Package: aptitude Version: 0.2.15.9-2 Severity: normal To recreate:
1. Lock the dpkg database e.g. open a terminal, do apt-get install apackagename, and leave it sitting at the [Y/n] prompt. 2. Open another terminal, run aptitude. Select a single package to install and hit 'g'. The package is downloaded but then fails to install with the message 'dpkg: status database area is locked by another process'. This is OK. 3. Hit return. On the return to aptitude, the selected package is no longer selected. This is a big pain when selecting a whole bunch of packages for install/upgrade/purging or some combination of those, as when it doesn't work (which I think could be for any reason, not just the recreate example above), all your selections are lost. I consider this to be a usability bug; I was surprised that it wasn't already reported, but I couldn't find it in the open list of bugs. Thanks for your work on aptitude, it's a good tool! Regards, Andrew. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (50, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.10 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages aptitude depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3 0.5.28.6 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:3.4.3-13 GCC support library ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libsigc++-1.2-5c102 1.2.5-4 type-safe Signal Framework for C++ ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-13 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
