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Indeed, it looks like the ack package is currently missing from Artful. There is a proposed package though, but it doesn't seem to have made its way to the release archives. I took a look at the publishing history (click "View full publishing history" from the overview page or see https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ack/+publishinghistory) and looks like ack was recently removed from artful with the following comment: "New version is broken according to autopkgtests, old version needs rebuilt for perl transition; remove to make room for perl" Possibly these tests keep it from migrating from proposed. (Btw, the ack-grep source package was replaced by ack recently, https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ack-grep/+publishinghistory) ** Changed in: ack (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Debian Perl Group, which is subscribed to ack in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707979 Title: No ack or ack-grep in artful. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ack/+bug/1707979/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~pkg-perl-maintainers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~pkg-perl-maintainers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
