Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apt-show-versions
On my intrepid system, which has intrepid-updates in its /etc/apt/sources.list: ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted some packages from intrepid-updates are reported as newer than version in archive: $ apt-show-versions |grep newer gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly 0.10.9-1ubuntu0.1 newer than version in archive language-pack-en 1:8.10+20081107 newer than version in archive language-pack-en-base 1:8.10+20081107 newer than version in archive language-pack-gnome-en 1:8.10+20081107 newer than version in archive language-pack-gnome-en-base 1:8.10+20081107 newer than version in archive libpulsecore5 0.9.10-2ubuntu9.1 newer than version in archive libv4l-0 0.5.6-1~intrepid1 newer than version in archive ruby1.8-elisp 1.8.7.72-1ubuntu0.1 newer than version in archive If I check one of these packages by looking at packages.ubuntu.com, I see that the version listed for intrepid-updates is the same as the one I have installed. ** Affects: apt-show-versions (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Packages reported as newer than archive when they're not https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/312138 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs