Source: apt-venv Section: admin Priority: optional Maintainer: Leo Iannacone Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8) , dh-python , python3-all , python3-xdg Standards-Version: 3.9.5 Homepage: https://github.com/LeoIannacone/apt-venv Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/apt-venv.git Vcs-Browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/apt-venv.git Package: apt-venv Architecture: all Depends: ${python3:Depends} , ${misc:Depends} , python3-xdg Description: apt virtual environment apt-venv creates a sort of virtual environment in the user home directory, forcing apt to run under some custom option. . A simple use case is collect information about packages in different Debian and Ubuntu releases without surfing the web, just calling apt-cache through the virtual environment.