You want to find a package to be a probably called Foo, so Apt-Cache Search Foo, Wow, a screen, not only name, and even the keyword in the package description has been searched. You said, I know, to add parameters-only, but it is very troublesome every time you knock this.
You hit the APT-GET UPGRADE, list a big pile to upgrade the package, but it is upgraded to what version, the system default setting did not tell you.
You have a clean like I, delete the software always like Purge, each handwriting --purge parameters, not a relaxed thing: (
How to do?
In fact, it is very simple, the APT system has a unified configuration file: /etc/apt/apt.conf (if you do not manually establish one), write your favorite rules into it.
The following is the setting of the younger, it is in mind, more parameters, you can see the APT- * MAN PAGES
Apt :: Default-release "testing";
Apt :: get :: show-upgraded "true";
Apt :: get :: purge "true";
Apt :: Get :: Show-Versions "True";
Apt :: Cache :: Namesonly "True";
####### Implement Testing and UnStable Currenual ##########
Suppose you use Testing, first column Stable, Testing and UnStable in Source.List, then set in /etc/apt/apt.conf:
Apt :: Default-release "testing";
that's it.
If you want to install unsteable suits, please use
Apt-get install -t unsteable
Similarly, you can install the STABLE, but please pay attention to the version of the libc and other suite!
