APT-CACHE(8) APT APT-CACHE(8) (NAME) apt-cache - APT (SYNOPSIS) apt-cache [-agipns] [-o=config_string] [-c=config_file] {gencaches | showpkg pkg... | showsrc pkg... | stats | dump | dumpavail | unmet | search regex... | show pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]... | depends pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]... | rdepends pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]... | pkgnames [prefix] | dotty pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]... | xvcg pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]... | policy [pkg...] | madison pkg... | {-v | --version} | {-h | --help}} (DESCRIPTION) apt-cache APT . apt-cache . <> apt-get apt-cache ( ) . -h --help . gencaches gencaches APT . . showpkg pkg... showpkg . . . () . . apt-cache showpkg libreadline2 : Package: libreadline2 Versions: 2.1-12(/var/state/apt/lists/foo_Packages), Reverse Depends: libreadlineg2,libreadline2 libreadline2-altdev,libreadline2 Dependencies: 2.1-12 - libc5 (2 5.4.0-0) ncurses3.0 (0 (null)) Provides: 2.1-12 - Reverse Provides: libreadline2 2.1-12 libc5 ncurses3.0 libreadline2 . libreadlineg2 libreadline2-altdev libreadline2 . libreadline2 libc5 ncurses3.0 ( ldso) libreadlineg2 libreadline2-altdev . apt . stats stats . . : o (Total package names) . o (Normal packages) . . o (Pure virtual packages) <<>> (provide) . <> <> <> . o (Single virtual packages) . <> xless <> . o (Mixed virtual packages) . <> debconf-tiny . o (Missing) . ( ) . Conflicts Breaks . o (Total distinct versions) . ( stable unstable) . o (Total dependencies) . showsrc pkg... showsrc () . () . --only-source . dump dump . . dumpavail dumpavail . dpkg(1) dselect(1) . unmet unmet . show pkg... show dpkg --print-avail . search regex... search POSIX regex(7) . . --full show --names-only . (AND) . depends pkg... depends . rdepends pkg... rdepends . pkgnames [prefix] APT . . Tab . --generate . APT . dotty pkg... dotty dotty GraphViz[1] . . . APT::Cache::GivenOnly . : . ( ) (Pre-Depends) (Conflicts) . : dotty . xvcg pkg... dotty xvcg VCG[2]. policy [pkg...] policy (preferences) . . . madison pkg... madison apt-cache madison . . madison APT (APT::Architecture). (OPTIONS) . () -f- --no-f -f=no . -p, --pkg-cache . . : Dir::Cache::pkgcache. -s, --src-cache () . gencaches . . : Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache. -q, --quiet . q ( ). -q=# . : quiet. -i, --important unmet depends. Depends Pre-Depends . : APT::Cache::Important. --no-pre-depends, --no-depends, --no-recommends, --no-suggests, --no-conflicts, --no-breaks, --no-replaces, --no-enhances depends rdepends . . : APT::Cache::ShowDependencyType : APT::Cache::ShowRecommends. --implicit depends rdepends . . Conflicts: foo <> . : APT::Cache::ShowImplicit. -f, --full . : APT::Cache::ShowFull. -a, --all-versions . --no-all-versions . --no-all-versions ( ) . show . : APT::Cache::AllVersions. -g, --generate . --no-generate . : APT::Cache::Generate. --names-only, -n . : APT::Cache::NamesOnly. --all-names pkgnames . : APT::Cache::AllNames. --recurse depends rdepends . : APT::Cache::RecurseDepends. --installed depends rdepends . : APT::Cache::Installed. --with-source filename . . *.deb *.dsc *.changes Sources Packages . ! Sources Packages apt . (<<_>>) . : my.example_Packages.xz ( apt-secure(8) ). : APT::Sources::With. -h, --help . -v, --version . --audit (audit) (notice) . quiet . -c, --config-file . . APT_CONFIG . apt.conf(5) . -o, --option . -o Foo::Bar=bar . -o --option . --cli-version CLI . MAJOR.MINOR . MINOR . : 3.2 0.32 1.22 2.12 . X.9 : 2.9 3.0 2.10 2.8 (2.9 3.0 ). APT 3.1.10 . APT::Version -o APT::Version=2 2.x apt(8) . APT apt(8) 0.(10 * major + minor) . 0.X (soft-deprecated) 2.x . --no-color, --color . apt(8) NO_COLOR APT_NO_COLOR APT::Color apt.conf(5) . (FILES) /etc/apt/sources.list . : Dir::Etc::SourceList. /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ . : Dir::Etc::SourceParts. /var/lib/apt/lists/ sources.list(5). : Dir::State::Lists. /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ . : Dir::State::Lists ( partial ) (SEE ALSO) apt.conf(5), sources.list(5), apt-get(8), apt-patterns(7) (DIAGNOSTICS) apt-cache . (BUGS) APT[3]. APT /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt reportbug(1) . (AUTHORS) Jason Gunthorpe APT (NOTES) 1. GraphViz https://graphviz.org 2. VCG https://www.rw.cdl.uni- saarland.de/people/sander/private/html/gsvcg1.html 3. APT https://bugs.debian.org/src:apt APT 3.3.3 14 March 2024 APT-CACHE(8)