NAME
apt-mark - mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed
SYNOPSIS
apt-mark [-hv] [-f=FILENAME] {markauto | unmarkauto} package... |
showauto
DESCRIPTION
apt-mark will change whether a package has been marked as being
automatically installed.
When you request that a package is installed, and as a result other
packages are installed to satisfy its dependencies, the dependencies
are marked as being automatically installed. Once these automatically
installed packages are no longer depended on by any manually installed
packages, they will be removed by e.g. apt-get or aptitude.
markauto
markauto is used to mark a package as being automatically
installed, which will cause the package to be removed when no more
manually installed packages depend on this package.
unmarkauto
unmarkauto is used to mark a package as being manually installed,
which will prevent the package from being automatically removed if
no other packages depend on it.
showauto
showauto is used to print a list of automatically installed
packages with each package on a new line.
OPTIONS
-f=FILENAME, --file=FILENAME
Read/Write package stats from FILENAME instead of the default
location, which is extended_status in the directory defined by the
Configuration Item: Dir::State.
-h, --help
Show a short usage summary.
-v, --version
Show the program version.
FILES
/var/lib/apt/extended_states
Status list of auto-installed packages. Configuration Item:
Dir::State::extended_states.
SEE ALSO
apt-get(8),aptitude(8),apt.conf(5)
DIAGNOSTICS
apt-mark returns zero on normal operation, non-zero on error.
BUGS
APT bug page[1]. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see
/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the reportbug(1) command.
AUTHORS
Mike O'Connor
APT team
NOTES
1. APT bug page
http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt