--- name: "pull-debian-debs" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "ubuntu-dev-tools" version: "0.206" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/pull-debian-debs" --- # pull-debian-debs(1) download a package for Debian, Ubuntu, UCA, or a PPA ## NAME pull-pkg - download a package for Debian, Ubuntu, UCA, or a PPA ## SYNOPSIS **pull-pkg \[*options*\] \<*package name*\>** \[*release*\|*version*\] ## DESCRIPTION **pull-pkg** downloads the specified *version* of \<*package name*\>, or the latest version from the specified *release*. To request a version from a particular pocket say *release***-***pocket* (with a magic **-release** for only the release pocket). If no *pocket* is specified, all pockets will be searched except -backports. If no *version* or *release* is specified, the latest version in the development release will be downloaded. There are convenience scripts that set pull type and distribution appropriately: these are **pull-lp-source**, **pull-lp-debs**, **pull-lp-ddebs**, and **pull-lp-udebs**, which all pull Ubuntu packages; **pull-debian-source**, **pull-debian-debs**, **pull-debian-ddebs**, and **pull-debian-udebs**, which all pull Debian packages; **pull-uca-source**, **pull-uca-debs**, **pull-uca-ddebs**, and **pull-uca-udebs**, which all pull Ubuntu Cloud Archive packages; and **pull-ppa-source**, **pull-ppa-debs**, **pull-ppa-ddebs**, and **pull-ppa-udebs**, which all pull from a specified Personal Package Archive on Launchpad. Each script pulls the file type in its name, i.e. *source*, *debs*, *ddebs*, or *udebs*. ## OPTIONS Listed below are the command line options for pull-pkg: - *package name* This is name of the package to downloaded. You can use either the source package name, or binary package name. - *version* This is the version of the package to downloaded. - *release* This is the release to downloaded from. For debian, you can use either the release name like **jessie** or **sid**, or you can use the special release names **unstable**, **stable**, or **testing**. For ubuntu, you can use either the release name like **xenial** or the release-pocket like **xenial-proposed**. For ubuntu cloud archive (uca) you can use either the uca release name like **mitaka** or the ubuntu and uca release names like **trusty-mitaka**. Defaults to the current development release. - **-h**, **--help** Display a help message and exit. - **-v**, **--verbose** Be verbose about what is being done. - **-d**, **--download-only** Do not extract the source package (applies only to source packages). - **-m *MIRROR*, --mirror=*MIRROR*** Use the specified mirror server. Should be in the form **http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu** or **http://deb.debian.org/debian**. If not specified or if the package is not found on the specified mirror, this will fall back to the default mirror(s) and/or mirror(s) from environment variables, and then will fall back to Launchpad or Debian Snapshot. This can be specified multiple times to try multiple mirrors. - **--no-conf** Do not use mirrors from the default configuration, or from any environment variables. - **-a *ARCH*, --arch=*ARCH*** Get binary packages from the *ARCH* architecture. Defaults to the local architecture, if it can be deteected. - **-p *PULL*, --pull=*PULL*** What to pull: **source**, **debs**, **ddebs**, **udebs**, or **list**. The **list** action only lists all a package's source and binary files, but does not actually download any. Defaults to **source**. - **-D *DISTRO*, --distro=*DISTRO*** Pull from: **debian**, **uca**, **ubuntu**, or a **ppa**. **lp** can be used instead of **ubuntu**. Any string containing **cloud** can be used instead of **uca**. If pulling from a ppa, you must specify the PPA. Defaults to **ubuntu**. - **--ppa=ppa:*USER/NAME*** Applies only when **distro** is *ppa*. Can be provided either as a value to the **--ppa** option parameter, or as a plain option (like *release* or *version*). When specified as a plain option, the form must be **ppa:USER/NAME**; when specified as a value to the **--ppa** option parameter, the leading **ppa:** is optional. ## ENVIRONMENT All of the **CONFIGURATION VARIABLES** below are also supported as environment variables. Variables in the environment take precedence to those in configuration files. ## CONFIGURATION VARIABLES The following variables can be set in the environment or in [**ubuntu-dev-tools**(5)](/ubuntu-dev-tools/5.md) configuration files. In each case, the script-specific variable takes precedence over the package-wide variable. - **UBUNTUTOOLS\_UBUNTU\_MIRROR** The default mirror. - **PULL\_PKG\_UBUNTU\_MIRROR** The default mirror when using the **pull-pkg** script. - **PULL\_\[LP\|DEBIAN\|PPA\|UCA\]\_\[SOURCE\|DEBS\|DDEBS\|UDEBS\]\_MIRROR** The default mirror when using the associated script. ## SEE ALSO [**dget**(1)](/dget/1.md), [**pull-lp-source**(1)](/pull-lp-source/1.md), [**pull-lp-debs**(1)](/pull-lp-debs/1.md), [**pull-lp-ddebs**(1)](/pull-lp-ddebs/1.md), [**pull-lp-udebs**(1)](/pull-lp-udebs/1.md), [**pull-debian-source**(1)](/pull-debian-source/1.md), [**pull-debian-debs**(1)](/pull-debian-debs/1.md), [**pull-debian-ddebs**(1)](/pull-debian-ddebs/1.md), [**pull-debian-udebs**(1)](/pull-debian-udebs/1.md), [**pull-ppa-source**(1)](/pull-ppa-source/1.md), [**pull-ppa-debs**(1)](/pull-ppa-debs/1.md), [**pull-ppa-ddebs**(1)](/pull-ppa-ddebs/1.md), [**pull-ppa-udebs**(1)](/pull-ppa-udebs/1.md), [**pull-uca-source**(1)](/pull-uca-source/1.md), [**pull-uca-debs**(1)](/pull-uca-debs/1.md), [**pull-uca-ddebs**(1)](/pull-uca-ddebs/1.md), [**pull-uca-udebs**(1)](/pull-uca-udebs/1.md), [**pull-debian-debdiff**(1)](/pull-debian-debdiff/1.md), [**ubuntu-dev-tools**(5)](/ubuntu-dev-tools/5.md) ## AUTHOR **pull-pkg** was written by Dan Streetman \, based on the original **pull-lp-source**; it and this manual page were written by Iain Lane \. All are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.