apt.debfile — Classes related to debian package files

The apt.debfile provides classes to work with locally available debian packages, or source packages.

Binary packages

class apt.debfile.DebPackage(filename=None, cache=None)

A Debian Package (.deb file).

The DebPackage class is a class for working with ‘.deb’ files, also known as Debian packages.

It provides methods and attributes to get a list of the files in the package, to install the package and much more.

If you specify cache it has to point to an apt.cache.Cache() object.

Changed in version 0.7.9: Introduce all new methods (everything except for open() and filelist)

check()
Check if the package is installable.
check_conflicts()

Check if there are conflicts with existing or selected packages.

Check if the package conflicts with a existing or to be installed package. Return True if the pkg is OK.

compare_to_version_in_cache(use_installed=True)

Compare the package to the version available in the cache.

Checks if the package is already installed or availabe in the cache and if so in what version, returns one of (VERSION_NONE, VERSION_OUTDATED, VERSION_SAME, VERSION_NEWER).

conflicts
List of package names conflicting with this package.
depends
List of package names on which this package depends on.
filelist
return the list of files in the deb.
install(install_progress=None)
Install the package.
missing_deps
Return missing dependencies.
open(filename)
open given debfile
provides
List of virtual packages which are provided by this package.
replaces
List of packages which are replaced by this package.
replaces_real_pkg(pkgname, oper, ver)

Return True if a given non-virtual package is replaced.

Return True if the deb packages replaces a real (not virtual) packages named (pkgname, oper, ver).

required_changes

Get the changes required to satisfy the dependencies.

Returns: a tuple with (install, remove, unauthenticated)

satisfy_depends_str(dependsstr)
Satisfy the dependencies in the given string.

Source packages

class apt.debfile.DscSrcPackage(filename=None, cache=None)

A locally available source package.

Provide functionality to work with locally available source packages, especially with their ‘.dsc’ file.

New in version 0.7.9.

check()
Check if the package is installable..
check_conflicts()

Check if there are conflicts with existing or selected packages.

Check if the package conflicts with a existing or to be installed package. Return True if the pkg is OK.

compare_to_version_in_cache(use_installed=True)

Compare the package to the version available in the cache.

Checks if the package is already installed or availabe in the cache and if so in what version, returns one of (VERSION_NONE, VERSION_OUTDATED, VERSION_SAME, VERSION_NEWER).

conflicts
Return the dependencies of the package
depends
Return the dependencies of the package
filelist
return the list of files in the deb.
install(install_progress=None)
Install the package.
missing_deps
Return missing dependencies.
open(file)
Open the package.
provides
List of virtual packages which are provided by this package.
replaces
List of packages which are replaced by this package.
replaces_real_pkg(pkgname, oper, ver)

Return True if a given non-virtual package is replaced.

Return True if the deb packages replaces a real (not virtual) packages named (pkgname, oper, ver).

required_changes

Get the changes required to satisfy the dependencies.

Returns: a tuple with (install, remove, unauthenticated)

satisfy_depends_str(dependsstr)
Satisfy the dependencies in the given string.