package aptitude user [EMAIL PROTECTED] usertag 330131 + fixed-in-svn thanks
On Monday 26 September 2005 01:17 am, Vincent McIntyre wrote: > Background > ---------- > I've just upgraded to sarge from woody, using aptitude on the commandline, > as recommended by the release notes. > > For some reason aptitude decided to remove apt-show-versions, which I'd > installed "deliberately" with apt-get while the box was running woody. > I read and I think understood the reason, in the html reference guide > and the manpage. > > Problem statement > ----------------- > My problem is that the manpage seems to suggest that > aptitude unmarkauto apt-show-versions > should fix the problem, but it appears not to work. As illustrated > below, the only option appears to be to allow aptitude to have its > wicked way and uninstall, then reinstall "deliberately". > > I could not see any similar reports to this in the BTS (most reports use > the curses interface, the closest seem to be 235727, 237830, 266061) It looks like this bug is still present in the unstable branch of aptitude, but it was fixed in the experimental branch at some point, so I'm marking it as such. (not sure if the fix made it into experimental yet, and anyway the experimental aptitude isn't installable right now) > Workarounds > ----------- > A suggested patch for the manual page is attached. Um, I think it would be better to fix the bug :). > Future work > ----------- > I assume there have been about 500 wishlist bugs to allow this feature to > be turned off in /etc/apt/apt.conf, please add my vote to the clamour. > If this feature exists and is documented, could you point me to the doco > and I'll submit a patch to the reference manual that puts a pointer in > the places that I looked for it. Well, you can either find it in the section on the configuration file (Aptitude::Remove-Unused), or you can enter the visual mode and turn the removal of unused packages off in "Options -> Dependency handling". Daniel -- /------------------- Daniel Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------\ | "That we should wish to cast him down and have no one in his place | | is not a thought that occurs to his mind. That we should wish to | | destroy the Ring itself has not yet entered into his darkest dream." | | -- Gandalf Grayhame | \- Does your computer have Super Cow Powers? ------- http://www.debian.org -/
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