Package: apt
Version: 1.8.2
Severity: minor
When running "apt-get update" against a repository with a change in the
codename, apt-get outputs the following lines:
E: Repository '___' changed its 'Codename' value from '___' to '___'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be
applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details
The apt-secure manpage documents the presence of this feature, but does
not provide any additional information about how to accept the change:
Since version 1.5 the user must therefore explicitly confirm changes
to signal that the user is sufficiently prepared e.g. for the new
major release of the distribution shipped in the repository (as e.g.
indicated by the codename).
This is a bit frustrating to try to unravel, as the only documentation
referenced in the apt-get output doesn't actually tell you what to do.
I would suggest referring the user to the --allow-releaseinfo-change
flag in either the apt-get output or the apt-secure manpage. Without
some kind of pointer in this direction, presumably the user would have
to read the apt-get manpage in its entirety to discover that this flag
exists.
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