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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <title>APT User's Guide</title>
 
 <author>Jason Gunthorpe <email>jgg@debian.org</email></author>
 <title>APT User's Guide</title>
 
 <author>Jason Gunthorpe <email>jgg@debian.org</email></author>

-<version>$Id: guide.sgml,v 1.2 1998/11/23 01:15:59 jgg Exp $</version>
+<version>$Id: guide.sgml,v 1.3 2001/02/20 07:03:17 jgg Exp $</version>

 
 <abstract>
 This document provides an overview of how to use the the APT package manager.
 
 <abstract>
 This document provides an overview of how to use the the APT package manager.


@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ of a simple dependency. The meaning of a simple dependency is that a package
 requires another package to be installed at the same time to work properly.
 
 <p>
 requires another package to be installed at the same time to work properly.
 
 <p>

-For instance, mail-crypt is an emacs extension that aids in encrypting email
-with PGP. Without PGP installed mail-crypt is useless, so mail-crypt has a 
-simple dependency on PGP. Also, because it is an emacs extension it has a 
+For instance, mailcrypt is an emacs extension that aids in encrypting email
+with GPG. Without GPGP installed mail-crypt is useless, so mailcrypt has a
+simple dependency on GPG. Also, because it is an emacs extension it has a 

 simple dependency on emacs, without emacs it is completely useless.
 
 <p>
 simple dependency on emacs, without emacs it is completely useless.
 
 <p>


@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ how much is left to do.
 <p>
 Before all operations, except update, APT performs a number of actions to
 prepare its internal state. It also does some checks of the systems state.
 <p>
 Before all operations, except update, APT performs a number of actions to
 prepare its internal state. It also does some checks of the systems state.

-At any time these operations can be performed by running <tt>apt-get chec</>
+At any time these operations can be performed by running <tt>apt-get check</>.

 <p>
 <example>
 # apt-get check
 <p>
 <example>
 # apt-get check


@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ is run. If some of the package files are not found then they will be ignored
 and a warning will be printed when apt-get exits. 
 
 <p>
 and a warning will be printed when apt-get exits. 
 
 <p>

-The final operation performs a detailed analysis of the systems dependencies. 
+The final operation performs a detailed analysis of the system's dependencies.

 It checks every dependency of every installed or unpacked package and considers
 if it is ok. Should this find a problem then a report will be printed out and
 <prgn>apt-get</> will refuse to run.
 It checks every dependency of every installed or unpacked package and considers
 if it is ok. Should this find a problem then a report will be printed out and
 <prgn>apt-get</> will refuse to run.


@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ problem is also included.
 
 <p>
 There are two ways a system can get into a broken state like this. The
 
 <p>
 There are two ways a system can get into a broken state like this. The

-first is caused by <prgn>dpkg missing</> some subtle relationships between 
+first is caused by <prgn>dpkg</> missing some subtle relationships between 

 packages when performing upgrades. <footnote>APT however considers all known 
 dependencies and attempts to prevent broken packages</footnote>. The second is 
 if a package installation fails during an operation. In this situation a 
 packages when performing upgrades. <footnote>APT however considers all known 
 dependencies and attempts to prevent broken packages</footnote>. The second is 
 if a package installation fails during an operation. In this situation a 


@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ package may have been unpacked without its dependents being installed.
 <p>
 The second situation is much less serious than the first because APT places
 certain assurances on the order that packages are installed. In both cases
 <p>
 The second situation is much less serious than the first because APT places
 certain assurances on the order that packages are installed. In both cases

-supplying the <tt>-f</> option to <prgn>atp-get</> will cause APT to deduce a
+supplying the <tt>-f</> option to <prgn>apt-get</> will cause APT to deduce a

 possible solution to the problem and then continue on. The APT <prgn>dselect</> 
 method always supplies the <tt>-f</> option to allow for easy continuation
 of failed maintainer scripts.
 possible solution to the problem and then continue on. The APT <prgn>dselect</> 
 method always supplies the <tt>-f</> option to allow for easy continuation
 of failed maintainer scripts.


@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ to upgrade, they are similar to the previous examples.
 <sect>The Status Display
 <p>
 During the download of archives and package files APT prints out a series of
 <sect>The Status Display
 <p>
 During the download of archives and package files APT prints out a series of

-status messages,
+status messages.

 
 <p>
 <example>
 
 <p>
 <example>


@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ inaccuracies.
 
 <p>
 The next section of the status line is repeated once for each dowload thread
 
 <p>
 The next section of the status line is repeated once for each dowload thread

-and indicates the operation being performed and some usefull information
+and indicates the operation being performed and some useful information

 about what is happening. Sometimes this section will simply read <em>Forking</>
 which means the OS is loading the download module. The first word after the [
 is the fetch number as shown on the history lines. The next word
 about what is happening. Sometimes this section will simply read <em>Forking</>
 which means the OS is loading the download module. The first word after the [
 is the fetch number as shown on the history lines. The next word


@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ Inside of the single quote is an informative string indicating the progress
 of the negotiation phase of the download. Typically it progresses from 
 <em>Connecting</> to <em>Waiting for file</> to <em>Downloading</> or
 <em>Resuming</>. The final value is the number of bytes downloaded from the
 of the negotiation phase of the download. Typically it progresses from 
 <em>Connecting</> to <em>Waiting for file</> to <em>Downloading</> or
 <em>Resuming</>. The final value is the number of bytes downloaded from the

-remote site. Once the download beings this is represented as <tt>102/10.2k</>
+remote site. Once the download begings this is represented as <tt>102/10.2k</>

 indicating that 102 bytes have been fetched and 10.2 kilobytes is expected.
 The total size is always shown in 4 figure notation to preserve space. After
 the size display is a percent meter for the file itself.
 indicating that 102 bytes have been fetched and 10.2 kilobytes is expected.
 The total size is always shown in 4 figure notation to preserve space. After
 the size display is a percent meter for the file itself.


@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ status display.
 <p>
 APT uses <prgn>dpkg</> for installing the archives and will switch
 over to the <prgn>dpkg</> interface once downloading is completed.
 <p>
 APT uses <prgn>dpkg</> for installing the archives and will switch
 over to the <prgn>dpkg</> interface once downloading is completed.

-<prgn>dpkg</> will also as a number of questions as it processes the packages
+<prgn>dpkg</> will also ask a number of questions as it processes the packages

 and the packages themselves may also ask several questions. Before each 
 question there is usually a description of what it is asking and the
 questions are too varied to discuss completely here.
 and the packages themselves may also ask several questions. Before each 
 question there is usually a description of what it is asking and the
 questions are too varied to discuss completely here.