[Bug 1198808] [NEW] apt-get(8) man page doesn't mention apt-mark or history.log

[Keith Winstein]

Public bug reported:

It would be nice if the apt-get(8) man page mentioned the apt-mark tool,
e.g. in the SEE ALSO section.

The man page could also mention that the APT database keeps track of
"manually installed" packages. (It mentions "automatically installed"
packages in the discussion of autoremove.)

It would also be nice if it discussed the log in
/var/log/apt/history.log, e.g. in the FILES section.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: apt 0.9.7.7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul  8 02:24:07 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-10 (58 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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Title:
  apt-get(8) man page doesn't mention apt-mark or history.log

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  It would be nice if the apt-get(8) man page mentioned the apt-mark
  tool, e.g. in the SEE ALSO section.

  The man page could also mention that the APT database keeps track of
  "manually installed" packages. (It mentions "automatically installed"
  packages in the discussion of autoremove.)

  It would also be nice if it discussed the log in
  /var/log/apt/history.log, e.g. in the FILES section.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: apt 0.9.7.7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jul  8 02:24:07 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-10 (58 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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