Package: apt-listchanges
Version: 2.84
Severity: wishlist
I have a simple idea to increase the happiness of apt users that don't
own an SSD yet and suffer from fragmentation of dpkg's database.
While the user is reading the changelogs, apt-listchanges could read all
contents of /var/lib/dpkg/... which would precache all the data in VFS
cache, therefore speeding up the subsequent call of dpkg.
This feature would be optional, of course, and could be implemented
calling "tar -c /var/lib/dpkg | wc" (side note: don't forget that GNU
tar cheats and does not read files if the output file descriptor leads
to /dev/null).
Regards,
Eduard.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.33-rc6 (SMP w/4 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages apt-listchanges depends on:
ii apt 0.7.25.2 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy
ii debianutils 3.2.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii python 2.5.4-9 An interactive high-level object-o
ii python-apt 0.7.93 Python interface to libapt-pkg
ii python-support 1.0.6 automated rebuilding support for P
ii ucf 3.0025 Update Configuration File: preserv
Versions of packages apt-listchanges recommends:
ii exim4-daemon-light [mail-tran 4.71-3 lightweight Exim MTA (v4) daemon
Versions of packages apt-listchanges suggests:
ii aterm [x-terminal-emu 1.0.1-7 Afterstep XVT - a VT102 emulator f
ii elinks-lite [www-brow 0.12~pre5-2 advanced text-mode WWW browser - l
ii eterm [x-terminal-emu 0.9.5-2 Enlightened Terminal Emulator
ii gnome-terminal [x-ter 2.28.2-1 The GNOME terminal emulator applic
ii iceweasel [www-browse 3.5.6-1 lightweight web browser based on M
ii konqueror [www-browse 4:4.3.4-1 KDE 4's advanced file manager, web
ii konsole [x-terminal-e 4:4.3.4-1 X terminal emulator for KDE 4
ii links [www-browser] 2.2-1+b1 Web browser running in text mode
ii lynx-cur [www-browser 2.8.8dev.2-1 Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS sup
ii opera [www-browser] 9.63.2474.gcc4.qt3 The Opera Web Browser
ii python-glade2 2.16.0-2 GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii python-gtk2 2.16.0-2 Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii rxvt-unicode [x-termi 9.07-1 RXVT-like terminal emulator with U
ii w3m [www-browser] 0.5.2-2.1 WWW browsable pager with excellent
ii xterm [x-terminal-emu 253-1 X terminal emulator
-- debconf information:
* apt-listchanges/which: both
* apt-listchanges/save-seen: true
* apt-listchanges/confirm: true
* apt-listchanges/email-address: root
* apt-listchanges/frontend: pager
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<Alfie> Getty: Solche Aussagen tätigt man hier nicht - sonst kommt
wieder der weasel daher und zitiert einen auf der #-Seite!
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