Package: apt Version: 0.6.46.4-0.1 Severity: normal
The current apt package includes /usr/bin/apt-get. The prior stable release (4.0 "etch") of Debian specifies aptitude as the preferred package management front-end for apt, specified in multiple places, e.g.: Release Notes for Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ("etch") section 2.1.1 "Package Management" http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html There's considerable confusion in support channels and documentation over whether apt-get or aptitude should be used for package maintenance. It would be preferred if Debian's own package management tool reflected documentation in _not_ including by default the deprecated package management tool. Suggestion: split apt-get into its own separate package. Change dependency on aptitude from "Suggests" to "Depends". -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Cache-Limit "50331648"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 950 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 750 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 400 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- deb http://ftp.debian.org sarge main # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Mirrors tried. See /var/lib/apt-spy/mirrors.txt (or # http://www.debian.org/mirrors/) for listing # # http.us.debian.org /debian/ # linux.csua.berkeley.edu /debian/ # mirror.anl.gov /debian/ # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Testing deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free # jdeb http://mirror.anl.gov/debian/ testing main contrib non-free # deb-src http://mirror.anl.gov/debian/ testing main contrib non-free # Testing security deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free # Unstable deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free # deb http://mirror.anl.gov/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free # deb-src http://mirror.anl.gov/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free # Stable deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free # deb http://mirror.anl.gov/debian stable main contrib non-free # Stable security deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free # ------------------------------------------------------------ # Extras # ------------------------------------------------------------ # Mmmmultimedia.... deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (950, 'testing'), (750, 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (400, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2007.02.19-0.1 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a ii libc6 2.5-9+b1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.2-20070528-1 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.2-20070528-1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 apt recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]