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Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::Only-Upgrade</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-downgrades</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>This is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+ without prompting if it is doing downgrades. It
+ should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+ it can potentially destroy your system!
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-downgrades</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-remove-essential</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+ without prompting if it is removing essentials. It
+ should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+ it can potentially destroy your system!
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-remove-essential</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--allow-change-held-packages</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
+ without prompting if it is changing held packages. It
+ should not be used except in very special situations. Using
+ it can potentially destroy your system!
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::allow-change-held-packages</literal>. Introduced in APT 1.1.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><option>--force-yes</option></term>
<listitem><para>Force yes; this is a dangerous option that will cause apt to continue
without prompting if it is doing something potentially harmful. It
should not be used except in very special situations. Using
<literal>force-yes</literal> can potentially destroy your system!
- Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::Get::force-yes</literal>. This is deprecated and replaced by <option>--allow-downgrades</option>, <option>--allow-remove-essential</option>, <option>--allow-change-held-packages</option> in 1.1. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--print-uris</option></term>