Man page 7 : org.debian.apt.transaction

ProvideMedium

    ProvideMedium\t(in 's' medium )

Continue a paused transaction which is waiting for the given medium .

If a media change is required to e.g. install packages from a CD/DVD the transaction will be paused and the RequiredMedium property changed to an array of the "medium label" " and its " "mount point" . Furthermore the MediumRequired signal will be emitted.

ResolveConfigFileConflict

    ResolveConfigFilePrompt\t(in 's' config ,
\t\t\t\tin 's' answer )

Continue a paused transaction which is waiting for an answer to handle a configuration file conflict. Configis the path to the current configuration file and answercan be either "replace" or "keep".

If a later config file is shipped in a package which overrides some user modifications the transaction will be paused and the ConfigFileConflict property of the transaction will be set to an array of the old and new configuration file path. The later one is supposed to replace the former one. Furthermore the ConfigFileConflict signal will be emitted.

Simulate

    Simulate\t()

Simulate the transaction and calculate dependencies, required disk space and download size. If a transaction would fail the corresponding error will be raised.

Run

    Run\t()

Queue the transaction for processing. Afterwards there cannot be made any further changes to the transaction, e.g. modifing the http proxy.

Cancel

    Cancel\t()

Cancel the transaction if possible.

Finished

    Finished\t('s' exit_state )

The signal will be emitted when the transaction has been processed. The exit_stateindicates if the transaction was completed, cancelled or failed.

MediumRequired

    MediumRequired\t('s' label ,
\t\t\t's' mount_point )

The signal will be emitted if the transaction has been paused and waits for a media change to install packages.

ConfigFileConflict

    ConfigFileConflict\t('s' old ,
\t\t\t's' new )

The signal will be emitted if the transaction has been paused because a newconfiguration file is shipped in a package which would override changes by the user in the oldconfiguration file.

PropertyChanged

    PropertyChanged\t('s' property_name ,
\t\t\t'v' value )

The signal will be emitted if one of the following properties has changed.

The properties of the transaction are available through the Get And GetAll methods of the D-Bus properties interface and can be changed using the Set method.

R Role

    The role enum of the transaction, e.g. update-cache.

R Status

    The current status enum of the transaction, e.g. downloading

R StatusDetails

    A clear text message describing the current status.

R Progress

    The progress of the transaction in percent.

R ProgressDownload

    The last download progress information recieved from APT. It is an array of the URI, status enum, short description, full size, already downloaded size and an error or status message.

R Space

    The additional disk space in Bytes which will be required by the transaction. The

Simulate method has to be called to calculate the download size.

R Download

    The required download size in Bytes of the transaction. The

Simulate method has to be called to calculate the download size.

R Packages

    The lists of packages which are initially queued to be installed, reinstalled, removed, purged, upgraded, downgraded or skipped from upgrading.

R Dependenciens

    The lists of packages which are additionally required to be installed, reinstalled, removed, purged, upgraded, downgraded or skipped from upgrading. The

Simulate method has to be called to calculate the dependencies.

R Cancellable

    If the transaction can be cancelled.

R TerminalAttached

    If the master pty which has to be set using the Terminal property is attached as controlling terminal to the underlying dpkg call.

R RequiredMedium

    The transaction will be stopped if a media change is required to install packages. This property provides the labeland the mount pointof the requested medium.

R ConfigFileConflict

    The transaction will be stopped if a configuration file shipped in the package overrides changes of the user. This property provides the path to currentand the path to the newconfiguration file.

R ExitState

    The exit state enum of the transaction.

R Error

    If an error occured this property provides the error enumand the error message.

R Locale

    This is the locale which will be used for translating status and error messages of apt, e.g. .

R Terminal

    The path to the master pty which will be the controlling terminal of the underlying dpkg call. This allows to have an interactive terminal session.

R DebconfSocket

    The path to the socket which will be used by the debconf passthrough backend to forward the debconf communication to the user session.

R Paused

    If the transaction is paused, e.g. waiting for a conflict file resolution or media change.

R RemoveObsoletedDepends

    If obsoleted dependencies of to be removed packages which have been installed automatically should be removed too.

R AllowUnauthenticated

    If it is allowed to install not authenticated software packages.

R HttpProxy

    The URL of an http proxy which should be used to download repository meta data and package files, e.g. http://myproxy.athome:8080

R MetaData A dictonary which allows client application to store additional data in the transaction. The key name has to include an identifier of the client application separated by an unterscore from the key name, e.g. sc_icon for the application icon name stored by software-center. The property cannot be changed anymore after the transaction has been queued.