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NAME
apt - command-line interface
SYNOPSIS
apt [-h] [-o=config_string] [-c=config_file] [-t=target_release] [-a=architecture] {list |
search | show | update | install pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]... |
remove pkg... | upgrade | full-upgrade | edit-sources | {-v | --version} |
{-h | --help}}
DESCRIPTION
apt (Advanced Package Tool) is the command-line tool for handling packages. It provides a
commandline interface for the package management of the system. See also apt-get(8) and
apt-cache(8) for more low-level command options.
list
list is used to display a list of packages. It supports shell pattern for matching
package names and the following options: --installed, --upgradable, --all-versions are
supported.
search
search searches for the given term(s) and display matching packages.
show
show shows the package information for the given package(s).
install
install is followed by one or more package names desired for installation or
upgrading.
A specific version of a package can be selected for installation by following the
package name with an equals and the version of the package to select. This will cause
that version to be located and selected for install. Alternatively a specific
distribution can be selected by following the package name with a slash and the
version of the distribution or the Archive name (stable, testing, unstable).
remove
remove is identical to install except that packages are removed instead of installed.
Note that removing a package leaves its configuration files on the system. If a plus
sign is appended to the package name (with no intervening space), the identified
package will be installed instead of removed.
edit-sources
edit-sources lets you edit your sources.list file and provides basic sanity checks.
update
update is used to resynchronize the package index files from their sources.
upgrade
upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all packages currently installed on
the system from the sources enumerated in /etc/apt/sources.list. New packages will be
installed, but existing packages will never be removed.
full-upgrade
full-upgrade performs the function of upgrade but may also remove installed packages
if that is required in order to resolve a package conflict.
OPTIONS
All command line options may be set using the configuration file, the descriptions
indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean options you can override the config
file by using something like -f-,--no-f, -f=no or several other variations.
-h, --help
Show a short usage summary.
-v, --version
Show the program version.
-c, --config-file
Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. The program will read the
default configuration file and then this configuration file. If configuration settings
need to be set before the default configuration files are parsed specify a file with
the APT_CONFIG environment variable. See apt.conf(5) for syntax information.
-o, --option
Set a Configuration Option; This will set an arbitrary configuration option. The
syntax is -o Foo::Bar=bar. -o and --option can be used multiple times to set
different options.
SCRIPT USAGE
The apt(8) commandline is designed as a end-user tool and it may change the output between
versions. While it tries to not break backward compatibility there is no guarantee for it
either. All features of apt(8) are available in apt-cache(8) and apt-get(8) via APT
options. Please prefer using these commands in your scripts.
DIFFERENCES TO APT-GET(8)
The apt command is meant to be pleasant for end users and does not need to be backward
compatible like apt-get(8). Therefore some options are different:
· The option DPkg::Progress-Fancy is enabled.
· The option APT::Color is enabled.
· A new list command is available similar to dpkg --list.
· The option upgrade has --with-new-pkgs enabled by default.
SEE ALSO
apt-get(8), apt-cache(8), sources.list(5), apt.conf(5), apt-config(8), The APT User's
guide in /usr/share/doc/apt-doc/, apt_preferences(5), the APT Howto.
DIAGNOSTICS
apt returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
BUGS
APT bug page[1]. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see
/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the reportbug(1) command.
AUTHOR
APT team
NOTES
1. APT bug page
http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt
APT 1.0.9.8.4 25 November 2013 APT(8)
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