Control: reassign -1 src:linux On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 01:45:21PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 2.6.1 > Severity: important > > When I want to report a bug against the Linux kernel, reportbug > recommends to use bullseye-backports to get a more recent version > (even though this is currently a bookworm based machine): > > Your version (6.1.55-1) of linux-image-6.1.0-13-amd64 appears to be out of > date. > The following newer release(s) are available in the Debian archive: > bullseye-backports (backports-policy): 6.1.55+1~bpo11+1 > Please try to verify if the bug you are about to report is already addressed > by these releases. Do you still want to file a report [y|N|q|?]? > > So I've added > > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports main contrib non-free > > as documented in <https://wiki.debian.org/fr/Backports>. > > I did an "apt update". In particular: > > [...] > Get:19 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/main Translation-en > [343 kB] > Get:20 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/main amd64 Contents > (deb) [1367 kB] > Get:21 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/main all Contents > (deb) [4773 kB] > Get:22 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/contrib amd64 Packages > [5968 B] > Get:23 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/contrib Translation-en > [6004 B] > Get:24 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/contrib amd64 Contents > (deb) [17.1 kB] > Get:25 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/contrib all Contents > (deb) [22.2 kB] > Get:26 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/non-free amd64 > Packages [13.9 kB] > Get:27 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/non-free > Translation-en [27.6 kB] > Get:28 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/non-free amd64 > Contents (deb) [10.8 kB] > Get:29 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports/non-free all Contents > (deb) [58.5 kB] > [...] > > But "apt show -a linux-image-6.1.0-13-amd64" just gives the 6.1.55-1 > version (no 6.1.55+1~bpo11+1 version), and > > apt install -t bullseye-backports linux-image-6.1.0-13-amd64 > > also thinks that 6.1.55-1 is the version to be installed.
There is no apt bug here, the backports have linux-image-6.1.0-0.deb11.13 ABI. I don't know where the hook comes from so I'm just reassigning it to src:linux. -- debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev ubuntu core developer i speak de, en
