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APT-MARK(8) | APT | APT-MARK(8) |
NAME¶
apt-mark - mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installedSYNOPSIS¶
apt-mark [-f=filename]
{auto | manual | showauto | showmanual}
pkg... | {-v | --version} |
{-h | --help}
DESCRIPTION¶
apt-mark will change whether a package has been marked as being automatically installed. When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies are marked as being automatically installed. Once these automatically installed packages are no longer depended on by any manually installed packages, they will be removed by e.g. apt-get or aptitude. autoauto is used to mark a package as being automatically
installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more manually
installed packages depend on this package.
manual
manual is used to mark a package as being manually
installed, which will prevent the package from being automatically removed if
no other packages depend on it.
hold
hold is used to mark a package as held back, which will
prevent the package from being automatically installed, upgraded or removed.
The command is only a wrapper around dpkg --set-selections and the
state is therefore maintained by dpkg(1) and not affected by the
--file option.
unhold
unhold is used to cancel a previously set hold on a
package to allow all actions again.
showauto
showauto is used to print a list of automatically
installed packages with each package on a new line. All automatically
installed packages will be listed if no package is given. If packages are
given only those which are automatically installed will be shown.
showmanual
showmanual can be used in the same way as showauto except
that it will print a list of manually installed packages instead.
showhold
showhold is used to print a list of packages on hold in
the same way as for the other show commands.
OPTIONS¶
-f=filename, --file=filenameRead/Write package stats from the filename given with the
parameter filename instead of from the default location, which is
extended_status in the directory defined by the Configuration Item:
Dir::State.
-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.
FILES¶
/var/lib/apt/extended_statesStatus list of auto-installed packages. Configuration
Item: Dir::State::extended_states.
SEE ALSO¶
apt-get(8),aptitude(8),apt.conf(5)DIAGNOSTICS¶
apt-mark returns zero on normal operation, non-zero 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.AUTHORS¶
Mike O'Connor APT teamNOTES¶
- 1.
- APT bug page
09 June 2012 | APT 1.0.9.8.4 |