public RepeatedField<string> ExclusivePackages { get; }
An exclusive list of packages to be updated. These are the only packages
that will be updated. If these packages are not installed, they will be
ignored. This field cannot be specified with any other patch configuration
fields.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-12 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe latest version of the \u003ccode\u003eAptSettings\u003c/code\u003e class in the Google Cloud OS Config v1 API is version 2.4.0.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eAptSettings\u003c/code\u003e allows for the configuration of Apt package patching operations, which can be performed using \u003ccode\u003eapt-get update && apt-get upgrade\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe class offers options to exclude specific packages from updates via the \u003ccode\u003eExcludes\u003c/code\u003e property and to exclusively update a list of packages via the \u003ccode\u003eExclusivePackages\u003c/code\u003e property.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eType\u003c/code\u003e property allows switching the patching method to \u003ccode\u003eapt-get dist-upgrade\u003c/code\u003e by setting it to \u003ccode\u003eDIST\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eAptSettings\u003c/code\u003e class inherits from object and implements the \u003ccode\u003eIMessage\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIEquatable\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIDeepCloneable\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eIBufferMessage\u003c/code\u003e interfaces.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Google Cloud OS Config v1 API - Class AptSettings (2.5.0)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.5.0 (latest)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [2.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/2.4.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [2.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/2.3.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [2.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/2.2.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [2.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/2.1.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [2.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/2.0.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [1.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/1.8.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [1.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/1.7.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [1.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/1.6.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [1.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/1.5.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [1.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/1.4.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings)\n- [1.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/1.3.0/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings) \n\n public sealed class AptSettings : IMessage\u003cAptSettings\u003e, IEquatable\u003cAptSettings\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cAptSettings\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Google Cloud OS Config v1 API class AptSettings.\n\nApt patching is completed by executing `apt-get update && apt-get\nupgrade`. Additional options can be set to control how this is executed. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e AptSettings \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[AptSettings](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[AptSettings](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[AptSettings](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.AptSettings), [IBufferMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IBufferMessage.html), [IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage.html) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[object.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode) \n[object.GetType()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype) \n[object.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring)\n\nNamespace\n---------\n\n[Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.OsConfig.V1)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.OsConfig.V1.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### AptSettings()\n\n public AptSettings()\n\n### AptSettings(AptSettings)\n\n public AptSettings(AptSettings other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### Excludes\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cstring\u003e Excludes { get; }\n\nList of packages to exclude from update. These packages will be excluded\n\n### ExclusivePackages\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cstring\u003e ExclusivePackages { get; }\n\nAn exclusive list of packages to be updated. These are the only packages\nthat will be updated. If these packages are not installed, they will be\nignored. This field cannot be specified with any other patch configuration\nfields.\n\n### Type\n\n public AptSettings.Types.Type Type { get; set; }\n\nBy changing the type to DIST, the patching is performed\nusing `apt-get dist-upgrade` instead."]]
