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SBUILD-APT(1) Debian sbuild SBUILD-APT(1)

NAME

sbuild-apt - run apt-get or apt-cache in an sbuild chroot

SYNOPSIS

sbuild-apt [-h|--help | -V|--version] CHROOT (apt-get|apt-cache) [ARG1 [ARG2 [ARGn...]]]

DESCRIPTION

sbuild-apt runs apt-get(1) or apt-cache(1) inside the specified chroot, along with any additional arguments.

OPTIONS

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Chroot selection

The chroot to run the command in. Note that ‘o’, ‘s’, ‘t’, ‘u’ and ‘e’ may be used as abbreviations for ‘oldstable’, ‘stable’, ‘testing’, ‘unstable’ and ‘experimental’, respectively.

APT options

Run apt-get.
Run apt-cache.
Additional arguments to pass to apt-get or apt-cache.

EXAMPLES

To update the APT package lists in the unstable chroot:

% sbuild-apt unstable apt-get update

Note that sbuild-update(1) is a more convenient method for doing the above.

AUTHORS

Roger Leigh.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006–2008 Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>.

SEE ALSO

apt-cache(1), apt-get(1), sbuild(1), sbuild-update(1), sbuild-upgrade(1).

12 April 2024 Version 0.85.7