CC'ing de...@lists.debian.org On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 08:39:42PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > Now, when I change the sources.list to point to local file:/// > sources, commenting out the iiNet sources, and _not_ doing an apt-get > update, then package long descriptions disappear! Even though the > Translation-en files are still all there.
WEIRD! So the sources.list is read even if you don't do an apt-get update? Maybe an apt-cache show <pkg-name> does some extra work. This seems like a bug to me, I'd expect no changes to take place *UNLESS* one does an 'apt-get update' -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20140126121516.GA21758@tal
