If I run the command apt-get --simulate dist-upgrade, the output contains a list where each line is prefixed with Inst or Conf, i.e.[truncated...]Inst ubuntu-artwork [1:14.04+16.04.20160621-0ubuntu1] (1:14.04+16.04.20160804-0ubuntu1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-updates [all])Inst xdiagnose [3.8.4] (3.8.4.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-updates [all])Inst xserver-xorg-video-intel [2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1] (2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-updates [amd64])Inst p11-kit [0.23.2-3] (0.23.2-5~ubuntu16.04.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-updates [amd64])Conf libaccountsservice0 (0.6.40-2ubuntu11.2 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-updates [amd64])Conf accountsservice (0.6.40-2ubuntu11.2 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-updates [amd64])Conf language-selector-common (0.165.4 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-updates [all])[truncated...]from man apt-get   Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a   dpkg operation: configure (Conf), remove (Remv) or unpack (Inst).   Square brackets indicate broken packages, and empty square brackets   indicate breaks that are of no consequence (rare).Does Conf mean if apt-get dist-upgrade was run, the packages marked   with Conf would only have their configuration scripts run, i.e. the same as dpkg-reconfigure?The man pages description of Inst says unpack, this suggests to me, the package will be downloaded an unzipped, but that doesn't seem to make much sense.What is the meaning of Inst and Conf?
apt-get --simulate dist-upgrade: What is the meaning of Inst and Conf?
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