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&synopsis-command-apt-mark;
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<refsect1><title>Description</title>
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- <para><command>apt-mark</command> can be used as a unified frontend to set
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- various settings for a package like marking a package as being
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+ <para><command>apt-mark</command> can be used as a unified front-end to set
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+ various settings for a package, such as marking a package as being
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automatically/manually installed or changing <command>dpkg</command>
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selections such as hold, install, deinstall and purge which are respected
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e.g. by <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> or <command>aptitude</command>.
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</para>
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- </refsect1><refsect1><title>Automatically and manually installed packages</title>
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+ </refsect1><refsect1><title>Automatically and Manually Installed Packages</title>
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<para>
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When you request that a package is installed, and as a result
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other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the
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- dependencies are marked as being automatically installed, while
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+ dependencies are marked as being automatically installed, while the
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package you installed explicitly is marked as manually installed.
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- Once a automatically installed package is no longer depended on
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+ Once an automatically installed package is no longer depended on
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by any manually installed package it is considered no longer needed
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and e.g. <command>apt-get</command> or <command>aptitude</command>
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will at least suggest removing them.
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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- </refsect1><refsect1><title>Prevent changes for a package</title>
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+ </refsect1><refsect1><title>Prevent Changes for a Package</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term><option>hold</option></term>
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<listitem><para><literal>hold</literal> is used to mark a
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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- </refsect1><refsect1><title>Shedule packages for install, remove and purge</title>
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+ </refsect1><refsect1><title>Schedule Packages for Install, Remove and Purge</title>
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<para>
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- Some frontends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used to
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- apply previously sheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes
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- can be sheduled with the <option>install</option>, <option>remove</option>
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+ Some front-ends like <command>apt-get dselect-upgrade</command> can be used to
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+ apply previously scheduled changes to the install state of packages. Such changes
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+ can be scheduled with the <option>install</option>, <option>remove</option>
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(also known as <option>deinstall</option>) and <option>purge</option> commands.
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Packages with a specific selection can be displayed with <option>showinstall</option>,
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<option>showremove</option> and <option>showpurge</option> respectively.
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Justin B Rye