Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: apt
Ubuntu 9.04 amd64, apt 0.7.20.2ubuntu6.
When package name given to `apt-get install` is too long, it is just ignored:
# apt-get install aaaaaaaa
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package aaaaaaaa
# apt-get install aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... ('a' x 500)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
(apt-get ignored nonexistent package).
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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apt-get install ignores long package names
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/365611
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