Source: apt-venv Section: admin Priority: optional Maintainer: Debian QA Group Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13) , dh-python , python3-all , python3-xdg Standards-Version: 4.6.1 Homepage: https://github.com/LeoIannacone/apt-venv Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/apt-venv.git Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/apt-venv Rules-Requires-Root: no 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.