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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><title>Menu commands</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="aptitude.css" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.1" /><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="aptitude user's manual" /><link rel="up" href="ch02s01.html" title="The aptitude terminal user interface" /><link rel="prev" href="ch02s01s01.html" title="Using the menus" /><link rel="next" href="ch02s01s03.html" title="Working with multiple views" /><link rel="preface" href="pr01.html" title="Introduction" /><link rel="chapter" href="ch01.html" title="Chapter 1. Getting started" /><link rel="chapter" href="ch02.html" title="Chapter 2. aptitude reference guide" /><link rel="chapter" href="ch03.html" title="Chapter 3. aptitude frequently asked questions" /><link rel="chapter" href="ch04.html" title="Chapter 4. Credits" /><link rel="reference" href="rn01.html" title="Command-line reference" /><link rel="refentry" href="rn01re01.html" title="aptitude" /><link rel="refentry" href="rn01re02.html" title="aptitude-create-state-bundle" /><link rel="refentry" href="rn01re03.html" title="aptitude-run-state-bundle" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#idm826" title="The Actions menu" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#idm920" title="The Undo menu" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#secPackageMenu" title="The Package menu" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1060" title="The Resolver menu" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1162" title="The Search menu" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#secOptionsMenu" title="The Options menu" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1259" title="The Views menu" /><link rel="subsection" href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1324" title="The Help menu" /></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Menu commands</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch02s01s01.html"><img src="images/prev.gif" alt="Prev" /></a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">The <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> terminal user interface</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch02s01s03.html"><img src="images/next.gif" alt="Next" /></a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="idm824"></a>Menu commands</h3></div></div></div><div class="toc"><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#idm826">The Actions menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#idm920">The Undo menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#secPackageMenu">The Package menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1060">The Resolver menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1162">The Search menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#secOptionsMenu">The Options menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1259">The Views menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="ch02s01s02.html#idm1324">The Help menu</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="idm826"></a>The Actions menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm828"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.1. Commands available in the Actions menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Install/remove packages</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>g</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
If an installation preview is not visible,
display one; otherwise, perform an install run
as described in <a class="xref" href="ch02s02s04.html" title="Downloading, installing, and removing packages">the section called “Downloading, installing, and removing packages”</a>.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Update package list</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>u</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Bring the package list up-to-date.
</td></tr><tr><td><a id="menuUpgrade"></a><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Mark Upgradable</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>U</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Flag all upgradable packages, except those which
are held or forbidden from upgrading, for
upgrade.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Forget new packages</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>f</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Discard all information about what packages are
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">new</span>”</span> (empty the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">New Packages</span>”</span> tree).
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Cancel pending actions</span></td><td>
Cancel all pending actions from this session (including
installations, removals, upgrades, holds, marking as
automatically installed...). This is roughly equivalent
to restart the program.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><a id="menuClean"></a><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Clean package cache</span></td><td>
Delete all the compressed packages that were
downloaded by
<span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>
<a href="#ftn.footnoteAptTools" class="footnote" id="footnoteAptTools"><sup class="footnote">[a]</sup></a>.
</td></tr><tr><td><a id="menuCleanObs"></a><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Clean obsolete files</span></td><td>
Delete any compressed packages that were
downloaded by <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> <a href="ch02s01s02.html#ftn.footnoteAptTools" class="footnoteref"><sup class="footnoteref">[a]</sup></a> and are no longer
available. These are presumed to be packages
which are obsolete, and can be deleted to save
disk space without requiring an otherwise
unnecessary download.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Play Minesweeper</span></td><td>
Play a game of Minesweeper, as described in
<a class="xref" href="ch02s06.html" title="Playing Minesweeper">the section called “Playing Minesweeper”</a>.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Become root</span></td><td>
Continue working as the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user; see <a class="xref" href="ch02s01s04.html" title="Becoming root">the section called “Becoming <code class="systemitem">root</code>”</a>.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Actions</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Quit</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Q</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Quit <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>, saving any changes to package
states.
</td></tr></tbody><tbody class="footnotes"><tr><td colspan="2"><div id="ftn.footnoteAptTools" class="footnote"><p><a href="#footnoteAptTools" class="para"><sup class="para">[a] </sup></a>
Or any other <code class="systemitem">apt</code> utility.
</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break" /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="idm920"></a>The Undo menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm922"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.2. Commands available in the Undo menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Undo</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Undo</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Control</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>u</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Cancel the effect of the last change to a
package's state, up to the last time <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>
was started, the package list was updated, or an
install run was performed.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break" /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="secPackageMenu"></a>The Package menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm944"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.3. Commands available in the Package menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Install</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>+</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Flag the currently selected package for <a class="link" href="ch02s02s03.html#pkgCmdInstall">installation</a>.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Reinstall</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>L</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Flag the currently selected package for <a class="link" href="ch02s02s03.html#pkgCmdReinstall">reinstallation</a>.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Remove</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>-</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Flag the currently selected package for <a class="link" href="ch02s02s03.html#pkgCmdRemove">removal</a>.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Purge</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>_</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Flag the currently selected package to be <a class="link" href="ch02s02s03.html#pkgCmdPurge">purged</a>.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Keep</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>:</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
<a class="link" href="ch02s02s03.html#pkgCmdKeep">Cancel</a> any
pending installation, upgrade, or removal of the
currently selected package, and remove any hold
that was set on the package.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Hold</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>=</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
<a class="link" href="ch02s02s03.html#pkgCmdHold">Hold</a> the
currently selected package back.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Mark Auto</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>M</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Mark the currently selected package as an
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">automatically installed</span>”</span> package.
For more information on manually and
automatically installed packages, see <a class="xref" href="ch02s02s06.html" title="Managing automatically installed packages">the section called “Managing automatically installed packages”</a>.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Mark Manual</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>m</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Mark the currently selected package as a
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">manually installed</span>”</span> package. For
more information on manually and automatically
installed packages, see <a class="xref" href="ch02s02s06.html" title="Managing automatically installed packages">the section called “Managing automatically installed packages”</a>.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Forbid Version</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>F</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
If a package that can be upgraded is selected,
<a class="link" href="ch02s02s03.html#pkgCmdForbid">forbid</a> it
from being upgraded to the currently available
version. If a version of a package is selected,
forbid the package from being upgraded to that
version.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Information</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>enter</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Display a screen containing information about
the currently selected package, such as the
packages it depends upon, the packages which
depend upon it, and its available versions.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Cycle Information</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>i</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
When browsing the package list, cycles through
the information that can be displayed in the
information area (the lower half of the
display). The information area can display the
long description of the selected package (its
default behavior), a summary of the dependencies
related to the package, or an analysis of which
other packages require or suggest the selected
package.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">package</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Changelog</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>C</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Display the currently selected package's Debian
changelog. To see the changelog of a particular
version, select that version and execute this
command.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break" /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="idm1060"></a>The Resolver menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm1062"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.4. Commands available in the Resolver menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Examine Solution</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>e</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Display a detailed description of the problem
resolver's current suggestion (see <a class="xref" href="ch02s03s03.html" title="Resolving Dependencies Interactively">the section called “Resolving Dependencies Interactively”</a>).
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Apply Solution</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>!</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Carry out the actions that the problem resolver
is currently suggesting.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Next Solution</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>.</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Select the problem resolver's next suggestion.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Previous Solution</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>,</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Select the problem resolver's previous suggestion.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">First Solution</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong><</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Select the problem resolver's first suggestion.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Last Solution</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>></strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Select the problem resolver's most recently
generated solution (see <a class="xref" href="ch02s03s03.html" title="Resolving Dependencies Interactively">the section called “Resolving Dependencies Interactively”</a>).
</td></tr><tr><td><a id="menuResolverReject"></a><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Toggle Rejected</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>r</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
When examining a solution, toggle whether the
currently selected action is rejected and move
to the next action (see <a class="xref" href="ch02s03s03.html" title="Resolving Dependencies Interactively">the section called “Resolving Dependencies Interactively”</a>). If the action is
currently approved, its approval will be
cancelled.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><a id="menuResolverApprove"></a><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Toggle Approved</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>a</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
When examining a solution, toggle whether the
currently selected action is approved and move
to the next action (see <a class="xref" href="ch02s03s03.html" title="Resolving Dependencies Interactively">the section called “Resolving Dependencies Interactively”</a>). If the action is
currently rejected, its rejection will be
cancelled.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">View Target</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Enter</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
When examining a solution, view detailed
information about the package which is affected
by the currently selected action (see <a class="xref" href="ch02s03s03.html" title="Resolving Dependencies Interactively">the section called “Resolving Dependencies Interactively”</a>).
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><a id="menuResolverRejectBreakHolds"></a><span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Reject Breaking Holds</span></td><td>
Reject (as if with <span class="guimenu">Resolver</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Toggle Rejected</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>r</strong></span></strong></span>)) all
actions that would break a hold on a package or
install a forbidden version. These actions are
rejected by default unless <a class="link" href="ch02s05s05.html#configProblemResolver-Allow-Break-Holds"><code class="literal">Aptitude::ProblemResolver::Allow-Break-Holds</code></a>
is set to <code class="literal">true</code>, but this menu
item allows you to reject them manually at any
time.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break" /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="idm1162"></a>The Search menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm1164"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.5. Commands available in the Search menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Search</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Find</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>/</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Find the next package in the package list that
matches a search pattern (see <a class="xref" href="ch02s04.html" title="Search patterns">the section called “Search patterns”</a>).
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Search</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Find Backwards</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>\</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Find the previous package in the package list
that matches a search pattern (see <a class="xref" href="ch02s04.html" title="Search patterns">the section called “Search patterns”</a>).
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Search</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Find Again</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>n</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Repeat the last Find command.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Search</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Find Again Backwards</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>N</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Repeat the last Find command, but in the opposite
direction. If the last Find command was Find
Backwards, this will perform a forwards search,
and vice versa.
</td></tr><tr><td><a id="menuSearchLimit"></a><span class="guimenu">Search</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Limit Display</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>l</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Filter the current package list by removing any
packages which do not match a search pattern
(see <a class="xref" href="ch02s04.html" title="Search patterns">the section called “Search patterns”</a>).
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Search</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Un-Limit Display</span></td><td>
Un-filter the current package list (all packages
will be shown).
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Search</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Find Broken</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>b</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Find the next broken package. This is
equivalent to searching for <code class="literal"><a class="link" href="ch02s04s05.html#searchBroken">?broken</a></code>.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break" /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="secOptionsMenu"></a>The Options menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm1234"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.6. Commands available in the Options menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Options</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Preferences</span></td><td>
Open a new top-level view in which you can
modify <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>'s settings. Configuration
options are displayed in a tree similar to the
tree of packages; to enable or disable an
option, select it and press
<span class="keycap"><strong>Space</strong></span> or
<span class="keycap"><strong>Enter</strong></span>. Configuration options
are saved to
<code class="filename">~/.aptitude/config</code>
immediately upon being selected.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Options</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Revert options</span></td><td>
Reset all options to their default values.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break" /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="idm1259"></a>The Views menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Note"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="images/note.png" /></td><th align="left">Note</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
For an overview of how views work, see <a class="xref" href="ch02s01s03.html" title="Working with multiple views">the section called “Working with multiple views”</a>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm1264"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.7. Commands available in the Views menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Views</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Next</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>F6</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Change to the next active view.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Views</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Prev</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>F7</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Change to the previous active view.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Views</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Close</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>q</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Close the current view.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Views</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">New Package View</span></td><td>
Create a new view of the package list.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Views</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Audit Recommendations</span></td><td>
Create a view that displays packages which are
not installed, and which a package installed on
your system Recommends.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Views</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">New Flat Package List</span></td><td>
Create a new view of the package list in which
packages are not categorized.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Views</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">New Debtags Browser</span></td><td>
Create a new view of the package list in which
packages are categorized according to their
debtags entries.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Additional items</td><td>
A number of additional menu items appear; these
correspond to the currently active views. To
switch directly to a view, select it from the
menu.
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break" /></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a id="idm1324"></a>The Help menu</h4></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a id="idm1326"></a><p class="title"><strong>Figure 2.8. Commands available in the Help menu</strong></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="informaltable"><table class="informaltable" border="1"><colgroup><col /><col /></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Command</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">About</span></td><td>
Display some copyright information.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Help</span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>?</strong></span></strong></span>)</td><td>
Display the on-line help page.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">User's Manual</span></td><td>
Display the User's Manual (this document).
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">FAQ</span></td><td>
Display the <a class="link" href="ch03.html" title="Chapter 3. aptitude frequently asked questions"><span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>
FAQ</a>.
</td></tr><tr><td><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">ChangeLog</span></td><td>
Display a history of the major changes made to
<span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>.
</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td><span class="guimenu">Help</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">License</span></td><td>
Display the terms under which you may copy,
modify, and distribute <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>.
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