| install |
Install/upgrade packages
# aptitude install package
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| remove |
Remove packages
# aptitude remove package
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| purge |
Remove packages and their configuration files
# aptitude purge package
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| search |
Search for a package by name and/or expression
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| show |
Display detailed information about a package
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| changelog |
View a package's changelog
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| update |
Download lists of new/upgradable packages
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| safe-upgrade |
Perform a safe upgrade
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| full-upgrade |
Perform an upgrade, possibly installing and removing packages
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| download |
Download the .deb file for a package
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| reinstall |
Download and (possibly) reinstall a currently installed package
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| clean |
Erase downloaded package files
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| forget-new |
Forget what packages are "new"
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| hold |
Place packages on hold
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| unhold |
Cancel a hold command for a package
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| markauto |
Mark packages as having been automatically installed
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| unmarkauto |
Mark packages as having been manually installed
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| forbid-version |
Forbid aptitude from upgrading to a specific package version.
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| why |
Show the manually installed packages that require a package, or why one or more packages would require the given package
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| why-not |
Show the manually installed packages that lead to a conflict with the given package, or why one or more packages would
lead to a conflict with the given package if installed
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| -y |
Assume that the answer to simple yes/no questions is 'yes'
# aptitude -y install package
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| -s |
Simulate actions, but do not actually perform them.
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| -d |
Only download packages, do not install or remove anything.
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| -v |
Display extra information. (may be supplied multiple times)
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| -q |
In command-line mode, suppress the incremental progress indicators.
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| -h |
Help text
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| -V |
Show which versions of packages are to be installed.
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| -P |
Always prompt for confirmation or actions
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| -f |
Aggressively try to fix broken packages.
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| -D |
Show the dependencies of automatically changed packages.
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| -Z |
Show the change in installed size of each package.
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| -u |
Download new package lists on startup.
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| -i |
Perform an install run on startup.
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