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adapt

NAME

adapt − adapt a package from any release of Ubuntu for the local system, using containers

SYNOPSIS

adapt ACTION [OPTIONS]

ACTIONS

alias [-d|distro DISTRO] [-r|--release RELEASE] -c|--command COMMAND

Create an alias to a command in your ~/.adapt/bin/ directory

install [-d|distro DISTRO] [-r|--release RELEASE] -p|--package PACKAGE

Install a package in an adapt container

purge|erase [-d|distro DISTRO] [-r|--release RELEASE] -p|--package
PACKAGE

Remove (purge) a package from an adapt container

list

List all available adapt containers

run [-d|distro DISTRO] [-r|--release RELEASE] -c|--command COMMAND

Run a command from an adapt container

shell [-d|distro DISTRO] [-r|--release RELEASE]

Open a shell in an adapt container

unalias [-d|distro DISTRO] [-r|--release RELEASE] -c|--command COMMAND

Remove an alias create

OPTIONS

-c|--command COMMAND Command to run or alias or unalias

-v|--verbose|--debug Enable verbose debugging

-d|--distro DISTRO Distro, e.g ubuntu, centos, debian

-p|--package PACKAGE Goes with install, packages to install

-r|--release RELEASE Version of distro, e.g. trusty, 7, wheezy

-h|--help Display help/usage information

DESCRIPTION

This package provides a simple, clean method to install and use packages, services, and binaries from one version of Ubuntu onto another, without requiring PPAs.

Instead, it uses LXD and Ubuntu system containers.

SEE ALSO

apt(8), lxc(1)

AUTHOR

This manpage and the utility were written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland AT byobu DOT org> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document and the utility under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.

The complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL on Debian/Ubuntu systems or on the web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.

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