Alan Dennis (HE12026-01-14): > E: The value ''/^bookworm(|-security|-updates|-backports)$/'' is invalid for > APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources > > ... Q: how do I debug **why** apt-get is behaving differently?
The presence of doubled quotes around this string seems to indicate that apt-get is getting the arguments including the quotes. A manual test confirms it is exactly the way to reproduce the issue. This suggests the parsing of the command line is not handled by a shell. Regards, -- Nicolas George

