apt-wrapper 1.19

Description:

aptwrapper 1.19

Note:

This still works but is deprecated in favor of the spam project,
by the same developer.

A shorter, simpler, and slightly saner interactive interface to the
Debian/Ubuntu APT
command-line tools.
Note: This utility is not as useful as it once was because the apt command
has already incorported its headline features.
However, it is still more convenient in a number of ways,
so read on if you’d like.
apt may be thought of as a traffic cop
that directs commands to the appropriate tool,
automatically elevating itself with sudo if need-be.
It consolidates all commands from apt-get and apt-cache,
and the most common from
aptitude, dpkg, dpkg-query, add-apt-repository, and apt-key.
It has a much narrower focus than “kitchen-sink” tools such as wajig.
Hopefully this micro-project will make your life a tiny bit easier.




Installation
sudo pip install apt-wrapper
or for a possibly more up-to-date version:
sudo pip install https://bitbucket.org/mixmastamyk/apt/get/default.tar.gz





Usage
Examples:
apt # List available commands.
apt add universe # Invokes sudo automatically,
Password: # when necessary.

apt add ppa:who/foo
apt update
apt search foo
apt policy foo
apt install foo bar
apt purge foo
apt instdeb foo.deb
apt instdeb http://foo... # new

apt who-owns `which tr`
coreutils: /usr/bin/tr




Shortened commands
apt can also handle shortened commands.
Add letters until it can be uniquely identified:
apt cl
results in:
sudo apt-get clean





Aliases
There are a few aliases for common commands as well:
apt in foo # install foo
apt rm bar # remove
apt se baz # apt-cache search
apt ls boo # list installed packages, optionally
# with pkg name or glob\* argument syntax.
apt dir # dir (e.g. NT or ls -l) installed packages.





License
Licensed under the GPL, version 3+.





Release Notes

1.19 - Update readme.
1.18 - Forced off bitbucket, move to github. Update metadata.
1.15 - fix: instdeb download issue under Python3.
1.12 - enh: Python 3 support, refactoring.
1.11 - enh: rmrepo command to remove ppa’s.
1.10 - enh: reorder messages, refactoring.
1.09 - enh: addrepo can now enable standard repos, print commands by default.
1.08 - enh: instdeb can now download and install from urls.
1.07 - Fix auto elevate for instdeb.
1.06 - Add ls and dir aliases and doc syntax.
1.05 - Doc improvements.
1.04 - Allow additional options to be passed thru w/o error.
1.03 - Update readme with release notes and document new aliases.
1.02 - Add who-owns alias for searchfiles.
1.01 - Add in alias for install.