Sven Joachim left as an exercise for the reader:
> On 2013-03-31 14:13 +0200, Nick Black wrote:
> > https://www.sprezzatech.com/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=710
> >
> > Hi there. I have two packages, "apt" and "gir1.2-gtk-3.0", either of
> > which when installed (via dpkg -i, apt-get, or aptitude) will install
> > with no problems, but then continue to show up in the uninstalled state.
>
> Not from dpkg's point of view, as can be seen at the end of your mail:
Ahhh, good observation.
> > Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
> > ii apt 0.9.7.8-SprezzOS1
>
> So dpkg considers apt to be installed, but aptitude does not, which is
> rather strange.
> > here's aptitude show output following a dpkg -i:
> >
> > [skynet](0) $ aptitude show apt
> > Package: apt
> > Essential: yes
> > State: not installed
> > Automatically installed: yes
> > Version: 0.9.7.8-SprezzOS1
>
> What does "apt-cache policy apt" print?
[skynet](0) $ apt-cache policy apt
apt:
Installed: 0.9.7.8-SprezzOS1
Candidate: 0.9.7.8-SprezzOS1
Version table:
0.9.7.8-SprezzOS1 0
500 http://www.sprezzatech.com/apt/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
*** 0.9.7.8-SprezzOS1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0.9.7.8 0
500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
[skynet](0) $
Thanks a lot for the help, Sven! I can jump on #debian-dpkg if that'd be
easier.
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