Package: apt Version: 0.6.44.2 Severity: important
Usually, apt-get dist-upgrade will install some packages. Rerunning it without an intervening "update" is supposed to find everything in order. But not so anymore. Rerunning the dist-upgrade wants to install the same set of packages again and again and again... Everytime, apt-get does the install, sets up packages, runs scripts etc. dpkg -l confirms the new packages are installed <command> --version confirms new program versions too. But "apt" apparently forgets to record that the packages are, in fact, upgraded. So a new apt-get dist-upgrade will go through the motions and overwrite every package with the SAME version. Look at this silliness: # apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back: gdk-imlib1 gkrellm libkrb5-17-heimdal maxima-share sasl2-bin The following packages will be upgraded: airstrike bonnie++ cabextract cd-discid chktex cupsys-pt delo desktop-file-utils diff docker ed gocr ifupdown libart-2.0-2 libaudiofile0 libcap1 libdvbpsi3 libdvdnav4 libgnome32 libgpgme-dev libgpgme6 libgsm1 libgtkgl2.0-1 libgtkgl2.0-dev libident libieee1284-3 libjasper-1.701-1 libjasper-runtime libmikmod2 liborbit-dev liborbit0 libpcap0.7 libraw1394-5 libselinux1 libsqlite0 libsqlite0-dev libstartup-notification0 libxml-parser-perl lmarbles mawk mp3c mpg321 potool potrace pppstatus python-pyogg python-pyvorbis t1utils time unrtf xmlto xmms-find xmms-finespectrum 53 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/5119kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Extracting templates from packages: 100% Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 177441 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace mawk 1.3.3-11 (using .../mawk_1.3.3-11_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement mawk ... Preparing to replace libsqlite0 2.8.16-1 (using ..../libsqlite0_2.8.16-1_amd64.de b) ... Unpacking replacement libsqlite0 ... Preparing to replace diff 2.8.1-11 (using .../diff_2.8.1-11_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement diff ... Setting up diff (2.8.1-11) ... It continues like this for a hundred other packages. Every package overwritten with the same version again. This shouldn't happen. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "amd64"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; 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::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 900 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 800 Package: * Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release o=Debian Pin-Priority: -10 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- #sid=testing, sarge=unstable før. #sarge=stable nå. #firefox-problemet? #Stable fins ikke for amd64 - ennå deb http://amd64.debian.net/debian/ stable non-free main contrib #url defunct deb http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free #deb-src http://amd64.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.no.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free #Initng deb http://debian.space-based.de/debs/ experimental main #Blackdown java: deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/java/debian/ testing non-free #Ubuntu-pakker for xorg #deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restricted universe multiverse #Dessverre bare for i386 :-( #vlc, libdvdcss2 #deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sid main #deb http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/sid-amd64/arch sid main deb http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/sid-amd64/arch ./ #Disse er nede for tiden! ##Marillat: unofficial deb packages, unstable, stable #deb http://cyberspace.ucla.edu/marillat/ sid main #deb http://cyberspace.ucla.edu/marillat/ sarge main ##stable,testing,unstable #deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main #deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ etch main #deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sid main -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (700, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-mm4 Locale: LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=nb_NO.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-5 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-5 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages apt recommends: pn debian-archive-keyring <none> (no description available) -- debconf-show failed
