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| == Package management ==https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AptitudeSurvivalGuide?action=edit ==== Navigating the tree ==== |
== Package management == === Navigating the tree === |
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| j - select next package | '''j''' - select next package |
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| k - select previous package | '''k''' - select previous package |
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| Enter - show info about selected package | '''Enter''' - show info about selected package |
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| q - retreat to the previous screen | '''q''' - retreat to the previous screen |
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| '''you can navigate through the package dependencies in your window into the ubuntu package pool by | '''You can navigate through the package dependencies in your window into the ubuntu package pool by |
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| ==== Marking selected packages ==== | === Marking selected packages === |
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| + (plus) mark package for installation | '''+''' (plus) mark package for installation |
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| - (minus) mark package for removal | '''-''' (minus) mark package for removal |
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| _ (underscore) mark package for purging | '''_''' (underscore) mark package for purging |
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| = (equals sign) mark package as held | '''=''' (equals sign) mark package as held |
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| ==== Committing your marked changes ==== | === Committing your marked changes === |
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| / (forward slash) search for search term or partial package name | '''/''' (forward slash) search for search term or partial package name |
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| \ (back slash) repeat last search | '''\''' (back slash) repeat last search |
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| ==== useful search terms ==== | === Useful search terms === |
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| ~b matches broken packages | '''~b''' matches broken packages |
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| ~c matches partially uninstalled packages ('configured, but not installed') | '''~c''' matches partially uninstalled packages ('configured, but not installed') |
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| ~g matches uninstalled packages, and packages marked for automatic removal. | '''~g''' matches uninstalled packages, and packages marked for automatic removal. |
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| ~i matches installed packages | '''~i''' matches installed packages |
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| ~ahold matches held packages | '''~ahold''' matches held packages |
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| For example, `l~g~sgnome` will display only the uninstalled packages from the section gnome. | For example, '''"l~g~sgnome"''' will display only the uninstalled packages from the section gnome. |
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| === Further information === | == Further information == '''"man aptitude"''' at a command prompt. |
Introduction
Aptitude can give you fine grained package management, and will give you an easily traversed picture of the ubuntu packages available to you, both installed and uninstalled.
Package management
Navigating the tree
[ and ] - (right and left bracket) collapse and uncollapse selected (sub)tree (Try hitting Enter instead of [ or ], all three actions are useful)
j - select next package
k - select previous package
Enter - show info about selected package
q - retreat to the previous screen
The navigation keys (page up, home, end, etc) work pretty much as expected.
You can navigate through the package dependencies in your window into the ubuntu package pool by selecting a dependency in a packages' info page, and pressing enter. Rinse, repeat.
Marking selected packages
+ (plus) mark package for installation
- (minus) mark package for removal
_ (underscore) mark package for purging
= (equals sign) mark package as held
Committing your marked changes
Press 'g' once to see the marked changes
Press 'g' a second time to update to marked changes
Searching
/ (forward slash) search for search term or partial package name
\ (back slash) repeat last search
l limit the displayed packages to only those matching the search expression.
Useful search terms
~ is 'tilde'
~b matches broken packages
~c matches partially uninstalled packages ('configured, but not installed')
~g matches uninstalled packages, and packages marked for automatic removal.
~i matches installed packages
~ahold matches held packages
For example, "l~g~sgnome" will display only the uninstalled packages from the section gnome.
Further information
"man aptitude" at a command prompt.
[file:///usr/share/doc/aptitude/README]
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