AptPkg::Policy(3pm)

💖 AptPkg::Policy — APT package version policy class 💖

okay besties, gather round 🫶 this one is AptPkg::Policy, a Perl module from the User Contributed Perl Documentation collection, and it is literally the class that handles APT's package version policy. it's giving backstage-pass-to-the-pin-priorities energy and i'm obsessed 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

like, the entire vibe-check to get in:

use AptPkg::Policy;

that's it. that's the whole thing. iconic. 🎀

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so AptPkg::Policy is the module that gives you an interface to APT's package version policy. no cap.

🦋 AptPkg::Policy

the AptPkg::Policy package implements the APT pkgPolicy class. periodt.

now listen, you don't just make one of these yourself — an instance of the AptPkg::Policy class can be fetched using the "policy" method from an AptPkg::Cache object. that's the way that you get in. iykyk 🔑

the following methods are implemented, and yes we're listing all of them, don't skip:

• priority(VER|FILE) — returns the pin priority for the given VER (an AptPkg::Cache::Version object) or FILE (an AptPkg::Cache::PkgFile object). so basically: hand it a version or a package file, get the priority back. simple as. ⭐
• candidate(PKG) — returns the installation candidate version for PKG. and what comes back? an AptPkg::Cache::Version object, fr fr. that's your ✨candidate✨ bestie 🫶

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go give these their flowers too:

• AptPkg::Cache(3pm)
• AptPkg(3pm)

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

this masterpiece was written by Brendan O'Dea <bod@debian.org> 💜 absolute legend behaviour.

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and that's a wrap, babes 🎀 this page ships with perl v5.42.3 and it was dated 2026-08-19 — so when you're reading this just remember the tech is timeless and so are you. mwah! 💖✨🦋