On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 02:32:57PM +0000, Albretch Mueller wrote: > apt-get installation logs (in --dry-run mode) show lines like: > ... > Inst libvncclient1 (0.9.14+dfsg-1 Debian:12.4/stable [amd64]) > Inst vlc-bin (3.0.20-0+deb12u1 Debian:12.4/stable [amd64]) > Inst vlc-plugin-qt (3.0.20-0+deb12u1 Debian:12.4/stable [amd64]) > ... > you can get most parts of the suffix: "Debian:12.4/stable [amd64]", in > various way except the ".4" and the "stable" parts. > > How could you get, list those ".4" and "stable" attributes prior to > running apt-get? > > lbrtchx > Hi Albretch (and every time I see that I want to write Albrecht, sorry)
I am consistently *puzzled* by what you are trying to do: I think that that is just effectively recording the repository that the package comes from. What does your /etc/sources.list consist of - and if it references bookworm, in what way does 12.4 surprise you? (Hint: That will change in about two weeks to 12.5 ...) Your approach to all of this is best described as idiosyncratic - if you really don't trust Debian and apt and the way we do things, what *do* you trust? Andy (amaca...@debian.org)
