apt-plus/README.md

apt-plus

Linux apt-get wrapper which lets you store installed/removed/purged packages.

Install

(1) Launch the install script

bash ./install_apt-plus.sh;

(2) Create a manifest file

touch ~/.apt-plus;

(3) Give apt-plus the manifest file path

apt-plus -m ~/.apt-plus;

Commands

[1] Fetches packages from remote

Strict equivalent to apt-get update.

apt-plus -f apt-plus --fetch

[2] Update your system packages

It first fetches the packages from remote, then upgrades your packages, your kernel and finally removes useless data.

apt-plus -u apt-plus --update

[3] Install one or multiple packages

It installs the given packages and store it in the manifest. Package names must be separated by spaces.

apt-plus -i <packages> apt-plus --install <packages>

You can specify a group for packages with the following syntax:

apt-plus :group_name: -i <packages> apt-plus :group_name: --install <packages>

[4] Install from a .deb file

It installs the given package and store it in the manifest. The path does not need to be absolute;

apt-plus -d <file> apt-plus --deb <file>

You can specify a group for the package with the following syntax:

apt-plus :group_name: -d <file> apt-plus :group_name: --deb <file>

[5] Remove one or multiple packages

It removes the given packages and store it in the manifest. Package names must be separated by spaces. In opposite of the purge command, it keeps the configuration files.

apt-plus -r <packages> apt-plus --remove <packages>

You can specify a group for packages with the following syntax:

apt-plus :group_name: -r <packages> apt-plus :group_name: --remove <packages>

[6] Purge one or multiple packages

It purges the given packages and store it in the manifest. Package names must be separated by spaces. In opposite of the remove command, it does not keep the configuration files.

apt-plus -p <packages> apt-plus --purge <packages>

You can specify a group for packages with the following syntax:

apt-plus :group_name: -p <packages> apt-plus :group_name: --purge <packages>

[7] List stored packages

It shows you the list of stored packages (managed with apt-plus).

apt-plus -l apt-plus --list

You can specify a group to show only with the syntax:

apt-plus :group_name: -l apt-plus :group_name: --list