cupt_vs_apt(5) overview of things Cupt and APT differ in

FEATURE SETS

See ``Disadvantages and advantages'' in cupt_tutorial.

DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR

Configuration

  • 'apt::cache::allversions' defaults to 0, not 1 as in apt-cache
  • 'gpgv::trustedkeyring' defaults to '/var/lib/cupt/trusted.gpg'
  • to prioritize compression types, use option 'cupt::update::compression-types', not 'acquire::compression-types'
  • to select repository indexes localizations, use option 'cupt::languages::indexes', not 'acquire::languages'

Pinning

  • the difference between 'specific' and 'general' pin types is not supported
  • an additional pin priority penalty is applied by default to NotAutomatic releases (see 'cupt::cache::pin::addendums::not-automatic' option)