pacapt1
Arch´s pacman-like package manager for some unices
Usage
pacapt [options(s)]
[operation(s)]
[package(s)]
Overview
pacapt is an Arch´s pacman-like package manager for some Unices. It is a bash script provides a wrapper for system´s package manager.
Options
Basic
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-h, --help -
print help message
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-P -
print supported operations
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-V -
print version information
Query
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-Q -
list all installed packages
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-Qc <package> -
show package´s changelog
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-Qi <package> -
print package status
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-Ql <package> -
list package´s files
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-Qm -
list installed packages that aren´t available in any installation source
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-Qo <file> -
query package that provides
<file>
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-Qp <file> -
query a package file (don´t use package database)
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-Qs <package> -
search for installed package
Synchronize
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-S <package> -
install package(s)
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-Ss <package> -
search for packages
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-Su -
upgrade the system
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-Sy -
update package database
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-Suy -
update package database, then upgrade the system
Remove / Clean up
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-R <packages> -
remove some packages
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-Sc -
delete old downloaded packages
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-Scc -
delete all downloaded packages
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-Sccc -
clean variant files. See also http://dragula.viettug.org/blogs/646
Miscellaneous
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-w -
download packages but don´t install them
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--noconfirm -
don´t wait for user´s confirmation
Examples
- 1.
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To install a package from Debian´s backports repository
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$ pacapt -S foobar -t lenny-backports $ pacapt -S -- -t lenny-backports foobar
- 2.
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To update package database and then update your system
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$ pacapt -Syu
- 3.
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To download a package without installing it
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$ pacapt -Sw foobar