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&apt-email;
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&apt-product;
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<!-- The last update date -->
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- <date>29 February 2004</date>
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+ <date>30 October 2008</date>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>apt-get</command>
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- <arg><option>-hvs</option></arg>
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- <arg><option>-o=<replaceable>config string</replaceable></option></arg>
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- <arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
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+ <arg><option>-vsqdyfmubV</option></arg>
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+ <arg>
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+ <option>-o=
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+ <replaceable>config_string</replaceable>
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+ </option>
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+ </arg>
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+ <arg>
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+ <option>-c=
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+ <replaceable>config_file</replaceable>
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+ </option>
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+ </arg>
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+ <arg>
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+ <option>-t=</option>
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+ <group choice='req'>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>
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+ <replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
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+ </arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>
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+ <replaceable>target_release_number_expression</replaceable>
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+ </arg>
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+ </group>
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+ </arg>
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+
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<group choice="req">
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- <arg>update</arg>
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- <arg>upgrade</arg>
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- <arg>dselect-upgrade</arg>
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- <arg>install <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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- <arg>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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- <arg>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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- <arg>source <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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- <arg>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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- <arg>check</arg>
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- <arg>clean</arg>
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- <arg>autoclean</arg>
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- <arg>autoremove</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>update</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>upgrade</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>dselect-upgrade</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>install
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+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
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+ <arg>
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+ <group choice='req'>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>
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+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
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+ </arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>
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+ /<replaceable>target_release_name</replaceable>
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+ </arg>
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+ </group>
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+ </arg>
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+ </arg>
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+ </arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>source
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+ <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>
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+ <arg>
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+ =<replaceable>pkg_version_number</replaceable>
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+ </arg>
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+ </arg>
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+ </arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>check</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>clean</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>autoclean</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>autoremove</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>
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+ <group choice='req'>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>-h</arg>
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+ <arg choice='plain'>--help</arg>
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+ </group>
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+ </arg>
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</group>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>install</term>
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- <listitem><para><literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more packages desired for
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- installation. Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
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- filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system, libc6 would be the
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- argument provided, not <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>) All packages required
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- by the package(s) specified for installation will also be retrieved and
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- installed. The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is used to locate
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- the desired packages. If a hyphen is appended to the package name (with
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- no intervening space), the identified package will be removed if it is
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- installed. Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a package to
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- install. These latter features may be used to override decisions made by
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- apt-get's conflict resolution system.</para>
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+ <listitem>
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+ <para>
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+ <literal>install</literal> is followed by one or more
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+ packages desired for installation or upgrading.
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+ Each package is a package name, not a fully qualified
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+ filename (for instance, in a Debian GNU/Linux system,
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+ libc6 would be the argument provided, not
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+ <literal>libc6_1.9.6-2.deb</literal>). All packages required
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+ by the package(s) specified for installation will also
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+ be retrieved and installed.
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+ The <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> file is
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+ used to locate the desired packages. If a hyphen is
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+ appended to the package name (with no intervening space),
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+ the identified package will be removed if it is installed.
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+ Similarly a plus sign can be used to designate a
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+ package to install. These latter features may be used
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+ to override decisions made by apt-get's conflict
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+ resolution system.
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+ </para>
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<para>A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by
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following the package name with an equals and the version of the package
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<para>Both of the version selection mechanisms can downgrade packages and must
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be used with care.</para>
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+ <para>This is also the target to use if you want to upgrade one or
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+ more already-installed packages without upgrading every package
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+ you have on your system. Unlike the "upgrade" target, which
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+ installs the newest version of all currently installed packages,
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+ "install" will install the newest version of only the package(s)
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+ specified. Simply provide the name of the package(s) you wish
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+ to upgrade, and if a newer version is available, it (and its
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+ dependencies, as described above) will be downloaded and
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+ installed.
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+ </para>
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+
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<para>Finally, the &apt-preferences; mechanism allows you to
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create an alternative installation policy for
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individual packages.</para>
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&apt-cmdblurb;
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<variablelist>
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+ <varlistentry><term><option>--no-install-recommends</option></term>
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+ <listitem><para>Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing.
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+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Install-Recommends</literal>.</para></listitem>
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+ </varlistentry>
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+
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<varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--download-only</option></term>
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<listitem><para>Download only; package files are only retrieved, not unpacked or installed.
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Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Download-Only</literal>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><filename>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/</filename></term>
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- <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments
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+ <listitem><para>APT configuration file fragments.
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Configuration Item: <literal>Dir::Etc::Parts</literal>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
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<para><command>apt-get</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.</para>
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</refsect1>
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-
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+ <refsect1>
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+ <title>ORIGINAL AUTHORS</title>
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+ <para>&apt-author.jgunthorpe;</para>
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+ </refsect1>
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+ <refsect1>
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+ <title>CURRENT AUTHORS</title>
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+ <para>
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+ &apt-author.team;
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+ &apt-qapage;
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+ </para>
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+ </refsect1>
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&manbugs;
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-
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</refentry>
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