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diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.yo b/doc/apt-get.8.yo index d46eb9bcb..4983b2581 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.yo +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.yo @@ -139,14 +139,15 @@ Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Download-Only). dit(bf(-f, --fix-broken)) Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in -place. This option may be used alone or in conjunction with any of the -command actions, and is sometimes necessary when running APT for the -first time; APT itself does not allow broken package dependencies to -exist on a system. It is possible that a system's dependency structure -can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usually -means using dselect or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of the offending -packages). Use of this option together with -m may produce an error in -some situations. Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Fix-Broken). +place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages +to permit APT to deduce a likely soltion. Any Package that are specified +must completly correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when +running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package +dependencies to exist on a system. It is possible that a system's +dependency structure can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention +(which usually means using dselect or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of +the offending packages). Use of this option together with -m may produce an +error in some situations. Configuration Item: bf(APT::Get::Fix-Broken). dit(bf(-h, --help)) Help; display a helpful usage message and exits. |