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SOLV(1) LIBSOLV SOLV(1)

NAME

solv - example package manager based on libsolv

SYNOPSIS

solv install [OPTIONS] PKG...

solv erase [OPTIONS] PKG...

solv list [OPTIONS] PKG...

solv info [OPTIONS] PKG...

solv search [OPTIONS] STRING...

solv verify [OPTIONS] PKG...

solv update [OPTIONS] PKG...

solv dist-upgrade [OPTIONS] PKG...

solv repolist [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

The solv tool demos some features of the libsolv library. It is not meant to replace a real package manager, for example it does not cache downloaded packages.

--root ROOTDIR

Install packages using ROOTDIR as root of the filesystem. This also means that the package database of ROOTDIR will be used.

--clean

Also get rid of no longer needed packages when erasing, like libraries that have been used by the erased packages.

--best

Force usage of the best package (normally the one with the highest version) for install and update operations.

--testcase

Write a testcase after dependency solving.

The following options can be used to filter the packages. If the same option is used multiple times, the result is ORed together.

-i

Limit the packages to installed ones.

-r REPO

Limit the packages to the specified repository.

--arch ARCHITECTURE

Limit the packages to the specified package architecture.

--type TYPE

Limit the packages to the specified package type.

AUTHOR

Michael Schroeder <mls@suse.de>

10/22/2018 libsolv