Package: apt-utils Version: 0.5.4 Severity: minor This package contains some infrequently used APT utility programs such as apt-ftparchive, apt-sortpkgs and apt-extracttemplates. . apt-extracttemplates is used by debconf to prompt for configuration questions before installation. [...]
apt-extracttemplates seems to be in fact quite popular, judging by the number of bogus bug reports about lack of preconfiguration. -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: powerpc Kernel: Linux poseidon 2.4.16-newpmac #1 Mon Jan 7 20:51:25 EST 2002 ppc Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US Versions of packages apt-utils depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.2-3- 0.5.4 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii libc6 2.2.5-3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libdb2 2:2.7.7.0-3.1 The Berkeley database routines (ru ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-3 The GNU stdc++ library -- - mdz
