Package: apt Version: 1.0.1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, I tried apt few days back and it's refreshing from aptitude in the sense it doesn't take as many resources as aptitude to update the index. There is one issue though, it doesn't tell if there are any updates and I have to manually run aptitude safe-upgrade in order to figure out if there are any updates or not.
Here's a run of apt :- shirish@debian:~$ sudo apt update [sudo] password for shirish: Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease Get:1 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie InRelease [166 kB] Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en Get:2 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie-updates InRelease [100 kB] Get:3 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable InRelease [206 kB] Get:4 http://debian.ec.as6453.net experimental InRelease [141 kB] Get:5 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,876 B] Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/contrib amd64 Packages/DiffIndex Get:6 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/non-free amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,819 B] Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/contrib Translation-en/DiffIndex Get:7 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [7,876 B] Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/non-free Translation-en/DiffIndex Get:8 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages [14 B] Get:9 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages [14 B] Get:10 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie-updates/non-free amd64 Packages [14 B] Get:11 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en [14 B] Get:12 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie-updates/main Translation-en [14 B] Get:13 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie-updates/non-free Translation-en [14 B] Get:14 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,876 B] Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/contrib amd64 Packages/DiffIndex Get:15 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/non-free amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,819 B] Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/contrib Translation-en/DiffIndex Get:16 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [7,876 B] Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/non-free Translation-en/DiffIndex Get:17 http://debian.ec.as6453.net experimental/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [7,819 B] Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net experimental/contrib amd64 Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net experimental/contrib Translation-en/DiffIndex Hit http://debian.ec.as6453.net experimental/main Translation-en/DiffIndex Get:18 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/main amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [46.3 kB] Get:19 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/main amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [46.3 kB] Get:20 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/non-free amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [597 B] Get:21 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/main 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [3,833 B] Get:22 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/non-free amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [597 B] Get:23 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/main amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [5,993 B] Get:24 http://debian.ec.as6453.net jessie/main 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [3,833 B] Get:25 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/main amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [5,993 B] Get:26 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/non-free amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [243 B] Get:27 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/main 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [44 B] Get:28 http://debian.ec.as6453.net experimental/main amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [243 B] Get:29 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/non-free amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [243 B] Get:30 http://debian.ec.as6453.net unstable/main 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [44 B] Get:31 http://debian.ec.as6453.net experimental/main amd64 2014-04-18-0304.24.pdiff [243 B] Fetched 725 kB in 1min 36s (7,481 B/s) Reading package lists... Done Unlike aptitude, apt doesn't tell if there are any updates. Just having that info. would make my life much easier. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "amd64"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "1"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3\.13-1-amd64$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-amd64$"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages ""; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-headers"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-image-extra"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-signed-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-headers"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-image"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-backports-modules-.*"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; APT::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke:: "touch /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp 2>/dev/null || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke:: "[ ! -x /usr/bin/debtags ] || debtags update --local || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 0 ; apt-show-versions -i"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 4 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null"; APT::Archives ""; APT::Archives::MaxAge "30"; APT::Archives::MinAge "2"; APT::Archives::MaxSize "500"; APT::Architectures ""; APT::Architectures:: "amd64"; APT::Compressor ""; APT::Compressor::. ""; APT::Compressor::.::Name "."; APT::Compressor::.::Extension ""; APT::Compressor::.::Binary ""; APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1"; APT::Compressor::gzip ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip"; APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2"; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n"; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::bzip2 ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::xz ""; APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4"; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6"; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::lzma ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz"; APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma"; APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d"; APT::Compressor::::Name ""; APT::Compressor::::Extension "."; APT::Compressor::::Binary ""; APT::Compressor::::Cost "100"; APT::Compressor::::CompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::::CompressArg:: "-9"; APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg ""; APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg:: "-d"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/"; Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d"; Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg"; Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::solvers ""; Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2"; Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz"; Dir::Bin::lzma "/usr/bin/xz"; Dir::Media ""; Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; Dir::Log::History "history.log"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently ""; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$"; Acquire ""; Acquire::cdrom ""; Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom"; Acquire::Languages ""; Acquire::Languages:: "en"; Acquire::Languages:: "none"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "adequate --help >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0; exec adequate --user nobody --apt-preinst"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs::Version "3"; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/sbin/apt-listbugs::InfoFD "20"; DPkg::Tools::Options::adequate ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::adequate::Version "2"; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "adequate --help >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0; DEBIAN_FRONTEND=readline exec adequate --debconf --user nobody --pending"; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "/usr/bin/test -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service && /usr/bin/test -S /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket && /usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.PackageKit --object-path /org/freedesktop/PackageKit --timeout 4 --method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.StateHasChanged cache-update > /dev/null; /bin/echo > /dev/null"; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -d /var/lib/update-notifier ]; then touch /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp; fi; if [ -e /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available ]; then echo > /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available; fi "; AptListbugs ""; AptListbugs::Severities "critical,grave,serious"; Adequate ""; Adequate::Enabled "true"; Unattended-Upgrade ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern:: "origin=Debian,archive=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security"; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release testing Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release experimental Pin-Priority: 1 Package: * Pin: release unstable Pin-Priority: 1 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- #### testing ######### deb http://debian.ec.as6453.net/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free deb http://debian.ec.as6453.net/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main #### unstable ######### deb http://debian.ec.as6453.net/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free #### experimental ######### deb http://debian.ec.as6453.net/debian/ experimental main contrib -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-updates'), (1, 'experimental'), (1, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.13-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2012.4 ii gnupg 1.4.16-1.1 ii libapt-pkg4.12 1.0.1 ii libc6 2.18-4 ii libgcc1 1:4.8.2-16 ii libstdc++6 4.8.2-16 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: ii apt-doc 1.0.1 ii aptitude 0.6.10-1 ii dpkg-dev 1.17.6 ii python-apt 0.9.3.5 ii synaptic 0.81.1 -- no debconf information -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org