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show what has been changed in a new version of a Debian package Using apt-listchanges
apt-listchanges is a tool to show what has been changed in a new version of a Debian package, as compared to the version currently installed on the system.
It does this by extracting the relevant entries from both the NEWS.Debian and changelog[.Debian] files, usually found in /usr/share/doc/package,from Debian package archives.
Given [...]
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Query APT Configuration Using apt-config
apt-config is an internal program used by various portions of the APT suite to provide consistent configurability. It accesses the main configura-tion file /etc/apt/apt.conf in a manner that is easy to use by scripted applications.
apt-config Syntax
apt-config [options] command
If you run directly from command line you should see the following screen
# apt-config
apt 0.6.45 for linux [...]
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Retrieve bug reports from the Debian Bug Tracking System using apt-listbugs
apt-listbugs is a tool which retrieves bug reports from the Debian Bug Tracking System and lists them. Especially, it is intended to be invoked before each upgrade by apt in order to check whether the upgrade/installation is safe.
Install apt-listbugs in debian
#apt-get install apt-listbugs
Install apt-listbugs in Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install apt-listbugs
apt-listbugs Syntax
apt-listbugs [options] [...]
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Check Debian archive mirrors bandwidth using apt-spy
apt-spy is a program that tests a series of Debian archive mirrors for bandwith.It writes an /etc/apt/sources.list with the fastest server.You can select which of the many Debian sites to benchmark by geographical location.
Install apt-spy in Debian
#apt-get install apt-spy
Install apt-spy in ubuntu
sudo apt-get install apt-spy
This will start the installation this time it will prompt [...]
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Package resource list (sources.list) file Overview for Debian Users
sources.list file is Package resource list for APT.The package resource list is used to locate archives of the package distribution system in use on the system. .
APT is a package tool program which is support the system administrator with the installation and administration of the programs.First one need to know is it’s [...]
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