Package: debfoster
Version: 2.5-5
Severity: normal
The manpage says about the keyboard command 'x':
'x' Save changes to debfoster database, remove unwanted pack‐
ages, and exit without asking further questions.
But it does not work as one would expect:
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo debfoster
gnubiff is keeping the following 1 packages installed:
sox
Keep gnubiff? [Ynpsiuqx?], [H]elp: P
Keep archivemail? [Ynpsiuqx?], [H]elp: X
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnubiff*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 1475kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
Abort.
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As one can see, sox is not being removed, in contrast to:
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo debfoster
gnubiff is keeping the following 1 packages installed:
sox
Keep gnubiff? [Ynpsiuqx?], [H]elp: P
Keep archivemail? [Ynpsiuqx?], [H]elp: S
Keep mboxgrep? [Ynpsiuqx?], [H]elp: S
Keep metamail? [Ynpsiuqx?], [H]elp: S
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnubiff* sox*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 2163kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
Abort.
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The 'x' command should work exactly as if one hit 's' on all
following requests.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages debfoster depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.5-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
Versions of packages debfoster recommends:
ii apt 0.6.43.1 Advanced front-end for dpkg
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