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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title>Navigating the aptitude package list</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="aptitude.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="aptitude user's manual"><link rel="up" href="ch01s01.html" title="Using aptitude"><link rel="prev" href="ch01s01s01.html" title="aptitude basics"><link rel="next" href="ch01s01s03.html" title="Finding packages by name"><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"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Navigating the <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> package list</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s01s01.html"><img src="images/prev.gif" alt="Prev"></a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Using <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span></th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s01s03.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 name="idp56457072"></a>Navigating the <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> package list</h3></div></div></div><p> The list of packages is the primary interface to <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>. When <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> starts, the list is organized into a number of groups, as can be seen in the following screen shot: </p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="100%"><tr><td><img src="images/start-snapshot.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table><div class="longdesc-link" align="right"><br clear="all"><span class="longdesc-link">[<a href="ld-idp56460352.html" target="longdesc">D</a>]</span></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> Empty groups of packages are automatically hidden by <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>, so you may see more or less groups than appear in this screen shot. </p></td></tr></table></div><p> In the screen shot above, the first group (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Installed Packages</span>”</span>) is highlighted to indicate that it is currently selected. You can move the selection up and down with the arrow keys; note that the description below the package list changes as you do so. To <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">expand</span>”</span> a group, press <span class="keycap"><strong>Enter</strong></span> while the group is selected: </p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="100%"><tr><td><img src="images/expand-once-snapshot.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table><div class="longdesc-link" align="right"><br clear="all"><span class="longdesc-link">[<a href="ld-idp56467888.html" target="longdesc">D</a>]</span></div></div></div><p> As you can see, the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Installed Packages</span>”</span> group has been expanded to reveal its contents: it contains a number of subgroups, loosely defined by what types of software they contain. Expanding the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">admin</span>”</span> section by selecting it and pressing <span class="keycap"><strong>Enter</strong></span>, we see: </p><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="100%"><tr><td><img src="images/expand-twice-snapshot.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table><div class="longdesc-link" align="right"><br clear="all"><span class="longdesc-link">[<a href="ld-idp56474288.html" target="longdesc">D</a>]</span></div></div></div><p> The <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">admin</span>”</span> group contains a single subgroup, the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">main</span>”</span> Debian archive. Expanding this group reveals some packages! </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Tip</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p> To save time, you can use the <span class="keycap"><strong>[</strong></span> key to expand all the subgroups of a group at once. Selecting <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Installed Packages</span>”</span> and pressing <span class="keycap"><strong>[</strong></span> would have immediately revealed the packages in the screenshot below. </p></td></tr></table></div><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" style="cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;" width="100%"><tr><td><img src="images/expand-thrice-snapshot.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table><div class="longdesc-link" align="right"><br clear="all"><span class="longdesc-link">[<a href="ld-idp56482608.html" target="longdesc">D</a>]</span></div></div></div><p> In addition to the arrow keys, you can move the selection through the package list by a page of information at a time using the <span class="keycap"><strong>Page Up</strong></span> and <span class="keycap"><strong>Page Down</strong></span> keys. </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><table border="0" summary="Tip"><tr><td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="images/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Tip</th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p> When there is more information in the lower half of the display than fits into the available space, the <span class="keycap"><strong>a</strong></span> and <span class="keycap"><strong>z</strong></span> keys can be used to scroll through it. </p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s01s01.html"><img src="images/prev.gif" alt="Prev"></a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch01s01.html"><img src="images/up.gif" alt="Up"></a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s01s03.html"><img src="images/next.gif" alt="Next"></a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> basics </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html"><img src="images/home.gif" alt="Home"></a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Finding packages by name</td></tr></table></div></body></html>