On Mon 07 Aug 2017 at 15:02:28 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Brian composed on 2017-08-07 13:33 (UTC+0100): > > > On Mon 07 Aug 2017 at 08:05:28 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > > >> Darac Marjal composed on 2017-08-07 11:20 (UTC+0100): > ... > >> > Try "APT::Color "false";". > >> That was the last I tried with Stretch before giving up and posting here, > >> in > >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99mono. Also fails in Sid. > ... > > Worth reading: /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz > > Only promising thing I could find there is > > dpkg::progress-fancy "<BOOL>"; > > 'Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "false";' & 'dpkg::progress-fancy "false";' do not work
Of course they work. They just do not fit your purpose. > > Try: Dpkg::Progress-Fancy::progress-bg "%1b[40m" > > Where did you spot that? It too does not get rid of orange. /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz and apt's changelog. Perhaps you would be more detailed and describe the colours you see when you use apt and where orange crops up? A repeatable example would be of most use. -- Brian.