On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 10:36:14 -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 08:49:23AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Isn't there a plugin or something for aptitude that can tell you about
> > extant bugs in packages that it's going to update for you? I seem to
> > remember hearing about it, not having time to install it, and now wishin
> > I had.
> >
>
> For official Debian packages, a 'C' (capital letter c) will grab the
> changelog of the package version that aptitude thinks is newest and show
> it to you. Not quite what you are looking for, but if you are hestitant
> to upgrade gratuitously, it helps you decide what is a worthwhile
> update. Another handy tool is apt-listbugs, which queries the BTS for
> bugs that are open against the package and show them to you. However, I
> don't think that it integrates well, or even at all, with aptitude.
apt-listbugs works with aptitude, at least on Sid. You get a listing of
all relevant bugs (and sometimes a few irrelevant ones, too) after the
packages have been downloaded and you can abort the installation at that
point if necessary.
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Regards,
Florian
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