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Diffstat (limited to 'man/dpkg.1')
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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/man/dpkg.1 b/man/dpkg.1 index db4268539..834dc0943 100644 --- a/man/dpkg.1 +++ b/man/dpkg.1 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ be changed mainly with \fBdselect\fP. The package is not installed on your system. .TP .B config\-files -Only the configuration files of the package exist on the system. +Only the conffiles of the package exist on the system. .TP .B half\-installed The installation of the package has been started, but not completed for @@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ The package is selected for installation. .TP .B deinstall The package is selected for deinstallation (i.e. we want to remove all -files, except configuration files). +files, except conffiles). .TP .B purge The package is selected to be purged (i.e. we want to remove everything, -even configuration files). +even conffiles). .SS PACKAGE FLAGS .TP .B hold @@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ packages are configured. Configuring consists of the following steps: .br -\fB1.\fP Unpack the configuration files, and at the same time back up -the old configuration files, so that they can be restored if +\fB1.\fP Unpack the conffiles, and at the same time back up +the old conffiles, so that they can be restored if something goes wrong. .br @@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ can be fixed later by running: \fBdpkg \-\-configure \-\-pending\fP. .TP \fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-remove\fP, \fB\-P\fP, \fB\-\-purge \fP\fIpackage\fP...|\fB\-a\fP|\fB\-\-pending\fP Remove an installed package. \fB\-r\fP or \fB\-\-remove\fP remove -everything except configuration files. This may avoid having to -reconfigure the package if it is reinstalled later. (Configuration -files are the files listed in the \fIdebian/conffiles\fP control -file). \fB\-P\fP or \fB\-\-purge\fP removes everything, including configuration -files. If \fB\-a\fP or \fB\-\-pending\fP is given instead of a package +everything except conffiles. This may avoid having to +reconfigure the package if it is reinstalled later. (Conffiles are configuration +files that are listed in the \fIDEBIAN/conffiles\fP control +file). \fB\-P\fP or \fB\-\-purge\fP removes everything, including +conffiles. If \fB\-a\fP or \fB\-\-pending\fP is given instead of a package name, then all packages unpacked, but marked to be removed or purged in file \fI/var/lib/dpkg/status\fP, are removed or purged, respectively. @@ -327,16 +327,19 @@ in future releases). \fB\-Dh\fP or \fB\-\-debug=help\fP display these debugging values. number description - 1 Generally helpful progress information - 2 Invocation and status of maintainer scripts - 10 Output for each file processed - 100 Lots of output for each file processed - 20 Output for each configuration file - 200 Lots of output for each configuration file - 40 Dependencies and conflicts - 400 Lots of dependencies/conflicts output - 1000 Lots of drivel about e.g. the dpkg/info dir - 2000 Insane amounts of drivel + 1 Generally helpful progress information + 2 Invocation and status of maintainer scripts + 10 Output for each file processed + 100 Lots of output for each file processed + 20 Output for each configuration file + 200 Lots of output for each configuration file + 40 Dependencies and conflicts + 400 Lots of dependencies/conflicts output + 10000 Trigger activation and processing + 20000 Lots of output regarding triggers + 40000 Silly amounts of output regarding triggers + 1000 Lots of drivel about e.g. the dpkg/info dir + 2000 Insane amounts of drivel .TP \fB\-\-force\-\fP\fIthings\fP, \fB\-\-no\-force\-\fP\fIthings\fP, \fB\-\-refuse\-\fP\fIthings\fP @@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ Install, even if it conflicts with another package. This is dangerous, for it will usually cause overwriting of some files. \fBconfmiss\fP: -Always install a missing configuration file. This is dangerous, +Always install a missing conffile. This is dangerous, since it means not preserving a change (removing) made to the file. @@ -510,7 +513,7 @@ where the translators have not made mistakes every newline is followed by at least one space. .TP .BI "status: " file " : conffile-prompt : '" real-old "' '" real-new "' " useredited " " distedited -User is being asked a configuration file question. +User is being asked a conffile question. .TP .BI "processing: " stage ": " package Sent just before a processing stage starts. \fIstage\fR is one of @@ -619,7 +622,7 @@ To install a package, you first need to find it in an archive or CDROM. The "available" file shows that the vim package is in section "editors": .br -\fB cd /cdrom/hamm/hamm/binary/editors\fP +\fB cd /cdrom/pool/main/v/vim\fP \fB dpkg \-i vim_4.5\-3.deb\fP .br |