml:221
2a52e8c5 1582msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1583"The same as <literal>dotty</literal>, only for xvcg from the <ulink "
1584"url=\"http://rw4.cs.uni-sb.de/users/sander/html/gsvcg1.html\">VCG "
1585"tool</ulink>."
2a52e8c5
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1586msgstr ""
1587
7d76ea1d 1588#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 1589#: apt-cache.8.xml:225
7d76ea1d 1590msgid "<optional><replaceable>&synopsis-pkg;</replaceable>…</optional>"
2a52e8c5
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1591msgstr ""
1592
7d76ea1d 1593#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1594#: apt-cache.8.xml:226
2a52e8c5 1595msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1596"<literal>policy</literal> is meant to help debug issues relating to the "
1597"preferences file. With no arguments it will print out the priorities of each "
1598"source. Otherwise it prints out detailed information about the priority "
1599"selection of the named package."
2a52e8c5
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1600msgstr ""
1601
7d76ea1d 1602#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1603#: apt-cache.8.xml:233
2a52e8c5 1604msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1605"<literal>apt-cache</literal>'s <literal>madison</literal> command attempts "
1606"to mimic the output format and a subset of the functionality of the Debian "
1607"archive management tool, <literal>madison</literal>. It displays available "
1608"versions of a package in a tabular format. Unlike the original "
1609"<literal>madison</literal>, it can only display information for the "
1610"architecture for which APT has retrieved package lists "
1611"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>)."
2a52e8c5
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1612msgstr ""
1613
7d76ea1d 1614#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1615#: apt-cache.8.xml:249
7d76ea1d
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1616msgid ""
1617"Select the file to store the package cache. The package cache is the primary "
1618"cache used by all operations. Configuration Item: "
1619"<literal>Dir::Cache::pkgcache</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1620msgstr ""
1621
7d76ea1d 1622#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1623#: apt-cache.8.xml:255
7d76ea1d
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1624msgid ""
1625"Select the file to store the source cache. The source is used only by "
1626"<literal>gencaches</literal> and it stores a parsed version of the package "
1627"information from remote sources. When building the package cache the source "
1628"cache is used to avoid reparsing all of the package files. Configuration "
1629"Item: <literal>Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1630msgstr ""
1631
7d76ea1d 1632#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1633#: apt-cache.8.xml:263
2a52e8c5 1634msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1635"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
1636"More q's will produce more quietness up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
1637"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quietness level, overriding the "
1638"configuration file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1639msgstr ""
1640
7d76ea1d 1641#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1642#: apt-cache.8.xml:270
7d76ea1d
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1643msgid ""
1644"Print only important dependencies; for use with <literal>unmet</literal> and "
1645"<literal>depends</literal>. Causes only Depends and Pre-Depends relations to "
1646"be printed. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Important</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1647msgstr ""
1648
7d76ea1d 1649#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1650#: apt-cache.8.xml:284
2a52e8c5 1651msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1652"Per default the <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> "
1653"print all dependencies. This can be tweaked with these flags which will omit "
1654"the specified dependency type. Configuration Item: "
1655"<literal>APT::Cache::Show<replaceable>DependencyType</replaceable></literal> "
1656"e.g. <literal>APT::Cache::ShowRecommends</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1657msgstr ""
1658
7d76ea1d 1659#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1660#: apt-cache.8.xml:291
2a52e8c5 1661msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1662"Print full package records when searching. Configuration Item: "
1663"<literal>APT::Cache::ShowFull</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1664msgstr ""
1665
7d76ea1d 1666#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1667#: apt-cache.8.xml:296
2a52e8c5 1668msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1669"Print full records for all available versions. This is the default; to turn "
1670"it off, use <option>--no-all-versions</option>. If "
1671"<option>--no-all-versions</option> is specified, only the candidate version "
1672"will be displayed (the one which would be selected for installation). This "
1673"option is only applicable to the <literal>show</literal> command. "
1674"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::AllVersions</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1675msgstr ""
1676
7d76ea1d 1677#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1678#: apt-cache.8.xml:305
2a52e8c5 1679msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1680"Perform automatic package cache regeneration, rather than use the cache as "
1681"it is. This is the default; to turn it off, use "
1682"<option>--no-generate</option>. Configuration Item: "
1683"<literal>APT::Cache::Generate</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1684msgstr ""
1685
7d76ea1d 1686#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1687#: apt-cache.8.xml:311
2a52e8c5 1688msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1689"Only search on the package names, not the long descriptions. Configuration "
1690"Item: <literal>APT::Cache::NamesOnly</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1691msgstr ""
1692
7d76ea1d 1693#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1694#: apt-cache.8.xml:316
2a52e8c5 1695msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1696"Make <literal>pkgnames</literal> print all names, including virtual packages "
1697"and missing dependencies. Configuration Item: "
1698"<literal>APT::Cache::AllNames</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1699msgstr ""
1700
7d76ea1d 1701#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1702#: apt-cache.8.xml:322
2a52e8c5 1703msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1704"Make <literal>depends</literal> and <literal>rdepends</literal> recursive so "
1705"that all packages mentioned are printed once. Configuration Item: "
1706"<literal>APT::Cache::RecurseDepends</literal>."
b81dbe40
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1707msgstr ""
1708
7d76ea1d 1709#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1710#: apt-cache.8.xml:329
b81dbe40 1711msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1712"Limit the output of <literal>depends</literal> and "
1713"<literal>rdepends</literal> to packages which are currently installed. "
1714"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Cache::Installed</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1715msgstr ""
1716
7d76ea1d 1717#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1718#: apt-cache.8.xml:347
7d76ea1d 1719msgid "&apt-conf;, &sources-list;, &apt-get;"
2a52e8c5
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1720msgstr ""
1721
7d76ea1d 1722#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1723#: apt-cache.8.xml:352
b81dbe40 1724msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1725"<command>apt-cache</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
1726"on error."
b81dbe40
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1727msgstr ""
1728
7d76ea1d 1729#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 1730#: apt-key.8.xml:28
7d76ea1d 1731msgid "APT key management utility"
2a52e8c5
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1732msgstr ""
1733
7d76ea1d 1734#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1735#: apt-key.8.xml:35
2a52e8c5 1736msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1737"<command>apt-key</command> is used to manage the list of keys used by apt to "
1738"authenticate packages. Packages which have been authenticated using these "
1739"keys will be considered trusted."
2a52e8c5
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1740msgstr ""
1741
7d76ea1d 1742#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 1743#: apt-key.8.xml:41
7d76ea1d 1744msgid "Commands"
2a52e8c5
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1745msgstr ""
1746
7d76ea1d 1747#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1748#: apt-key.8.xml:46
2a52e8c5 1749msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1750"Add a new key to the list of trusted keys. The key is read from the "
1751"filename given with the parameter &synopsis-param-filename; or if the "
1752"filename is <literal>-</literal> from standard input."
2a52e8c5
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1753msgstr ""
1754
7d76ea1d 1755#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1756#: apt-key.8.xml:59
7d76ea1d 1757msgid "Remove a key from the list of trusted keys."
2a52e8c5
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1758msgstr ""
1759
7d76ea1d 1760#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1761#: apt-key.8.xml:70
7d76ea1d 1762msgid "Output the key &synopsis-param-keyid; to standard output."
2a52e8c5
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1763msgstr ""
1764
7d76ea1d 1765#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1766#: apt-key.8.xml:81
7d76ea1d 1767msgid "Output all trusted keys to standard output."
2a52e8c5
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1768msgstr ""
1769
7d76ea1d 1770#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1771#: apt-key.8.xml:92
7d76ea1d 1772msgid "List trusted keys."
2a52e8c5
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1773msgstr ""
1774
7d76ea1d 1775#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1776#: apt-key.8.xml:103
7d76ea1d 1777msgid "List fingerprints of trusted keys."
b81dbe40
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1778msgstr ""
1779
7d76ea1d 1780#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1781#: apt-key.8.xml:114
b81dbe40 1782msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
1783"Pass advanced options to gpg. With adv --recv-key you can download the "
1784"public key."
b81dbe40
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1785msgstr ""
1786
7d76ea1d 1787#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1788#: apt-key.8.xml:126
2a52e8c5 1789msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1790"Update the local keyring with the archive keyring and remove from the local "
1791"keyring the archive keys which are no longer valid. The archive keyring is "
1792"shipped in the <literal>archive-keyring</literal> package of your "
ce34af08 1793"distribution, e.g. the &keyring-package; package in &keyring-distro;."
2a52e8c5
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1794msgstr ""
1795
7d76ea1d 1796#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1797#: apt-key.8.xml:140
2a52e8c5 1798msgid ""
6072cbe1
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1799"Perform an update working similarly to the <command>update</command> command "
1800"above, but get the archive keyring from a URI instead and validate it "
1801"against a master key. This requires an installed &wget; and an APT build "
1802"configured to have a server to fetch from and a master keyring to validate. "
1803"APT in Debian does not support this command, relying on "
1804"<command>update</command> instead, but Ubuntu's APT does."
2a52e8c5
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1805msgstr ""
1806
7d76ea1d 1807#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 1808#: apt-key.8.xml:156 apt-cdrom.8.xml:76
7d76ea1d 1809msgid "Options"
2a52e8c5
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1810msgstr ""
1811
7d76ea1d 1812#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1813#: apt-key.8.xml:157
2a52e8c5 1814msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1815"Note that options need to be defined before the commands described in the "
1816"previous section."
2a52e8c5
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1817msgstr ""
1818
7d76ea1d 1819#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1820#: apt-key.8.xml:160
2a52e8c5 1821msgid ""
6072cbe1 1822"With this option it is possible to specify a particular keyring file the "
7d76ea1d
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1823"command should operate on. The default is that a command is executed on the "
1824"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> file as well as on all parts in the "
1825"<filename>trusted.gpg.d</filename> directory, though "
1826"<filename>trusted.gpg</filename> is the primary keyring which means that "
1827"e.g. new keys are added to this one."
2a52e8c5
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1828msgstr ""
1829
7d76ea1d 1830#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 1831#: apt-key.8.xml:175
7d76ea1d 1832msgid "<filename>/etc/apt/trustdb.gpg</filename>"
2a52e8c5
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1833msgstr ""
1834
7d76ea1d 1835#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1836#: apt-key.8.xml:176
7d76ea1d 1837msgid "Local trust database of archive keys."
2a52e8c5
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1838msgstr ""
1839
7d76ea1d 1840#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 1841#: apt-key.8.xml:179
694ef56e 1842msgid "&keyring-filename;"
2a52e8c5
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1843msgstr ""
1844
7d76ea1d 1845#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1846#: apt-key.8.xml:180
694ef56e 1847msgid "Keyring of &keyring-distro; archive trusted keys."
2a52e8c5
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1848msgstr ""
1849
7d76ea1d 1850#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 1851#: apt-key.8.xml:183
694ef56e 1852msgid "&keyring-removed-filename;"
2a52e8c5
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1853msgstr ""
1854
7d76ea1d 1855#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1856#: apt-key.8.xml:184
694ef56e 1857msgid "Keyring of &keyring-distro; archive removed trusted keys."
b39c1859
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1858msgstr ""
1859
7d76ea1d 1860#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1861#: apt-key.8.xml:193
7d76ea1d 1862msgid "&apt-get;, &apt-secure;"
2a52e8c5
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1863msgstr ""
1864
7d76ea1d 1865#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 1866#: apt-mark.8.xml:29
7d76ea1d 1867msgid "mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed"
2a52e8c5
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1868msgstr ""
1869
7d76ea1d 1870#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1871#: apt-mark.8.xml:35
2a52e8c5 1872msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1873"<command>apt-mark</command> will change whether a package has been marked as "
1874"being automatically installed."
2a52e8c5
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1875msgstr ""
1876
7d76ea1d 1877#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1878#: apt-mark.8.xml:39
2a52e8c5 1879msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1880"When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other packages "
1881"are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies are marked as "
1882"being automatically installed. Once these automatically installed packages "
1883"are no longer depended on by any manually installed packages, they will be "
1884"removed by e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>."
2a52e8c5
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1885msgstr ""
1886
7d76ea1d 1887#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1888#: apt-mark.8.xml:48
2a52e8c5 1889msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1890"<literal>auto</literal> is used to mark a package as being automatically "
1891"installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more manually "
1892"installed packages depend on this package."
2a52e8c5
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1893msgstr ""
1894
7d76ea1d 1895#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1896#: apt-mark.8.xml:56
7d76ea1d
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1897msgid ""
1898"<literal>manual</literal> is used to mark a package as being manually "
1899"installed, which will prevent the package from being automatically removed "
1900"if no other packages depend on it."
2a52e8c5
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1901msgstr ""
1902
7d76ea1d 1903#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1904#: apt-mark.8.xml:64
2a52e8c5 1905msgid ""
6072cbe1 1906"<literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a package as held back, which will "
7d76ea1d
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1907"prevent the package from being automatically installed, upgraded or "
1908"removed. The command is only a wrapper around <command>dpkg "
1909"--set-selections</command> and the state is therefore maintained by &dpkg; "
6072cbe1 1910"and not affected by the <option>--file</option> option."
2a52e8c5
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1911msgstr ""
1912
7d76ea1d 1913#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1914#: apt-mark.8.xml:74
7d76ea1d
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1915msgid ""
1916"<literal>unhold</literal> is used to cancel a previously set hold on a "
1917"package to allow all actions again."
2a52e8c5
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1918msgstr ""
1919
7d76ea1d 1920#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1921#: apt-mark.8.xml:80
2a52e8c5 1922msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1923"<literal>showauto</literal> is used to print a list of automatically "
1924"installed packages with each package on a new line. All automatically "
1925"installed packages will be listed if no package is given. If packages are "
1926"given only those which are automatically installed will be shown."
2a52e8c5
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1927msgstr ""
1928
7d76ea1d 1929#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1930#: apt-mark.8.xml:88
7d76ea1d
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1931msgid ""
1932"<literal>showmanual</literal> can be used in the same way as "
1933"<literal>showauto</literal> except that it will print a list of manually "
1934"installed packages instead."
2a52e8c5
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1935msgstr ""
1936
7d76ea1d 1937#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1938#: apt-mark.8.xml:95
2a52e8c5 1939msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1940"<literal>showhold</literal> is used to print a list of packages on hold in "
1941"the same way as for the other show commands."
2a52e8c5
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1942msgstr ""
1943
7d76ea1d 1944#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 1945#: apt-mark.8.xml:111
7d76ea1d
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1946msgid ""
1947"Read/Write package stats from the filename given with the parameter "
1948"&synopsis-param-filename; instead of from the default location, which is "
1949"<filename>extended_status</filename> in the directory defined by the "
1950"Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::State</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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1951msgstr ""
1952
7d76ea1d 1953#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1954#: apt-mark.8.xml:132
7d76ea1d
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1955msgid ""
1956"<command>apt-mark</command> returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on "
1957"error."
2a52e8c5
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1958msgstr ""
1959
7d76ea1d 1960#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 1961#: apt-secure.8.xml:43
7d76ea1d 1962msgid "Archive authentication support for APT"
2a52e8c5
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1963msgstr ""
1964
7d76ea1d 1965#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1966#: apt-secure.8.xml:48
7d76ea1d
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1967msgid ""
1968"Starting with version 0.6, <command>apt</command> contains code that does "
1969"signature checking of the Release file for all archives. This ensures that "
1970"packages in the archive can't be modified by people who have no access to "
1971"the Release file signing key."
2a52e8c5
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1972msgstr ""
1973
7d76ea1d 1974#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1975#: apt-secure.8.xml:56
7d76ea1d 1976msgid ""
75d9bdba
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1977"If a package comes from a archive without a signature, or with a signature "
1978"that apt does not have a key for, that package is considered untrusted, and "
7d76ea1d 1979"installing it will result in a big warning. <command>apt-get</command> will "
75d9bdba 1980"currently only warn for unsigned archives; future releases might force all "
7d76ea1d 1981"sources to be verified before downloading packages from them."
2a52e8c5
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1982msgstr ""
1983
2a52e8c5 1984#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1985#: apt-secure.8.xml:65
2a52e8c5 1986msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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1987"The package frontends &apt-get;, &aptitude; and &synaptic; support this new "
1988"authentication feature."
2a52e8c5
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1989msgstr ""
1990
1991#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 1992#: apt-secure.8.xml:70
7d76ea1d 1993msgid "Trusted archives"
2a52e8c5
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1994msgstr ""
1995
1996#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 1997#: apt-secure.8.xml:73
2a52e8c5 1998msgid ""
75d9bdba
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1999"The chain of trust from an apt archive to the end user is made up of several "
2000"steps. <command>apt-secure</command> is the last step in this chain; "
2001"trusting an archive does not mean that you trust its packages not to contain "
2002"malicious code, but means that you trust the archive maintainer. It's the "
2003"archive maintainer's responsibility to ensure that the archive's integrity "
2004"is preserved."
2a52e8c5
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2005msgstr ""
2006
2007#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2008#: apt-secure.8.xml:81
2a52e8c5 2009msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2010"apt-secure does not review signatures at a package level. If you require "
2011"tools to do this you should look at <command>debsig-verify</command> and "
2012"<command>debsign</command> (provided in the debsig-verify and devscripts "
2013"packages respectively)."
2a52e8c5
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2014msgstr ""
2015
7d76ea1d 2016#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2017#: apt-secure.8.xml:88
7d76ea1d
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2018msgid ""
2019"The chain of trust in Debian starts when a maintainer uploads a new package "
75d9bdba
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2020"or a new version of a package to the Debian archive. In order to become "
2021"effective, this upload needs to be signed by a key contained in the Debian "
2022"Maintainers keyring (available in the debian-keyring package). Maintainers' "
2023"keys are signed by other maintainers following pre-established procedures to "
2024"ensure the identity of the key holder."
2a52e8c5
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2025msgstr ""
2026
2027#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2028#: apt-secure.8.xml:98
2a52e8c5 2029msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2030"Once the uploaded package is verified and included in the archive, the "
75d9bdba
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2031"maintainer signature is stripped off, and checksums of the package are "
2032"computed and put in the Packages file. The checksums of all of the Packages "
2033"files are then computed and put into the Release file. The Release file is "
ce34af08
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2034"then signed by the archive key for this &keyring-distro; release, and "
2035"distributed alongside the packages and the Packages files on "
2036"&keyring-distro; mirrors. The keys are in the &keyring-distro; archive "
2037"keyring available in the &keyring-package; package."
2a52e8c5
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2038msgstr ""
2039
7d76ea1d 2040#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2041#: apt-secure.8.xml:109
7d76ea1d 2042msgid ""
75d9bdba
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2043"End users can check the signature of the Release file, extract a checksum of "
2044"a package from it and compare it with the checksum of the package they "
2045"downloaded by hand - or rely on APT doing this automatically."
2a52e8c5
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2046msgstr ""
2047
2048#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2049#: apt-secure.8.xml:114
2a52e8c5 2050msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2051"Notice that this is distinct from checking signatures on a per package "
2052"basis. It is designed to prevent two possible attacks:"
2a52e8c5
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2053msgstr ""
2054
7d76ea1d 2055#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2056#: apt-secure.8.xml:119
2a52e8c5 2057msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2058"<literal>Network \"man in the middle\" attacks</literal>. Without signature "
75d9bdba
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2059"checking, malicious agents can introduce themselves into the package "
2060"download process and provide malicious software either by controlling a "
2061"network element (router, switch, etc.) or by redirecting traffic to a rogue "
2062"server (through ARP or DNS spoofing attacks)."
2a52e8c5
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2063msgstr ""
2064
7d76ea1d 2065#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2066#: apt-secure.8.xml:127
2a52e8c5 2067msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2068"<literal>Mirror network compromise</literal>. Without signature checking, a "
2069"malicious agent can compromise a mirror host and modify the files in it to "
2070"propagate malicious software to all users downloading packages from that "
2071"host."
2a52e8c5
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2072msgstr ""
2073
7d76ea1d 2074#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2075#: apt-secure.8.xml:134
2a52e8c5 2076msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2077"However, it does not defend against a compromise of the Debian master server "
2078"itself (which signs the packages) or against a compromise of the key used to "
2079"sign the Release files. In any case, this mechanism can complement a "
2080"per-package signature."
2a52e8c5
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2081msgstr ""
2082
7d76ea1d 2083#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 2084#: apt-secure.8.xml:140
7d76ea1d 2085msgid "User configuration"
2a52e8c5
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2086msgstr ""
2087
7d76ea1d 2088#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2089#: apt-secure.8.xml:142
2a52e8c5 2090msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2091"<command>apt-key</command> is the program that manages the list of keys used "
75d9bdba
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2092"by apt. It can be used to add or remove keys, although an installation of "
2093"this release will automatically contain the default Debian archive signing "
7d76ea1d 2094"keys used in the Debian package repositories."
2a52e8c5
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2095msgstr ""
2096
7d76ea1d 2097#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2098#: apt-secure.8.xml:149
2a52e8c5 2099msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2100"In order to add a new key you need to first download it (you should make "
2101"sure you are using a trusted communication channel when retrieving it), add "
2102"it with <command>apt-key</command> and then run <command>apt-get "
2103"update</command> so that apt can download and verify the "
2104"<filename>InRelease</filename> or <filename>Release.gpg</filename> files "
2105"from the archives you have configured."
2a52e8c5
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2106msgstr ""
2107
7d76ea1d 2108#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 2109#: apt-secure.8.xml:158
7d76ea1d
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2110msgid "Archive configuration"
2111msgstr ""
2112
2113#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2114#: apt-secure.8.xml:160
2a52e8c5 2115msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2116"If you want to provide archive signatures in an archive under your "
2117"maintenance you have to:"
2a52e8c5
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2118msgstr ""
2119
7d76ea1d 2120#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2121#: apt-secure.8.xml:165
43be0ac4 2122msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2123"<emphasis>Create a toplevel Release file</emphasis>, if it does not exist "
2124"already. You can do this by running <command>apt-ftparchive "
2125"release</command> (provided in apt-utils)."
0fd68707
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2126msgstr ""
2127
7d76ea1d 2128#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2129#: apt-secure.8.xml:170
0fd68707 2130msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2131"<emphasis>Sign it</emphasis>. You can do this by running <command>gpg "
2132"--clearsign -o InRelease Release</command> and <command>gpg -abs -o "
2133"Release.gpg Release</command>."
b39c1859
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2134msgstr ""
2135
7d76ea1d 2136#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2137#: apt-secure.8.xml:174
b39c1859 2138msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2139"<emphasis>Publish the key fingerprint</emphasis>, that way your users will "
2140"know what key they need to import in order to authenticate the files in the "
2141"archive."
43be0ac4
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2142msgstr ""
2143
7d76ea1d 2144#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2145#: apt-secure.8.xml:181
7d76ea1d 2146msgid ""
75d9bdba
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2147"Whenever the contents of the archive change (new packages are added or "
2148"removed) the archive maintainer has to follow the first two steps outlined "
2149"above."
2a52e8c5
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2150msgstr ""
2151
7d76ea1d 2152#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2153#: apt-secure.8.xml:189
2a52e8c5 2154msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2155"&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;, &apt-key;, &apt-ftparchive;, "
480c2414 2156"&debsign;, &debsig-verify;, &gpg;"
2a52e8c5
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2157msgstr ""
2158
2159#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2160#: apt-secure.8.xml:193
2a52e8c5 2161msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2162"For more background information you might want to review the <ulink "
2163"url=\"http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch7\">Debian "
2164"Security Infrastructure</ulink> chapter of the Securing Debian Manual "
2165"(available also in the harden-doc package) and the <ulink "
2166"url=\"http://www.cryptnet.net/fdp/crypto/strong_distro.html\" >Strong "
2167"Distribution HOWTO</ulink> by V. Alex Brennen."
2168msgstr ""
2169
2170#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 2171#: apt-secure.8.xml:206
7d76ea1d 2172msgid "Manpage Authors"
2a52e8c5
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2173msgstr ""
2174
2175#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2176#: apt-secure.8.xml:208
2a52e8c5 2177msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2178"This man-page is based on the work of Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Isaac "
2179"Jones, Colin Walters, Florian Weimer and Michael Vogt."
2a52e8c5
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2180msgstr ""
2181
2a52e8c5 2182#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 2183#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:28
7d76ea1d 2184msgid "APT CD-ROM management utility"
2a52e8c5
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2185msgstr ""
2186
2a52e8c5 2187#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2188#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:34
2a52e8c5 2189msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2190"<command>apt-cdrom</command> is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list of "
2191"available sources. <command>apt-cdrom</command> takes care of determining "
2192"the structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible "
2193"mis-burns and verifying the index files."
2a52e8c5
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2194msgstr ""
2195
7d76ea1d 2196#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2197#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:41
2a52e8c5 2198msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2199"It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the APT "
2200"system; it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set "
2201"must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns."
2a52e8c5
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2202msgstr ""
2203
2a52e8c5 2204#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2205#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:52
2a52e8c5 2206msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2207"<literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will "
2208"unmount the CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed "
2209"to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper "
2210"<filename>.disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive "
2211"title."
2a52e8c5
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2212msgstr ""
2213
2a52e8c5 2214#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2215#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:60
2a52e8c5 2216msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2217"APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and "
2218"maintains a database of these IDs in "
2219"<filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</filename>"
2a52e8c5
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2220msgstr ""
2221
2a52e8c5 2222#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2223#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:68
2a52e8c5 2224msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2225"A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the "
2226"stored file name"
2a52e8c5
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2227msgstr ""
2228
2a52e8c5 2229#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2230#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:81
ce34af08
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2231msgid ""
2232"Do not try to auto-detect the CD-ROM path. Usually combined with the "
2233"<option>--cdrom</option> option. Configuration Item: "
2234"<literal>Acquire::cdrom::AutoDetect</literal>."
2235msgstr ""
2236
2237#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2238#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:89
2a52e8c5 2239msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2240"Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This mount point must "
2241"be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and properly configured. "
2242"Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2243msgstr ""
2244
2245#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2246#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:98
2a52e8c5 2247msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2248"Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the disc's given "
2249"label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to prompt for a "
2250"new label. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2251msgstr ""
2252
2253#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2254#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:107
2a52e8c5 2255msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2256"No mounting; prevent <command>apt-cdrom</command> from mounting and "
2257"unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item: "
2258"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoMount</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2259msgstr ""
2260
2261#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2262#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:115
2a52e8c5 2263msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2264"Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every "
2265"package. This option should be used only if <command>apt-cdrom</command> has "
2266"been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration "
2267"Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Fast</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2268msgstr ""
2269
2270#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2271#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:125
2a52e8c5 2272msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2273"Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian "
2274"1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It takes much "
2275"longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up."
2a52e8c5
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2276msgstr ""
2277
2278#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2279#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:136
2a52e8c5 2280msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2281"No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not write index "
2282"files. Everything is still checked however. Configuration Item: "
2283"<literal>APT::CDROM::NoAct</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
2284msgstr ""
2285
7d76ea1d 2286#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2287#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:149
7d76ea1d 2288msgid "&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;"
2a52e8c5
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2289msgstr ""
2290
7d76ea1d 2291#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2292#: apt-cdrom.8.xml:154
2a52e8c5 2293msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2294"<command>apt-cdrom</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
2295"on error."
2a52e8c5
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2296msgstr ""
2297
7d76ea1d 2298#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 2299#: apt-config.8.xml:29
7d76ea1d 2300msgid "APT Configuration Query program"
2a52e8c5
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2301msgstr ""
2302
7d76ea1d 2303#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2304#: apt-config.8.xml:35
bcf91c1b 2305msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2306"<command>apt-config</command> is an internal program used by various "
2307"portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses "
2308"the main configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> in a "
2309"manner that is easy to use for scripted applications."
bcf91c1b
DK
2310msgstr ""
2311
2312#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2313#: apt-config.8.xml:47
bcf91c1b 2314msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2315"shell is used to access the configuration information from a shell "
2316"script. It is given pairs of arguments, the first being a shell variable and "
2317"the second the configuration value to query. As output it lists shell "
2318"assignment commands for each value present. In a shell script it should be "
2319"used as follows:"
bcf91c1b
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2320msgstr ""
2321
7d76ea1d 2322#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><informalexample><programlisting>
9de26945 2323#: apt-config.8.xml:55
7d76ea1d 2324#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 2325msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2326"OPTS=\"-f\"\n"
2327"RES=`apt-config shell OPTS MyApp::options`\n"
2328"eval $RES\n"
2a52e8c5
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2329msgstr ""
2330
2331#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2332#: apt-config.8.xml:60
2a52e8c5 2333msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2334"This will set the shell environment variable $OPTS to the value of "
2335"MyApp::options with a default of <option>-f</option>."
2a52e8c5
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2336msgstr ""
2337
2a52e8c5 2338#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2339#: apt-config.8.xml:64
2a52e8c5 2340msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2341"The configuration item may be postfixed with a /[fdbi]. f returns file "
2342"names, d returns directories, b returns true or false and i returns an "
2343"integer. Each of the returns is normalized and verified internally."
2a52e8c5
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2344msgstr ""
2345
2a52e8c5 2346#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2347#: apt-config.8.xml:73
7d76ea1d 2348msgid "Just show the contents of the configuration space."
2a52e8c5
DK
2349msgstr ""
2350
2351#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2352#: apt-config.8.xml:86
2a52e8c5 2353msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2354"Include options which have an empty value. This is the default, so use "
2355"--no-empty to remove them from the output."
30549c0c
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2356msgstr ""
2357
7d76ea1d 2358#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><term><option><replaceable>
9de26945 2359#: apt-config.8.xml:91
7d76ea1d 2360msgid "&percnt;f &#x0022;&percnt;v&#x0022;;&percnt;n"
2a52e8c5
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2361msgstr ""
2362
2a52e8c5 2363#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2364#: apt-config.8.xml:92
2a52e8c5 2365msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2366"Defines the output of each config option. &percnt;t will be replaced with "
2367"its individual name, &percnt;f with its full hierarchical name and &percnt;v "
2368"with its value. Use uppercase letters and special characters in the value "
2369"will be encoded to ensure that it can e.g. be safely used in a quoted-string "
2370"as defined by RFC822. Additionally &percnt;n will be replaced by a newline, "
2371"and &percnt;N by a tab. A &percnt; can be printed by using &percnt;&percnt;."
2a52e8c5
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2372msgstr ""
2373
7d76ea1d 2374#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2375#: apt-config.8.xml:106 apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:67 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:60 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:604
7d76ea1d 2376msgid "&apt-conf;"
2a52e8c5
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2377msgstr ""
2378
7d76ea1d 2379#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2380#: apt-config.8.xml:111
2a52e8c5 2381msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2382"<command>apt-config</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 "
2383"on error."
30549c0c
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2384msgstr ""
2385
7d76ea1d 2386#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><contrib>
9de26945 2387#: apt.conf.5.xml:16
7d76ea1d 2388msgid "Initial documentation of Debug::*."
2a52e8c5
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2389msgstr ""
2390
7d76ea1d 2391#. type: Content of: <refentry><refentryinfo><author><email>
9de26945 2392#: apt.conf.5.xml:17
7d76ea1d
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2393msgid "dburrows@debian.org"
2394msgstr ""
2395
2396#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
9de26945 2397#: apt.conf.5.xml:27 apt_preferences.5.xml:21 sources.list.5.xml:22
7d76ea1d
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2398msgid "5"
2399msgstr ""
2400
2401#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 2402#: apt.conf.5.xml:34
7d76ea1d
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2403msgid "Configuration file for APT"
2404msgstr ""
2405
2406#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2407#: apt.conf.5.xml:38
30549c0c 2408msgid ""
5723791e
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2409"<filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename> is the main configuration file shared "
2410"by all the tools in the APT suite of tools, though it is by no means the "
2411"only place options can be set. The suite also shares a common command line "
2412"parser to provide a uniform environment."
30549c0c
MV
2413msgstr ""
2414
7d76ea1d 2415#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><para>
9de26945 2416#: apt.conf.5.xml:44
2a52e8c5 2417msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2418"When an APT tool starts up it will read the configuration files in the "
2419"following order:"
2a52e8c5
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2420msgstr ""
2421
7d76ea1d 2422#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2423#: apt.conf.5.xml:46
2a52e8c5 2424msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2425"the file specified by the <envar>APT_CONFIG</envar> environment variable (if "
2426"any)"
2a52e8c5
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2427msgstr ""
2428
7d76ea1d 2429#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2430#: apt.conf.5.xml:48
2a52e8c5 2431msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2432"all files in <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal> in alphanumeric ascending "
2433"order which have either no or \"<literal>conf</literal>\" as filename "
2434"extension and which only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) "
2435"and period (.) characters. Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has "
44477002 2436"ignored a file, unless that file matches a pattern in the "
5723791e 2437"<literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> configuration list - in which "
7d76ea1d 2438"case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
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2439msgstr ""
2440
7d76ea1d 2441#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2442#: apt.conf.5.xml:55
7d76ea1d 2443msgid "the main configuration file specified by <literal>Dir::Etc::main</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
2444msgstr ""
2445
7d76ea1d 2446#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 2447#: apt.conf.5.xml:57
2a52e8c5 2448msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2449"the command line options are applied to override the configuration "
2450"directives or to load even more configuration files."
2a52e8c5
DK
2451msgstr ""
2452
7d76ea1d 2453#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 2454#: apt.conf.5.xml:61
7d76ea1d 2455msgid "Syntax"
2a52e8c5
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2456msgstr ""
2457
7d76ea1d 2458#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2459#: apt.conf.5.xml:62
2a52e8c5 2460msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2461"The configuration file is organized in a tree with options organized into "
2462"functional groups. Option specification is given with a double colon "
5723791e 2463"notation; for instance <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> is an option "
7d76ea1d
DK
2464"within the APT tool group, for the Get tool. Options do not inherit from "
2465"their parent groups."
2a52e8c5
DK
2466msgstr ""
2467
7d76ea1d 2468#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2469#: apt.conf.5.xml:68
2a52e8c5 2470msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2471"Syntactically the configuration language is modeled after what the ISC tools "
2472"such as bind and dhcp use. Lines starting with <literal>//</literal> are "
2473"treated as comments (ignored), as well as all text between "
2474"<literal>/*</literal> and <literal>*/</literal>, just like C/C++ comments. "
5723791e
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2475"Each line is of the form <literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes \"true\";</literal>. "
2476"The quotation marks and trailing semicolon are required. The value must be "
2477"on one line, and there is no kind of string concatenation. Values must not "
2478"include backslashes or extra quotation marks. Option names are made up of "
2479"alphanumeric characters and the characters \"/-:._+\". A new scope can be "
2480"opened with curly braces, like this:"
2a52e8c5
DK
2481msgstr ""
2482
7d76ea1d 2483#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
9de26945 2484#: apt.conf.5.xml:81
7d76ea1d 2485#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 2486msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2487"APT {\n"
2488" Get {\n"
2489" Assume-Yes \"true\";\n"
2490" Fix-Broken \"true\";\n"
2491" };\n"
2492"};\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
2493msgstr ""
2494
7d76ea1d 2495#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2496#: apt.conf.5.xml:89
2a52e8c5 2497msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2498"with newlines placed to make it more readable. Lists can be created by "
2499"opening a scope and including a single string enclosed in quotes followed by "
5723791e 2500"a semicolon. Multiple entries can be included, separated by a semicolon."
2a52e8c5
DK
2501msgstr ""
2502
7d76ea1d 2503#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><informalexample><programlisting>
9de26945 2504#: apt.conf.5.xml:94
7d76ea1d
DK
2505#, no-wrap
2506msgid "DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {\"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt\";};\n"
c77d6597
MV
2507msgstr ""
2508
7d76ea1d 2509#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2510#: apt.conf.5.xml:97
c77d6597 2511msgid ""
00612a8c
DK
2512"In general the sample configuration file &configureindex; is a good guide "
2513"for how it should look."
c77d6597
MV
2514msgstr ""
2515
7d76ea1d 2516#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2517#: apt.conf.5.xml:100
2a52e8c5 2518msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2519"Case is not significant in names of configuration items, so in the previous "
2520"example you could use <literal>dpkg::pre-install-pkgs</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2521msgstr ""
2522
7d76ea1d 2523#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2524#: apt.conf.5.xml:103
2a52e8c5 2525msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2526"Names for the configuration items are optional if a list is defined as can "
2527"be seen in the <literal>DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal> example above. If "
2528"you don't specify a name a new entry will simply add a new option to the "
2529"list. If you specify a name you can override the option in the same way as "
2530"any other option by reassigning a new value to the option."
2a52e8c5
DK
2531msgstr ""
2532
7d76ea1d 2533#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2534#: apt.conf.5.xml:108
c77d6597 2535msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2536"Two special commands are defined: <literal>#include</literal> (which is "
2537"deprecated and not supported by alternative implementations) and "
2538"<literal>#clear</literal>. <literal>#include</literal> will include the "
2539"given file, unless the filename ends in a slash, in which case the whole "
2540"directory is included. <literal>#clear</literal> is used to erase a part of "
2541"the configuration tree. The specified element and all its descendants are "
7d76ea1d 2542"erased. (Note that these lines also need to end with a semicolon.)"
c77d6597
MV
2543msgstr ""
2544
7d76ea1d 2545#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2546#: apt.conf.5.xml:118
2a52e8c5 2547msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2548"The <literal>#clear</literal> command is the only way to delete a list or a "
2549"complete scope. Reopening a scope (or using the syntax described below with "
2550"an appended <literal>::</literal>) will <emphasis>not</emphasis> override "
2551"previously written entries. Options can only be overridden by addressing a "
2552"new value to them - lists and scopes can't be overridden, only cleared."
2a52e8c5
DK
2553msgstr ""
2554
7d76ea1d 2555#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2556#: apt.conf.5.xml:126
2a52e8c5 2557msgid ""
5723791e 2558"All of the APT tools take an -o option which allows an arbitrary "
7d76ea1d
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2559"configuration directive to be specified on the command line. The syntax is a "
2560"full option name (<literal>APT::Get::Assume-Yes</literal> for instance) "
2561"followed by an equals sign then the new value of the option. To append a new "
5723791e
JR
2562"element to a list, add a trailing <literal>::</literal> to the name of the "
2563"list. (As you might suspect, the scope syntax can't be used on the command "
2564"line.)"
2a52e8c5
DK
2565msgstr ""
2566
7d76ea1d 2567#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2568#: apt.conf.5.xml:134
5723791e
JR
2569msgid ""
2570"Note that appending items to a list using <literal>::</literal> only works "
2571"for one item per line, and that you should not use it in combination with "
2572"the scope syntax (which adds <literal>::</literal> implicitly). Using both "
2573"syntaxes together will trigger a bug which some users unfortunately depend "
2574"on: an option with the unusual name \"<literal>::</literal>\" which acts "
2575"like every other option with a name. This introduces many problems; for one "
2576"thing, users who write multiple lines in this <emphasis>wrong</emphasis> "
2577"syntax in the hope of appending to a list will achieve the opposite, as only "
2578"the last assignment for this option \"<literal>::</literal>\" will be "
2579"used. Future versions of APT will raise errors and stop working if they "
2580"encounter this misuse, so please correct such statements now while APT "
2581"doesn't explicitly complain about them."
a7307a87
DK
2582msgstr ""
2583
7d76ea1d 2584#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 2585#: apt.conf.5.xml:149
7d76ea1d 2586msgid "The APT Group"
2a52e8c5
DK
2587msgstr ""
2588
7d76ea1d 2589#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2590#: apt.conf.5.xml:150
2a52e8c5 2591msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2592"This group of options controls general APT behavior as well as holding the "
2593"options for all of the tools."
2a52e8c5
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2594msgstr ""
2595
2a52e8c5 2596#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2597#: apt.conf.5.xml:155
2a52e8c5 2598msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2599"System Architecture; sets the architecture to use when fetching files and "
2600"parsing package lists. The internal default is the architecture apt was "
2601"compiled for."
a7307a87
DK
2602msgstr ""
2603
a7307a87 2604#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2605#: apt.conf.5.xml:162
a7307a87 2606msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2607"All Architectures the system supports. For instance, CPUs implementing the "
2608"<literal>amd64</literal> (also called <literal>x86-64</literal>) "
2609"instruction set are also able to execute binaries compiled for the "
2610"<literal>i386</literal> (<literal>x86</literal>) instruction set. This list "
2611"is used when fetching files and parsing package lists. The initial default "
2612"is always the system's native architecture "
2613"(<literal>APT::Architecture</literal>), and foreign architectures are added "
2614"to the default list when they are registered via <command>dpkg "
2615"--add-architecture</command>."
2a52e8c5
DK
2616msgstr ""
2617
2a52e8c5 2618#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2619#: apt.conf.5.xml:176
7ffbb475
MV
2620msgid ""
2621"List of all build profiles enabled for build-dependency resolution, without "
2622"the \"<literal>profile.</literal>\" namespace prefix. By default this list "
2623"is empty. The <envar>DEB_BUILD_PROFILES</envar> as used by "
2624"&dpkg-buildpackage; overrides the list notation."
2625msgstr ""
2626
2627#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2628#: apt.conf.5.xml:184
2a52e8c5 2629msgid ""
5723791e 2630"Default release to install packages from if more than one version is "
7d76ea1d
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2631"available. Contains release name, codename or release version. Examples: "
2632"'stable', 'testing', 'unstable', '&stable-codename;', '&testing-codename;', "
2633"'4.0', '5.0*'. See also &apt-preferences;."
2a52e8c5
DK
2634msgstr ""
2635
2a52e8c5 2636#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2637#: apt.conf.5.xml:190
2a52e8c5 2638msgid ""
5723791e 2639"Ignore held packages; this global option causes the problem resolver to "
7d76ea1d 2640"ignore held packages in its decision making."
2a52e8c5
DK
2641msgstr ""
2642
2a52e8c5 2643#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2644#: apt.conf.5.xml:195
2a52e8c5 2645msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
2646"Defaults to on. When turned on the autoclean feature will remove any "
2647"packages which can no longer be downloaded from the cache. If turned off "
2648"then packages that are locally installed are also excluded from cleaning - "
2649"but note that APT provides no direct means to reinstall them."
2a52e8c5
DK
2650msgstr ""
2651
2a52e8c5 2652#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2653#: apt.conf.5.xml:203
2a52e8c5 2654msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2655"Defaults to on, which will cause APT to install essential and important "
2656"packages as soon as possible in an install/upgrade operation, in order to "
2657"limit the effect of a failing &dpkg; call. If this option is disabled, APT "
2658"treats an important package in the same way as an extra package: between the "
2659"unpacking of the package A and its configuration there can be many other "
2660"unpack or configuration calls for other unrelated packages B, C etc. If "
2661"these cause the &dpkg; call to fail (e.g. because package B's maintainer "
2662"scripts generate an error), this results in a system state in which package "
2663"A is unpacked but unconfigured - so any package depending on A is now no "
2664"longer guaranteed to work, as its dependency on A is no longer satisfied."
2a52e8c5
DK
2665msgstr ""
2666
2a52e8c5 2667#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2668#: apt.conf.5.xml:215
2a52e8c5 2669msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2670"The immediate configuration marker is also applied in the potentially "
2671"problematic case of circular dependencies, since a dependency with the "
2672"immediate flag is equivalent to a Pre-Dependency. In theory this allows APT "
2673"to recognise a situation in which it is unable to perform immediate "
2674"configuration, abort, and suggest to the user that the option should be "
2675"temporarily deactivated in order to allow the operation to proceed. Note "
2676"the use of the word \"theory\" here; in the real world this problem has "
2677"rarely been encountered, in non-stable distribution versions, and was caused "
2678"by wrong dependencies of the package in question or by a system in an "
2679"already broken state; so you should not blindly disable this option, as the "
2680"scenario mentioned above is not the only problem it can help to prevent in "
2681"the first place."
2a52e8c5
DK
2682msgstr ""
2683
2a52e8c5 2684#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2685#: apt.conf.5.xml:228
2a52e8c5 2686msgid ""
5723791e
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2687"Before a big operation like <literal>dist-upgrade</literal> is run with this "
2688"option disabled you should try to explicitly <literal>install</literal> the "
2689"package APT is unable to configure immediately; but please make sure you "
2690"also report your problem to your distribution and to the APT team with the "
2691"buglink below, so they can work on improving or correcting the upgrade "
2692"process."
2a52e8c5
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2693msgstr ""
2694
2a52e8c5 2695#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2696#: apt.conf.5.xml:239
2a52e8c5 2697msgid ""
5723791e
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2698"Never enable this option unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> know what "
2699"you are doing. It permits APT to temporarily remove an essential package to "
2700"break a Conflicts/Conflicts or Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop between two "
2701"essential packages. <emphasis>Such a loop should never exist and is a grave "
2702"bug</emphasis>. This option will work if the essential packages are not "
2703"<command>tar</command>, <command>gzip</command>, <command>libc</command>, "
2704"<command>dpkg</command>, <command>dash</command> or anything that those "
2705"packages depend on."
2a52e8c5
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2706msgstr ""
2707
2a52e8c5 2708#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2709#: apt.conf.5.xml:251
2a52e8c5 2710msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2711"APT uses since version 0.7.26 a resizable memory mapped cache file to store "
5723791e
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2712"the available information. <literal>Cache-Start</literal> acts as a hint of "
2713"the size the cache will grow to, and is therefore the amount of memory APT "
7d76ea1d 2714"will request at startup. The default value is 20971520 bytes (~20 MB). Note "
5723791e 2715"that this amount of space needs to be available for APT; otherwise it will "
7d76ea1d
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2716"likely fail ungracefully, so for memory restricted devices this value should "
2717"be lowered while on systems with a lot of configured sources it should be "
2718"increased. <literal>Cache-Grow</literal> defines in bytes with the default "
5723791e
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2719"of 1048576 (~1 MB) how much the cache size will be increased in the event "
2720"the space defined by <literal>Cache-Start</literal> is not enough. This "
7d76ea1d
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2721"value will be applied again and again until either the cache is big enough "
2722"to store all information or the size of the cache reaches the "
2723"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal>. The default of "
2724"<literal>Cache-Limit</literal> is 0 which stands for no limit. If "
5723791e
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2725"<literal>Cache-Grow</literal> is set to 0 the automatic growth of the cache "
2726"is disabled."
2a52e8c5
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2727msgstr ""
2728
2a52e8c5 2729#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2730#: apt.conf.5.xml:267
5723791e 2731msgid "Defines which packages are considered essential build dependencies."
2a52e8c5
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2732msgstr ""
2733
2a52e8c5 2734#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2735#: apt.conf.5.xml:271
2a52e8c5 2736msgid ""
5723791e 2737"The Get subsection controls the &apt-get; tool; please see its documentation "
7d76ea1d 2738"for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
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2739msgstr ""
2740
2a52e8c5 2741#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2742#: apt.conf.5.xml:276
2a52e8c5 2743msgid ""
5723791e 2744"The Cache subsection controls the &apt-cache; tool; please see its "
7d76ea1d 2745"documentation for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
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2746msgstr ""
2747
2a52e8c5 2748#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2749#: apt.conf.5.xml:281
2a52e8c5 2750msgid ""
5723791e 2751"The CDROM subsection controls the &apt-cdrom; tool; please see its "
7d76ea1d 2752"documentation for more information about the options here."
2a52e8c5
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2753msgstr ""
2754
7d76ea1d 2755#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 2756#: apt.conf.5.xml:287
7d76ea1d 2757msgid "The Acquire Group"
2a52e8c5
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2758msgstr ""
2759
2760#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 2761#: apt.conf.5.xml:288
2a52e8c5 2762msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2763"The <literal>Acquire</literal> group of options controls the download of "
5723791e
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2764"packages as well as the various \"acquire methods\" responsible for the "
2765"download itself (see also &sources-list;)."
2a52e8c5
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2766msgstr ""
2767
5723791e 2768#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2769#: apt.conf.5.xml:295
7d76ea1d 2770msgid ""
5723791e
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2771"Security related option defaulting to true, as giving a Release file's "
2772"validation an expiration date prevents replay attacks over a long timescale, "
2773"and can also for example help users to identify mirrors that are no longer "
2774"updated - but the feature depends on the correctness of the clock on the "
2775"user system. Archive maintainers are encouraged to create Release files with "
2776"the <literal>Valid-Until</literal> header, but if they don't or a stricter "
2777"value is desired the <literal>Max-ValidTime</literal> option below can be "
2778"used."
2a52e8c5
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2779msgstr ""
2780
5723791e 2781#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2782#: apt.conf.5.xml:308
2a52e8c5 2783msgid ""
5723791e
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2784"Maximum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
2785"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
2786"should be considered valid. If the Release file itself includes a "
2787"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header the earlier date of the two is used as "
2788"the expiration date. The default value is <literal>0</literal> which stands "
2789"for \"valid forever\". Archive specific settings can be made by appending "
2790"the label of the archive to the option name."
2a52e8c5
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2791msgstr ""
2792
5723791e 2793#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2794#: apt.conf.5.xml:320
7d76ea1d 2795msgid ""
5723791e
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2796"Minimum time (in seconds) after its creation (as indicated by the "
2797"<literal>Date</literal> header) that the <filename>Release</filename> file "
2798"should be considered valid. Use this if you need to use a seldom updated "
2799"(local) mirror of a more frequently updated archive with a "
2800"<literal>Valid-Until</literal> header instead of completely disabling the "
2801"expiration date checking. Archive specific settings can and should be used "
2802"by appending the label of the archive to the option name."
2a52e8c5
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2803msgstr ""
2804
2a52e8c5 2805#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2806#: apt.conf.5.xml:332
2a52e8c5 2807msgid ""
5723791e
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2808"Try to download deltas called <literal>PDiffs</literal> for indexes (like "
2809"<filename>Packages</filename> files) instead of downloading whole ones. True "
2810"by default."
2a52e8c5
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2811msgstr ""
2812
2a52e8c5 2813#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2814#: apt.conf.5.xml:335
7d76ea1d 2815msgid ""
5723791e
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2816"Two sub-options to limit the use of PDiffs are also available: "
2817"<literal>FileLimit</literal> can be used to specify a maximum number of "
2818"PDiff files should be downloaded to update a "
2819"file. <literal>SizeLimit</literal> on the other hand is the maximum "
2820"percentage of the size of all patches compared to the size of the targeted "
2821"file. If one of these limits is exceeded the complete file is downloaded "
2822"instead of the patches."
2a52e8c5
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2823msgstr ""
2824
2a52e8c5 2825#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2826#: apt.conf.5.xml:345
7d76ea1d
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2827msgid ""
2828"Queuing mode; <literal>Queue-Mode</literal> can be one of "
2829"<literal>host</literal> or <literal>access</literal> which determines how "
2830"APT parallelizes outgoing connections. <literal>host</literal> means that "
2831"one connection per target host will be opened, <literal>access</literal> "
2832"means that one connection per URI type will be opened."
2a52e8c5
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2833msgstr ""
2834
2a52e8c5 2835#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2836#: apt.conf.5.xml:353
7d76ea1d
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2837msgid ""
2838"Number of retries to perform. If this is non-zero APT will retry failed "
2839"files the given number of times."
2a52e8c5
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2840msgstr ""
2841
2a52e8c5 2842#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2843#: apt.conf.5.xml:358
2a52e8c5 2844msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2845"Use symlinks for source archives. If set to true then source archives will "
2846"be symlinked when possible instead of copying. True is the default."
2a52e8c5
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2847msgstr ""
2848
2a52e8c5 2849#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2850#: apt.conf.5.xml:363
2a52e8c5 2851msgid ""
5723791e
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2852"<literal>http::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for HTTP "
2853"URIs. It is in the standard form of "
2854"<literal>http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies "
2855"can also be specified by using the form "
7d76ea1d
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2856"<literal>http::Proxy::&lt;host&gt;</literal> with the special keyword "
2857"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
2858"settings is specified, <envar>http_proxy</envar> environment variable will "
2859"be used."
2a52e8c5
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2860msgstr ""
2861
2a52e8c5 2862#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2863#: apt.conf.5.xml:371
2a52e8c5 2864msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2865"Three settings are provided for cache control with HTTP/1.1 compliant proxy "
5723791e
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2866"caches. <literal>No-Cache</literal> tells the proxy not to use its cached "
2867"response under any circumstances. <literal>Max-Age</literal> sets the "
2868"allowed maximum age (in seconds) of an index file in the cache of the "
2869"proxy. <literal>No-Store</literal> specifies that the proxy should not "
2870"store the requested archive files in its cache, which can be used to prevent "
2871"the proxy from polluting its cache with (big) .deb files."
2a52e8c5
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2872msgstr ""
2873
2874#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2875#: apt.conf.5.xml:381 apt.conf.5.xml:469
2a52e8c5 2876msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2877"The option <literal>timeout</literal> sets the timeout timer used by the "
5723791e 2878"method; this value applies to the connection as well as the data timeout."
2a52e8c5
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2879msgstr ""
2880
782486e8 2881#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2882#: apt.conf.5.xml:384
782486e8 2883msgid ""
7d76ea1d 2884"The setting <literal>Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth</literal> can be used to "
5723791e
JR
2885"enable HTTP pipelining (RFC 2616 section 8.1.2.2) which can be beneficial "
2886"e.g. on high-latency connections. It specifies how many requests are sent in "
7d76ea1d
DK
2887"a pipeline. Previous APT versions had a default of 10 for this setting, but "
2888"the default value is now 0 (= disabled) to avoid problems with the "
2889"ever-growing amount of webservers and proxies which choose to not conform to "
2890"the HTTP/1.1 specification."
782486e8
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2891msgstr ""
2892
5723791e 2893#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2894#: apt.conf.5.xml:391
b39c1859 2895msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2896"<literal>Acquire::http::AllowRedirect</literal> controls whether APT will "
2897"follow redirects, which is enabled by default."
b39c1859
MV
2898msgstr ""
2899
2a52e8c5 2900#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2901#: apt.conf.5.xml:394
b39c1859 2902msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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2903"The used bandwidth can be limited with "
2904"<literal>Acquire::http::Dl-Limit</literal> which accepts integer values in "
ce34af08
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2905"kilobytes per second. The default value is 0 which deactivates the limit and "
2906"tries to use all available bandwidth. Note that this option implicitly "
2907"disables downloading from multiple servers at the same time."
b39c1859
MV
2908msgstr ""
2909
5723791e 2910#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2911#: apt.conf.5.xml:401
7d76ea1d
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2912msgid ""
2913"<literal>Acquire::http::User-Agent</literal> can be used to set a different "
2914"User-Agent for the http download method as some proxies allow access for "
2915"clients only if the client uses a known identifier."
2a52e8c5
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2916msgstr ""
2917
2918#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2919#: apt.conf.5.xml:405
7d76ea1d 2920msgid ""
ce34af08
MV
2921"<literal>Acquire::http::Proxy-Auto-Detect</literal> can be used to specify "
2922"an external command to discover the http proxy to use. Apt expects the "
2923"command to output the proxy on stdout in the style "
2924"<literal>http://proxy:port/</literal>. This will override the generic "
2925"<literal>Acquire::http::Proxy</literal> but not any specific host proxy "
2926"configuration set via <literal>Acquire::http::Proxy::$HOST</literal>. See "
2927"the &squid-deb-proxy-client; package for an example implementation that uses "
2928"avahi. This option takes precedence over the legacy option name "
2929"<literal>ProxyAutoDetect</literal>."
2930msgstr ""
2931
2932#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2933#: apt.conf.5.xml:423
ce34af08 2934msgid ""
5723791e
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2935"The <literal>Cache-control</literal>, <literal>Timeout</literal>, "
2936"<literal>AllowRedirect</literal>, <literal>Dl-Limit</literal> and "
2937"<literal>proxy</literal> options work for HTTPS URIs in the same way as for "
2938"the <literal>http</literal> method, and default to the same values if they "
2939"are not explicitly set. The <literal>Pipeline-Depth</literal> option is not "
2940"yet supported."
2a52e8c5
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2941msgstr ""
2942
5723791e 2943#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2944#: apt.conf.5.xml:431
7d76ea1d
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2945msgid ""
2946"<literal>CaInfo</literal> suboption specifies place of file that holds info "
5723791e 2947"about trusted certificates. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::CaInfo</literal> is the "
7d76ea1d 2948"corresponding per-host option. <literal>Verify-Peer</literal> boolean "
5723791e
JR
2949"suboption determines whether or not the server's host certificate should be "
2950"verified against trusted certificates. "
2951"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::Verify-Peer</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
2952"option. <literal>Verify-Host</literal> boolean suboption determines whether "
2953"or not the server's hostname should be verified. "
2954"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::Verify-Host</literal> is the corresponding per-host "
7d76ea1d 2955"option. <literal>SslCert</literal> determines what certificate to use for "
5723791e 2956"client authentication. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslCert</literal> is the "
7d76ea1d
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2957"corresponding per-host option. <literal>SslKey</literal> determines what "
2958"private key to use for client "
5723791e 2959"authentication. <literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslKey</literal> is the corresponding "
7d76ea1d 2960"per-host option. <literal>SslForceVersion</literal> overrides default SSL "
5723791e
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2961"version to use. It can contain either of the strings "
2962"'<literal>TLSv1</literal>' or '<literal>SSLv3</literal>'. "
2963"<literal>&lt;host&gt;::SslForceVersion</literal> is the corresponding "
2964"per-host option."
2a52e8c5
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2965msgstr ""
2966
2967#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2968#: apt.conf.5.xml:452
7d76ea1d 2969msgid ""
5723791e
JR
2970"<literal>ftp::Proxy</literal> sets the default proxy to use for FTP URIs. "
2971"It is in the standard form of "
2972"<literal>ftp://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/</literal>. Per host proxies can "
2973"also be specified by using the form "
7d76ea1d
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2974"<literal>ftp::Proxy::&lt;host&gt;</literal> with the special keyword "
2975"<literal>DIRECT</literal> meaning to use no proxies. If no one of the above "
2976"settings is specified, <envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable will be "
5723791e 2977"used. To use an FTP proxy you will have to set the "
7d76ea1d
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2978"<literal>ftp::ProxyLogin</literal> script in the configuration file. This "
2979"entry specifies the commands to send to tell the proxy server what to "
2980"connect to. Please see &configureindex; for an example of how to do "
5723791e
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2981"this. The substitution variables representing the corresponding URI "
2982"component are <literal>$(PROXY_USER)</literal>, "
2983"<literal>$(PROXY_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE_USER)</literal>, "
2984"<literal>$(SITE_PASS)</literal>, <literal>$(SITE)</literal> and "
2985"<literal>$(SITE_PORT)</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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2986msgstr ""
2987
5723791e 2988#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2989#: apt.conf.5.xml:472
7d76ea1d
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2990msgid ""
2991"Several settings are provided to control passive mode. Generally it is safe "
5723791e
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2992"to leave passive mode on; it works in nearly every environment. However, "
2993"some situations require that passive mode be disabled and port mode FTP used "
2994"instead. This can be done globally or for connections that go through a "
2995"proxy or for a specific host (see the sample config file for examples)."
2a52e8c5
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2996msgstr ""
2997
2998#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 2999#: apt.conf.5.xml:479
7d76ea1d
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3000msgid ""
3001"It is possible to proxy FTP over HTTP by setting the "
5723791e 3002"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable to an HTTP URL - see the "
7d76ea1d
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3003"discussion of the http method above for syntax. You cannot set this in the "
3004"configuration file and it is not recommended to use FTP over HTTP due to its "
3005"low efficiency."
2a52e8c5
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3006msgstr ""
3007
5723791e 3008#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3009#: apt.conf.5.xml:484
2a52e8c5 3010msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3011"The setting <literal>ForceExtended</literal> controls the use of RFC2428 "
3012"<literal>EPSV</literal> and <literal>EPRT</literal> commands. The default is "
3013"false, which means these commands are only used if the control connection is "
3014"IPv6. Setting this to true forces their use even on IPv4 connections. Note "
3015"that most FTP servers do not support RFC2428."
2a52e8c5
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3016msgstr ""
3017
5723791e 3018#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
9de26945 3019#: apt.conf.5.xml:498
7d76ea1d
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3020#, no-wrap
3021msgid "/cdrom/::Mount \"foo\";"
2a52e8c5
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3022msgstr ""
3023
5723791e 3024#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3025#: apt.conf.5.xml:493
2a52e8c5 3026msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3027"For URIs using the <literal>cdrom</literal> method, the only configurable "
3028"option is the mount point, <literal>cdrom::Mount</literal>, which must be "
3029"the mount point for the CD-ROM (or DVD, or whatever) drive as specified in "
3030"<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. It is possible to provide alternate mount "
3031"and unmount commands if your mount point cannot be listed in the fstab. The "
7d76ea1d 3032"syntax is to put <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> within the "
5723791e
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3033"<literal>cdrom</literal> block. It is important to have the trailing slash. "
3034"Unmount commands can be specified using UMount."
2a52e8c5
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3035msgstr ""
3036
5723791e 3037#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3038#: apt.conf.5.xml:506
2a52e8c5 3039msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3040"For GPGV URIs the only configurable option is "
3041"<literal>gpgv::Options</literal>, which passes additional parameters to "
3042"gpgv."
2a52e8c5
DK
3043msgstr ""
3044
5723791e 3045#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
9de26945 3046#: apt.conf.5.xml:517
7d76ea1d 3047#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3048msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3049"Acquire::CompressionTypes::<replaceable>FileExtension</replaceable> "
3050"\"<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable>\";"
2a52e8c5
DK
3051msgstr ""
3052
2a52e8c5 3053#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3054#: apt.conf.5.xml:512
2a52e8c5 3055msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3056"List of compression types which are understood by the acquire methods. "
3057"Files like <filename>Packages</filename> can be available in various "
5723791e 3058"compression formats. By default the acquire methods can decompress "
7d76ea1d 3059"<command>bzip2</command>, <command>lzma</command> and "
5723791e 3060"<command>gzip</command> compressed files; with this setting more formats can "
7d76ea1d
DK
3061"be added on the fly or the used method can be changed. The syntax for this "
3062"is: <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"0\"/>"
3063msgstr ""
3064
5723791e 3065#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
9de26945 3066#: apt.conf.5.xml:522
7d76ea1d
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3067#, no-wrap
3068msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: \"gz\";"
3069msgstr ""
3070
5723791e 3071#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><synopsis>
9de26945 3072#: apt.conf.5.xml:525
7d76ea1d
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3073#, no-wrap
3074msgid "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order { \"lzma\"; \"gz\"; };"
2a52e8c5
DK
3075msgstr ""
3076
bcf91c1b 3077#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3078#: apt.conf.5.xml:518
bcf91c1b 3079msgid ""
5723791e 3080"Also, the <literal>Order</literal> subgroup can be used to define in which "
7d76ea1d
DK
3081"order the acquire system will try to download the compressed files. The "
3082"acquire system will try the first and proceed with the next compression type "
5723791e
JR
3083"in this list on error, so to prefer one over the other type simply add the "
3084"preferred type first - default types not already added will be implicitly "
3085"appended to the end of the list, so e.g. <placeholder type=\"synopsis\" "
7d76ea1d
DK
3086"id=\"0\"/> can be used to prefer <command>gzip</command> compressed files "
3087"over <command>bzip2</command> and <command>lzma</command>. If "
3088"<command>lzma</command> should be preferred over <command>gzip</command> and "
5723791e 3089"<command>bzip2</command> the configure setting should look like this: "
7d76ea1d 3090"<placeholder type=\"synopsis\" id=\"1\"/> It is not needed to add "
5723791e
JR
3091"<literal>bz2</literal> to the list explicitly as it will be added "
3092"automatically."
7d76ea1d
DK
3093msgstr ""
3094
5723791e 3095#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
9de26945 3096#: apt.conf.5.xml:532
7d76ea1d
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3097#, no-wrap
3098msgid "Dir::Bin::bzip2 \"/bin/bzip2\";"
bcf91c1b
DK
3099msgstr ""
3100
782486e8 3101#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3102#: apt.conf.5.xml:527
782486e8 3103msgid ""
5723791e 3104"Note that the "
7d76ea1d 3105"<literal>Dir::Bin::<replaceable>Methodname</replaceable></literal> will be "
5723791e
JR
3106"checked at run time. If this option has been set, the method will only be "
3107"used if this file exists; e.g. for the <literal>bzip2</literal> method (the "
3108"inbuilt) setting is: <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> Note "
3109"also that list entries specified on the command line will be added at the "
3110"end of the list specified in the configuration files, but before the default "
3111"entries. To prefer a type in this case over the ones specified in the "
3112"configuration files you can set the option direct - not in list style. This "
3113"will not override the defined list; it will only prefix the list with this "
3114"type."
2a52e8c5
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3115msgstr ""
3116
2a52e8c5 3117#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3118#: apt.conf.5.xml:537
2a52e8c5 3119msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3120"The special type <literal>uncompressed</literal> can be used to give "
3121"uncompressed files a preference, but note that most archives don't provide "
3122"uncompressed files so this is mostly only useable for local mirrors."
2a52e8c5
DK
3123msgstr ""
3124
782486e8 3125#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3126#: apt.conf.5.xml:544
782486e8 3127msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3128"When downloading <literal>gzip</literal> compressed indexes (Packages, "
3129"Sources, or Translations), keep them gzip compressed locally instead of "
3130"unpacking them. This saves quite a lot of disk space at the expense of more "
3131"CPU requirements when building the local package caches. False by default."
2a52e8c5
DK
3132msgstr ""
3133
2a52e8c5 3134#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3135#: apt.conf.5.xml:552
782486e8 3136msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3137"The Languages subsection controls which <filename>Translation</filename> "
3138"files are downloaded and in which order APT tries to display the "
5723791e
JR
3139"description-translations. APT will try to display the first available "
3140"description in the language which is listed first. Languages can be defined "
3141"with their short or long language codes. Note that not all archives provide "
3142"<filename>Translation</filename> files for every language - the long "
3143"language codes are especially rare."
2a52e8c5
DK
3144msgstr ""
3145
5723791e 3146#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><programlisting>
9de26945 3147#: apt.conf.5.xml:569
7d76ea1d
DK
3148#, no-wrap
3149msgid "Acquire::Languages { \"environment\"; \"de\"; \"en\"; \"none\"; \"fr\"; };"
2a52e8c5
DK
3150msgstr ""
3151
2a52e8c5 3152#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3153#: apt.conf.5.xml:557
782486e8 3154msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3155"The default list includes \"environment\" and "
5723791e
JR
3156"\"en\". \"<literal>environment</literal>\" has a special meaning here: it "
3157"will be replaced at runtime with the language codes extracted from the "
7d76ea1d
DK
3158"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> environment variable. It will also ensure "
3159"that these codes are not included twice in the list. If "
3160"<literal>LC_MESSAGES</literal> is set to \"C\" only the "
3161"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file (if available) will be used. To "
5723791e 3162"force APT to use no Translation file use the setting "
7d76ea1d 3163"<literal>Acquire::Languages=none</literal>. \"<literal>none</literal>\" is "
5723791e
JR
3164"another special meaning code which will stop the search for a suitable "
3165"<filename>Translation</filename> file. This tells APT to download these "
3166"translations too, without actually using them unless the environment "
3167"specifies the languages. So the following example configuration will result "
3168"in the order \"en, de\" in an English locale or \"de, en\" in a German "
3169"one. Note that \"fr\" is downloaded, but not used unless APT is used in a "
3170"French locale (where the order would be \"fr, de, en\"). <placeholder "
3171"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
bcf91c1b
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3172msgstr ""
3173
5723791e 3174#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3175#: apt.conf.5.xml:570
2a52e8c5 3176msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3177"Note: To prevent problems resulting from APT being executed in different "
3178"environments (e.g. by different users or by other programs) all Translation "
3179"files which are found in <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists/</filename> will be "
3180"added to the end of the list (after an implicit "
3181"\"<literal>none</literal>\")."
2a52e8c5
DK
3182msgstr ""
3183
c1b21367 3184#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3185#: apt.conf.5.xml:579
c1b21367
MV
3186msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv4 protocol."
3187msgstr ""
3188
3189#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3190#: apt.conf.5.xml:585
c1b21367
MV
3191msgid "When downloading, force to use only the IPv6 protocol."
3192msgstr ""
3193
7d76ea1d 3194#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 3195#: apt.conf.5.xml:592
7d76ea1d 3196msgid "Directories"
2a52e8c5
DK
3197msgstr ""
3198
3199#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3200#: apt.conf.5.xml:594
2a52e8c5 3201msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3202"The <literal>Dir::State</literal> section has directories that pertain to "
3203"local state information. <literal>lists</literal> is the directory to place "
3204"downloaded package lists in and <literal>status</literal> is the name of the "
5723791e 3205"&dpkg; status file. <literal>preferences</literal> is the name of the APT "
7d76ea1d 3206"<filename>preferences</filename> file. <literal>Dir::State</literal> "
5723791e 3207"contains the default directory to prefix on all sub-items if they do not "
7d76ea1d 3208"start with <filename>/</filename> or <filename>./</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3209msgstr ""
3210
3211#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3212#: apt.conf.5.xml:601
2a52e8c5 3213msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3214"<literal>Dir::Cache</literal> contains locations pertaining to local cache "
3215"information, such as the two package caches <literal>srcpkgcache</literal> "
3216"and <literal>pkgcache</literal> as well as the location to place downloaded "
3217"archives, <literal>Dir::Cache::archives</literal>. Generation of caches can "
1e7ec0d8
MV
3218"be turned off by setting <literal>pkgcache</literal> or "
3219"<literal>srcpkgcache</literal> to <literal>\"\"</literal>. This will slow "
5723791e 3220"down startup but save disk space. It is probably preferable to turn off the "
1e7ec0d8
MV
3221"pkgcache rather than the srcpkgcache. Like <literal>Dir::State</literal> "
3222"the default directory is contained in <literal>Dir::Cache</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3223msgstr ""
3224
2a52e8c5 3225#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3226#: apt.conf.5.xml:611
2a52e8c5 3227msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3228"<literal>Dir::Etc</literal> contains the location of configuration files, "
3229"<literal>sourcelist</literal> gives the location of the sourcelist and "
3230"<literal>main</literal> is the default configuration file (setting has no "
3231"effect, unless it is done from the config file specified by "
3232"<envar>APT_CONFIG</envar>)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3233msgstr ""
3234
3235#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3236#: apt.conf.5.xml:617
2a52e8c5 3237msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3238"The <literal>Dir::Parts</literal> setting reads in all the config fragments "
3239"in lexical order from the directory specified. After this is done then the "
3240"main config file is loaded."
2a52e8c5
DK
3241msgstr ""
3242
3243#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3244#: apt.conf.5.xml:621
2a52e8c5 3245msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3246"Binary programs are pointed to by "
3247"<literal>Dir::Bin</literal>. <literal>Dir::Bin::Methods</literal> specifies "
3248"the location of the method handlers and <literal>gzip</literal>, "
3249"<literal>bzip2</literal>, <literal>lzma</literal>, <literal>dpkg</literal>, "
3250"<literal>apt-get</literal> <literal>dpkg-source</literal> "
3251"<literal>dpkg-buildpackage</literal> and <literal>apt-cache</literal> "
3252"specify the location of the respective programs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3253msgstr ""
3254
3255#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3256#: apt.conf.5.xml:629
2a52e8c5 3257msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3258"The configuration item <literal>RootDir</literal> has a special meaning. If "
3259"set, all paths in <literal>Dir::</literal> will be relative to "
3260"<literal>RootDir</literal>, <emphasis>even paths that are specified "
3261"absolutely</emphasis>. So, for instance, if <literal>RootDir</literal> is "
3262"set to <filename>/tmp/staging</filename> and "
3263"<literal>Dir::State::status</literal> is set to "
3264"<filename>/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>, then the status file will be "
3265"looked up in <filename>/tmp/staging/var/lib/dpkg/status</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3266msgstr ""
3267
3268#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3269#: apt.conf.5.xml:642
2a52e8c5 3270msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3271"The <literal>Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> list can be used to specify "
3272"which files APT should silently ignore while parsing the files in the "
3273"fragment directories. Per default a file which end with "
3274"<literal>.disabled</literal>, <literal>~</literal>, <literal>.bak</literal> "
3275"or <literal>.dpkg-[a-z]+</literal> is silently ignored. As seen in the last "
3276"default value these patterns can use regular expression syntax."
2a52e8c5
DK
3277msgstr ""
3278
7d76ea1d 3279#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 3280#: apt.conf.5.xml:651
7d76ea1d 3281msgid "APT in DSelect"
2a52e8c5
DK
3282msgstr ""
3283
3284#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3285#: apt.conf.5.xml:653
2a52e8c5 3286msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3287"When APT is used as a &dselect; method several configuration directives "
5723791e 3288"control the default behavior. These are in the <literal>DSelect</literal> "
7d76ea1d 3289"section."
2a52e8c5
DK
3290msgstr ""
3291
7d76ea1d 3292#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3293#: apt.conf.5.xml:658
2a52e8c5 3294msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3295"Cache Clean mode; this value may be one of <literal>always</literal>, "
3296"<literal>prompt</literal>, <literal>auto</literal>, "
3297"<literal>pre-auto</literal> and <literal>never</literal>. "
3298"<literal>always</literal> and <literal>prompt</literal> will remove all "
3299"packages from the cache after upgrading, <literal>prompt</literal> (the "
3300"default) does so conditionally. <literal>auto</literal> removes only those "
3301"packages which are no longer downloadable (replaced with a new version for "
3302"instance). <literal>pre-auto</literal> performs this action before "
3303"downloading new packages."
2a52e8c5
DK
3304msgstr ""
3305
7d76ea1d 3306#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3307#: apt.conf.5.xml:672
2a52e8c5 3308msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3309"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
3310"options when it is run for the install phase."
2a52e8c5
DK
3311msgstr ""
3312
7d76ea1d 3313#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3314#: apt.conf.5.xml:677
2a52e8c5 3315msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3316"The contents of this variable are passed to &apt-get; as command line "
3317"options when it is run for the update phase."
2a52e8c5
DK
3318msgstr ""
3319
7d76ea1d 3320#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3321#: apt.conf.5.xml:682
2a52e8c5 3322msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3323"If true the [U]pdate operation in &dselect; will always prompt to continue. "
3324"The default is to prompt only on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
3325msgstr ""
3326
3327#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 3328#: apt.conf.5.xml:688
5723791e 3329msgid "How APT calls &dpkg;"
2a52e8c5
DK
3330msgstr ""
3331
3332#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3333#: apt.conf.5.xml:689
2a52e8c5 3334msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3335"Several configuration directives control how APT invokes &dpkg;. These are "
3336"in the <literal>DPkg</literal> section."
2a52e8c5
DK
3337msgstr ""
3338
7d76ea1d 3339#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3340#: apt.conf.5.xml:694
2a52e8c5 3341msgid ""
5723791e 3342"This is a list of options to pass to &dpkg;. The options must be specified "
7d76ea1d
DK
3343"using the list notation and each list item is passed as a single argument to "
3344"&dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
3345msgstr ""
3346
7d76ea1d 3347#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3348#: apt.conf.5.xml:700
2a52e8c5 3349msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3350"This is a list of shell commands to run before/after invoking &dpkg;. Like "
3351"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
5723791e 3352"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
7d76ea1d 3353"fail APT will abort."
2a52e8c5
DK
3354msgstr ""
3355
7d76ea1d 3356#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3357#: apt.conf.5.xml:707
2a52e8c5 3358msgid ""
5723791e 3359"This is a list of shell commands to run before invoking &dpkg;. Like "
7d76ea1d 3360"<literal>options</literal> this must be specified in list notation. The "
5723791e
JR
3361"commands are invoked in order using <filename>/bin/sh</filename>; should any "
3362"fail APT will abort. APT will pass the filenames of all .deb files it is "
ce34af08
MV
3363"going to install to the commands, one per line on the requested file "
3364"descriptor, defaulting to standard input."
2a52e8c5
DK
3365msgstr ""
3366
7d76ea1d 3367#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3368#: apt.conf.5.xml:714
2a52e8c5 3369msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3370"Version 2 of this protocol dumps more information, including the protocol "
3371"version, the APT configuration space and the packages, files and versions "
ce34af08
MV
3372"being changed. Version 3 adds the architecture and "
3373"<literal>MultiArch</literal> flag to each version being dumped."
3374msgstr ""
3375
3376#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3377#: apt.conf.5.xml:719
ce34af08
MV
3378msgid ""
3379"The version of the protocol to be used for the command "
3380"<literal><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></literal> can be chosen by setting "
3381"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::<replaceable>cmd</replaceable>::Version</literal> "
3382"accordingly, the default being version 1. If APT isn't supporting the "
3383"requested version it will send the information in the highest version it has "
3384"support for instead."
3385msgstr ""
3386
3387#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3388#: apt.conf.5.xml:726
ce34af08
MV
3389msgid ""
3390"The file descriptor to be used to send the information can be requested with "
3391"<literal>DPkg::Tools::options::<replaceable>cmd</replaceable>::InfoFD</literal> "
3392"which defaults to <literal>0</literal> for standard input and is available "
3393"since version 0.9.11. Support for the option can be detected by looking for "
3394"the environment variable <envar>APT_HOOK_INFO_FD</envar> which contains the "
3395"number of the used file descriptor as a confirmation."
2a52e8c5
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3396msgstr ""
3397
7d76ea1d 3398#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3399#: apt.conf.5.xml:736
2a52e8c5 3400msgid ""
5723791e 3401"APT chdirs to this directory before invoking &dpkg;, the default is "
7d76ea1d 3402"<filename>/</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3403msgstr ""
3404
7d76ea1d 3405#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3406#: apt.conf.5.xml:741
2a52e8c5 3407msgid ""
5723791e 3408"These options are passed to &dpkg-buildpackage; when compiling packages; the "
7d76ea1d 3409"default is to disable signing and produce all binaries."
2a52e8c5
DK
3410msgstr ""
3411
7d76ea1d 3412#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 3413#: apt.conf.5.xml:746
7d76ea1d 3414msgid "dpkg trigger usage (and related options)"
2a52e8c5
DK
3415msgstr ""
3416
7d76ea1d 3417#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 3418#: apt.conf.5.xml:747
2a52e8c5 3419msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3420"APT can call &dpkg; in such a way as to let it make aggressive use of "
3421"triggers over multiple calls of &dpkg;. Without further options &dpkg; will "
3422"use triggers once each time it runs. Activating these options can therefore "
3423"decrease the time needed to perform the install or upgrade. Note that it is "
3424"intended to activate these options per default in the future, but as it "
3425"drastically changes the way APT calls &dpkg; it needs a lot more testing. "
3426"<emphasis>These options are therefore currently experimental and should not "
3427"be used in production environments.</emphasis> It also breaks progress "
3428"reporting such that all front-ends will currently stay around half (or more) "
3429"of the time in the 100% state while it actually configures all packages."
2a52e8c5
DK
3430msgstr ""
3431
7d76ea1d 3432#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><literallayout>
9de26945 3433#: apt.conf.5.xml:762
7d76ea1d 3434#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3435msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3436"DPkg::NoTriggers \"true\";\n"
3437"PackageManager::Configure \"smart\";\n"
3438"DPkg::ConfigurePending \"true\";\n"
3439"DPkg::TriggersPending \"true\";"
2a52e8c5
DK
3440msgstr ""
3441
7d76ea1d 3442#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 3443#: apt.conf.5.xml:756
2a52e8c5 3444msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3445"Note that it is not guaranteed that APT will support these options or that "
3446"these options will not cause (big) trouble in the future. If you have "
3447"understand the current risks and problems with these options, but are brave "
5723791e 3448"enough to help testing them, create a new configuration file and test a "
7d76ea1d
DK
3449"combination of options. Please report any bugs, problems and improvements "
3450"you encounter and make sure to note which options you have used in your "
5723791e 3451"reports. Asking &dpkg; for help could also be useful for debugging proposes, "
7d76ea1d
DK
3452"see e.g. <command>dpkg --audit</command>. A defensive option combination "
3453"would be <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3454msgstr ""
3455
7d76ea1d 3456#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3457#: apt.conf.5.xml:769
2a52e8c5 3458msgid ""
5723791e 3459"Add the no triggers flag to all &dpkg; calls (except the ConfigurePending "
7d76ea1d 3460"call). See &dpkg; if you are interested in what this actually means. In "
5723791e
JR
3461"short: &dpkg; will not run the triggers when this flag is present unless it "
3462"is explicitly called to do so in an extra call. Note that this option "
3463"exists (undocumented) also in older APT versions with a slightly different "
3464"meaning: Previously these option only append --no-triggers to the configure "
3465"calls to &dpkg; - now APT will also add this flag to the unpack and remove "
3466"calls."
2a52e8c5
DK
3467msgstr ""
3468
7d76ea1d 3469#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3470#: apt.conf.5.xml:777
2a52e8c5 3471msgid ""
7d76ea1d 3472"Valid values are \"<literal>all</literal>\", \"<literal>smart</literal>\" "
5723791e
JR
3473"and \"<literal>no</literal>\". The default value is "
3474"\"<literal>all</literal>\", which causes APT to configure all packages. The "
3475"\"<literal>smart</literal>\" way is to configure only packages which need to "
3476"be configured before another package can be unpacked (Pre-Depends), and let "
3477"the rest be configured by &dpkg; with a call generated by the "
3478"ConfigurePending option (see below). On the other hand, "
3479"\"<literal>no</literal>\" will not configure anything, and totally relies on "
3480"&dpkg; for configuration (which at the moment will fail if a Pre-Depends is "
3481"encountered). Setting this option to any value other than "
3482"<literal>all</literal> will implicitly also activate the next option by "
3483"default, as otherwise the system could end in an unconfigured and "
3484"potentially unbootable state."
2a52e8c5
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3485msgstr ""
3486
7d76ea1d 3487#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3488#: apt.conf.5.xml:792
2a52e8c5 3489msgid ""
5723791e
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3490"If this option is set APT will call <command>dpkg --configure "
3491"--pending</command> to let &dpkg; handle all required configurations and "
3492"triggers. This option is activated automatically per default if the previous "
3493"option is not set to <literal>all</literal>, but deactivating it could be "
7d76ea1d
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3494"useful if you want to run APT multiple times in a row - e.g. in an "
3495"installer. In these sceneries you could deactivate this option in all but "
3496"the last run."
2a52e8c5
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3497msgstr ""
3498
7d76ea1d 3499#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3500#: apt.conf.5.xml:799
2a52e8c5 3501msgid ""
5723791e
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3502"Useful for the <literal>smart</literal> configuration as a package which has "
3503"pending triggers is not considered as <literal>installed</literal>, and "
3504"&dpkg; treats them as <literal>unpacked</literal> currently which is a "
3505"showstopper for Pre-Dependencies (see debbugs #526774). Note that this will "
3506"process all triggers, not only the triggers needed to configure this "
3507"package."
2a52e8c5
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3508msgstr ""
3509
7d76ea1d 3510#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para><literallayout>
9de26945 3511#: apt.conf.5.xml:812
7d76ea1d 3512#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3513msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3514"OrderList::Score {\n"
3515"\tDelete 500;\n"
3516"\tEssential 200;\n"
3517"\tImmediate 10;\n"
3518"\tPreDepends 50;\n"
3519"};"
2a52e8c5
DK
3520msgstr ""
3521
7d76ea1d 3522#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3523#: apt.conf.5.xml:805
7d76ea1d 3524msgid ""
5723791e
JR
3525"Essential packages (and their dependencies) should be configured immediately "
3526"after unpacking. It is a good idea to do this quite early in the upgrade "
3527"process as these configure calls also currently require "
7d76ea1d 3528"<literal>DPkg::TriggersPending</literal> which will run quite a few triggers "
5723791e
JR
3529"(which may not be needed). Essentials get per default a high score but the "
3530"immediate flag is relatively low (a package which has a Pre-Depends is rated "
3531"higher). These option and the others in the same group can be used to "
3532"change the scoring. The following example shows the settings with their "
7d76ea1d 3533"default values. <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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3534msgstr ""
3535
7d76ea1d 3536#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 3537#: apt.conf.5.xml:825
7d76ea1d 3538msgid "Periodic and Archives options"
89fd753d
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3539msgstr ""
3540
7d76ea1d 3541#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3542#: apt.conf.5.xml:826
7d76ea1d
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3543msgid ""
3544"<literal>APT::Periodic</literal> and <literal>APT::Archives</literal> groups "
5723791e
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3545"of options configure behavior of apt periodic updates, which is done by the "
3546"<literal>/etc/cron.daily/apt</literal> script. See the top of this script "
3547"for the brief documentation of these options."
2a52e8c5
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3548msgstr ""
3549
7d76ea1d 3550#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 3551#: apt.conf.5.xml:834
7d76ea1d 3552msgid "Debug options"
2a52e8c5
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3553msgstr ""
3554
3555#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3556#: apt.conf.5.xml:836
2a52e8c5 3557msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3558"Enabling options in the <literal>Debug::</literal> section will cause "
3559"debugging information to be sent to the standard error stream of the program "
3560"utilizing the <literal>apt</literal> libraries, or enable special program "
3561"modes that are primarily useful for debugging the behavior of "
3562"<literal>apt</literal>. Most of these options are not interesting to a "
3563"normal user, but a few may be:"
b39c1859
MV
3564msgstr ""
3565
7d76ea1d 3566#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 3567#: apt.conf.5.xml:847
b39c1859 3568msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3569"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> enables output about the "
3570"decisions made by <literal>dist-upgrade, upgrade, install, remove, "
3571"purge</literal>."
b39c1859
MV
3572msgstr ""
3573
7d76ea1d 3574#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 3575#: apt.conf.5.xml:855
b39c1859 3576msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3577"<literal>Debug::NoLocking</literal> disables all file locking. This can be "
3578"used to run some operations (for instance, <literal>apt-get -s "
3579"install</literal>) as a non-root user."
b39c1859
MV
3580msgstr ""
3581
7d76ea1d 3582#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 3583#: apt.conf.5.xml:864
b39c1859 3584msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3585"<literal>Debug::pkgDPkgPM</literal> prints out the actual command line each "
3586"time that <literal>apt</literal> invokes &dpkg;."
b39c1859
MV
3587msgstr ""
3588
7d76ea1d
DK
3589#. TODO: provide a
3590#. motivating example, except I haven't a clue why you'd want
3591#. to do this.
3592#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 3593#: apt.conf.5.xml:872
b39c1859 3594msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3595"<literal>Debug::IdentCdrom</literal> disables the inclusion of statfs data "
3596"in CD-ROM IDs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3597msgstr ""
3598
3599#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3600#: apt.conf.5.xml:882
7d76ea1d 3601msgid "A full list of debugging options to apt follows."
2a52e8c5
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3602msgstr ""
3603
7d76ea1d 3604#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3605#: apt.conf.5.xml:891
7d76ea1d 3606msgid "Print information related to accessing <literal>cdrom://</literal> sources."
2a52e8c5
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3607msgstr ""
3608
7d76ea1d 3609#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3610#: apt.conf.5.xml:902
7d76ea1d 3611msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using FTP."
2a52e8c5
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3612msgstr ""
3613
7d76ea1d 3614#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3615#: apt.conf.5.xml:913
7d76ea1d 3616msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTP."
2a52e8c5
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3617msgstr ""
3618
7d76ea1d 3619#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3620#: apt.conf.5.xml:924
7d76ea1d 3621msgid "Print information related to downloading packages using HTTPS."
2a52e8c5
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3622msgstr ""
3623
7d76ea1d 3624#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3625#: apt.conf.5.xml:935
2a52e8c5 3626msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3627"Print information related to verifying cryptographic signatures using "
3628"<literal>gpg</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3629msgstr ""
3630
7d76ea1d 3631#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3632#: apt.conf.5.xml:946
2a52e8c5 3633msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3634"Output information about the process of accessing collections of packages "
3635"stored on CD-ROMs."
2a52e8c5
DK
3636msgstr ""
3637
7d76ea1d 3638#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3639#: apt.conf.5.xml:956
7d76ea1d 3640msgid "Describes the process of resolving build-dependencies in &apt-get;."
63fc5550
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3641msgstr ""
3642
7d76ea1d 3643#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3644#: apt.conf.5.xml:966
63fc5550 3645msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3646"Output each cryptographic hash that is generated by the "
3647"<literal>apt</literal> libraries."
2a52e8c5
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3648msgstr ""
3649
7d76ea1d 3650#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3651#: apt.conf.5.xml:976
63fc5550 3652msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3653"Do not include information from <literal>statfs</literal>, namely the number "
3654"of used and free blocks on the CD-ROM filesystem, when generating an ID for "
3655"a CD-ROM."
63fc5550
DK
3656msgstr ""
3657
7d76ea1d 3658#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3659#: apt.conf.5.xml:987
2a52e8c5 3660msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3661"Disable all file locking. For instance, this will allow two instances of "
3662"<quote><literal>apt-get update</literal></quote> to run at the same time."
63fc5550
DK
3663msgstr ""
3664
7d76ea1d 3665#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3666#: apt.conf.5.xml:999
7d76ea1d 3667msgid "Log when items are added to or removed from the global download queue."
2a52e8c5
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3668msgstr ""
3669
7d76ea1d 3670#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3671#: apt.conf.5.xml:1009
63fc5550 3672msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3673"Output status messages and errors related to verifying checksums and "
3674"cryptographic signatures of downloaded files."
2a52e8c5
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3675msgstr ""
3676
7d76ea1d 3677#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3678#: apt.conf.5.xml:1019
2a52e8c5 3679msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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3680"Output information about downloading and applying package index list diffs, "
3681"and errors relating to package index list diffs."
2a52e8c5
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3682msgstr ""
3683
2a52e8c5 3684#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3685#: apt.conf.5.xml:1031
2a52e8c5 3686msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3687"Output information related to patching apt package lists when downloading "
3688"index diffs instead of full indices."
2a52e8c5
DK
3689msgstr ""
3690
c77d6597 3691#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3692#: apt.conf.5.xml:1042
7d76ea1d 3693msgid "Log all interactions with the sub-processes that actually perform downloads."
c77d6597
MV
3694msgstr ""
3695
2a52e8c5 3696#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3697#: apt.conf.5.xml:1053
2a52e8c5 3698msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3699"Log events related to the automatically-installed status of packages and to "
3700"the removal of unused packages."
2a52e8c5
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3701msgstr ""
3702
2a52e8c5 3703#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3704#: apt.conf.5.xml:1063
2a52e8c5 3705msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3706"Generate debug messages describing which packages are being automatically "
3707"installed to resolve dependencies. This corresponds to the initial "
3708"auto-install pass performed in, e.g., <literal>apt-get install</literal>, "
3709"and not to the full <literal>apt</literal> dependency resolver; see "
3710"<literal>Debug::pkgProblemResolver</literal> for that."
2a52e8c5
DK
3711msgstr ""
3712
2a52e8c5 3713#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3714#: apt.conf.5.xml:1077
2a52e8c5 3715msgid ""
5723791e 3716"Generate debug messages describing which packages are marked as "
7d76ea1d
DK
3717"keep/install/remove while the ProblemResolver does his work. Each addition "
3718"or deletion may trigger additional actions; they are shown indented two "
5723791e 3719"additional spaces under the original entry. The format for each line is "
7d76ea1d
DK
3720"<literal>MarkKeep</literal>, <literal>MarkDelete</literal> or "
3721"<literal>MarkInstall</literal> followed by <literal>package-name &lt;a.b.c "
3722"-&gt; d.e.f | x.y.z&gt; (section)</literal> where <literal>a.b.c</literal> "
3723"is the current version of the package, <literal>d.e.f</literal> is the "
3724"version considered for installation and <literal>x.y.z</literal> is a newer "
3725"version, but not considered for installation (because of a low pin "
3726"score). The later two can be omitted if there is none or if it is the same "
5723791e 3727"as the installed version. <literal>section</literal> is the name of the "
7d76ea1d 3728"section the package appears in."
2a52e8c5
DK
3729msgstr ""
3730
2a52e8c5 3731#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3732#: apt.conf.5.xml:1098
2a52e8c5 3733msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3734"When invoking &dpkg;, output the precise command line with which it is being "
3735"invoked, with arguments separated by a single space character."
2a52e8c5
DK
3736msgstr ""
3737
2a52e8c5 3738#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3739#: apt.conf.5.xml:1109
2a52e8c5 3740msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3741"Output all the data received from &dpkg; on the status file descriptor and "
3742"any errors encountered while parsing it."
2a52e8c5
DK
3743msgstr ""
3744
2a52e8c5 3745#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3746#: apt.conf.5.xml:1120
2a52e8c5 3747msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3748"Generate a trace of the algorithm that decides the order in which "
3749"<literal>apt</literal> should pass packages to &dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
3750msgstr ""
3751
2a52e8c5 3752#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3753#: apt.conf.5.xml:1132
7d76ea1d 3754msgid "Output status messages tracing the steps performed when invoking &dpkg;."
2a52e8c5
DK
3755msgstr ""
3756
2a52e8c5 3757#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3758#: apt.conf.5.xml:1143
7d76ea1d 3759msgid "Output the priority of each package list on startup."
2a52e8c5
DK
3760msgstr ""
3761
2a52e8c5 3762#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3763#: apt.conf.5.xml:1153
2a52e8c5 3764msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3765"Trace the execution of the dependency resolver (this applies only to what "
3766"happens when a complex dependency problem is encountered)."
2a52e8c5
DK
3767msgstr ""
3768
2a52e8c5 3769#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3770#: apt.conf.5.xml:1164
2a52e8c5 3771msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3772"Display a list of all installed packages with their calculated score used by "
3773"the pkgProblemResolver. The description of the package is the same as "
3774"described in <literal>Debug::pkgDepCache::Marker</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3775msgstr ""
3776
2a52e8c5 3777#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3778#: apt.conf.5.xml:1176
2a52e8c5 3779msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3780"Print information about the vendors read from "
3781"<filename>/etc/apt/vendors.list</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3782msgstr ""
3783
93ae7f7f 3784#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 3785#: apt.conf.5.xml:1186
93ae7f7f
MV
3786msgid ""
3787"Display the external commands that are called by apt hooks. This includes "
3788"e.g. the config options <literal>DPkg::{Pre,Post}-Invoke</literal> or "
3789"<literal>APT::Update::{Pre,Post}-Invoke</literal>."
3790msgstr ""
3791
2a52e8c5 3792#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 3793#: apt.conf.5.xml:1210 apt_preferences.5.xml:541 sources.list.5.xml:233 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:592
7d76ea1d 3794msgid "Examples"
2a52e8c5
DK
3795msgstr ""
3796
aec22160 3797#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3798#: apt.conf.5.xml:1211
aec22160 3799msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3800"&configureindex; is a configuration file showing example values for all "
3801"possible options."
aec22160
DK
3802msgstr ""
3803
7d76ea1d
DK
3804#. ? reading apt.conf
3805#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3806#: apt.conf.5.xml:1223
7d76ea1d 3807msgid "&apt-cache;, &apt-config;, &apt-preferences;."
b6c6b52f
MV
3808msgstr ""
3809
7d76ea1d 3810#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 3811#: apt_preferences.5.xml:28
7d76ea1d 3812msgid "Preference control file for APT"
c77d6597
MV
3813msgstr ""
3814
aec22160 3815#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3816#: apt_preferences.5.xml:33
b6c6b52f 3817msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3818"The APT preferences file <filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> and the "
3819"fragment files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d/</filename> folder "
3820"can be used to control which versions of packages will be selected for "
3821"installation."
b6c6b52f
MV
3822msgstr ""
3823
7d76ea1d 3824#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3825#: apt_preferences.5.xml:38
2a52e8c5 3826msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3827"Several versions of a package may be available for installation when the "
3828"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one distribution (for "
3829"example, <literal>stable</literal> and <literal>testing</literal>). APT "
3830"assigns a priority to each version that is available. Subject to dependency "
3831"constraints, <command>apt-get</command> selects the version with the highest "
44477002
JR
3832"priority for installation. The APT preferences override the priorities that "
3833"APT assigns to package versions by default, thus giving the user control "
3834"over which one is selected for installation."
2a52e8c5
DK
3835msgstr ""
3836
7d76ea1d 3837#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3838#: apt_preferences.5.xml:48
b39c1859 3839msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3840"Several instances of the same version of a package may be available when the "
3841"&sources-list; file contains references to more than one source. In this "
3842"case <command>apt-get</command> downloads the instance listed earliest in "
44477002
JR
3843"the &sources-list; file. The APT preferences do not affect the choice of "
3844"instance, only the choice of version."
b39c1859
MV
3845msgstr ""
3846
7d76ea1d 3847#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3848#: apt_preferences.5.xml:55
2a52e8c5 3849msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3850"Preferences are a strong power in the hands of a system administrator but "
3851"they can become also their biggest nightmare if used without care! APT will "
44477002
JR
3852"not question the preferences, so wrong settings can lead to uninstallable "
3853"packages or wrong decisions while upgrading packages. Even more problems "
3854"will arise if multiple distribution releases are mixed without a good "
3855"understanding of the following paragraphs. Packages included in a specific "
3856"release aren't tested in (and therefore don't always work as expected in) "
3857"older or newer releases, or together with other packages from different "
3858"releases. You have been warned."
2a52e8c5
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3859msgstr ""
3860
7d76ea1d 3861#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 3862#: apt_preferences.5.xml:66
2a52e8c5 3863msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3864"Note that the files in the <filename>/etc/apt/preferences.d</filename> "
3865"directory are parsed in alphanumeric ascending order and need to obey the "
3866"following naming convention: The files have either no or "
3867"\"<literal>pref</literal>\" as filename extension and only contain "
3868"alphanumeric, hyphen (-), underscore (_) and period (.) characters. "
44477002
JR
3869"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that "
3870"file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
5723791e 3871"configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
DK
3872msgstr ""
3873
7d76ea1d 3874#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 3875#: apt_preferences.5.xml:75
7d76ea1d 3876msgid "APT's Default Priority Assignments"
2a52e8c5
DK
3877msgstr ""
3878
7d76ea1d 3879#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 3880#: apt_preferences.5.xml:90
7d76ea1d 3881#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 3882msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3883"<command>apt-get install -t testing "
3884"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command>\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
3885msgstr ""
3886
7d76ea1d 3887#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 3888#: apt_preferences.5.xml:93
7d76ea1d
DK
3889#, no-wrap
3890msgid "APT::Default-Release \"stable\";\n"
3891msgstr ""
2a52e8c5 3892
7d76ea1d 3893#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 3894#: apt_preferences.5.xml:77
2a52e8c5 3895msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3896"If there is no preferences file or if there is no entry in the file that "
3897"applies to a particular version then the priority assigned to that version "
3898"is the priority of the distribution to which that version belongs. It is "
3899"possible to single out a distribution, \"the target release\", which "
3900"receives a higher priority than other distributions do by default. The "
3901"target release can be set on the <command>apt-get</command> command line or "
3902"in the APT configuration file <filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf</filename>. Note "
3903"that this has precedence over any general priority you set in the "
3904"<filename>/etc/apt/preferences</filename> file described later, but not over "
3905"specifically pinned packages. For example, <placeholder "
3906"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/> <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
3907"id=\"1\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
3908msgstr ""
3909
7d76ea1d 3910#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 3911#: apt_preferences.5.xml:97
2a52e8c5 3912msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3913"If the target release has been specified then APT uses the following "
3914"algorithm to set the priorities of the versions of a package. Assign:"
2a52e8c5
DK
3915msgstr ""
3916
7d76ea1d 3917#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 3918#: apt_preferences.5.xml:102
7d76ea1d 3919msgid "priority 1"
c086ac18
DK
3920msgstr ""
3921
7d76ea1d 3922#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 3923#: apt_preferences.5.xml:103
63fc5550 3924msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3925"to the versions coming from archives which in their "
3926"<filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" but "
44477002 3927"<emphasis>not</emphasis> as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
7d76ea1d 3928"<literal>experimental</literal> archive."
63fc5550
DK
3929msgstr ""
3930
7d76ea1d 3931#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 3932#: apt_preferences.5.xml:109
7d76ea1d 3933msgid "priority 100"
bf5c3fe8
MV
3934msgstr ""
3935
7d76ea1d 3936#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 3937#: apt_preferences.5.xml:110
2a52e8c5 3938msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3939"to the version that is already installed (if any) and to the versions coming "
3940"from archives which in their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked "
44477002 3941"as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" and \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\" like the Debian "
7d76ea1d 3942"backports archive since <literal>squeeze-backports</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
3943msgstr ""
3944
7d76ea1d 3945#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 3946#: apt_preferences.5.xml:117
7d76ea1d 3947msgid "priority 500"
2a52e8c5
DK
3948msgstr ""
3949
7d76ea1d 3950#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 3951#: apt_preferences.5.xml:118
bcf91c1b 3952msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3953"to the versions that are not installed and do not belong to the target "
3954"release."
2a52e8c5
DK
3955msgstr ""
3956
7d76ea1d 3957#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 3958#: apt_preferences.5.xml:122
7d76ea1d 3959msgid "priority 990"
c086ac18
DK
3960msgstr ""
3961
7d76ea1d 3962#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 3963#: apt_preferences.5.xml:123
7d76ea1d 3964msgid "to the versions that are not installed and belong to the target release."
63fc5550
DK
3965msgstr ""
3966
7d76ea1d 3967#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 3968#: apt_preferences.5.xml:128
2a52e8c5 3969msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3970"If the target release has not been specified then APT simply assigns "
3971"priority 100 to all installed package versions and priority 500 to all "
3972"uninstalled package versions, except versions coming from archives which in "
3973"their <filename>Release</filename> files are marked as \"NotAutomatic: yes\" "
3974"- these versions get the priority 1 or priority 100 if it is additionally "
3975"marked as \"ButAutomaticUpgrades: yes\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
3976msgstr ""
3977
7d76ea1d 3978#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 3979#: apt_preferences.5.xml:135
2a52e8c5 3980msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3981"APT then applies the following rules, listed in order of precedence, to "
3982"determine which version of a package to install."
2a52e8c5
DK
3983msgstr ""
3984
7d76ea1d 3985#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 3986#: apt_preferences.5.xml:138
2a52e8c5 3987msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
3988"Never downgrade unless the priority of an available version exceeds 1000. "
3989"(\"Downgrading\" is installing a less recent version of a package in place "
3990"of a more recent version. Note that none of APT's default priorities "
3991"exceeds 1000; such high priorities can only be set in the preferences file. "
3992"Note also that downgrading a package can be risky.)"
2a52e8c5
DK
3993msgstr ""
3994
7d76ea1d 3995#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 3996#: apt_preferences.5.xml:144
7d76ea1d 3997msgid "Install the highest priority version."
2a52e8c5
DK
3998msgstr ""
3999
7d76ea1d 4000#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4001#: apt_preferences.5.xml:145
2a52e8c5 4002msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4003"If two or more versions have the same priority, install the most recent one "
4004"(that is, the one with the higher version number)."
2a52e8c5
DK
4005msgstr ""
4006
7d76ea1d 4007#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4008#: apt_preferences.5.xml:148
2a52e8c5 4009msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4010"If two or more versions have the same priority and version number but either "
4011"the packages differ in some of their metadata or the "
4012"<literal>--reinstall</literal> option is given, install the uninstalled one."
2a52e8c5
DK
4013msgstr ""
4014
7d76ea1d 4015#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4016#: apt_preferences.5.xml:154
bcf91c1b 4017msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4018"In a typical situation, the installed version of a package (priority 100) "
4019"is not as recent as one of the versions available from the sources listed in "
4020"the &sources-list; file (priority 500 or 990). Then the package will be "
4021"upgraded when <command>apt-get install "
4022"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
4023"upgrade</command> is executed."
bcf91c1b
DK
4024msgstr ""
4025
7d76ea1d 4026#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4027#: apt_preferences.5.xml:161
bcf91c1b 4028msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4029"More rarely, the installed version of a package is <emphasis>more</emphasis> "
4030"recent than any of the other available versions. The package will not be "
4031"downgraded when <command>apt-get install "
4032"<replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> or <command>apt-get "
4033"upgrade</command> is executed."
bcf91c1b
DK
4034msgstr ""
4035
7d76ea1d 4036#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4037#: apt_preferences.5.xml:166
2a52e8c5 4038msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4039"Sometimes the installed version of a package is more recent than the version "
4040"belonging to the target release, but not as recent as a version belonging to "
4041"some other distribution. Such a package will indeed be upgraded when "
4042"<command>apt-get install <replaceable>some-package</replaceable></command> "
4043"or <command>apt-get upgrade</command> is executed, because at least "
4044"<emphasis>one</emphasis> of the available versions has a higher priority "
4045"than the installed version."
bcf91c1b
DK
4046msgstr ""
4047
7d76ea1d 4048#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4049#: apt_preferences.5.xml:175
7d76ea1d 4050msgid "The Effect of APT Preferences"
bcf91c1b
DK
4051msgstr ""
4052
7d76ea1d 4053#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4054#: apt_preferences.5.xml:177
bcf91c1b 4055msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4056"The APT preferences file allows the system administrator to control the "
4057"assignment of priorities. The file consists of one or more multi-line "
4058"records separated by blank lines. Records can have one of two forms, a "
4059"specific form and a general form."
bcf91c1b
DK
4060msgstr ""
4061
7d76ea1d 4062#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4063#: apt_preferences.5.xml:183
bcf91c1b 4064msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4065"The specific form assigns a priority (a \"Pin-Priority\") to one or more "
44477002
JR
4066"specified packages with a specified version or version range. For example, "
4067"the following record assigns a high priority to all versions of the "
7d76ea1d 4068"<filename>perl</filename> package whose version number begins with "
75d9bdba
JR
4069"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". Multiple packages can be separated by "
4070"spaces."
bcf91c1b
DK
4071msgstr ""
4072
7d76ea1d 4073#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4074#: apt_preferences.5.xml:190
bcf91c1b 4075#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d
DK
4076msgid ""
4077"Package: perl\n"
75d9bdba 4078"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
7d76ea1d 4079"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
bcf91c1b
DK
4080msgstr ""
4081
7d76ea1d 4082#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4083#: apt_preferences.5.xml:196
bcf91c1b 4084msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4085"The general form assigns a priority to all of the package versions in a "
4086"given distribution (that is, to all the versions of packages that are listed "
4087"in a certain <filename>Release</filename> file) or to all of the package "
4088"versions coming from a particular Internet site, as identified by the site's "
4089"fully qualified domain name."
bcf91c1b
DK
4090msgstr ""
4091
7d76ea1d 4092#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4093#: apt_preferences.5.xml:202
bcf91c1b 4094msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4095"This general-form entry in the APT preferences file applies only to groups "
4096"of packages. For example, the following record assigns a high priority to "
4097"all package versions available from the local site."
bcf91c1b
DK
4098msgstr ""
4099
7d76ea1d 4100#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4101#: apt_preferences.5.xml:207
bcf91c1b 4102#, no-wrap
de2c243c 4103msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4104"Package: *\n"
4105"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
4106"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
de2c243c 4107msgstr ""
4108
7d76ea1d 4109#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4110#: apt_preferences.5.xml:212
bf5c3fe8 4111msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4112"A note of caution: the keyword used here is \"<literal>origin</literal>\" "
4113"which can be used to match a hostname. The following record will assign a "
4114"high priority to all versions available from the server identified by the "
4115"hostname \"ftp.de.debian.org\""
bf5c3fe8
MV
4116msgstr ""
4117
7d76ea1d 4118#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4119#: apt_preferences.5.xml:216
bf5c3fe8 4120#, no-wrap
bcf91c1b 4121msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4122"Package: *\n"
4123"Pin: origin \"ftp.de.debian.org\"\n"
4124"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
bf5c3fe8
MV
4125msgstr ""
4126
7d76ea1d 4127#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4128#: apt_preferences.5.xml:220
bf5c3fe8 4129msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4130"This should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be confused with the Origin of a "
4131"distribution as specified in a <filename>Release</filename> file. What "
4132"follows the \"Origin:\" tag in a <filename>Release</filename> file is not an "
4133"Internet address but an author or vendor name, such as \"Debian\" or "
4134"\"Ximian\"."
bf5c3fe8
MV
4135msgstr ""
4136
7d76ea1d 4137#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4138#: apt_preferences.5.xml:225
c086ac18 4139msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4140"The following record assigns a low priority to all package versions "
4141"belonging to any distribution whose Archive name is "
4142"\"<literal>unstable</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
4143msgstr ""
4144
7d76ea1d 4145#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4146#: apt_preferences.5.xml:229
bf5c3fe8 4147#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4148msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4149"Package: *\n"
4150"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
4151"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4152msgstr ""
4153
7d76ea1d 4154#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4155#: apt_preferences.5.xml:234
2a52e8c5 4156msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4157"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
4158"belonging to any distribution whose Codename is "
4159"\"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
4160msgstr ""
4161
7d76ea1d 4162#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4163#: apt_preferences.5.xml:238
7d76ea1d 4164#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4165msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4166"Package: *\n"
4167"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
4168"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4169msgstr ""
4170
7d76ea1d 4171#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4172#: apt_preferences.5.xml:243
2a52e8c5 4173msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4174"The following record assigns a high priority to all package versions "
4175"belonging to any release whose Archive name is \"<literal>stable</literal>\" "
44477002 4176"and whose release Version number is \"<literal>&stable-version;</literal>\"."
2a52e8c5
DK
4177msgstr ""
4178
7d76ea1d 4179#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4180#: apt_preferences.5.xml:248
7d76ea1d 4181#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4182msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4183"Package: *\n"
44477002 4184"Pin: release a=stable, v=&stable-version;\n"
7d76ea1d 4185"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4186msgstr ""
4187
7d76ea1d 4188#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4189#: apt_preferences.5.xml:258
44477002 4190msgid "Regular expressions and &glob; syntax"
2a52e8c5
DK
4191msgstr ""
4192
7d76ea1d 4193#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4194#: apt_preferences.5.xml:260
b6c6b52f 4195msgid ""
44477002
JR
4196"APT also supports pinning by &glob; expressions, and regular expressions "
4197"surrounded by slashes. For example, the following example assigns the "
4198"priority 500 to all packages from experimental where the name starts with "
4199"gnome (as a &glob;-like expression) or contains the word kde (as a POSIX "
4200"extended regular expression surrounded by slashes)."
b6c6b52f
MV
4201msgstr ""
4202
7d76ea1d 4203#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
9de26945 4204#: apt_preferences.5.xml:269
7d76ea1d 4205#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4206msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4207"Package: gnome* /kde/\n"
4208"Pin: release n=experimental\n"
4209"Pin-Priority: 500\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4210msgstr ""
4211
7d76ea1d 4212#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4213#: apt_preferences.5.xml:275
2a52e8c5 4214msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4215"The rule for those expressions is that they can occur anywhere where a "
4216"string can occur. Thus, the following pin assigns the priority 990 to all "
44477002 4217"packages from a release starting with &ubuntu-codename;."
2a52e8c5
DK
4218msgstr ""
4219
7d76ea1d 4220#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
9de26945 4221#: apt_preferences.5.xml:281
7d76ea1d 4222#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4223msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4224"Package: *\n"
44477002 4225"Pin: release n=&ubuntu-codename;*\n"
7d76ea1d 4226"Pin-Priority: 990\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4227msgstr ""
4228
7d76ea1d 4229#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4230#: apt_preferences.5.xml:287
2a52e8c5 4231msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4232"If a regular expression occurs in a <literal>Package</literal> field, the "
4233"behavior is the same as if this regular expression were replaced with a list "
4234"of all package names it matches. It is undecided whether this will change in "
44477002 4235"the future; thus you should always list wild-card pins first, so later "
7d76ea1d 4236"specific pins override it. The pattern \"<literal>*</literal>\" in a "
44477002 4237"Package field is not considered a &glob; expression in itself."
2a52e8c5
DK
4238msgstr ""
4239
7d76ea1d 4240#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4241#: apt_preferences.5.xml:303
7d76ea1d 4242msgid "How APT Interprets Priorities"
2a52e8c5
DK
4243msgstr ""
4244
7d76ea1d 4245#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4246#: apt_preferences.5.xml:306
2a52e8c5 4247msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4248"Priorities (P) assigned in the APT preferences file must be positive or "
4249"negative integers. They are interpreted as follows (roughly speaking):"
2a52e8c5
DK
4250msgstr ""
4251
7d76ea1d 4252#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4253#: apt_preferences.5.xml:311
5e594b30 4254msgid "P &gt;= 1000"
2a52e8c5
DK
4255msgstr ""
4256
7d76ea1d 4257#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4258#: apt_preferences.5.xml:312
2a52e8c5 4259msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4260"causes a version to be installed even if this constitutes a downgrade of the "
4261"package"
2a52e8c5
DK
4262msgstr ""
4263
7d76ea1d 4264#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4265#: apt_preferences.5.xml:316
5e594b30 4266msgid "990 &lt;= P &lt; 1000"
2a52e8c5
DK
4267msgstr ""
4268
7d76ea1d 4269#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4270#: apt_preferences.5.xml:317
2a52e8c5 4271msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4272"causes a version to be installed even if it does not come from the target "
4273"release, unless the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4274msgstr ""
4275
7d76ea1d 4276#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4277#: apt_preferences.5.xml:322
5e594b30 4278msgid "500 &lt;= P &lt; 990"
2a52e8c5
DK
4279msgstr ""
4280
7d76ea1d 4281#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4282#: apt_preferences.5.xml:323
2a52e8c5 4283msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4284"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
4285"belonging to the target release or the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4286msgstr ""
4287
7d76ea1d 4288#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4289#: apt_preferences.5.xml:328
5e594b30 4290msgid "100 &lt;= P &lt; 500"
2a52e8c5
DK
4291msgstr ""
4292
7d76ea1d 4293#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4294#: apt_preferences.5.xml:329
2a52e8c5 4295msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4296"causes a version to be installed unless there is a version available "
4297"belonging to some other distribution or the installed version is more recent"
2a52e8c5
DK
4298msgstr ""
4299
7d76ea1d 4300#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4301#: apt_preferences.5.xml:334
5e594b30 4302msgid "0 &lt; P &lt; 100"
3e9c4f70
DK
4303msgstr ""
4304
7d76ea1d 4305#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4306#: apt_preferences.5.xml:335
3e9c4f70 4307msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4308"causes a version to be installed only if there is no installed version of "
4309"the package"
3e9c4f70
DK
4310msgstr ""
4311
7d76ea1d 4312#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4313#: apt_preferences.5.xml:339
7d76ea1d 4314msgid "P &lt; 0"
3e9c4f70
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4315msgstr ""
4316
7d76ea1d 4317#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4318#: apt_preferences.5.xml:340
7d76ea1d 4319msgid "prevents the version from being installed"
3e9c4f70
DK
4320msgstr ""
4321
7d76ea1d 4322#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4323#: apt_preferences.5.xml:345
3e9c4f70 4324msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4325"If any specific-form records match an available package version then the "
4326"first such record determines the priority of the package version. Failing "
4327"that, if any general-form records match an available package version then "
4328"the first such record determines the priority of the package version."
3e9c4f70
DK
4329msgstr ""
4330
3e9c4f70 4331#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4332#: apt_preferences.5.xml:351
5e312de7 4333msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4334"For example, suppose the APT preferences file contains the three records "
4335"presented earlier:"
3e9c4f70
DK
4336msgstr ""
4337
7d76ea1d 4338#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><programlisting>
9de26945 4339#: apt_preferences.5.xml:355
3e9c4f70 4340#, no-wrap
5e312de7 4341msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4342"Package: perl\n"
75d9bdba 4343"Pin: version &good-perl;*\n"
7d76ea1d
DK
4344"Pin-Priority: 1001\n"
4345"\n"
4346"Package: *\n"
4347"Pin: origin \"\"\n"
4348"Pin-Priority: 999\n"
4349"\n"
4350"Package: *\n"
4351"Pin: release unstable\n"
4352"Pin-Priority: 50\n"
5e312de7
DK
4353msgstr ""
4354
3e9c4f70 4355#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4356#: apt_preferences.5.xml:368
7d76ea1d 4357msgid "Then:"
5e312de7
DK
4358msgstr ""
4359
7d76ea1d 4360#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4361#: apt_preferences.5.xml:370
5e312de7 4362msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4363"The most recent available version of the <literal>perl</literal> package "
4364"will be installed, so long as that version's version number begins with "
75d9bdba
JR
4365"\"<literal>&good-perl;</literal>\". If <emphasis>any</emphasis> "
4366"&good-perl;* version of <literal>perl</literal> is available and the "
4367"installed version is &bad-perl;*, then <literal>perl</literal> will be "
4368"downgraded."
5e312de7
DK
4369msgstr ""
4370
7d76ea1d 4371#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4372#: apt_preferences.5.xml:375
5e312de7 4373msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4374"A version of any package other than <literal>perl</literal> that is "
4375"available from the local system has priority over other versions, even "
4376"versions belonging to the target release."
2a52e8c5
DK
4377msgstr ""
4378
7d76ea1d 4379#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><itemizedlist><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4380#: apt_preferences.5.xml:379
2a52e8c5 4381msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4382"A version of a package whose origin is not the local system but some other "
4383"site listed in &sources-list; and which belongs to an "
4384"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution is only installed if it is selected "
4385"for installation and no version of the package is already installed."
2a52e8c5
DK
4386msgstr ""
4387
7d76ea1d 4388#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4389#: apt_preferences.5.xml:389
7d76ea1d 4390msgid "Determination of Package Version and Distribution Properties"
2a52e8c5
DK
4391msgstr ""
4392
7d76ea1d 4393#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4394#: apt_preferences.5.xml:391
2a52e8c5 4395msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4396"The locations listed in the &sources-list; file should provide "
4397"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> files to "
4398"describe the packages available at that location."
2a52e8c5
DK
4399msgstr ""
4400
7d76ea1d 4401#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4402#: apt_preferences.5.xml:395
2a52e8c5 4403msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4404"The <filename>Packages</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
4405"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable>/<replaceable>component</replaceable>/<replaceable>arch</replaceable></filename>: "
4406"for example, "
4407"<filename>.../dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages</filename>. It "
4408"consists of a series of multi-line records, one for each package available "
4409"in that directory. Only two lines in each record are relevant for setting "
4410"APT priorities:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4411msgstr ""
4412
7d76ea1d 4413#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4414#: apt_preferences.5.xml:403
7d76ea1d 4415msgid "the <literal>Package:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4416msgstr ""
4417
7d76ea1d 4418#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4419#: apt_preferences.5.xml:404
7d76ea1d 4420msgid "gives the package name"
2a52e8c5
DK
4421msgstr ""
4422
7d76ea1d 4423#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4424#: apt_preferences.5.xml:407 apt_preferences.5.xml:457
7d76ea1d 4425msgid "the <literal>Version:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4426msgstr ""
4427
7d76ea1d 4428#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4429#: apt_preferences.5.xml:408
7d76ea1d 4430msgid "gives the version number for the named package"
2a52e8c5
DK
4431msgstr ""
4432
7d76ea1d 4433#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4434#: apt_preferences.5.xml:413
5e312de7 4435msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4436"The <filename>Release</filename> file is normally found in the directory "
4437"<filename>.../dists/<replaceable>dist-name</replaceable></filename>: for "
4438"example, <filename>.../dists/stable/Release</filename>, or "
4439"<filename>.../dists/&stable-codename;/Release</filename>. It consists of a "
4440"single multi-line record which applies to <emphasis>all</emphasis> of the "
4441"packages in the directory tree below its parent. Unlike the "
4442"<filename>Packages</filename> file, nearly all of the lines in a "
4443"<filename>Release</filename> file are relevant for setting APT priorities:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4444msgstr ""
4445
7d76ea1d 4446#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4447#: apt_preferences.5.xml:424
7d76ea1d 4448msgid "the <literal>Archive:</literal> or <literal>Suite:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4449msgstr ""
4450
7d76ea1d 4451#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4452#: apt_preferences.5.xml:425
2a52e8c5 4453msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4454"names the archive to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
4455"For example, the line \"Archive: stable\" or \"Suite: stable\" specifies "
4456"that all of the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
4457"<filename>Release</filename> file are in a <literal>stable</literal> "
4458"archive. Specifying this value in the APT preferences file would require "
4459"the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4460msgstr ""
4461
7d76ea1d 4462#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4463#: apt_preferences.5.xml:435
7d76ea1d
DK
4464#, no-wrap
4465msgid "Pin: release a=stable\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4466msgstr ""
4467
7d76ea1d 4468#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4469#: apt_preferences.5.xml:441
7d76ea1d 4470msgid "the <literal>Codename:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4471msgstr ""
4472
7d76ea1d 4473#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4474#: apt_preferences.5.xml:442
2a52e8c5 4475msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4476"names the codename to which all the packages in the directory tree belong. "
4477"For example, the line \"Codename: &testing-codename;\" specifies that all of "
4478"the packages in the directory tree below the parent of the "
4479"<filename>Release</filename> file belong to a version named "
4480"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. Specifying this value in the APT "
4481"preferences file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4482msgstr ""
4483
7d76ea1d 4484#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4485#: apt_preferences.5.xml:451
7d76ea1d
DK
4486#, no-wrap
4487msgid "Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4488msgstr ""
4489
7d76ea1d 4490#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4491#: apt_preferences.5.xml:458
2a52e8c5 4492msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4493"names the release version. For example, the packages in the tree might "
44477002
JR
4494"belong to Debian release version &stable-version;. Note that there is "
4495"normally no version number for the <literal>testing</literal> and "
7d76ea1d
DK
4496"<literal>unstable</literal> distributions because they have not been "
4497"released yet. Specifying this in the APT preferences file would require one "
4498"of the following lines."
2a52e8c5
DK
4499msgstr ""
4500
7d76ea1d 4501#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4502#: apt_preferences.5.xml:467
7d76ea1d 4503#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4504msgid ""
44477002
JR
4505"Pin: release v=&stable-version;\n"
4506"Pin: release a=stable, v=&stable-version;\n"
4507"Pin: release &stable-version;\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4508msgstr ""
4509
7d76ea1d 4510#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4511#: apt_preferences.5.xml:476
7d76ea1d 4512msgid "the <literal>Component:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4513msgstr ""
4514
7d76ea1d 4515#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4516#: apt_preferences.5.xml:477
2a52e8c5 4517msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4518"names the licensing component associated with the packages in the directory "
4519"tree of the <filename>Release</filename> file. For example, the line "
4520"\"Component: main\" specifies that all the packages in the directory tree "
4521"are from the <literal>main</literal> component, which entails that they are "
4522"licensed under terms listed in the Debian Free Software Guidelines. "
4523"Specifying this component in the APT preferences file would require the "
4524"line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4525msgstr ""
4526
7d76ea1d 4527#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4528#: apt_preferences.5.xml:486
7d76ea1d
DK
4529#, no-wrap
4530msgid "Pin: release c=main\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4531msgstr ""
4532
7d76ea1d 4533#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4534#: apt_preferences.5.xml:492
7d76ea1d 4535msgid "the <literal>Origin:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4536msgstr ""
4537
7d76ea1d 4538#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4539#: apt_preferences.5.xml:493
2a52e8c5 4540msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4541"names the originator of the packages in the directory tree of the "
4542"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
4543"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this origin in the APT preferences "
4544"file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4545msgstr ""
4546
7d76ea1d 4547#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4548#: apt_preferences.5.xml:499
7d76ea1d
DK
4549#, no-wrap
4550msgid "Pin: release o=Debian\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4551msgstr ""
4552
7d76ea1d 4553#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 4554#: apt_preferences.5.xml:505
7d76ea1d 4555msgid "the <literal>Label:</literal> line"
2a52e8c5
DK
4556msgstr ""
4557
7d76ea1d 4558#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><simpara>
9de26945 4559#: apt_preferences.5.xml:506
2a52e8c5 4560msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4561"names the label of the packages in the directory tree of the "
4562"<filename>Release</filename> file. Most commonly, this is "
4563"<literal>Debian</literal>. Specifying this label in the APT preferences "
4564"file would require the line:"
2a52e8c5
DK
4565msgstr ""
4566
7d76ea1d 4567#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><programlisting>
9de26945 4568#: apt_preferences.5.xml:512
7d76ea1d
DK
4569#, no-wrap
4570msgid "Pin: release l=Debian\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4571msgstr ""
4572
7d76ea1d 4573#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4574#: apt_preferences.5.xml:519
2a52e8c5 4575msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4576"All of the <filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Release</filename> "
4577"files retrieved from locations listed in the &sources-list; file are stored "
4578"in the directory <filename>/var/lib/apt/lists</filename>, or in the file "
4579"named by the variable <literal>Dir::State::Lists</literal> in the "
4580"<filename>apt.conf</filename> file. For example, the file "
4581"<filename>debian.lcs.mit.edu_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Release</filename> "
4582"contains the <filename>Release</filename> file retrieved from the site "
4583"<literal>debian.lcs.mit.edu</literal> for <literal>binary-i386</literal> "
4584"architecture files from the <literal>contrib</literal> component of the "
4585"<literal>unstable</literal> distribution."
2a52e8c5
DK
4586msgstr ""
4587
7d76ea1d 4588#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4589#: apt_preferences.5.xml:532
7d76ea1d 4590msgid "Optional Lines in an APT Preferences Record"
2a52e8c5
DK
4591msgstr ""
4592
7d76ea1d 4593#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4594#: apt_preferences.5.xml:534
2a52e8c5 4595msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4596"Each record in the APT preferences file can optionally begin with one or "
4597"more lines beginning with the word <literal>Explanation:</literal>. This "
4598"provides a place for comments."
2a52e8c5
DK
4599msgstr ""
4600
7d76ea1d 4601#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4602#: apt_preferences.5.xml:543
7d76ea1d 4603msgid "Tracking Stable"
2a52e8c5
DK
4604msgstr ""
4605
7d76ea1d 4606#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 4607#: apt_preferences.5.xml:551
7d76ea1d 4608#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4609msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4610"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated\n"
4611"Explanation: package versions other than those in the stable distro\n"
4612"Package: *\n"
4613"Pin: release a=stable\n"
4614"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
4615"\n"
4616"Package: *\n"
4617"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
4618"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4619msgstr ""
4620
7d76ea1d 4621#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4622#: apt_preferences.5.xml:545
2a52e8c5 4623msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4624"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
4625"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
4626"<literal>stable</literal> distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
4627"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> "
4628"distributions. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4629msgstr ""
4630
7d76ea1d 4631#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 4632#: apt_preferences.5.xml:568 apt_preferences.5.xml:614 apt_preferences.5.xml:672
7d76ea1d 4633#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4634msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4635"apt-get install <replaceable>package-name</replaceable>\n"
4636"apt-get upgrade\n"
4637"apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4638msgstr ""
4639
7d76ea1d 4640#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4641#: apt_preferences.5.xml:563
2a52e8c5 4642msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4643"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
4644"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
4645"<literal>stable</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
4646"id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4647msgstr ""
4648
7d76ea1d 4649#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 4650#: apt_preferences.5.xml:580
7d76ea1d
DK
4651#, no-wrap
4652msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/testing\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4653msgstr ""
4654
7d76ea1d 4655#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4656#: apt_preferences.5.xml:574
2a52e8c5 4657msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4658"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
4659"latest version from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution; the package "
4660"will not be upgraded again unless this command is given again. <placeholder "
4661"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4662msgstr ""
4663
7d76ea1d 4664#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4665#: apt_preferences.5.xml:586
7d76ea1d 4666msgid "Tracking Testing or Unstable"
2a52e8c5
DK
4667msgstr ""
4668
7d76ea1d 4669#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 4670#: apt_preferences.5.xml:595
7d76ea1d 4671#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4672msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4673"Package: *\n"
4674"Pin: release a=testing\n"
4675"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
4676"\n"
4677"Package: *\n"
4678"Pin: release a=unstable\n"
4679"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
4680"\n"
4681"Package: *\n"
4682"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
4683"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4684msgstr ""
4685
7d76ea1d 4686#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4687#: apt_preferences.5.xml:588
2a52e8c5 4688msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4689"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a high priority "
4690"to package versions from the <literal>testing</literal> distribution, a "
4691"lower priority to package versions from the <literal>unstable</literal> "
4692"distribution, and a prohibitively low priority to package versions from "
4693"other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions. <placeholder "
4694"type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4695msgstr ""
4696
7d76ea1d 4697#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4698#: apt_preferences.5.xml:609
2a52e8c5 4699msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4700"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
4701"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest "
4702"<literal>testing</literal> version(s). <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" "
4703"id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4704msgstr ""
4705
7d76ea1d 4706#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 4707#: apt_preferences.5.xml:629
7d76ea1d
DK
4708#, no-wrap
4709msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/unstable\n"
2a52e8c5
DK
4710msgstr ""
4711
7d76ea1d 4712#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4713#: apt_preferences.5.xml:620
7d76ea1d
DK
4714msgid ""
4715"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
4716"latest version from the <literal>unstable</literal> distribution. "
4717"Thereafter, <command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to "
4718"the most recent <literal>testing</literal> version if that is more recent "
4719"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
4720"<literal>unstable</literal> version if that is more recent than the "
4721"installed version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4722msgstr ""
4723
7d76ea1d 4724#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 4725#: apt_preferences.5.xml:636
7d76ea1d 4726msgid "Tracking the evolution of a codename release"
2a52e8c5
DK
4727msgstr ""
4728
7d76ea1d 4729#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 4730#: apt_preferences.5.xml:650
7d76ea1d 4731#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 4732msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4733"Explanation: Uninstall or do not install any Debian-originated package "
4734"versions\n"
4735"Explanation: other than those in the distribution codenamed with "
4736"&testing-codename; or sid\n"
4737"Package: *\n"
4738"Pin: release n=&testing-codename;\n"
4739"Pin-Priority: 900\n"
4740"\n"
4741"Explanation: Debian unstable is always codenamed with sid\n"
4742"Package: *\n"
4743"Pin: release n=sid\n"
4744"Pin-Priority: 800\n"
4745"\n"
4746"Package: *\n"
4747"Pin: release o=Debian\n"
4748"Pin-Priority: -10\n"
2a52e8c5
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4749msgstr ""
4750
7d76ea1d 4751#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4752#: apt_preferences.5.xml:638
2a52e8c5 4753msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4754"The following APT preferences file will cause APT to assign a priority "
4755"higher than the default (500) to all package versions belonging to a "
4756"specified codename of a distribution and a prohibitively low priority to "
4757"package versions belonging to other <literal>Debian</literal> distributions, "
4758"codenames and archives. Note that with this APT preference APT will follow "
4759"the migration of a release from the archive <literal>testing</literal> to "
4760"<literal>stable</literal> and later <literal>oldstable</literal>. If you "
4761"want to follow for example the progress in <literal>testing</literal> "
4762"notwithstanding the codename changes you should use the example "
4763"configurations above. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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4764msgstr ""
4765
7d76ea1d 4766#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4767#: apt_preferences.5.xml:667
2a52e8c5 4768msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4769"With a suitable &sources-list; file and the above preferences file, any of "
4770"the following commands will cause APT to upgrade to the latest version(s) in "
4771"the release codenamed with <literal>&testing-codename;</literal>. "
4772"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
4773msgstr ""
4774
7d76ea1d 4775#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 4776#: apt_preferences.5.xml:687
7d76ea1d
DK
4777#, no-wrap
4778msgid "apt-get install <replaceable>package</replaceable>/sid\n"
4779msgstr ""
4780
4781#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 4782#: apt_preferences.5.xml:678
7d76ea1d
DK
4783msgid ""
4784"The following command will cause APT to upgrade the specified package to the "
4785"latest version from the <literal>sid</literal> distribution. Thereafter, "
4786"<command>apt-get upgrade</command> will upgrade the package to the most "
4787"recent <literal>&testing-codename;</literal> version if that is more recent "
4788"than the installed version, otherwise, to the most recent "
4789"<literal>sid</literal> version if that is more recent than the installed "
4790"version. <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
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4791msgstr ""
4792
b39c1859 4793#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4794#: apt_preferences.5.xml:702
7d76ea1d 4795msgid "&apt-get; &apt-cache; &apt-conf; &sources-list;"
2a52e8c5
DK
4796msgstr ""
4797
7d76ea1d 4798#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 4799#: sources.list.5.xml:29
dabb215c 4800msgid "List of configured APT data sources"
2a52e8c5
DK
4801msgstr ""
4802
4803#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4804#: sources.list.5.xml:34
b39c1859 4805msgid ""
5723791e
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4806"The source list <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> is designed to "
4807"support any number of active sources and a variety of source media. The file "
4808"lists one source per line, with the most preferred source listed first. The "
4809"information available from the configured sources is acquired by "
4810"<command>apt-get update</command> (or by an equivalent command from another "
4811"APT front-end)."
0fd68707
MV
4812msgstr ""
4813
4814#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4815#: sources.list.5.xml:41
0fd68707 4816msgid ""
5723791e
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4817"Each line specifying a source starts with type "
4818"(e.g. <literal>deb-src</literal>) followed by options and arguments for "
4819"this type. Individual entries cannot be continued onto a following "
4820"line. Empty lines are ignored, and a <literal>#</literal> character anywhere "
4821"on a line marks the remainder of that line as a comment."
b39c1859
MV
4822msgstr ""
4823
7d76ea1d 4824#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 4825#: sources.list.5.xml:49
7d76ea1d 4826msgid "sources.list.d"
2a52e8c5
DK
4827msgstr ""
4828
0fd68707 4829#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4830#: sources.list.5.xml:50
2a52e8c5 4831msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4832"The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list.d</filename> directory provides a way to "
4833"add sources.list entries in separate files. The format is the same as for "
4834"the regular <filename>sources.list</filename> file. File names need to end "
4835"with <filename>.list</filename> and may only contain letters (a-z and A-Z), "
4836"digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-) and period (.) characters. "
44477002
JR
4837"Otherwise APT will print a notice that it has ignored a file, unless that "
4838"file matches a pattern in the <literal>Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently</literal> "
5723791e 4839"configuration list - in which case it will be silently ignored."
2a52e8c5
DK
4840msgstr ""
4841
7d76ea1d 4842#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 4843#: sources.list.5.xml:61
7d76ea1d 4844msgid "The deb and deb-src types"
2a52e8c5
DK
4845msgstr ""
4846
7d76ea1d 4847#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4848#: sources.list.5.xml:62
2a52e8c5 4849msgid ""
5723791e
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4850"The <literal>deb</literal> type references a typical two-level Debian "
4851"archive, <filename>distribution/component</filename>. The "
4852"<literal>distribution</literal> is generally an archive name like "
7d76ea1d
DK
4853"<literal>stable</literal> or <literal>testing</literal> or a codename like "
4854"<literal>&stable-codename;</literal> or "
4855"<literal>&testing-codename;</literal> while component is one of "
5723791e
JR
4856"<literal>main</literal>, <literal>contrib</literal> or "
4857"<literal>non-free</literal>. The <literal>deb-src</literal> type references "
4858"a Debian distribution's source code in the same form as the "
7d76ea1d
DK
4859"<literal>deb</literal> type. A <literal>deb-src</literal> line is required "
4860"to fetch source indexes."
2a52e8c5
DK
4861msgstr ""
4862
7d76ea1d 4863#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4864#: sources.list.5.xml:73
aec22160 4865msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4866"The format for a <filename>sources.list</filename> entry using the "
4867"<literal>deb</literal> and <literal>deb-src</literal> types is:"
aec22160
DK
4868msgstr ""
4869
7d76ea1d 4870#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 4871#: sources.list.5.xml:76
2a52e8c5 4872#, no-wrap
609bb2ea
MV
4873msgid "deb [ options ] uri suite [component1] [component2] [...]"
4874msgstr ""
4875
4876#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
9de26945 4877#: sources.list.5.xml:80
609bb2ea
MV
4878#, no-wrap
4879msgid ""
b18dd45f
MV
4880" Types: deb deb-src\n"
4881" URIs: http://example.com\n"
4882" Suites: stable testing\n"
609bb2ea 4883" Sections: component1 component2\n"
b18dd45f
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4884" Description: short\n"
4885" long long long\n"
609bb2ea
MV
4886" [option1]: [option1-value]\n"
4887"\n"
b18dd45f
MV
4888" Types: deb\n"
4889" URIs: http://another.example.com\n"
4890" Suites: experimental\n"
609bb2ea 4891" Sections: component1 component2\n"
b18dd45f
MV
4892" Enabled: no\n"
4893" Description: short\n"
4894" long long long\n"
609bb2ea
MV
4895" [option1]: [option1-value]\n"
4896" "
2a52e8c5
DK
4897msgstr ""
4898
7d76ea1d 4899#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4900#: sources.list.5.xml:78
609bb2ea
MV
4901msgid ""
4902"Alternatively a rfc822 style format is also supported: <placeholder "
4903"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
4904msgstr ""
4905
4906#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4907#: sources.list.5.xml:99
b6c6b52f 4908msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4909"The URI for the <literal>deb</literal> type must specify the base of the "
4910"Debian distribution, from which APT will find the information it needs. "
609bb2ea
MV
4911"<literal>suite</literal> can specify an exact path, in which case the "
4912"components must be omitted and <literal>suite</literal> must end with a "
4913"slash (<literal>/</literal>). This is useful for the case when only a "
5723791e 4914"particular sub-section of the archive denoted by the URI is of interest. If "
609bb2ea 4915"<literal>suite</literal> does not specify an exact path, at least one "
7d76ea1d 4916"<literal>component</literal> must be present."
b6c6b52f
MV
4917msgstr ""
4918
7d76ea1d 4919#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4920#: sources.list.5.xml:108
aec22160 4921msgid ""
609bb2ea 4922"<literal>suite</literal> may also contain a variable, "
5723791e
JR
4923"<literal>$(ARCH)</literal> which expands to the Debian architecture (such as "
4924"<literal>amd64</literal> or <literal>armel</literal>) used on the "
4925"system. This permits architecture-independent "
4926"<filename>sources.list</filename> files to be used. In general this is only "
4927"of interest when specifying an exact path, <literal>APT</literal> will "
4928"automatically generate a URI with the current architecture otherwise."
b6c6b52f
MV
4929msgstr ""
4930
7d76ea1d 4931#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4932#: sources.list.5.xml:116
782486e8 4933msgid ""
609bb2ea
MV
4934"In the traditional style sources.list format since only one distribution can "
4935"be specified per line it may be necessary to have multiple lines for the "
4936"same URI, if a subset of all available distributions or components at that "
4937"location is desired. APT will sort the URI list after it has generated a "
4938"complete set internally, and will collapse multiple references to the same "
4939"Internet host, for instance, into a single connection, so that it does not "
4940"inefficiently establish an FTP connection, close it, do something else, and "
4941"then re-establish a connection to that same host. This feature is useful for "
4942"accessing busy FTP sites with limits on the number of simultaneous anonymous "
4943"users. APT also parallelizes connections to different hosts to more "
4944"effectively deal with sites with low bandwidth."
2a52e8c5
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4945msgstr ""
4946
7d76ea1d 4947#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4948#: sources.list.5.xml:130
b6c6b52f 4949msgid ""
5723791e 4950"<literal>options</literal> is always optional and needs to be surrounded by "
7d76ea1d
DK
4951"square brackets. It can consist of multiple settings in the form "
4952"<literal><replaceable>setting</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>. "
4953"Multiple settings are separated by spaces. The following settings are "
5723791e
JR
4954"supported by APT (note however that unsupported settings will be ignored "
4955"silently):"
2a52e8c5
DK
4956msgstr ""
4957
7d76ea1d 4958#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 4959#: sources.list.5.xml:136
2a52e8c5 4960msgid ""
7d76ea1d 4961"<literal>arch=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
5723791e
JR
4962"can be used to specify for which architectures information should be "
4963"downloaded. If this option is not set all architectures defined by the "
7d76ea1d 4964"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> option will be downloaded."
2a52e8c5
DK
4965msgstr ""
4966
7d76ea1d 4967#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 4968#: sources.list.5.xml:140
ce34af08
MV
4969msgid ""
4970"<literal>arch+=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
4971"and "
4972"<literal>arch-=<replaceable>arch1</replaceable>,<replaceable>arch2</replaceable>,…</literal> "
4973"which can be used to add/remove architectures from the set which will be "
4974"downloaded."
4975msgstr ""
4976
4977#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
9de26945 4978#: sources.list.5.xml:143
782486e8 4979msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
4980"<literal>trusted=yes</literal> can be set to indicate that packages from "
4981"this source are always authenticated even if the "
4982"<filename>Release</filename> file is not signed or the signature can't be "
4983"checked. This disables parts of &apt-secure; and should therefore only be "
4984"used in a local and trusted context. <literal>trusted=no</literal> is the "
4985"opposite which handles even correctly authenticated sources as not "
4986"authenticated."
2a52e8c5
DK
4987msgstr ""
4988
7d76ea1d 4989#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4990#: sources.list.5.xml:150
7d76ea1d
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4991msgid ""
4992"It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most "
4993"preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting by "
4994"speed from fastest to slowest (CD-ROM followed by hosts on a local network, "
4995"followed by distant Internet hosts, for example)."
2a52e8c5
DK
4996msgstr ""
4997
7d76ea1d 4998#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 4999#: sources.list.5.xml:155
7d76ea1d 5000msgid "Some examples:"
2a52e8c5
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5001msgstr ""
5002
7d76ea1d 5003#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5004#: sources.list.5.xml:157
7d76ea1d 5005#, no-wrap
2a52e8c5 5006msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5007"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main contrib non-free\n"
5008"deb http://security.debian.org/ &stable-codename;/updates main contrib "
5009"non-free\n"
5010" "
2a52e8c5
DK
5011msgstr ""
5012
7d76ea1d 5013#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 5014#: sources.list.5.xml:163
7d76ea1d 5015msgid "URI specification"
2a52e8c5
DK
5016msgstr ""
5017
7d76ea1d 5018#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5019#: sources.list.5.xml:165
7d76ea1d 5020msgid "The currently recognized URI types are:"
2a52e8c5
DK
5021msgstr ""
5022
7d76ea1d 5023#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5024#: sources.list.5.xml:169
2a52e8c5 5025msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5026"The file scheme allows an arbitrary directory in the file system to be "
5027"considered an archive. This is useful for NFS mounts and local mirrors or "
5028"archives."
2a52e8c5
DK
5029msgstr ""
5030
7d76ea1d 5031#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5032#: sources.list.5.xml:176
2a52e8c5 5033msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5034"The cdrom scheme allows APT to use a local CD-ROM drive with media "
5035"swapping. Use the &apt-cdrom; program to create cdrom entries in the source "
5036"list."
2a52e8c5
DK
5037msgstr ""
5038
7d76ea1d 5039#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5040#: sources.list.5.xml:183
2a52e8c5 5041msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5042"The http scheme specifies an HTTP server for the archive. If an environment "
5043"variable <envar>http_proxy</envar> is set with the format "
5044"http://server:port/, the proxy server specified in <envar>http_proxy</envar> "
5045"will be used. Users of authenticated HTTP/1.1 proxies may use a string of "
5046"the format http://user:pass@server:port/. Note that this is an insecure "
5047"method of authentication."
2a52e8c5
DK
5048msgstr ""
5049
7d76ea1d 5050#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5051#: sources.list.5.xml:194
2a52e8c5 5052msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5053"The ftp scheme specifies an FTP server for the archive. APT's FTP behavior "
5054"is highly configurable; for more information see the &apt-conf; manual "
5723791e
JR
5055"page. Please note that an FTP proxy can be specified by using the "
5056"<envar>ftp_proxy</envar> environment variable. It is possible to specify an "
5057"HTTP proxy (HTTP proxy servers often understand FTP URLs) using this "
dabb215c 5058"environment variable and <emphasis>only</emphasis> this environment "
5723791e
JR
5059"variable. Proxies using HTTP specified in the configuration file will be "
5060"ignored."
2a52e8c5
DK
5061msgstr ""
5062
7d76ea1d 5063#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5064#: sources.list.5.xml:206
2a52e8c5 5065msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5066"The copy scheme is identical to the file scheme except that packages are "
5067"copied into the cache directory instead of used directly at their location. "
5723791e
JR
5068"This is useful for people using removable media to copy files around with "
5069"APT."
2a52e8c5
DK
5070msgstr ""
5071
7d76ea1d 5072#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5073#: sources.list.5.xml:213
2a52e8c5 5074msgid ""
5723791e
JR
5075"The rsh/ssh method invokes RSH/SSH to connect to a remote host and access "
5076"the files as a given user. Prior configuration of rhosts or RSA keys is "
5077"recommended. The standard <command>find</command> and <command>dd</command> "
5078"commands are used to perform the file transfers from the remote host."
2a52e8c5
DK
5079msgstr ""
5080
7d76ea1d 5081#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 5082#: sources.list.5.xml:220
7d76ea1d 5083msgid "adding more recognizable URI types"
2a52e8c5
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5084msgstr ""
5085
7d76ea1d 5086#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5087#: sources.list.5.xml:222
2a52e8c5 5088msgid ""
5723791e
JR
5089"APT can be extended with more methods shipped in other optional packages, "
5090"which should follow the naming scheme "
5091"<package>apt-transport-<replaceable>method</replaceable></package>. For "
5092"instance, the APT team also maintains the package "
5093"<package>apt-transport-https</package>, which provides access methods for "
5094"HTTPS URIs with features similar to the http method. Methods for using "
5095"e.g. debtorrent are also available - see &apt-transport-debtorrent;."
2a52e8c5
DK
5096msgstr ""
5097
7d76ea1d 5098#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5099#: sources.list.5.xml:234
2a52e8c5 5100msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5101"Uses the archive stored locally (or NFS mounted) at /home/jason/debian for "
5102"stable/main, stable/contrib, and stable/non-free."
2a52e8c5
DK
5103msgstr ""
5104
7d76ea1d 5105#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5106#: sources.list.5.xml:236
7d76ea1d
DK
5107#, no-wrap
5108msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian stable main contrib non-free"
2a52e8c5
DK
5109msgstr ""
5110
7d76ea1d 5111#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5112#: sources.list.5.xml:238
7d76ea1d 5113msgid "As above, except this uses the unstable (development) distribution."
2a52e8c5
DK
5114msgstr ""
5115
7d76ea1d 5116#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5117#: sources.list.5.xml:239
2a52e8c5 5118#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5119msgid "deb file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
2a52e8c5
DK
5120msgstr ""
5121
7d76ea1d 5122#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5123#: sources.list.5.xml:241
7d76ea1d 5124msgid "Source line for the above"
2a52e8c5
DK
5125msgstr ""
5126
7d76ea1d 5127#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5128#: sources.list.5.xml:242
2a52e8c5 5129#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5130msgid "deb-src file:/home/jason/debian unstable main contrib non-free"
b81dbe40
DK
5131msgstr ""
5132
7d76ea1d 5133#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5134#: sources.list.5.xml:244
b81dbe40 5135msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5136"The first line gets package information for the architectures in "
5137"<literal>APT::Architectures</literal> while the second always retrieves "
5138"<literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>armel</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5139msgstr ""
5140
7d76ea1d 5141#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5142#: sources.list.5.xml:246
7d76ea1d 5143#, no-wrap
b81dbe40 5144msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5145"deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main\n"
5146"deb [ arch=amd64,armel ] http://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; main"
b81dbe40
DK
5147msgstr ""
5148
7d76ea1d 5149#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5150#: sources.list.5.xml:249
2a52e8c5 5151msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5152"Uses HTTP to access the archive at archive.debian.org, and uses only the "
5153"hamm/main area."
2a52e8c5
DK
5154msgstr ""
5155
7d76ea1d 5156#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5157#: sources.list.5.xml:251
2a52e8c5 5158#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5159msgid "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive hamm main"
2a52e8c5
DK
5160msgstr ""
5161
7d76ea1d 5162#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5163#: sources.list.5.xml:253
2a52e8c5 5164msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5165"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
5166"directory, and uses only the &stable-codename;/contrib area."
2a52e8c5
DK
5167msgstr ""
5168
7d76ea1d 5169#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5170#: sources.list.5.xml:255
2a52e8c5 5171#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5172msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian &stable-codename; contrib"
2a52e8c5
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5173msgstr ""
5174
7d76ea1d 5175#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5176#: sources.list.5.xml:257
2a52e8c5 5177msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5178"Uses FTP to access the archive at ftp.debian.org, under the debian "
5179"directory, and uses only the unstable/contrib area. If this line appears as "
5180"well as the one in the previous example in <filename>sources.list</filename> "
5181"a single FTP session will be used for both resource lines."
2a52e8c5
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5182msgstr ""
5183
7d76ea1d 5184#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><literallayout>
9de26945 5185#: sources.list.5.xml:261
2a52e8c5 5186#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5187msgid "deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable contrib"
2a52e8c5
DK
5188msgstr ""
5189
7d76ea1d 5190#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
9de26945 5191#: sources.list.5.xml:270
2a52e8c5 5192#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5193msgid "deb http://ftp.tlh.debian.org/universe unstable/binary-$(ARCH)/"
782486e8
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5194msgstr ""
5195
7d76ea1d 5196#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5197#: sources.list.5.xml:263
782486e8 5198msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5199"Uses HTTP to access the archive at ftp.tlh.debian.org, under the universe "
5200"directory, and uses only files found under "
5201"<filename>unstable/binary-i386</filename> on i386 machines, "
5202"<filename>unstable/binary-amd64</filename> on amd64, and so forth for other "
5203"supported architectures. [Note this example only illustrates how to use the "
5204"substitution variable; official debian archives are not structured like "
5205"this] <placeholder type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/>"
782486e8
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5206msgstr ""
5207
7d76ea1d 5208#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5209#: sources.list.5.xml:275
7d76ea1d 5210msgid "&apt-cache; &apt-conf;"
782486e8
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5211msgstr ""
5212
7d76ea1d 5213#. type: Content of: <refentry><refmeta><manvolnum>
9de26945 5214#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:22 apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:22 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:22
7d76ea1d 5215msgid "1"
782486e8
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5216msgstr ""
5217
7d76ea1d 5218#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 5219#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:29
782486e8 5220msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5221"Utility to extract <command>debconf</command> config and templates from "
5222"Debian packages"
782486e8
MV
5223msgstr ""
5224
7d76ea1d 5225#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5226#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:35
2b9b27c3 5227msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5228"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> will take one or more Debian package "
5229"files as input and write out (to a temporary directory) all associated "
5230"config scripts and template files. For each passed in package that contains "
5231"config scripts and templates, one line of output will be generated in the "
5232"format:"
782486e8
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5233msgstr ""
5234
7d76ea1d 5235#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5236#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:40
7d76ea1d 5237msgid "package version template-file config-script"
2a52e8c5
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5238msgstr ""
5239
7d76ea1d 5240#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5241#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:41
aec22160 5242msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5243"template-file and config-script are written to the temporary directory "
5244"specified by the <option>-t</option> or <option>--tempdir</option> "
5245"(<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>) directory, with "
93ae7f7f
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5246"filenames of the form <filename>package.template.XXXXXX</filename> and "
5247"<filename>package.config.XXXXXX</filename>"
aec22160
DK
5248msgstr ""
5249
7d76ea1d 5250#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5251#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:54
782486e8 5252msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5253"Temporary directory in which to write extracted <command>debconf</command> "
5254"template files and config scripts. Configuration Item: "
5255"<literal>APT::ExtractTemplates::TempDir</literal>"
2a52e8c5
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5256msgstr ""
5257
7d76ea1d 5258#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5259#: apt-extracttemplates.1.xml:71
2a52e8c5 5260msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5261"<command>apt-extracttemplates</command> returns zero on normal operation, "
5262"decimal 100 on error."
2a52e8c5
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5263msgstr ""
5264
7d76ea1d 5265#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 5266#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:29
7d76ea1d 5267msgid "Utility to sort package index files"
2a52e8c5
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5268msgstr ""
5269
7d76ea1d 5270#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5271#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:35
2a52e8c5 5272msgid ""
14301cf3
JR
5273"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> will take an index file (source index or "
5274"package index) and sort the records so that they are ordered by the package "
7d76ea1d
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5275"name. It will also sort the internal fields of each record according to the "
5276"internal sorting rules."
2a52e8c5
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5277msgstr ""
5278
7d76ea1d 5279#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5280#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:41
5723791e 5281msgid "All output is sent to standard output; the input must be a seekable file."
2a52e8c5
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5282msgstr ""
5283
7d76ea1d 5284#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5285#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:50
2a52e8c5 5286msgid ""
14301cf3 5287"Use source index field ordering. Configuration Item: "
7d76ea1d 5288"<literal>APT::SortPkgs::Source</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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5289msgstr ""
5290
7d76ea1d 5291#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5292#: apt-sortpkgs.1.xml:64
2a52e8c5 5293msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5294"<command>apt-sortpkgs</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
5295"100 on error."
2a52e8c5
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5296msgstr ""
5297
7d76ea1d 5298#. type: Content of: <refentry><refnamediv><refpurpose>
9de26945 5299#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:29
7d76ea1d 5300msgid "Utility to generate index files"
2a52e8c5
DK
5301msgstr ""
5302
7d76ea1d 5303#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5304#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:35
2a52e8c5 5305msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5306"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is the command line tool that generates "
5307"the index files that APT uses to access a distribution source. The index "
5308"files should be generated on the origin site based on the content of that "
5309"site."
2a52e8c5
DK
5310msgstr ""
5311
7d76ea1d 5312#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5313#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:39
2a52e8c5 5314msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5315"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> is a superset of the &dpkg-scanpackages; "
5316"program, incorporating its entire functionality via the "
5317"<literal>packages</literal> command. It also contains a contents file "
5318"generator, <literal>contents</literal>, and an elaborate means to 'script' "
5319"the generation process for a complete archive."
2a52e8c5
DK
5320msgstr ""
5321
7d76ea1d 5322#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5323#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:45
2a52e8c5 5324msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5325"Internally <command>apt-ftparchive</command> can make use of binary "
5326"databases to cache the contents of a .deb file and it does not rely on any "
5327"external programs aside from &gzip;. When doing a full generate it "
5328"automatically performs file-change checks and builds the desired compressed "
5329"output files."
2a52e8c5
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5330msgstr ""
5331
7d76ea1d 5332#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5333#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:56
2a52e8c5 5334msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5335"The packages command generates a package file from a directory tree. It "
5336"takes the given directory and recursively searches it for .deb files, "
5337"emitting a package record to stdout for each. This command is approximately "
5338"equivalent to &dpkg-scanpackages;."
2a52e8c5
DK
5339msgstr ""
5340
7d76ea1d 5341#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5342#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:61 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:85
7d76ea1d 5343msgid "The option <option>--db</option> can be used to specify a binary caching DB."
2a52e8c5
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5344msgstr ""
5345
7d76ea1d 5346#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5347#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:66
2a52e8c5 5348msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5349"The <literal>sources</literal> command generates a source index file from a "
5350"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it "
5351"for .dsc files, emitting a source record to stdout for each. This command is "
5352"approximately equivalent to &dpkg-scansources;."
2a52e8c5
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5353msgstr ""
5354
7d76ea1d 5355#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5356#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:71
2a52e8c5 5357msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5358"If an override file is specified then a source override file will be looked "
5359"for with an extension of .src. The --source-override option can be used to "
5360"change the source override file that will be used."
2a52e8c5
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5361msgstr ""
5362
7d76ea1d 5363#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5364#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:78
2a52e8c5 5365msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5366"The <literal>contents</literal> command generates a contents file from a "
5367"directory tree. It takes the given directory and recursively searches it for "
5368".deb files, and reads the file list from each file. It then sorts and writes "
5369"to stdout the list of files matched to packages. Directories are not written "
5370"to the output. If multiple packages own the same file then each package is "
5371"separated by a comma in the output."
2a52e8c5
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5372msgstr ""
5373
7d76ea1d 5374#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5375#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:90
2a52e8c5 5376msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5377"The <literal>release</literal> command generates a Release file from a "
5378"directory tree. It recursively searches the given directory for uncompressed "
5379"<filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Sources</filename> files and "
5380"ones compressed with <command>gzip</command>, <command>bzip2</command> or "
5381"<command>lzma</command> as well as <filename>Release</filename> and "
5382"<filename>md5sum.txt</filename> files by default "
5383"(<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Default-Patterns</literal>). Additional "
5384"filename patterns can be added by listing them in "
5385"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Patterns</literal>. It then writes to "
5386"stdout a <filename>Release</filename> file containing an MD5, SHA1 and "
5387"SHA256 digest for each file."
2a52e8c5
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5388msgstr ""
5389
7d76ea1d 5390#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5391#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:100
2a52e8c5 5392msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5393"Values for the additional metadata fields in the Release file are taken from "
5394"the corresponding variables under "
5395"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release</literal>, "
5396"e.g. <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin</literal>. The supported "
5397"fields are: <literal>Origin</literal>, <literal>Label</literal>, "
5398"<literal>Suite</literal>, <literal>Version</literal>, "
5399"<literal>Codename</literal>, <literal>Date</literal>, "
5400"<literal>Valid-Until</literal>, <literal>Architectures</literal>, "
5401"<literal>Components</literal>, <literal>Description</literal>."
2a52e8c5
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5402msgstr ""
5403
7d76ea1d 5404#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5405#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:113
2a52e8c5 5406msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5407"The <literal>generate</literal> command is designed to be runnable from a "
5408"cron script and builds indexes according to the given config file. The "
5409"config language provides a flexible means of specifying which index files "
5410"are built from which directories, as well as providing a simple means of "
5411"maintaining the required settings."
2a52e8c5
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5412msgstr ""
5413
7d76ea1d 5414#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5415#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:122
aec22160 5416msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5417"The <literal>clean</literal> command tidies the databases used by the given "
5418"configuration file by removing any records that are no longer necessary."
aec22160
DK
5419msgstr ""
5420
7d76ea1d 5421#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 5422#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:128
7d76ea1d 5423msgid "The Generate Configuration"
2a52e8c5
DK
5424msgstr ""
5425
7d76ea1d 5426#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5427#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:130
2a52e8c5 5428msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5429"The <literal>generate</literal> command uses a configuration file to "
5430"describe the archives that are going to be generated. It follows the typical "
5431"ISC configuration format as seen in ISC tools like bind 8 and dhcpd. "
5432"&apt-conf; contains a description of the syntax. Note that the generate "
5433"configuration is parsed in sectional manner, but &apt-conf; is parsed in a "
5434"tree manner. This only effects how the scope tag is handled."
2a52e8c5
DK
5435msgstr ""
5436
7d76ea1d 5437#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5438#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:138
7d76ea1d 5439msgid "The generate configuration has four separate sections, each described below."
2a52e8c5
DK
5440msgstr ""
5441
2a52e8c5 5442#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 5443#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:140
7d76ea1d 5444msgid "<literal>Dir</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
5445msgstr ""
5446
5447#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5448#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:142
2a52e8c5 5449msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5450"The <literal>Dir</literal> section defines the standard directories needed "
5451"to locate the files required during the generation process. These "
5452"directories are prepended certain relative paths defined in later sections "
5453"to produce a complete an absolute path."
2a52e8c5
DK
5454msgstr ""
5455
7d76ea1d 5456#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5457#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:149
2a52e8c5 5458msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5459"Specifies the root of the FTP archive, in a standard Debian configuration "
5460"this is the directory that contains the <filename>ls-LR</filename> and dist "
5461"nodes."
2a52e8c5
DK
5462msgstr ""
5463
7d76ea1d 5464#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5465#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:156
7d76ea1d 5466msgid "Specifies the location of the override files."
2a52e8c5
DK
5467msgstr ""
5468
7d76ea1d 5469#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5470#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:161
7d76ea1d 5471msgid "Specifies the location of the cache files."
2a52e8c5
DK
5472msgstr ""
5473
7d76ea1d 5474#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5475#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:166
2a52e8c5 5476msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5477"Specifies the location of the file list files, if the "
5478"<literal>FileList</literal> setting is used below."
2a52e8c5
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5479msgstr ""
5480
7d76ea1d 5481#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 5482#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:172
7d76ea1d 5483msgid "<literal>Default</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
5484msgstr ""
5485
2a52e8c5 5486#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5487#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:174
2a52e8c5 5488msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5489"The <literal>Default</literal> section specifies default values, and "
5490"settings that control the operation of the generator. Other sections may "
5491"override these defaults with a per-section setting."
2a52e8c5
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5492msgstr ""
5493
7d76ea1d 5494#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5495#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:180
2a52e8c5 5496msgid ""
14301cf3 5497"Sets the default compression schemes to use for the package index files. It "
7d76ea1d
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5498"is a string that contains a space separated list of at least one of: '.' (no "
5499"compression), 'gzip' and 'bzip2'. The default for all compression schemes is "
5500"'. gzip'."
2a52e8c5
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5501msgstr ""
5502
7d76ea1d 5503#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5504#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:188
2a52e8c5 5505msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5506"Sets the default list of file extensions that are package files. This "
5507"defaults to '.deb'."
2a52e8c5 5508msgstr ""
2a52e8c5 5509
7d76ea1d 5510#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5511#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:194
2a52e8c5 5512msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5513"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
5514"controls the compression for the Sources files."
2a52e8c5
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5515msgstr ""
5516
7d76ea1d 5517#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5518#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:200
2a52e8c5 5519msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5520"Sets the default list of file extensions that are source files. This "
5521"defaults to '.dsc'."
2a52e8c5
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5522msgstr ""
5523
7d76ea1d 5524#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5525#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:206
2a52e8c5 5526msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5527"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
5528"controls the compression for the Contents files."
2a52e8c5
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5529msgstr ""
5530
7d76ea1d 5531#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5532#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:212
2a52e8c5 5533msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5534"This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal> except that it "
5535"controls the compression for the Translation-en master file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5536msgstr ""
5537
7d76ea1d 5538#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5539#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:218
2a52e8c5 5540msgid ""
7d76ea1d
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5541"Specifies the number of kilobytes to delink (and replace with hard links) "
5542"per run. This is used in conjunction with the per-section "
5543"<literal>External-Links</literal> setting."
2a52e8c5
DK
5544msgstr ""
5545
7d76ea1d 5546#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5547#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:225
2a52e8c5 5548msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5549"Specifies the mode of all created index files. It defaults to 0644. All "
5550"index files are set to this mode with no regard to the umask."
2a52e8c5
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5551msgstr ""
5552
7d76ea1d 5553#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5554#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:232 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:378
2a52e8c5 5555msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5556"Specifies whether long descriptions should be included in the "
5557"<filename>Packages</filename> file or split out into a master "
5558"<filename>Translation-en</filename> file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5559msgstr ""
5560
5561#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 5562#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:238
7d76ea1d 5563msgid "<literal>TreeDefault</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
5564msgstr ""
5565
5566#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5567#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:240
2a52e8c5 5568msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5569"Sets defaults specific to <literal>Tree</literal> sections. All of these "
5570"variables are substitution variables and have the strings $(DIST), "
5571"$(SECTION) and $(ARCH) replaced with their respective values."
2a52e8c5
DK
5572msgstr ""
5573
7d76ea1d 5574#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5575#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:247
7d76ea1d
DK
5576msgid ""
5577"Sets the number of kilobytes of contents files that are generated each "
5578"day. The contents files are round-robined so that over several days they "
5579"will all be rebuilt."
2a52e8c5
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5580msgstr ""
5581
7d76ea1d 5582#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5583#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:254
2a52e8c5 5584msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5585"Controls the number of days a contents file is allowed to be checked without "
5586"changing. If this limit is passed the mtime of the contents file is "
5587"updated. This case can occur if the package file is changed in such a way "
5588"that does not result in a new contents file [override edit for instance]. A "
5589"hold off is allowed in hopes that new .debs will be installed, requiring a "
5590"new file anyhow. The default is 10, the units are in days."
2a52e8c5
DK
5591msgstr ""
5592
7d76ea1d 5593#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5594#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:265
2a52e8c5 5595msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5596"Sets the top of the .deb directory tree. Defaults to "
5597"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5598msgstr ""
5599
7d76ea1d 5600#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5601#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:271
2a52e8c5 5602msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5603"Sets the top of the source package directory tree. Defaults to "
5604"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5605msgstr ""
5606
7d76ea1d 5607#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5608#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:277
2a52e8c5 5609msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5610"Sets the output Packages file. Defaults to "
5611"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/binary-$(ARCH)/Packages</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5612msgstr ""
5613
7d76ea1d 5614#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5615#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:283
2a52e8c5 5616msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5617"Sets the output Sources file. Defaults to "
5618"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/Sources</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5619msgstr ""
5620
7d76ea1d 5621#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5622#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:289
2a52e8c5 5623msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5624"Sets the output Translation-en master file with the long descriptions if "
5625"they should be not included in the Packages file. Defaults to "
5626"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/i18n/Translation-en</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5627msgstr ""
5628
7d76ea1d 5629#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5630#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:296
2a52e8c5 5631msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5632"Sets the path prefix that causes a symlink to be considered an internal link "
5633"instead of an external link. Defaults to "
5634"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/</filename>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5635msgstr ""
5636
7d76ea1d 5637#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5638#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:303
2a52e8c5 5639msgid ""
7d76ea1d 5640"Sets the output Contents file. Defaults to "
3adddfa8
DK
5641"<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/Contents-$(ARCH)</filename>. If this setting "
5642"causes multiple Packages files to map onto a single Contents file (as is the "
7d76ea1d
DK
5643"default) then <command>apt-ftparchive</command> will integrate those "
5644"package files together automatically."
2a52e8c5
DK
5645msgstr ""
5646
7d76ea1d 5647#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5648#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:312
7d76ea1d 5649msgid "Sets header file to prepend to the contents output."
2a52e8c5
DK
5650msgstr ""
5651
7d76ea1d 5652#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5653#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:317
2a52e8c5 5654msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5655"Sets the binary cache database to use for this section. Multiple sections "
5656"can share the same database."
2a52e8c5
DK
5657msgstr ""
5658
7d76ea1d 5659#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5660#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:323
7d76ea1d
DK
5661msgid ""
5662"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
5663"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
5664"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory."
2a52e8c5
DK
5665msgstr ""
5666
7d76ea1d 5667#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5668#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:330
2a52e8c5 5669msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5670"Specifies that instead of walking the directory tree, "
5671"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> should read the list of files from the "
5672"given file. Relative files names are prefixed with the archive directory. "
5673"This is used when processing source indexes."
2a52e8c5
DK
5674msgstr ""
5675
5676#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 5677#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:338
7d76ea1d 5678msgid "<literal>Tree</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
5679msgstr ""
5680
7d76ea1d 5681#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5682#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:340
2a52e8c5 5683msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5684"The <literal>Tree</literal> section defines a standard Debian file tree "
5685"which consists of a base directory, then multiple sections in that base "
5686"directory and finally multiple Architectures in each section. The exact "
5687"pathing used is defined by the <literal>Directory</literal> substitution "
5688"variable."
2a52e8c5
DK
5689msgstr ""
5690
5691#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5692#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:345
2a52e8c5 5693msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5694"The <literal>Tree</literal> section takes a scope tag which sets the "
5695"<literal>$(DIST)</literal> variable and defines the root of the tree (the "
5696"path is prefixed by <literal>ArchiveDir</literal>). Typically this is a "
5697"setting such as <filename>dists/&stable-codename;</filename>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5698msgstr ""
5699
5700#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5701#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:350
2a52e8c5 5702msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5703"All of the settings defined in the <literal>TreeDefault</literal> section "
5704"can be used in a <literal>Tree</literal> section as well as three new "
5705"variables."
2a52e8c5
DK
5706msgstr ""
5707
5708#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para><programlisting>
9de26945 5709#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:356
2a52e8c5 5710#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d
DK
5711msgid ""
5712"for i in Sections do \n"
5713" for j in Architectures do\n"
5714" Generate for DIST=scope SECTION=i ARCH=j\n"
5715" "
2a52e8c5
DK
5716msgstr ""
5717
5718#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5719#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:353
2a52e8c5 5720msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5721"When processing a <literal>Tree</literal> section "
5722"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> performs an operation similar to: "
5723"<placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5724msgstr ""
5725
7d76ea1d 5726#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5727#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:364
7d76ea1d
DK
5728msgid ""
5729"This is a space separated list of sections which appear under the "
5730"distribution; typically this is something like <literal>main contrib "
5731"non-free</literal>"
2a52e8c5
DK
5732msgstr ""
5733
7d76ea1d 5734#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5735#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:371
2a52e8c5 5736msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5737"This is a space separated list of all the architectures that appear under "
5738"search section. The special architecture 'source' is used to indicate that "
5739"this tree has a source archive."
2a52e8c5
DK
5740msgstr ""
5741
7d76ea1d 5742#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5743#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:384
2a52e8c5 5744msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5745"Sets the binary override file. The override file contains section, priority "
5746"and maintainer address information."
2a52e8c5
DK
5747msgstr ""
5748
7d76ea1d 5749#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5750#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:390
2a52e8c5 5751msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5752"Sets the source override file. The override file contains section "
5753"information."
2a52e8c5
DK
5754msgstr ""
5755
7d76ea1d 5756#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5757#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:396 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:442
7d76ea1d 5758msgid "Sets the binary extra override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5759msgstr ""
5760
7d76ea1d 5761#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5762#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:401 apt-ftparchive.1.xml:447
7d76ea1d 5763msgid "Sets the source extra override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5764msgstr ""
5765
7d76ea1d 5766#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><title>
9de26945 5767#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:406
7d76ea1d 5768msgid "<literal>BinDirectory</literal> Section"
2a52e8c5
DK
5769msgstr ""
5770
2a52e8c5 5771#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><para>
9de26945 5772#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:408
2a52e8c5 5773msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5774"The <literal>bindirectory</literal> section defines a binary directory tree "
5775"with no special structure. The scope tag specifies the location of the "
5776"binary directory and the settings are similar to the <literal>Tree</literal> "
5777"section with no substitution variables or "
5778"<literal>Section</literal><literal>Architecture</literal> settings."
2a52e8c5
DK
5779msgstr ""
5780
7d76ea1d 5781#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5782#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:416
7d76ea1d 5783msgid "Sets the Packages file output."
2a52e8c5
DK
5784msgstr ""
5785
7d76ea1d 5786#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5787#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:421
2a52e8c5 5788msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5789"Sets the Sources file output. At least one of <literal>Packages</literal> or "
5790"<literal>Sources</literal> is required."
2a52e8c5
DK
5791msgstr ""
5792
7d76ea1d 5793#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5794#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:427
7d76ea1d 5795msgid "Sets the Contents file output (optional)."
2a52e8c5
DK
5796msgstr ""
5797
7d76ea1d 5798#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5799#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:432
7d76ea1d 5800msgid "Sets the binary override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5801msgstr ""
5802
7d76ea1d 5803#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5804#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:437
7d76ea1d 5805msgid "Sets the source override file."
2a52e8c5
DK
5806msgstr ""
5807
7d76ea1d 5808#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5809#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:452
7d76ea1d 5810msgid "Sets the cache DB."
2a52e8c5
DK
5811msgstr ""
5812
7d76ea1d 5813#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5814#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:457
7d76ea1d 5815msgid "Appends a path to all the output paths."
2a52e8c5
DK
5816msgstr ""
5817
7d76ea1d 5818#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><refsect2><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5819#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:462
7d76ea1d
DK
5820msgid "Specifies the file list file."
5821msgstr ""
5822
5823#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 5824#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:469
7d76ea1d 5825msgid "The Binary Override File"
2a52e8c5
DK
5826msgstr ""
5827
5828#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5829#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:470
2a52e8c5 5830msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5831"The binary override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scanpackages;. It "
5832"contains four fields separated by spaces. The first field is the package "
5833"name, the second is the priority to force that package to, the third is the "
5834"section to force that package to and the final field is the maintainer "
5835"permutation field."
2a52e8c5
DK
5836msgstr ""
5837
7d76ea1d 5838#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
9de26945 5839#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:476
2a52e8c5 5840#, no-wrap
7d76ea1d 5841msgid "old [// oldn]* => new"
2a52e8c5
DK
5842msgstr ""
5843
7d76ea1d 5844#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><literallayout>
9de26945 5845#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:478
7d76ea1d
DK
5846#, no-wrap
5847msgid "new"
2a52e8c5
DK
5848msgstr ""
5849
5850#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5851#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:475
2a52e8c5 5852msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5853"The general form of the maintainer field is: <placeholder "
5854"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"0\"/> or simply, <placeholder "
5855"type=\"literallayout\" id=\"1\"/> The first form allows a double-slash "
5856"separated list of old email addresses to be specified. If any of those are "
5857"found then new is substituted for the maintainer field. The second form "
5858"unconditionally substitutes the maintainer field."
c77d6597
MV
5859msgstr ""
5860
7d76ea1d 5861#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 5862#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:486
7d76ea1d 5863msgid "The Source Override File"
c77d6597
MV
5864msgstr ""
5865
2a52e8c5 5866#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5867#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:488
c77d6597 5868msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5869"The source override file is fully compatible with &dpkg-scansources;. It "
5870"contains two fields separated by spaces. The first field is the source "
5871"package name, the second is the section to assign it."
c77d6597
MV
5872msgstr ""
5873
7d76ea1d 5874#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><title>
9de26945 5875#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:493
7d76ea1d 5876msgid "The Extra Override File"
c77d6597
MV
5877msgstr ""
5878
5879#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5880#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:495
c77d6597 5881msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5882"The extra override file allows any arbitrary tag to be added or replaced in "
5883"the output. It has three columns, the first is the package, the second is "
5884"the tag and the remainder of the line is the new value."
2a52e8c5
DK
5885msgstr ""
5886
7d76ea1d 5887#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5888#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:506
7d76ea1d
DK
5889msgid ""
5890"Generate the given checksum. These options default to on, when turned off "
5891"the generated index files will not have the checksum fields where possible. "
5892"Configuration Items: "
5893"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> and "
5894"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Index</replaceable>::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> "
5895"where <literal><replaceable>Index</replaceable></literal> can be "
5896"<literal>Packages</literal>, <literal>Sources</literal> or "
5897"<literal>Release</literal> and "
5898"<literal><replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> can be "
5899"<literal>MD5</literal>, <literal>SHA1</literal> or "
5900"<literal>SHA256</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5901msgstr ""
5902
7d76ea1d 5903#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5904#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:517
2a52e8c5 5905msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5906"Use a binary caching DB. This has no effect on the generate command. "
5907"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DB</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5908msgstr ""
5909
7d76ea1d 5910#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5911#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:523
7d76ea1d
DK
5912msgid ""
5913"Quiet; produces output suitable for logging, omitting progress indicators. "
5914"More q's will produce more quiet up to a maximum of 2. You can also use "
5915"<option>-q=#</option> to set the quiet level, overriding the configuration "
5916"file. Configuration Item: <literal>quiet</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5917msgstr ""
5918
7d76ea1d 5919#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5920#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:531
7d76ea1d
DK
5921msgid ""
5922"Perform Delinking. If the <literal>External-Links</literal> setting is used "
5923"then this option actually enables delinking of the files. It defaults to on "
5924"and can be turned off with <option>--no-delink</option>. Configuration "
5925"Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::DeLinkAct</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5926msgstr ""
5927
7d76ea1d 5928#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5929#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:539
2a52e8c5 5930msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5931"Perform contents generation. When this option is set and package indexes are "
5932"being generated with a cache DB then the file listing will also be extracted "
5933"and stored in the DB for later use. When using the generate command this "
5934"option also allows the creation of any Contents files. The default is on. "
5935"Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Contents</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5936msgstr ""
5937
7d76ea1d 5938#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5939#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:549
2a52e8c5 5940msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5941"Select the source override file to use with the <literal>sources</literal> "
5942"command. Configuration Item: "
5943"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::SourceOverride</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5944msgstr ""
5945
7d76ea1d 5946#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5947#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:555
2a52e8c5 5948msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5949"Make the caching databases read only. Configuration Item: "
5950"<literal>APT::FTPArchive::ReadOnlyDB</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5951msgstr ""
5952
7d76ea1d 5953#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5954#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:560
2a52e8c5 5955msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5956"Accept in the <literal>packages</literal> and <literal>contents</literal> "
5957"commands only package files matching <literal>*_arch.deb</literal> or "
5958"<literal>*_all.deb</literal> instead of all package files in the given "
5959"path. Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Architecture</literal>."
2a52e8c5
DK
5960msgstr ""
5961
7d76ea1d 5962#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5963#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:568
2a52e8c5 5964msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5965"&apt-ftparchive; caches as much as possible of metadata in a cachedb. If "
5966"packages are recompiled and/or republished with the same version again, this "
5967"will lead to problems as the now outdated cached metadata like size and "
5968"checksums will be used. With this option enabled this will no longer happen "
5969"as it will be checked if the file was changed. Note that this option is set "
5970"to \"<literal>false</literal>\" by default as it is not recommend to upload "
5971"multiply versions/builds of a package with the same versionnumber, so in "
5972"theory nobody will have these problems and therefore all these extra checks "
5973"are useless."
2a52e8c5
DK
5974msgstr ""
5975
7d76ea1d 5976#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 5977#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:580
2a52e8c5 5978msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5979"This configuration option defaults to \"<literal>true</literal>\" and should "
5980"only be set to <literal>\"false\"</literal> if the Archive generated with "
5981"&apt-ftparchive; also provides <filename>Translation</filename> files. Note "
5982"that the <filename>Translation-en</filename> master file can only be created "
5983"in the generate command."
2a52e8c5
DK
5984msgstr ""
5985
7d76ea1d 5986#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para><programlisting>
9de26945 5987#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:598
7d76ea1d
DK
5988#, no-wrap
5989msgid ""
5990"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> packages "
5991"<replaceable>directory</replaceable> | <command>gzip</command> > "
5992"<filename>Packages.gz</filename>\n"
43be0ac4
MV
5993msgstr ""
5994
7d76ea1d 5995#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 5996#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:594
43be0ac4 5997msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
5998"To create a compressed Packages file for a directory containing binary "
5999"packages (.deb): <placeholder type=\"programlisting\" id=\"0\"/>"
43be0ac4
MV
6000msgstr ""
6001
2a52e8c5 6002#. type: Content of: <refentry><refsect1><para>
9de26945 6003#: apt-ftparchive.1.xml:608
2a52e8c5 6004msgid ""
7d76ea1d
DK
6005"<command>apt-ftparchive</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal "
6006"100 on error."
2a52e8c5
DK
6007msgstr ""
6008
521dd27d 6009#. type: Attribute 'lang' of: <book>
9de26945 6010#: guide.dbk:9 offline.dbk:9
521dd27d
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6011msgid "en"
6012msgstr ""
6013
6014#. type: Content of: <book><title>
9de26945 6015#: guide.dbk:11
43be0ac4
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6016msgid "APT User's Guide"
6017msgstr ""
6018
521dd27d 6019#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><authorgroup><author><personname>
9de26945 6020#: guide.dbk:17 offline.dbk:17
521dd27d
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6021msgid "Jason Gunthorpe"
6022msgstr ""
6023
6024#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><authorgroup><author><email>
9de26945 6025#: guide.dbk:17 offline.dbk:17
521dd27d 6026msgid "jgg@debian.org"
43be0ac4
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6027msgstr ""
6028
521dd27d 6029#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><releaseinfo>
9de26945 6030#: guide.dbk:21 offline.dbk:21
521dd27d 6031msgid "Version &apt-product-version;"
43be0ac4
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6032msgstr ""
6033
521dd27d 6034#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><abstract><para>
9de26945 6035#: guide.dbk:25
43be0ac4
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6036msgid ""
6037"This document provides an overview of how to use the the APT package "
6038"manager."
6039msgstr ""
6040
521dd27d 6041#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo>
9de26945 6042#: guide.dbk:29
521dd27d 6043msgid "<copyright><year>1998</year><holder>Jason Gunthorpe</holder></copyright>"
43be0ac4
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6044msgstr ""
6045
521dd27d 6046#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><legalnotice><title>
9de26945 6047#: guide.dbk:32 offline.dbk:33
521dd27d
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6048msgid "License Notice"
6049msgstr ""
6050
6051#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><legalnotice><para>
9de26945 6052#: guide.dbk:34 offline.dbk:35
43be0ac4
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6053msgid ""
6054"\"APT\" and this document are free software; you can redistribute them "
6055"and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public License as "
6056"published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, "
6057"or (at your option) any later version."
6058msgstr ""
6059
521dd27d 6060#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><legalnotice><para>
9de26945 6061#: guide.dbk:43 offline.dbk:41
43be0ac4 6062msgid ""
b176de3a 6063"For more details, on Debian systems, see the file "
43be0ac4
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6064"/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL for the full license."
6065msgstr ""
6066
521dd27d 6067#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
9de26945 6068#: guide.dbk:50
43be0ac4
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6069msgid "General"
6070msgstr ""
6071
521dd27d 6072#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6073#: guide.dbk:52
43be0ac4
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6074msgid ""
6075"The APT package currently contains two sections, the APT "
521dd27d
GJ
6076"<command>dselect</command> method and the <command>apt-get</command> command "
6077"line user interface. Both provide a way to install and remove packages as "
6078"well as download new packages from the Internet."
43be0ac4
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6079msgstr ""
6080
521dd27d 6081#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 6082#: guide.dbk:58
43be0ac4
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6083msgid "Anatomy of the Package System"
6084msgstr ""
6085
521dd27d 6086#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6087#: guide.dbk:60
43be0ac4
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6088msgid ""
6089"The Debian packaging system has a large amount of information associated "
6090"with each package to help assure that it integrates cleanly and easily into "
6091"the system. The most prominent of its features is the dependency system."
6092msgstr ""
6093
521dd27d 6094#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6095#: guide.dbk:65
43be0ac4
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6096msgid ""
6097"The dependency system allows individual programs to make use of shared "
6098"elements in the system such as libraries. It simplifies placing infrequently "
6099"used portions of a program in separate packages to reduce the number of "
6100"things the average user is required to install. Also, it allows for choices "
6101"in mail transport agents, X servers and so on."
6102msgstr ""
6103
521dd27d 6104#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6105#: guide.dbk:72
43be0ac4
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6106msgid ""
6107"The first step to understanding the dependency system is to grasp the "
6108"concept of a simple dependency. The meaning of a simple dependency is that a "
6109"package requires another package to be installed at the same time to work "
6110"properly."
6111msgstr ""
6112
521dd27d 6113#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6114#: guide.dbk:77
43be0ac4
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6115msgid ""
6116"For instance, mailcrypt is an emacs extension that aids in encrypting email "
b39c1859 6117"with GPG. Without GPGP installed mailcrypt is useless, so mailcrypt has a "
43be0ac4
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6118"simple dependency on GPG. Also, because it is an emacs extension it has a "
6119"simple dependency on emacs, without emacs it is completely useless."
6120msgstr ""
6121
521dd27d 6122#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6123#: guide.dbk:83
43be0ac4
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6124msgid ""
6125"The other important dependency to understand is a conflicting dependency. It "
6126"means that a package, when installed with another package, will not work and "
6127"may possibly be extremely harmful to the system. As an example consider a "
6128"mail transport agent such as sendmail, exim or qmail. It is not possible to "
6129"have two mail transport agents installed because both need to listen to the "
6130"network to receive mail. Attempting to install two will seriously damage the "
6131"system so all mail transport agents have a conflicting dependency with all "
6132"other mail transport agents."
6133msgstr ""
6134
521dd27d 6135#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6136#: guide.dbk:93
43be0ac4
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6137msgid ""
6138"As an added complication there is the possibility for a package to pretend "
6139"to be another package. Consider that exim and sendmail for many intents are "
6140"identical, they both deliver mail and understand a common interface. Hence, "
6141"the package system has a way for them to declare that they are both "
6142"mail-transport-agents. So, exim and sendmail both declare that they provide "
6143"a mail-transport-agent and other packages that need a mail transport agent "
6144"depend on mail-transport-agent. This can add a great deal of confusion when "
6145"trying to manually fix packages."
6146msgstr ""
6147
521dd27d 6148#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6149#: guide.dbk:103
43be0ac4
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6150msgid ""
6151"At any given time a single dependency may be met by packages that are "
6152"already installed or it may not be. APT attempts to help resolve dependency "
6153"issues by providing a number of automatic algorithms that help in selecting "
6154"packages for installation."
6155msgstr ""
6156
521dd27d 6157#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
9de26945 6158#: guide.dbk:112
9aa80d52
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6159msgid "apt-get"
6160msgstr ""
6161
521dd27d 6162#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6163#: guide.dbk:114
43be0ac4 6164msgid ""
521dd27d
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6165"<command>apt-get</command> provides a simple way to install packages from "
6166"the command line. Unlike <command>dpkg</command>, <command>apt-get</command> "
6167"does not understand .deb files, it works with the package's proper name and "
6168"can only install .deb archives from a <emphasis>Source</emphasis>."
43be0ac4
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6169msgstr ""
6170
521dd27d 6171#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para><footnote><para>
9de26945 6172#: guide.dbk:120
43be0ac4 6173msgid ""
521dd27d
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6174"If you are using an http proxy server you must set the http_proxy "
6175"environment variable first, see sources.list(5)"
43be0ac4
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6176msgstr ""
6177
521dd27d 6178#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6179#: guide.dbk:120
521dd27d
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6180msgid ""
6181"The first <placeholder type=\"footnote\" id=\"0\"/> thing that should be "
6182"done before using <command>apt-get</command> is to fetch the package lists "
6183"from the <emphasis>Sources</emphasis> so that it knows what packages are "
6184"available. This is done with <literal>apt-get update</literal>. For "
6185"instance,"
6186msgstr ""
6187
6188#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
9de26945 6189#: guide.dbk:128
43be0ac4
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6190#, no-wrap
6191msgid ""
6192"# apt-get update\n"
6193"Get http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ stable/binary-i386/ Packages\n"
6194"Get http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/contrib Packages\n"
6195"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
521dd27d 6196"Building Dependency Tree... Done\n"
43be0ac4
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6197msgstr ""
6198
521dd27d 6199#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6200#: guide.dbk:135
43be0ac4
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6201msgid "Once updated there are several commands that can be used:"
6202msgstr ""
6203
521dd27d 6204#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 6205#: guide.dbk:139
2b9b27c3
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6206msgid "upgrade"
6207msgstr ""
6208
521dd27d 6209#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 6210#: guide.dbk:142
43be0ac4
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6211msgid ""
6212"Upgrade will attempt to gently upgrade the whole system. Upgrade will never "
6213"install a new package or remove an existing package, nor will it ever "
6214"upgrade a package that might cause some other package to break. This can be "
6215"used daily to relatively safely upgrade the system. Upgrade will list all of "
6216"the packages that it could not upgrade, this usually means that they depend "
521dd27d
GJ
6217"on new packages or conflict with some other "
6218"package. <command>dselect</command> or <literal>apt-get install</literal> "
6219"can be used to force these packages to install."
43be0ac4
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6220msgstr ""
6221
521dd27d 6222#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 6223#: guide.dbk:154
2b9b27c3
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6224msgid "install"
6225msgstr ""
6226
521dd27d 6227#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 6228#: guide.dbk:157
43be0ac4
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6229msgid ""
6230"Install is used to install packages by name. The package is automatically "
6231"fetched and installed. This can be useful if you already know the name of "
6232"the package to install and do not want to go into a GUI to select it. Any "
6233"number of packages may be passed to install, they will all be "
6234"fetched. Install automatically attempts to resolve dependency problems with "
6235"the listed packages and will print a summary and ask for confirmation if "
6236"anything other than its arguments are changed."
6237msgstr ""
6238
521dd27d 6239#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><term>
9de26945 6240#: guide.dbk:168
2b9b27c3
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6241msgid "dist-upgrade"
6242msgstr ""
6243
521dd27d 6244#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 6245#: guide.dbk:171
43be0ac4
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6246msgid ""
6247"Dist-upgrade is a complete upgrader designed to simplify upgrading between "
6248"releases of Debian. It uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best "
6249"set of packages to install, upgrade and remove to get as much of the system "
6250"to the newest release. In some situations it may be desired to use "
6251"dist-upgrade rather than spend the time manually resolving dependencies in "
521dd27d
GJ
6252"<command>dselect</command>. Once dist-upgrade has completed then "
6253"<command>dselect</command> can be used to install any packages that may have "
6254"been left out."
43be0ac4
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6255msgstr ""
6256
521dd27d 6257#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><variablelist><varlistentry><listitem><para>
9de26945 6258#: guide.dbk:181
43be0ac4
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6259msgid ""
6260"It is important to closely look at what dist-upgrade is going to do, its "
6261"decisions may sometimes be quite surprising."
6262msgstr ""
6263
521dd27d 6264#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6265#: guide.dbk:188
43be0ac4 6266msgid ""
521dd27d
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6267"<command>apt-get</command> has several command line options that are "
6268"detailed in its man page, "
6269"<citerefentry><refentrytitle>apt-get</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. "
6270"The most useful option is <literal>-d</literal> which does not install the "
6271"fetched files. If the system has to download a large number of package it "
6272"would be undesired to start installing them in case something goes "
6273"wrong. When <literal>-d</literal> is used the downloaded archives can be "
6274"installed by simply running the command that caused them to be downloaded "
6275"again without <literal>-d</literal>."
43be0ac4
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6276msgstr ""
6277
521dd27d 6278#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
9de26945 6279#: guide.dbk:200
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6280msgid "DSelect"
6281msgstr ""
6282
521dd27d 6283#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6284#: guide.dbk:202
43be0ac4 6285msgid ""
521dd27d
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6286"The APT <command>dselect</command> method provides the complete APT system "
6287"with the <command>dselect</command> package selection "
6288"GUI. <command>dselect</command> is used to select the packages to be "
6289"installed or removed and APT actually installs them."
43be0ac4
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6290msgstr ""
6291
521dd27d 6292#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6293#: guide.dbk:208
43be0ac4 6294msgid ""
521dd27d
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6295"To enable the APT method you need to select [A]ccess in "
6296"<command>dselect</command> and then choose the APT method. You will be "
6297"prompted for a set of <emphasis>Sources</emphasis> which are places to fetch "
6298"archives from. These can be remote Internet sites, local Debian mirrors or "
6299"CD-ROMs. Each source can provide a fragment of the total Debian archive, APT "
6300"will automatically combine them to form a complete set of packages. If you "
6301"have a CD-ROM then it is a good idea to specify it first and then specify a "
6302"mirror so that you have access to the latest bug fixes. APT will "
6303"automatically use packages on your CD-ROM before downloading from the "
6304"Internet."
43be0ac4
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6305msgstr ""
6306
521dd27d 6307#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
9de26945 6308#: guide.dbk:219
43be0ac4
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6309#, no-wrap
6310msgid ""
6311" Set up a list of distribution source locations\n"
521dd27d 6312"\n"
43be0ac4
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6313" Please give the base URL of the debian distribution.\n"
6314" The access schemes I know about are: http file\n"
521dd27d 6315"\n"
43be0ac4
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6316" For example:\n"
6317" file:/mnt/debian,\n"
6318" ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian,\n"
6319" http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian,\n"
521dd27d
GJ
6320"\n"
6321"\n"
6322" URL [http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian]:\n"
43be0ac4
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6323msgstr ""
6324
521dd27d 6325#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6326#: guide.dbk:233
43be0ac4 6327msgid ""
521dd27d
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6328"The <emphasis>Sources</emphasis> setup starts by asking for the base of the "
6329"Debian archive, defaulting to a HTTP mirror. Next it asks for the "
6330"distribution to get."
43be0ac4
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6331msgstr ""
6332
521dd27d 6333#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
9de26945 6334#: guide.dbk:238
43be0ac4
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6335#, no-wrap
6336msgid ""
6337" Please give the distribution tag to get or a path to the\n"
6338" package file ending in a /. The distribution\n"
6339" tags are typically something like: stable unstable testing non-US\n"
521dd27d
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6340"\n"
6341" Distribution [stable]:\n"
43be0ac4
MV
6342msgstr ""
6343
521dd27d 6344#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6345#: guide.dbk:245
43be0ac4
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6346msgid ""
6347"The distribution refers to the Debian version in the archive, "
521dd27d
GJ
6348"<emphasis>stable</emphasis> refers to the latest released version and "
6349"<emphasis>unstable</emphasis> refers to the developmental "
6350"version. <emphasis>non-US</emphasis> is only available on some mirrors and "
6351"refers to packages that contain encryption technology or other things that "
6352"cannot be exported from the United States. Importing these packages into the "
6353"US is legal however."
43be0ac4
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6354msgstr ""
6355
521dd27d 6356#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><screen>
9de26945 6357#: guide.dbk:254
43be0ac4
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6358#, no-wrap
6359msgid ""
6360" Please give the components to get\n"
6361" The components are typically something like: main contrib non-free\n"
521dd27d
GJ
6362"\n"
6363" Components [main contrib non-free]:\n"
43be0ac4
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6364msgstr ""
6365
521dd27d 6366#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6367#: guide.dbk:260
43be0ac4
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6368msgid ""
6369"The components list refers to the list of sub distributions to fetch. The "
6370"distribution is split up based on software licenses, main being DFSG free "
6371"packages while contrib and non-free contain things that have various "
6372"restrictions placed on their use and distribution."
6373msgstr ""
6374
521dd27d 6375#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6376#: guide.dbk:266
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6377msgid ""
6378"Any number of sources can be added, the setup script will continue to prompt "
6379"until you have specified all that you want."
6380msgstr ""
6381
521dd27d 6382#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6383#: guide.dbk:270
43be0ac4 6384msgid ""
521dd27d
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6385"Before starting to use <command>dselect</command> it is necessary to update "
6386"the available list by selecting [U]pdate from the menu. This is a superset "
6387"of <literal>apt-get update</literal> that makes the fetched information "
6388"available to <command>dselect</command>. [U]pdate must be performed even if "
6389"<literal>apt-get update</literal> has been run before."
43be0ac4
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6390msgstr ""
6391
521dd27d 6392#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6393#: guide.dbk:277
43be0ac4
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6394msgid ""
6395"You can then go on and make your selections using [S]elect and then perform "
6396"the installation using [I]nstall. When using the APT method the [C]onfig and "
6397"[R]emove commands have no meaning, the [I]nstall command performs both of "
6398"them together."
6399msgstr ""
6400
521dd27d 6401#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6402#: guide.dbk:283
43be0ac4
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6403msgid ""
6404"By default APT will automatically remove the package (.deb) files once they "
6405"have been successfully installed. To change this behavior place "
521dd27d 6406"<literal>Dselect::clean \"prompt\";</literal> in /etc/apt/apt.conf."
43be0ac4
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6407msgstr ""
6408
521dd27d 6409#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
9de26945 6410#: guide.dbk:289
43be0ac4
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6411msgid "The Interface"
6412msgstr ""
6413
521dd27d 6414#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para><footnote><para>
9de26945 6415#: guide.dbk:293
521dd27d
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6416msgid ""
6417"The <command>dselect</command> method actually is a set of wrapper scripts "
6418"to <command>apt-get</command>. The method actually provides more "
6419"functionality than is present in <command>apt-get</command> alone."
6420msgstr ""
6421
6422#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><para>
9de26945 6423#: guide.dbk:291
43be0ac4 6424msgid ""
521dd27d
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6425"Both that APT <command>dselect</command> method and "
6426"<command>apt-get</command> share the same interface. It is a simple system "
6427"that generally tells you what it will do and then goes and does "
6428"it. <placeholder type=\"footnote\" id=\"0\"/> After printing out a summary "
6429"of what will happen APT then will print out some informative status messages "
6430"so that you can estimate how far along it is and how much is left to do."
43be0ac4
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6431msgstr ""
6432
521dd27d 6433#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 6434#: guide.dbk:302
43be0ac4
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6435msgid "Startup"
6436msgstr ""
6437
521dd27d 6438#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6439#: guide.dbk:304
43be0ac4
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6440msgid ""
6441"Before all operations except update, APT performs a number of actions to "
6442"prepare its internal state. It also does some checks of the system's "
521dd27d
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6443"state. At any time these operations can be performed by running "
6444"<literal>apt-get check</literal>."
43be0ac4
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6445msgstr ""
6446
521dd27d 6447#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 6448#: guide.dbk:310
43be0ac4
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6449#, no-wrap
6450msgid ""
6451"# apt-get check\n"
6452"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
521dd27d 6453"Building Dependency Tree... Done\n"
43be0ac4
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6454msgstr ""
6455
521dd27d 6456#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6457#: guide.dbk:315
43be0ac4
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6458msgid ""
6459"The first thing it does is read all the package files into memory. APT uses "
6460"a caching scheme so this operation will be faster the second time it is "
6461"run. If some of the package files are not found then they will be ignored "
6462"and a warning will be printed when apt-get exits."
6463msgstr ""
6464
521dd27d 6465#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6466#: guide.dbk:321
43be0ac4
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6467msgid ""
6468"The final operation performs a detailed analysis of the system's "
6469"dependencies. It checks every dependency of every installed or unpacked "
6470"package and considers if it is OK. Should this find a problem then a report "
521dd27d 6471"will be printed out and <command>apt-get</command> will refuse to run."
43be0ac4
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6472msgstr ""
6473
521dd27d 6474#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 6475#: guide.dbk:327
43be0ac4
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6476#, no-wrap
6477msgid ""
6478"# apt-get check\n"
6479"Reading Package Lists... Done\n"
6480"Building Dependency Tree... Done\n"
6481"You might want to run apt-get -f install' to correct these.\n"
6482"Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:\n"
6483" 9fonts: Depends: xlib6g but it is not installed\n"
6484" uucp: Depends: mailx but it is not installed\n"
521dd27d 6485" blast: Depends: xlib6g (&gt;= 3.3-5) but it is not installed\n"
43be0ac4
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6486" adduser: Depends: perl-base but it is not installed\n"
6487" aumix: Depends: libgpmg1 but it is not installed\n"
6488" debiandoc-sgml: Depends: sgml-base but it is not installed\n"
521dd27d 6489" bash-builtins: Depends: bash (&gt;= 2.01) but 2.0-3 is installed\n"
43be0ac4 6490" cthugha: Depends: svgalibg1 but it is not installed\n"
521dd27d
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6491" Depends: xlib6g (&gt;= 3.3-5) but it is not installed\n"
6492" libreadlineg2: Conflicts:libreadline2 (&lt;&lt; 2.1-2.1)\n"
43be0ac4
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6493msgstr ""
6494
521dd27d 6495#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6496#: guide.dbk:344
43be0ac4
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6497msgid ""
6498"In this example the system has many problems, including a serious problem "
6499"with libreadlineg2. For each package that has unmet dependencies a line is "
6500"printed out indicating the package with the problem and the dependencies "
6501"that are unmet. A short explanation of why the package has a dependency "
6502"problem is also included."
6503msgstr ""
6504
521dd27d 6505#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para><footnote><para>
9de26945 6506#: guide.dbk:353
521dd27d
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6507msgid ""
6508"APT however considers all known dependencies and attempts to prevent broken "
6509"packages"
6510msgstr ""
6511
6512#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6513#: guide.dbk:351
43be0ac4
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6514msgid ""
6515"There are two ways a system can get into a broken state like this. The first "
521dd27d
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6516"is caused by <command>dpkg</command> missing some subtle relationships "
6517"between packages when performing upgrades. <placeholder type=\"footnote\" "
6518"id=\"0\"/>. The second is if a package installation fails during an "
6519"operation. In this situation a package may have been unpacked without its "
6520"dependents being installed."
43be0ac4
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6521msgstr ""
6522
521dd27d 6523#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6524#: guide.dbk:360
43be0ac4
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6525msgid ""
6526"The second situation is much less serious than the first because APT places "
6527"certain constraints on the order that packages are installed. In both cases "
521dd27d
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6528"supplying the <literal>-f</literal> option to <command>apt-get</command> "
6529"will cause APT to deduce a possible solution to the problem and then "
6530"continue on. The APT <command>dselect</command> method always supplies the "
6531"<literal>-f</literal> option to allow for easy continuation of failed "
6532"maintainer scripts."
43be0ac4
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6533msgstr ""
6534
521dd27d 6535#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6536#: guide.dbk:369
43be0ac4 6537msgid ""
521dd27d
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6538"However, if the <literal>-f</literal> option is used to correct a seriously "
6539"broken system caused by the first case then it is possible that it will "
6540"either fail immediately or the installation sequence will fail. In either "
6541"case it is necessary to manually use dpkg (possibly with forcing options) to "
6542"correct the situation enough to allow APT to proceed."
43be0ac4
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6543msgstr ""
6544
521dd27d 6545#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 6546#: guide.dbk:377
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6547msgid "The Status Report"
6548msgstr ""
6549
521dd27d 6550#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6551#: guide.dbk:379
43be0ac4 6552msgid ""
521dd27d
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6553"Before proceeding <command>apt-get</command> will present a report on what "
6554"will happen. Generally the report reflects the type of operation being "
6555"performed but there are several common elements. In all cases the lists "
6556"reflect the final state of things, taking into account the "
6557"<literal>-f</literal> option and any other relevant activities to the "
6558"command being executed."
43be0ac4
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6559msgstr ""
6560
521dd27d 6561#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
9de26945 6562#: guide.dbk:386
43be0ac4
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6563msgid "The Extra Package list"
6564msgstr ""
6565
521dd27d 6566#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
9de26945 6567#: guide.dbk:388
43be0ac4
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6568#, no-wrap
6569msgid ""
6570"The following extra packages will be installed:\n"
6571" libdbd-mysql-perl xlib6 zlib1 xzx libreadline2 libdbd-msql-perl\n"
6572" mailpgp xdpkg fileutils pinepgp zlib1g xlib6g perl-base\n"
6573" bin86 libgdbm1 libgdbmg1 quake-lib gmp2 bcc xbuffy\n"
6574" squake pgp-i python-base debmake ldso perl libreadlineg2\n"
521dd27d 6575" ssh\n"
43be0ac4
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6576msgstr ""
6577
521dd27d 6578#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6579#: guide.dbk:396
43be0ac4
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6580msgid ""
6581"The Extra Package list shows all of the packages that will be installed or "
6582"upgraded in excess of the ones mentioned on the command line. It is only "
521dd27d
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6583"generated for an <literal>install</literal> command. The listed packages are "
6584"often the result of an Auto Install."
43be0ac4
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6585msgstr ""
6586
521dd27d 6587#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
9de26945 6588#: guide.dbk:403
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6589msgid "The Packages to Remove"
6590msgstr ""
6591
521dd27d 6592#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
9de26945 6593#: guide.dbk:405
43be0ac4
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6594#, no-wrap
6595msgid ""
6596"The following packages will be REMOVED:\n"
6597" xlib6-dev xpat2 tk40-dev xkeycaps xbattle xonix\n"
6598" xdaliclock tk40 tk41 xforms0.86 ghostview xloadimage xcolorsel\n"
6599" xadmin xboard perl-debug tkined xtetris libreadline2-dev perl-suid\n"
521dd27d 6600" nas xpilot xfig\n"
43be0ac4
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6601msgstr ""
6602
521dd27d 6603#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6604#: guide.dbk:412
43be0ac4
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6605msgid ""
6606"The Packages to Remove list shows all of the packages that will be removed "
6607"from the system. It can be shown for any of the operations and should be "
6608"given a careful inspection to ensure nothing important is to be taken "
521dd27d
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6609"off. The <literal>-f</literal> option is especially good at generating "
6610"packages to remove so extreme care should be used in that case. The list may "
6611"contain packages that are going to be removed because they are only "
6612"partially installed, possibly due to an aborted installation."
43be0ac4
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6613msgstr ""
6614
521dd27d 6615#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
9de26945 6616#: guide.dbk:422
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6617msgid "The New Packages list"
6618msgstr ""
6619
521dd27d 6620#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
9de26945 6621#: guide.dbk:424
43be0ac4
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6622#, no-wrap
6623msgid ""
6624"The following NEW packages will installed:\n"
521dd27d 6625" zlib1g xlib6g perl-base libgdbmg1 quake-lib gmp2 pgp-i python-base\n"
43be0ac4
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6626msgstr ""
6627
521dd27d 6628#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6629#: guide.dbk:428
43be0ac4
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6630msgid ""
6631"The New Packages list is simply a reminder of what will happen. The packages "
6632"listed are not presently installed in the system but will be when APT is "
6633"done."
6634msgstr ""
6635
521dd27d 6636#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
9de26945 6637#: guide.dbk:433
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6638msgid "The Kept Back list"
6639msgstr ""
6640
521dd27d 6641#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
9de26945 6642#: guide.dbk:435
43be0ac4
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6643#, no-wrap
6644msgid ""
6645"The following packages have been kept back\n"
6646" compface man-db tetex-base msql libpaper svgalib1\n"
521dd27d 6647" gs snmp arena lynx xpat2 groff xscreensaver\n"
43be0ac4
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6648msgstr ""
6649
521dd27d 6650#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6651#: guide.dbk:440
43be0ac4
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6652msgid ""
6653"Whenever the whole system is being upgraded there is the possibility that "
6654"new versions of packages cannot be installed because they require new things "
6655"or conflict with already installed things. In this case the package will "
6656"appear in the Kept Back list. The best way to convince packages listed there "
521dd27d
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6657"to install is with <literal>apt-get install</literal> or by using "
6658"<command>dselect</command> to resolve their problems."
43be0ac4
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6659msgstr ""
6660
521dd27d 6661#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
9de26945 6662#: guide.dbk:449
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6663msgid "Held Packages warning"
6664msgstr ""
6665
521dd27d 6666#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
9de26945 6667#: guide.dbk:451
43be0ac4
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6668#, no-wrap
6669msgid ""
6670"The following held packages will be changed:\n"
521dd27d 6671" cvs\n"
43be0ac4
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6672msgstr ""
6673
521dd27d 6674#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6675#: guide.dbk:455
43be0ac4
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6676msgid ""
6677"Sometimes you can ask APT to install a package that is on hold, in such a "
6678"case it prints out a warning that the held package is going to be "
6679"changed. This should only happen during dist-upgrade or install."
6680msgstr ""
6681
521dd27d 6682#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><title>
9de26945 6683#: guide.dbk:461
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6684msgid "Final summary"
6685msgstr ""
6686
521dd27d 6687#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6688#: guide.dbk:463
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6689msgid "Finally, APT will print out a summary of all the changes that will occur."
6690msgstr ""
6691
521dd27d 6692#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><screen>
9de26945 6693#: guide.dbk:466
43be0ac4
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6694#, no-wrap
6695msgid ""
6696"206 packages upgraded, 8 newly installed, 23 to remove and 51 not "
6697"upgraded.\n"
6698"12 packages not fully installed or removed.\n"
521dd27d 6699"Need to get 65.7M/66.7M of archives. After unpacking 26.5M will be used.\n"
43be0ac4
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6700msgstr ""
6701
521dd27d 6702#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6703#: guide.dbk:471
43be0ac4
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6704msgid ""
6705"The first line of the summary simply is a reduced version of all of the "
6706"lists and includes the number of upgrades - that is packages already "
6707"installed that have new versions available. The second line indicates the "
6708"number of poorly configured packages, possibly the result of an aborted "
6709"installation. The final line shows the space requirements that the "
6710"installation needs. The first pair of numbers refer to the size of the "
6711"archive files. The first number indicates the number of bytes that must be "
6712"fetched from remote locations and the second indicates the total size of all "
6713"the archives required. The next number indicates the size difference between "
6714"the presently installed packages and the newly installed packages. It is "
6715"roughly equivalent to the space required in /usr after everything is "
6716"done. If a large number of packages are being removed then the value may "
6717"indicate the amount of space that will be freed."
6718msgstr ""
6719
521dd27d 6720#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><section><para>
9de26945 6721#: guide.dbk:485
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6722msgid ""
6723"Some other reports can be generated by using the -u option to show packages "
6724"to upgrade, they are similar to the previous examples."
6725msgstr ""
6726
521dd27d 6727#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 6728#: guide.dbk:492
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6729msgid "The Status Display"
6730msgstr ""
6731
521dd27d 6732#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6733#: guide.dbk:494
43be0ac4
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6734msgid ""
6735"During the download of archives and package files APT prints out a series of "
6736"status messages."
6737msgstr ""
6738
521dd27d 6739#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 6740#: guide.dbk:498
43be0ac4
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6741#, no-wrap
6742msgid ""
6743"# apt-get update\n"
6744"Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ stable/non-US/ Packages\n"
6745"Get:2 http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/contrib Packages\n"
6746"Hit http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/main Packages\n"
6747"Get:4 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-non-US/ unstable/binary-i386/ "
6748"Packages\n"
6749"Get:5 http://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/ testing/non-free Packages\n"
521dd27d 6750"11% [5 testing/non-free `Waiting for file' 0/32.1k 0%] 2203b/s 1m52s\n"
43be0ac4
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6751msgstr ""
6752
521dd27d 6753#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6754#: guide.dbk:507
43be0ac4 6755msgid ""
521dd27d
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6756"The lines starting with <emphasis>Get</emphasis> are printed out when APT "
6757"begins to fetch a file while the last line indicates the progress of the "
6758"download. The first percent value on the progress line indicates the total "
6759"percent done of all files. Unfortunately since the size of the Package files "
6760"is unknown <literal>apt-get update</literal> estimates the percent done "
6761"which causes some inaccuracies."
43be0ac4
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6762msgstr ""
6763
521dd27d 6764#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6765#: guide.dbk:515
43be0ac4
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6766msgid ""
6767"The next section of the status line is repeated once for each download "
6768"thread and indicates the operation being performed and some useful "
6769"information about what is happening. Sometimes this section will simply read "
521dd27d
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6770"<emphasis>Forking</emphasis> which means the OS is loading the download "
6771"module. The first word after the [ is the fetch number as shown on the "
6772"history lines. The next word is the short form name of the object being "
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MV
6773"downloaded. For archives it will contain the name of the package that is "
6774"being fetched."
6775msgstr ""
6776
521dd27d 6777#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6778#: guide.dbk:525
43be0ac4
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6779msgid ""
6780"Inside of the single quote is an informative string indicating the progress "
6781"of the negotiation phase of the download. Typically it progresses from "
521dd27d
GJ
6782"<emphasis>Connecting</emphasis> to <emphasis>Waiting for file</emphasis> to "
6783"<emphasis>Downloading</emphasis> or <emphasis>Resuming</emphasis>. The final "
6784"value is the number of bytes downloaded from the remote site. Once the "
6785"download begins this is represented as <literal>102/10.2k</literal> "
6786"indicating that 102 bytes have been fetched and 10.2 kilobytes is "
6787"expected. The total size is always shown in 4 figure notation to preserve "
6788"space. After the size display is a percent meter for the file itself. The "
6789"second last element is the instantaneous average speed. This values is "
6790"updated every 5 seconds and reflects the rate of data transfer for that "
6791"period. Finally is shown the estimated transfer time. This is updated "
43be0ac4
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6792"regularly and reflects the time to complete everything at the shown transfer "
6793"rate."
6794msgstr ""
6795
521dd27d 6796#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6797#: guide.dbk:540
43be0ac4
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6798msgid ""
6799"The status display updates every half second to provide a constant feedback "
6800"on the download progress while the Get lines scroll back whenever a new file "
6801"is started. Since the status display is constantly updated it is unsuitable "
521dd27d
GJ
6802"for logging to a file, use the <literal>-q</literal> option to remove the "
6803"status display."
43be0ac4
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6804msgstr ""
6805
521dd27d 6806#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 6807#: guide.dbk:548
43be0ac4
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6808msgid "Dpkg"
6809msgstr ""
6810
521dd27d 6811#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6812#: guide.dbk:550
43be0ac4 6813msgid ""
521dd27d
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6814"APT uses <command>dpkg</command> for installing the archives and will switch "
6815"over to the <command>dpkg</command> interface once downloading is "
6816"completed. <command>dpkg</command> will also ask a number of questions as it "
43be0ac4
MV
6817"processes the packages and the packages themselves may also ask several "
6818"questions. Before each question there is usually a description of what it is "
6819"asking and the questions are too varied to discuss completely here."
6820msgstr ""
6821
521dd27d 6822#. type: Content of: <book><title>
9de26945 6823#: offline.dbk:11
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6824msgid "Using APT Offline"
6825msgstr ""
6826
521dd27d 6827#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><abstract><para>
9de26945 6828#: offline.dbk:25
43be0ac4
MV
6829msgid ""
6830"This document describes how to use APT in a non-networked environment, "
6831"specifically a 'sneaker-net' approach for performing upgrades."
6832msgstr ""
6833
521dd27d 6834#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo>
9de26945 6835#: offline.dbk:30
521dd27d 6836msgid "<copyright><year>1999</year><holder>Jason Gunthorpe</holder></copyright>"
43be0ac4
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6837msgstr ""
6838
521dd27d 6839#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
9de26945 6840#: offline.dbk:48
43be0ac4
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6841msgid "Introduction"
6842msgstr ""
6843
521dd27d 6844#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 6845#: offline.dbk:50 offline.dbk:80 offline.dbk:192
43be0ac4
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6846msgid "Overview"
6847msgstr ""
6848
521dd27d 6849#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6850#: offline.dbk:52
43be0ac4
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6851msgid ""
6852"Normally APT requires direct access to a Debian archive, either from a local "
6853"media or through a network. Another common complaint is that a Debian "
6854"machine is on a slow link, such as a modem and another machine has a very "
6855"fast connection but they are physically distant."
6856msgstr ""
6857
521dd27d 6858#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6859#: offline.dbk:58
43be0ac4
MV
6860msgid ""
6861"The solution to this is to use large removable media such as a Zip disc or a "
6862"SuperDisk disc. These discs are not large enough to store the entire Debian "
6863"archive but can easily fit a subset large enough for most users. The idea is "
6864"to use APT to generate a list of packages that are required and then fetch "
6865"them onto the disc using another machine with good connectivity. It is even "
6866"possible to use another Debian machine with APT or to use a completely "
521dd27d
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6867"different OS and a download tool like wget. Let <emphasis>remote "
6868"host</emphasis> mean the machine downloading the packages, and "
6869"<emphasis>target host</emphasis> the one with bad or no connection."
43be0ac4
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6870msgstr ""
6871
521dd27d 6872#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6873#: offline.dbk:69
43be0ac4
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6874msgid ""
6875"This is achieved by creatively manipulating the APT configuration file. The "
b39c1859 6876"essential premise to tell APT to look on a disc for it's archive files. Note "
43be0ac4
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6877"that the disc should be formated with a filesystem that can handle long file "
6878"names such as ext2, fat32 or vfat."
6879msgstr ""
6880
521dd27d 6881#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
9de26945 6882#: offline.dbk:78
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6883msgid "Using APT on both machines"
6884msgstr ""
6885
521dd27d 6886#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6887#: offline.dbk:82
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6888msgid ""
6889"APT being available on both machines gives the simplest configuration. The "
6890"basic idea is to place a copy of the status file on the disc and use the "
6891"remote machine to fetch the latest package files and decide which packages "
6892"to download. The disk directory structure should look like:"
6893msgstr ""
6894
521dd27d 6895#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 6896#: offline.dbk:88
43be0ac4
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6897#, no-wrap
6898msgid ""
6899" /disc/\n"
6900" archives/\n"
6901" partial/\n"
6902" lists/\n"
6903" partial/\n"
6904" status\n"
6905" sources.list\n"
521dd27d 6906" apt.conf\n"
43be0ac4
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6907msgstr ""
6908
521dd27d 6909#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 6910#: offline.dbk:99
43be0ac4
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6911msgid "The configuration file"
6912msgstr ""
6913
521dd27d 6914#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6915#: offline.dbk:101
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6916msgid ""
6917"The configuration file should tell APT to store its files on the disc and to "
6918"use the configuration files on the disc as well. The sources.list should "
6919"contain the proper sites that you wish to use from the remote machine, and "
521dd27d
GJ
6920"the status file should be a copy of "
6921"<emphasis>/var/lib/dpkg/status</emphasis> from the <emphasis>target "
6922"host</emphasis>. Please note, if you are using a local archive you must use "
6923"copy URIs, the syntax is identical to file URIs."
43be0ac4
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6924msgstr ""
6925
521dd27d 6926#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6927#: offline.dbk:109
43be0ac4 6928msgid ""
521dd27d
GJ
6929"<emphasis>apt.conf</emphasis> must contain the necessary information to make "
6930"APT use the disc:"
43be0ac4
MV
6931msgstr ""
6932
521dd27d 6933#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 6934#: offline.dbk:113
43be0ac4
MV
6935#, no-wrap
6936msgid ""
6937" APT\n"
6938" {\n"
6939" /* This is not necessary if the two machines are the same arch, it "
6940"tells\n"
6941" the remote APT what architecture the target machine is */\n"
6942" Architecture \"i386\";\n"
521dd27d 6943"\n"
43be0ac4
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6944" Get::Download-Only \"true\";\n"
6945" };\n"
521dd27d 6946"\n"
43be0ac4
MV
6947" Dir\n"
6948" {\n"
6949" /* Use the disc for state information and redirect the status file from\n"
6950" the /var/lib/dpkg default */\n"
6951" State \"/disc/\";\n"
6952" State::status \"status\";\n"
6953"\n"
6954" // Binary caches will be stored locally\n"
6955" Cache::archives \"/disc/archives/\";\n"
6956" Cache \"/tmp/\";\n"
521dd27d 6957"\n"
43be0ac4
MV
6958" // Location of the source list.\n"
6959" Etc \"/disc/\";\n"
521dd27d 6960" };\n"
43be0ac4
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6961msgstr ""
6962
521dd27d 6963#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6964#: offline.dbk:138
43be0ac4
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6965msgid ""
6966"More details can be seen by examining the apt.conf man page and the sample "
521dd27d
GJ
6967"configuration file in "
6968"<emphasis>/usr/share/doc/apt/examples/apt.conf</emphasis>."
43be0ac4
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6969msgstr ""
6970
521dd27d 6971#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6972#: offline.dbk:143
43be0ac4
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6973msgid ""
6974"On the target machine the first thing to do is mount the disc and copy "
521dd27d
GJ
6975"<emphasis>/var/lib/dpkg/status</emphasis> to it. You will also need to "
6976"create the directories outlined in the Overview, "
6977"<emphasis>archives/partial/</emphasis> and "
6978"<emphasis>lists/partial/</emphasis>. Then take the disc to the remote "
6979"machine and configure the sources.list. On the remote machine execute the "
6980"following:"
43be0ac4
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6981msgstr ""
6982
521dd27d 6983#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 6984#: offline.dbk:152
43be0ac4
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6985#, no-wrap
6986msgid ""
6987" # export APT_CONFIG=\"/disc/apt.conf\"\n"
6988" # apt-get update\n"
6989" [ APT fetches the package files ]\n"
6990" # apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
521dd27d 6991" [ APT fetches all the packages needed to upgrade the target machine ]\n"
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6992msgstr ""
6993
521dd27d 6994#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 6995#: offline.dbk:159
43be0ac4 6996msgid ""
b39c1859 6997"The dist-upgrade command can be replaced with any other standard APT "
43be0ac4 6998"commands, particularly dselect-upgrade. You can even use an APT front end "
521dd27d
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6999"such as <emphasis>dselect</emphasis>. However this presents a problem in "
7000"communicating your selections back to the local computer."
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7001msgstr ""
7002
521dd27d 7003#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7004#: offline.dbk:165
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7005msgid ""
7006"Now the disc contains all of the index files and archives needed to upgrade "
7007"the target machine. Take the disc back and run:"
7008msgstr ""
7009
521dd27d 7010#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 7011#: offline.dbk:169
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7012#, no-wrap
7013msgid ""
7014" # export APT_CONFIG=\"/disc/apt.conf\"\n"
7015" # apt-get check\n"
7016" [ APT generates a local copy of the cache files ]\n"
7017" # apt-get --no-d -o dir::state::status=/var/lib/dpkg/status dist-upgrade\n"
521dd27d 7018" [ Or any other APT command ]\n"
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7019msgstr ""
7020
521dd27d 7021#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7022#: offline.dbk:176
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7023msgid ""
7024"It is necessary for proper function to re-specify the status file to be the "
7025"local one. This is very important!"
7026msgstr ""
7027
521dd27d 7028#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7029#: offline.dbk:180
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7030msgid ""
7031"If you are using dselect you can do the very risky operation of copying "
7032"disc/status to /var/lib/dpkg/status so that any selections you made on the "
7033"remote machine are updated. I highly recommend that people only make "
7034"selections on the local machine - but this may not always be possible. DO "
7035"NOT copy the status file if dpkg or APT have been run in the mean time!!"
7036msgstr ""
7037
521dd27d 7038#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><title>
9de26945 7039#: offline.dbk:190
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7040msgid "Using APT and wget"
7041msgstr ""
7042
521dd27d 7043#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7044#: offline.dbk:194
43be0ac4 7045msgid ""
521dd27d
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7046"<emphasis>wget</emphasis> is a popular and portable download tool that can "
7047"run on nearly any machine. Unlike the method above this requires that the "
7048"Debian machine already has a list of available packages."
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7049msgstr ""
7050
521dd27d 7051#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7052#: offline.dbk:199
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7053msgid ""
7054"The basic idea is to create a disc that has only the archive files "
7055"downloaded from the remote site. This is done by using the --print-uris "
7056"option to apt-get and then preparing a wget script to actually fetch the "
7057"packages."
7058msgstr ""
7059
521dd27d 7060#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><title>
9de26945 7061#: offline.dbk:205
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7062msgid "Operation"
7063msgstr ""
7064
521dd27d 7065#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7066#: offline.dbk:207
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7067msgid ""
7068"Unlike the previous technique no special configuration files are "
7069"required. We merely use the standard APT commands to generate the file list."
7070msgstr ""
7071
521dd27d 7072#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 7073#: offline.dbk:211
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7074#, no-wrap
7075msgid ""
521dd27d 7076" # apt-get dist-upgrade\n"
43be0ac4 7077" [ Press no when prompted, make sure you are happy with the actions ]\n"
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7078" # apt-get -qq --print-uris dist-upgrade &gt; uris\n"
7079" # awk '{print \"wget -O \" $2 \" \" $1}' &lt; uris &gt; /disc/wget-script\n"
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7080msgstr ""
7081
521dd27d 7082#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7083#: offline.dbk:217
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7084msgid ""
7085"Any command other than dist-upgrade could be used here, including "
7086"dselect-upgrade."
7087msgstr ""
7088
521dd27d 7089#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7090#: offline.dbk:221
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7091msgid ""
7092"The /disc/wget-script file will now contain a list of wget commands to "
7093"execute in order to fetch the necessary archives. This script should be run "
7094"with the current directory as the disc's mount point so as to save the "
7095"output on the disc."
7096msgstr ""
7097
521dd27d 7098#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7099#: offline.dbk:227
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7100msgid "The remote machine would do something like"
7101msgstr ""
7102
521dd27d 7103#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 7104#: offline.dbk:230
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7105#, no-wrap
7106msgid ""
7107" # cd /disc\n"
7108" # sh -x ./wget-script\n"
521dd27d 7109" [ wait.. ]\n"
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7110msgstr ""
7111
521dd27d 7112#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7113#: offline.dbk:235
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7114msgid ""
7115"Once the archives are downloaded and the disc returned to the Debian machine "
7116"installation can proceed using,"
7117msgstr ""
7118
521dd27d 7119#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><screen>
9de26945 7120#: offline.dbk:239
43be0ac4 7121#, no-wrap
521dd27d 7122msgid " # apt-get -o dir::cache::archives=\"/disc/\" dist-upgrade\n"
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7123msgstr ""
7124
521dd27d 7125#. type: Content of: <book><chapter><section><para>
9de26945 7126#: offline.dbk:242
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7127msgid "Which will use the already fetched archives on the disc."
7128msgstr ""