Package: aptitude
Version: 0.4.11.11-1+b1
Severity: minor
The screen output when using the command-line 'aptitude -V full-upgrade'
command is extremely difficult to read since the items to be upgraded are
presented in a manner designed to fill the entire screen. Compare this with the
output of 'apt-get -V dist-upgrade', which places the items one per line with
the TO/FROM versions listed.
I like to use -V when doing an 'upgrade' or 'dist-upgrade' so that I can see
what packages are changing by how big of a version number, but aptitude's
output is impossible to read. Since I use the package hold functionality
provided only by aptitude, my current workflow involves running 'apt-get -V
dist-upgrade' to inspect version upgrades, and then using 'aptitude -V
full-upgrade' to actually effect the changes.
Please consider having aptitude's output resemble apt-get's output when using
-V.
Compare:
apt-get:
timmy2000:/home/tgokcen# apt-get dist-upgrade -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
openoffice.org-kde (3.0.1-9)
The following NEW packages will be installed
geoip-database (1.4.6.dfsg-6)
ghostscript-cups (8.64~dfsg-13)
grub-legacy (0.97-55)
imagemagick-doc (6.5.1.0-1.1)
latex-xft-fonts (0.1-8)
libc-ares2 (1.6.0-2)
libcolamd2.7.1 (3.4.0-1)
libgeoip1 (1.4.6.dfsg-6)
liblqr-1-0 (0.4.1-1)
libmagickcore2 (6.5.1.0-1.1)
libmagickwand2 (6.5.1.0-1.1)
libsmi2-common (0.4.8+dfsg-1)
libsmi2ldbl (0.4.8+dfsg-1)
xfonts-mathml (2)
The following packages will be upgraded:
akonadi-kde (4.2.2-1 => 4.2.4-1)
akregator (4.2.2-1 => 4.2.4-1)
amor (4.2.2-1 => 4.2.4-2)
binutils (2.19.1-1 => 2.19.51.20090723-1)
blinken (4.2.2-1+b2 => 4.2.4-1)
cpp-4.3 (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14)
cups (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1)
cups-bsd (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1)
cups-client (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1)
cups-common (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1)
cupsys-client (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1)
cupsys-common (1.3.10-2 => 1.3.11-1)
dhcp3-client (3.1.1-6 => 3.1.2p1-1)
dhcp3-common (3.1.1-6 => 3.1.2p1-1)
exuberant-ctags (5.7-4 => 5.8-1)
g++-4.3 (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14)
gcc-4.3 (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14)
gcc-4.3-base (4.3.3-13 => 4.3.3-14)
gconf2 (2.26.2-1 => 2.26.2-3)
gconf2-common (2.26.2-1 => 2.26.2-3)
ghostscript (8.64~dfsg-12 => 8.64~dfsg-13)
(...)
aptitude:
timmy2000:/home/tgokcen# aptitude dist-upgrade -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
geoip-database{a} [1.4.6.dfsg-6] ghostscript-cups{a} [8.64~dfsg-13]
grub-legacy{a} [0.97-55] imagemagick-doc{a} [7:6.5.1.0-1.1]
latex-xft-fonts{a} [0.1-8] libc-ares2{a} [1.6.0-2] libcolamd2.7.1{a}
[1:3.4.0-1] libgeoip1{a} [1.4.6.dfsg-6] liblqr-1-0{a} [0.4.1-1]
libmagickcore2{a} [7:6.5.1.0-1.1] libmagickwand2{a} [7:6.5.1.0-1.1]
libsmi2-common{a} [0.4.8+dfsg-1] libsmi2ldbl{a} [0.4.8+dfsg-1]
xfonts-mathml{a} [2]
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gksu{u} [2.0.2-2+b1] libadns1{u} [1.4-2] libcolamd-3.2.0{u} [1:3.2.0-4]
libgksu2-0{u} [2.0.12-1] libgtop2-7{u} [2.26.1-1]
libgtop2-common{u} [2.26.1-1] libmagick10{u} [7:6.3.7.9.dfsg2-1]
libusb-1.0-0{u} [2:1.0.0-1] openoffice.org-kde{a} [1:3.0.1-9]
openoffice.org-writer2latex{u} [0.5.0.2-4] sudo{u} [1.7.0-1]
The following packages will be upgraded:
akonadi-kde [4:4.2.2-1 -> 4:4.2.4-1] akregator [4:4.2.2-1 -> 4:4.2.4-1]
amor [4:4.2.2-1 -> 4:4.2.4-2] binutils [2.19.1-1 -> 2.19.51.20090723-1]
blinken [4:4.2.2-1+b2 -> 4:4.2.4-1] cpp-4.3 [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14] cups
[1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cups-bsd [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1]
cups-client [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cups-common [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1]
cupsys-client [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1] cupsys-common [1.3.10-2 -> 1.3.11-1]
dhcp3-client [3.1.1-6 -> 3.1.2p1-1] dhcp3-common [3.1.1-6 -> 3.1.2p1-1]
exuberant-ctags [1:5.7-4 -> 1:5.8-1] g++-4.3 [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14]
gcc-4.3 [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14] gcc-4.3-base [4.3.3-13 -> 4.3.3-14] gconf2
[2.26.2-1 -> 2.26.2-3] gconf2-common [2.26.2-1 -> 2.26.2-3]
ghostscript [8.64~dfsg-12 -> 8.64~dfsg-13]
-- Package-specific info:
aptitude 0.4.11.11 compiled at Apr 17 2009 21:35:13
Compiler: g++ 4.3.3
Compiled against:
apt version 4.6.0
NCurses version 5.7
libsigc++ version: 2.0.18
Ept support enabled.
Current library versions:
NCurses version: ncurses 5.7.20090523
cwidget version: 0.5.12
Apt version: 4.6.0
linux-gate.so.1 => (0xb7f4d000)
libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6.so.4.7 => /usr/lib/libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6.so.4.7
(0xb7e79000)
libncursesw.so.5 => /lib/libncursesw.so.5 (0xb7e3a000)
libsigc-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0 (0xb7e33000)
libcwidget.so.3 => /usr/lib/libcwidget.so.3 (0xb7d6f000)
libept.so.0 => /usr/lib/libept.so.0 (0xb7cf4000)
libxapian.so.15 => /usr/lib/libxapian.so.15 (0xb7ba0000)
libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0xb7b8b000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7b72000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0xb7a80000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/i686/cmov/libm.so.6 (0xb7a5a000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xb7a2e000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (0xb78ce000)
libutil.so.1 => /lib/i686/cmov/libutil.so.1 (0xb78ca000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2 (0xb78c5000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb7f4e000)
Terminal: xterm
$DISPLAY is set.
`which aptitude`: /usr/bin/aptitude
aptitude version information:
aptitude linkage:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages aptitude depends on:
ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6. 0.7.21 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii libc6 2.9-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcwidget3 0.5.12-4 high-level terminal interface libr
ii libept0 0.5.26+b1 High-level library for managing De
ii libgcc1 1:4.4.0-5 GCC support library
ii libncursesw5 5.7+20090523-1 shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libsigc++-2.0-0c2a 2.0.18-2 type-safe Signal Framework for C++
ii libstdc++6 4.4.0-5 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libxapian15 1.0.13-3 Search engine library
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-13 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages aptitude recommends:
ii aptitude-doc-en [aptitude-do 0.4.11.11-1 English manual for aptitude, a ter
ii libparse-debianchangelog-per 1.1.1-2 parse Debian changelogs and output
Versions of packages aptitude suggests:
pn debtags <none> (no description available)
pn tasksel <none> (no description available)
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