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From: "Dan Jacobson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: apt: -s indeed does lots
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File: /usr/bin/apt-get
regarding the man page
--no-act
No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but
do not actually change the system. Configuration Item:
APT::Get::Simulate.
Indeed it apparently does do lots... goes onto the network, etc.
Therefore the manpage should mention the things it does do.
Simulate prints out a series of lines each one representing a
dpkg operation, Configure (Conf), Remove (Remv), Unpack (Inst).
Square brackets indicate broken packages with and empty set of
square brackets meaning breaks that are of no consequence
(rare).
Apparently this means that it doesn't actually install packages... Ok,
but still please mention the things that it does do...
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux debian 2.4.19-k7 #1 Sun Oct 6 20:29:56 EST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-12 The GNU stdc++ library
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Subject: Re: Bug#175905: apt: -s indeed does lots
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On 9 Jan 2003, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> apt-get -s dist-upgrade
> i recall it tried to make network connections and change the filesystem
> [at least lock files]
> i think it considered getting Packages lists not something prohibited
> by -s, if so, the man page should say so.
You will get error messages with most of the commands if your sources.list
references sources that apt does not have any information about no matter
what the settings are used.
The only time packages lists are ever gotten is with 'update', and the
update command is not something you can simulate for rather self-evident
reasons.
Jason
